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[QUOTE="cuse522, post: 2132450, member: 1149"]
This year Battle averaged 11.3 in 30 minutes. He'll average closer to 40 minutes and be better, so 15-18 points from him seems reasonable. TT averaged 9.2 in 18 minutes, so 15 in 30-33 minutes is reasonable. So call it 17 for Battle and 15 for Thompson and those two get you to 32. Your question is, how do you get to 28 from everyone else. You're essentially counting on five guys to average about six points per game.

That'll happen for whoever gets the minutes and shots. You lose 42 points per game from White, Lydon and Gillon... But you also gain 30 shots per game. Frank Howard averaged a little over a point per shot, so even if everyone is as efficient offensively as he was this year, you STILL get the 28 to get you over 60. This year's team in conference play scored 76 points per game and gave up 75 points per game, overall it was 76 and 71. Next year, they'll score less but the defense should also be better. So maybe they score 65 points per game and give up 62 or 63.  That can work.
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