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Message: [QUOTE="RuffRuff, post: 5351470, member: 1268"] I don't think Stewie matters that much, at least not this year. There are more critical pieces we need to step up to figure out their role in this team and congeal, and that's pretty much the entire starting unit plus Smith/Reibe. We have plenty of offense and alternatives to Stew. I'd say Stewie is the 8th or 9th "key" for us this year. I think Ross becoming a defensive stopper on the perimeter is more important. If Stew could ever become a go to bucket in the paint, that might change my opinion. As long as he's a 3 pt shooter, he's redundant and a liability defensively. I'm going to be really curious as to how many minutes/game Karaban logs, and how that imacts Stew's run at the 4. Does Hurley fall victim to his comfort blanket approach and play him 35 minutes/game or does he intentionally keep his minutes down this year to keep him fresh? 50% of Stew's shots a game are from 3, where AK is around 55% and Solo around 60%. Liam was around 50% as well. He's a career 33% shooter from 3. We just don't need a low efficiency catch and shoot guy that plays poor D against opposing 3s. What I'm hoping for is a guy that starts shaping into something we don't have, a power 4 that can slide to the rim and find high percentage shots when needed. I didn't listen to the whole thing, but the part I agree on is this team finding buckets that are high percentage. Have been saying that Landrew has versatility at the 4 given his frame & the system Hurley runs. As long as he can body up other 4's on defense and provide rebounding, there is no reason he can't play the 4. I could see him taking 20-25 minutes between the 3/4 next year and wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't part of the pitch for guaranteed minutes as there is a better than decent chance we already have starters at the 3/4 next year. [/QUOTE]

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