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Message: [QUOTE="Chief00, post: 4439192, member: 11108"] Agree with most of your observations. Donovan certainly looked like he belonged last night and played poised. I think both Hawkins and Joey C are better defenders than I gave them credit for earlier in the summer. I am going to give AJax some time to recover from surgery and the resulting rust before I make judgements. I love his intensity and think he can provide the things this year’s team needs from him, which may be different than what last year’s team needed. We have 3 ball guys this year. Defending with intensity at multiple positions is so important in Hurley’s system as is passing and rebounding. Andre can help in those areas. It he can give us those things plus some points, I would be happy. If Andre keeps the ball moving efficiently with purpose, it will help the team score points. I agree with those who say he should patiently let his offense come. I also agree that passing out of the post and silly fouls are the two remaining major improvement areas for Adama. Hawkins just needs to get stronger and gain experience/confidence. He can give us quite a few dimensions. . [/QUOTE]