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[QUOTE="Antiprodigy, post: 294306, member: 582"]
Wow, Moqui.  I am quite surprised by your post.  You really see both DC2 & Rak playing extensively, together?  I just don't see it, and one of the reasons, as stated, spacing.  They will have difficulty getting enough spacing to keep the opposition from covering both of them with one man.  I honestly don't see that as a very capable line-up on either the offensive or defensive side of the court.  Defensively, I think that, unless we see a significant improvement from Rak, he is going to have difficulty in getting out to the wing.  And there isn't even a point in discussing DC2 at the 4.  That would be a disaster right now.  Maybe some year in the future, but certainly not this year. 
 
I do hope that Rak can make that leap, because it certainly would make him more marketable in his future endeavors, and would help the team considerably.   But, unless that happens, you would have to play JS at the three when DC2 and Rak were in together.  And, at this point, I think JB sees CJ's overall game > JS's overall game.  Therefore, he probably will prefer to play  a line-up that favors CJ's minutes > JS's minutes.  I expect the majority of the time you will see either DC2 or Rak, but not both, though both could well be the starting line-up.
 
I think maybe you short change CJ's game a little, but he seems to be a smart kid, so, I would expect his efforts in the off season to be concentrated on improving his outside shot.  He has to know that if he ever hopes to continue his career beyond SU, that he will have to develop some consistency from outside.  If the work put in leads to a decent threat from beyond the arc, things open up a lot for the team. 
 
I like the improvement that JS has made in his game, but unless he can learn to step inside the arc and hit those mid range jumpers, he won't be a starter.
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