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Message: [QUOTE="Umami Zen, post: 4498215, member: 10678"] The BE is loaded with talented 4's.. Karaban among them. He plays very good positional D with good rotations/awareness to help on D when needed. He is not an explosive high flying athlete. When AS is at the 5.. Karaban is on an island..1-on-1.. With no shot-blocking help from the 5.. Sanogo rarely provides help D-- He stays with/on his man and consequently..His teammates are left to "win" the one-on -one battle defensively. Clingan changes that dynamic but that's discussed in other posts. Karaban's value to the team is on the offensive side of the ball.. Facilitator/shooter/passer/offensive boards.. He can't help us with those talents if he's on the bench in early foul trouble.. He is a smart young player with a high BBIQ. I want him at the FT line at crunch time.. Want him taking good threes anytime. Would have been nice to have split some PT with Samson to be more creative with situational match ups.. But stuff happens and people get injured. Once he's had another off-season of SnC to work on his explosion.. Improve his foot speed.. He'll be a match up nightmare. Our success the rest of the season..In the BET/Tournament.. Will be impacted by his continued growth. Glad he's on the team.. BTW.. Three pointer in flow of game from around the logo at crunch time.. Think the 20 scouts in attendance caught that play?? [/QUOTE]