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Message: [QUOTE="Tenspro2002, post: 4246948, member: 889"] Yes, a lot of high floor, low ceiling guys, and also guys whose strengths were accompanied by glaring weaknesses that were easy to exploit. Jackson is an incredible athlete, great rebounder, decent (albeit at times overrated) defender, and has good court vision, but is completely unwilling or unable to create his own shot -- not only from deep, but you can probably count on one hand the number of contested driving layups he had all year. Polley is a great shooter, but an awful rebounder and defender for a 4, and not enough of a passer or ball-handler for a 3. Hawkins, similar, great shooter, but very physically weak and a surprisingly unusable handle at the 2. It's not only a matter of having a more well-rounded [I]team[/I], but more well-rounded [I]individuals[/I] at each position. And, yes, having Whaley move on may weaken us somewhat defensively, but should make us much harder to defend on offense*, especially if Jackson is going to be a focal point. * Despite his limitations, I give Whaley credit for doing the one thing we all said he needed to do last offseason and develop a credible 3-point shot. It wasn't enough, but he did hit some big ones. [/QUOTE]