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Interesting that he highlights Reed, Karaban, Demary, and Ball and then says the team's ceiling depends on Braylon Mullins and the backup center, no mention of Jaylin Stewart or Jayden Ross. Does that mean Mullins will be the fifth starter?
 
pj said:
Interesting that he highlights Reed, Karaban, Demary, and Ball and then says the team's ceiling depends on Braylon Mullins and the backup center, no mention of Jaylin Stewart or Jayden Ross. Does that mean Mullins will be the fifth starter?
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He first says consistency from AK, Tarris, and Silas will likely determine how far this team goes.

He also said he expects a breakout season from Solo. I thought he already broke out last season so another breakout season and we'll be sitting really pretty.

All the talk about the depth this season and I think it's our starters who are going to be dominant.

Solo has long arms but 7 foot wingspan seems like a stretch.
 
Givony’s stuff is always going to skew a bit more towards the NBA/guys who are likely to be drafted. So, a guy like Mullins is going to be more interesting to him than Ross or Stewart. I also like managing expectations for the freshmen. That’s where Reibe and Mullins are, with Furphy a step behind.
 
superjohn said:
Solo has long arms but 7 foot wingspan seems like a stretch.
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Pun intended?

The one thing that gives me pause is that they're talking about Alex as a facilitator instead of Alex as a scorer. I recognize he won't be our primary option but we need points from him. Now, early reports was that he was lighting it up, so maybe this is just a difference in emphasis in his capabilities.
 
CL82 said:
Pun intended?

The one thing that gives me pause is that they're talking about Alex as a facilitator instead of Alex as a scorer. I recognize he won't be our primary option but we need points from him. Now, early reports was that he was lighting it up, so maybe this is just a difference in emphasis in his capabilities.
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Alex will be our leading scorer in many games.
 
CL82 said:
Pun intended?

The one thing that gives me pause is that they're talking about Alex as a facilitator instead of Alex as a scorer. I recognize he won't be our primary option but we need points from him. Now, early reports was that he was lighting it up, so maybe this is just a difference in emphasis in his capabilities.
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Maybe Givony put out what the coaches want him to put out. Maybe they want Karaban to focus on facilitating Reed, Ball, Mullins more than scoring. He's still a deadly shooter when given space, but him creating off the dribble is not our best option.
 
CL82 said:
Pun intended?

The one thing that gives me pause is that they're talking about Alex as a facilitator instead of Alex as a scorer. I recognize he won't be our primary option but we need points from him. Now, early reports was that he was lighting it up, so maybe this is just a difference in emphasis in his capabilities.
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I think that’s just highlighting something in addition to his scoring. He’s probably going to be in the 12-14 ppg range with much better efficiency mostly because the overall offense will be better this season with more contributions from everyone else.
 
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NJHoops said:
Givony’s stuff is always going to skew a bit more towards the NBA/guys who are likely to be drafted. So, a guy like Mullins is going to be more interesting to him than Ross or Stewart. I also like managing expectations for the freshmen. That’s where Reibe and Mullins are, with Furphy a step behind.
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What do you mean, Ross was invited to Tatum’s camp last year?

Solo’s wingspan is actually listed as 7’1” online, not sure how official that is. He does have wildly long looking arms, huge hands and massive feet for his size. Part of what looks a little wonky about his foot speed is moving those giant feet around. He’s listed at size 15 online. That’s gigantic for a 6’2” kid.

How Alex revises his role on the floor is going to be really important. It will probably be a relief for him, and he’s the kind of kid that is smart and experienced enough to know how best to operate when he has a versatile roster around him. Kicking off the season doing a lot of passing may end up opening up things for him later in season.
 
RuffRuff said:
What do you mean, Ross was invited to Tatum’s camp last year?

Solo’s wingspan is actually listed as 7’1” online, not sure how official that is. He does have wildly long looking arms, huge hands and massive feet for his size. Part of what looks a little wonky about his foot speed is moving those giant feet around. He’s listed at size 15 online. That’s gigantic for a 6’2” kid.

How Alex revises his role on the floor is going to be really important. It will probably be a relief for him, and he’s the kind of kid that is smart and experienced enough to know how best to operate when he has a versatile roster around him. Kicking off the season doing a lot of passing may end up opening up things for him later in season.
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Maybe if Solo doesn't pan out in the NBA he can be a long snapper in the NFL?
 
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So many exciting things to watch about this season, including Solo’s development. Last year it was more about asking how magical the staff was that they could make that roster a potential 3peat. No coach could have done much with it. This year there are so many toys in the garage.
 
Think about last year and the situation which was created in the backcourt for various reasons. Despite Mahaney not being what everyone thought, Diarra having to be more than expected while playing hurt most of the year, Solo being an offensive threat who really couldn’t guard anyone early on and depth lacking. Despite this they were very competitive for the most part and now look at the options and size changed back there. I mean we’re better for those reasons alone if Silas is all we believe he can be as well as the depth pieces the improvement can be dramatic. Then making sure Alex doesn’t have another 4-40 stretch from 3 and Reed stays on the floor for 25-28 minutes most of the time out of foul trouble, sky is the limit.
 
pj said:
Interesting that he highlights Reed, Karaban, Demary, and Ball and then says the team's ceiling depends on Braylon Mullins and the backup center, no mention of Jaylin Stewart or Jayden Ross. Does that mean Mullins will be the fifth starter?
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Honestly it makes sense - I like them both but how far this team will go won’t end up depending on Stewart or Ross. If we get a major contribution from one or both great but it’s the guys he mentioned that will make or break the season.
 

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