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Message: [QUOTE="Bazz2014, post: 5096908, member: 10369"] More than the 23 and 24 squads, definitely think the live exhibition format was great/needed for this team. Lots of new pieces finding their way together, nice to let them get some of those jitters out in front of a live crowd. Agree with many here that the only “concerns” were interior D/rebounding, but a good deal of that cleaned up with halftime adjustments, and it was clear that a lot of it was more so miscues (who’s crashing vs who’s leaking out, switching vs hedging on screens, etc) that you’d expect from a new roster figuring out roles and how to gel. The fact that they were able to make such a dent in those issues at halftime alone makes me feel like a lot of that will be straightened out in the next 3 weeks. Feel like individual performances have already been covered so a few tidbits from being there live. AK was very vocal as a leader, loved to see it. At one point in the first half, Tarris had missed a shot badly and you could tell he was a little out of sorts. Alex went straight to him at the next dead ball and pumped him up. No criticism just reminded him to be strong, told him “you got this.” Aidan was also very vocal which was great, always quick to jump into the huddle and talk through breakdowns in the D. I’m also in the group that likes him off the bench with Stewart and Ross - think the latter two can cover some of Aidan’s deficiencies on D and having a veteran who can call his own number / make a play with that group is really needed. I actually loved that group playing together. Think the starter vs bench stuff is going to feel superfluous after a while, and it’s going to be a little more like the 23 team where combos of players (e.g, Joey and Clingan) are put out there because of the way they compliment each other. Good lord, do we have shooting. AK, LM, AM, JR and SB are all major threats from downtown. We also know that Hass and Stewart can hold their own there as well… and hello Ahmad Nowell! There was not a single moment (including garbage time) when we had less than 3 snipers on the floor. And when you throw in that most of those guys can also then create their own shot off the bounce… I pity opposing coaches trying to figure out defensive assignments and scheme. TLDR: they looked as good as any team contending for a NC could look in mid October. The “concerns” all play to Danny’s stengths as a coach and I fully believe we’ll see a lot of it cleaned up in short order. [/QUOTE]

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