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[QUOTE="RuffRuff, post: 5032447, member: 1268"]
Samson has demonstrated absolutely zero so far to auto warrant top 5 team starter minutes.  He was dreadful in key stretches this year, rebounding rate was abysmal, foul rate was crazy, has no offensive game other than dunking.  The dunking was a product of amazing guards and system.  In many of the games where we blew teams out, his +\- was in the red.  He gets pushed around a ton, has a high center of gravity on a slight frame.  Yes he has flashes, and eye catching moments with the dunks, and is great in transition.  Don’t overvalue the highlight play dunks, they’re worth 2 points like all other baskets not 3s.  Many of the loyalists want to pay it back to him, but if you take him on pure skills he’s an average starting 5 at best.  It was often a massive downgrade when he was in and only buying time till Clingan got his rest.

I’m pulling for the kid as much as anyone and hope he makes a leap, but based on what I’ve seen I’m cautious to think it’s going to happen.  I’ll eat crow if it does, happily.

Reed if nothing else is a much bigger and stronger kid, with nice touch.  I see much higher upside with him.  Danny will figure it out.
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