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Message: [QUOTE="JustbrewitMan, post: 4771804, member: 7806"] Nice write-up/analysis. WRT Johnson/Singare Defense: There just didn't seem to be a lot of opportunities for blocks (weakside coverage sliding over to swat a drive, etc. It seemed like he & Singare just did a lot of 1-on-1 in the paint D on each other. Maybe there was a lot more going that I I missed or forgot, as there was a lot I was trying to pay attention to.,, General Thought/Question: Is what they're doing on offense/defense in the open practice just a watered down version of what comes out in real games? My gut feeling is "yes", but I'm not savvy enough with play/scheme identification. I agree about the frontcourt rebounding. Newton, Castle both go battle HARD with the trees for boards. I think dominant frontcourt rebounding will be a big plus for us this year. Castle shooting: Started out rough. Seemed like when he got a midrange to go, he settled in and got at least couple more from the elbows. Even if they sag off him for 3s (Andre-D), they are gonna get BURNED off that...unlike Andre, he'll just use that space to muscle to the foul line and either drain a 15ft jumper, dish to Clingan/Samson/Ball/etc for alley-oops, or kick back out to Cam/Tristen/Alex for a quality 3. Of course, if Castle can show in the early games he can shoot 30%+, then dang, it'll be an even bigger problem! [/QUOTE]