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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1849117, member: 40"]
Good post.  Last year, the center options were extremely limited.  We had Coleman, who had size / strength and could volume rebound, but wasn't much of a scorer / shotblocker, and Lydon who could do nice things offensively and was a very good rebounder / shotblocker, but who got overpowered defensively inside.

This year, we have Coleman healthy for the first time, coming off the first offseason where he could actually focus on improving his game instead of rehabbing.

Chukwu is an athletic 7-2 shotblocker, with Lydon / Thompson in the wings.

I don't think this year's team will rely upon the centers to provide much offense [although they're certainly capable of scoring intermittently, depending on matchups].  That really frees them up to just rebound / defend, and burn teams when they can.  A better Coleman and a better defensive option in the middle gives us a lot more flexibility than we had last year.

This group could be effective as hell providing 8 and 8 in amalgamation [sans Lydon].  The numbers themselves wouldn't tell the full story, because that would be complimentary scoring output bolstering what could be a much more potent offensive attack this year, compared to last season.
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