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golfing18now said:
How do we even know whether or not this is a better roster? We could probably look back at the spring threads every year and optimistic viewpoints reign. Not intended to be a shot at your post here. Optimism and looking forward to the next year is part of being a fan. But it's impossible to really to know how these pieces will fit together. Less doubt (for me) on whether or not the system/coach will be improved.
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No one here will consider me an optimist, but I think just on paper we are better off now than we were last year. First, we have a coach with a well defined system. Second, he has assembled a roster with guys slightly bigger and much quicker. That’s a step forward. Downside is no reliable starting center and no absolutely go to scorer we had with Garcia.

But I do think we’re ahead of the curve from last year. Hard to know how that translates into wins when the whole league is at virtually 100% roster turnover.
 


Holy Man said:
No one here will consider me an optimist, but I think just on paper we are better off now than we were last year. First, we have a coach with a well defined system. Second, he has assembled a roster with guys slightly bigger and much quicker. That’s a step forward. Downside is no reliable starting center and no absolutely go to scorer we had with Garcia.

But I do think we’re ahead of the curve from last year. Hard to know how that translates into wins when the whole league is at virtually 100% roster turnover.
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I know this much- I saw the clips of last year's squad in the spring and thought we were in trouble. The video on these guys is far better and I believe they rate higher. Niko isn't done and I have to believe that one guy who is perhaps higher on the pay scale than any we have so far.
 








leib0039 said:

Looks like he ended the year well
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And, as Marge Gunderson once said: "looks like he's a big fella."

Seriously, though, these are good numbers for a freshman center even in a lower league and he shoots free throws at a much better rate than we're used to lately from centers. He also doesn't need to fill out like many freshmen centers do.
 

















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