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Message: [QUOTE="ctbro1999, post: 5152227, member: 13306"] I really don't get the Solo angst on here. Sure, he's not a great defender and he's shown he can be streaky shooting the rock (hmm....not the greatest defender and streaky shooter...reminds me of some guy on the team a couple years ago), but when he's on, he can be lights out. And he doesn't seem to have any issues taking high-stress shots either (see end of regulation Memphis and Xavier games). Also, while he's still not great or even average yet, he's at least shown a pulse and some improvement on the defensive end lately. Maybe it's because he has freakish athletic hops and measurables (6'9" wingspan) that we expect him to be a shorter version of Castle? That's unrealistic IMO. He is his own player. I do agree that he can do more when not scoring the ball aside from defense (slashing to the hoop, dishing the ball more, etc). We all hope he is more than just a spot up 3-point shooter, but as long as he can do that 1 thing while playing adequate defense, he will be an important cog to hopefully another championship team. Despite his recent struggles or whatever you want to call the last few games, he's just 0.01 behind McNeeley in offensive OBPR on EvanMiya.com, and 4th overall on the team (just behind Liam and surprisingly Diarra at #2). Solo's DBPR on Evanmiya.com has gone from -1.something to -0.57 the past couple of weeks, so his improvement on defense is not just wishful thinking on my end. Though he still is the worst-rated defender among guys in the rotation though. Stewart being 2nd-worst defender is surprisingly though...I thought he was better than that. [/QUOTE]

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