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Message: [QUOTE="ConnHuskBask, post: 4253183, member: 632"] We know Sanogo will be a force on the interior offensively and on the glass. I wonder if his poor performance in the tourney games, particularly finishing around the hoop, was due to any lingering affects from when he hurt his finger in the Creighton game? Jackson will be a terror on D and the boards, and given his leap from year 1 to year 2 offensively it's not crazy to think he'll contribute even more on that end. Hawkins showed some flashes and I think his injury was a bigger blow than maybe expected. I think he should grow into our 2nd option on offense behind Sanogo. I also think that Karaban and Floyd Jr by virtue of enrolling early may be able to have a more prominent role as RS freshman than they would have otherwise. The other guy I look to take a step up is Samson.. he didn't look completely overmatched in a small sample and has the pedigree to make you think he'll develop into a bigger contributor. With this being said we cannot expect to head into next year relying on Gaffney, Akok, or Diggins to be major contributors which is why I think it's vital to add a PG and another scorer to compliment the pieces in place. A lineup featuring Sanogo, Karaban (if as advertised), Jackson, Hawkins, and a transfer PG that's isn't totally offensively inept gives us better spacing, shooting and helps unclog the interior for Sanogo. [/QUOTE]