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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 4996051, member: 6696"] Mahaney and Karaban (if he returns) are the penciled-in starters barring a calamity of an off-season. I don't know what some of y'all are thinking. Stewart and Diarra are the next surest things. But it wouldn't surprise me if Nowell and McNeeley outperform them either. It's going to be a fight in practice and the team will be better for it. Solo, Johnson, Reed need to develop to be starting-level players. Penciling in any of them is just silly. If Solo can't learn to pass or handle the ball, he isn't going to play much. If Johnson fouls 8x per 40, he's not starting. If Reed turns the ball over 25% of the time, he's not starting. Every one of those guys needs to understand that they aren't good enough right now, and it's time to put in the work to earn their minutes on a championship team. Then the freshman. I could see Abraham earning decent minutes because of his defense and physicality. I'd be shocked if McNeeley wasn't the first wing off the bench if he isn't starting. And Nowell is too talented to not see the floor; it will all depend on how his defense translates and when he gets used to the faster pace of play. Not much room for error when you're only 6-foot. Ross and Singare need a HUGE off-season to play, frankly. Their rate of improvement will need to be astounding, and they better know it, and do something about it. And for those easily offended: This is my opinion. [/QUOTE]