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[QUOTE="Connecticut13, post: 5126944, member: 2146"]
There were lots of good things - namely, Karaban, Reed, Stewart and a late surge from McNeeley despite the tough start.

Still [B]huge[/B] questions about our backcourt.

We know what we have in Diarra - a solid, if unspectacular, point guard.  But Mahaney looks completely overmatched.  And Solo looks fine at best - but a bit too much like Rodney Purvis 2.0.  He needs to get to the basket, rather than strictly be a 3-point shooter.  Every shot Solo took was from the perimeter.  And he needs to defend.  His size and strength are currently being wasted.

Right now, Ross is just an athlete.  He's got the chance to morph into an Andre Jackson type, but he's not there right now.  At the very least, he needs to be a lock-down defender this year.

Samson needs to play the same role as last year, with Reed starting.  I like Samson's shot-blocking and his court vision, but we need a true post-presence in Reed.  It opens up the perimeter.
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