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[QUOTE="Giddyup5, post: 5211326, member: 804"]
I think you are selling Samson short on his offensive improvement.

He is significantly better finishing with both hands around the rim. His free throw shooting has improved significantly. In fact, he barely catches lob dunks anymore because our guards struggle setting him up like Tristen, Cam, and Steph did. He has made a leap offensively, and if we had better distributors on the team he would prob average 4-6 more points a game. Earlier is the year we ran a few nice 2 man pick and rolls with him and AK from the wing, I’d like to go back to that when he is the game.

He struggles rebounding, doesn’t set the best screens, and his defensive strengths (moving his feet, hedging, and shot blocking) would be better appreciated if we communicated better on D and had better/smarter/more instinctual defensive players.

Is Reed the better (more minutes) option for this team and its individual strengths and weakness? Probably, against most match ups. But Samson is a good player who has significantly improved.
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