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Message: [QUOTE="HW611, post: 5321266, member: 14096"] This is my prediction for minutes this year. Demary/Smith Solo/Ross/Demary Mullins/Stew/Ross Karaban/Stew Reed/Reibe If Smith gets hurt I can still see Hurley doing what he did with a top 30 recruit on the team last year and run Demary for close to 40 minutes and going big otherwise like he did with Diarra and even for when he was hurt. There hasn’t been one freshman PG to get successful playing time under Hurley in that role (Castle typically played with Newton or Diarra on the floor). I can’t see Furphy being the one to buck that trend. With the strides Stew has to make to be a proper perimeter defender I’d be surprised if he makes that big of a leap compared to Ross imo. Ross just had a speed of the game issue. Stew had fundamentals, motor, and overall focus issues to work on. Hes also more of a big 3-4 defender while Ross has the athleticism to guard 1-3. They’re different skillsets. But I expect they can moreso play together rather than over one or the other. I think it’s a real competition for who is first off the bench for Mullins with the two of them but both will play a lot regardless. My biggest question is how Mullins defense will adjust because a lot will be on his shoulders at the 3 against good wings or Demary. Thats the key to him being able to stay out there with Solo for 30+ minutes a game. Lastly, thanks for bringing this over to a more relevant thread. I was worried about the same thing. [/QUOTE]

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