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Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 5152254, member: 12414"] How a thread about a Butler game in a different year becomes a thread on how much we tired out Edey in the NC game is pure boneyard. It is interesting because we are deeper this year than last but as a defender you do not have to work as hard to cover us on offense. So that will negate our depth to some degree. But with all that said we have to like what this team is starting to look like. Liam is one of the top three freshman in the country. Alex is going to be Alex. Our center rotation now that Singare is able to give us five minutes of game is very solid. Hass is turning into a very good point guard. Ross is turning into an elite perimeter defender. Mahaney is starting to find his spots to add some offense when he gets in the game. Stewart will make us some big plays this year with his offensive skills. Ball is still the enigma. His defense is getting better but with his measurable’s of length and hops he should be more effective going to the hoop. But that part of his game needs work. Not the kind you are going to really improve on in year. But maybe I am wrong. But I think he will be a decent defender by the end of the year. Nowell is an interesting case. I trust the staff and if they feel he is not ready then he must need some work. Maybe they are just being extra cautious with the shoulder. But as I watched the Butler game I did not see a lot of opportunity for him to get PT. He will grow as the season goes along but so will Mahaney. It’s going to be hard to find him regular minutes. Samson is playing better, Reed is getting better. So the key is our ability to defend better and get our metrics up. We know what it means to be top 1-2 on offense and not in the top 20 on defense at least on KenPom. We need to be better balanced. I am confident the staff will figure out how to get our defense up to par. [/QUOTE]

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