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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 5316025, member: 1329"] I think the two biggest weaknesses of the potential roster are defense and point guard play. I think Demary is a good player, but we'll see if he's a point guard. And obviously our defense was a disaster last season and a lot of the players are the same. So I think there are really only 6 options: [LIST] [*]Clingan, Okafor for defensive rim protection, replacing Reibe (and some of Tarris') minutes. [*]Kemba, Shabazz, Newton, Castle for PG play (fitting in the guard rotation, replacing Smith and some of the other guard minutes). Of those, Castle in college was the worst at the "PG" skills, but was by far the best defender. Newton may have been the best blend of both. Kemba the best overall player, but Shabazz may be the best fit for the offense with his blend of self creation and ability to shoot off the catch or off the dribble. [/LIST] I think I might take Shabazz. He can push Demary into the Jackson/Castle role, he's better than Newton, and I like his perimeter shooting in Hurley's offense more than Kemba. I could definitely see an argument for Castle (or Jackson in a similar concept). I think Reed is going to be a monster and is going to get 20+ minutes no matter who you put next to him, so I'll take the 32 min of Shabazz over the 20 minutes of Clingan/Okafor. [/QUOTE]