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Message: [QUOTE="Scrutineer, post: 2802236, member: 8240"] I'm the eternal optimist (my wife says delusionist if there were such a word), so I'm predicting we win the AAC and in the post-season it's 1990, or at least 1988. Although the mix of guards and forwards precludes exact matches by position, here's how it will play out with player skill negating a position match at times: -Gilbert fills the Henefeld role, the intangible glue that holds it all together -J. Adams fills the Chris Smith role as the team leader and the player the defense has to key on -T. Smith is Tate George, providing leadership and stability -Vital is John Gwynn, bringing energy and instant scoring -Carlton/Yakwe are Sellers, with solid defense and rebounding plus some scoring -Sid Wilson is Burrell, the exciting, athletic, freshman -Cobb is Dan Cyrulik, with solid backup minutes down low -Whaley is Lyman, bringing toughness, rebounding and defense -Polley is Murray Willams, but bringing even better offense -B. Adams is Steve Pikiell, but without the injury, so he'll provide more even though only a freshman That leaves Kwintin and Mamadou. Diarra's out till at least November so it's questionable where he fits in and Williams is the mystery man. There you have it. Hard to believe the "experts" could rank us so low when you look at the team this objectively. [/QUOTE]