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Message: [QUOTE="Huskyforlife, post: 4387492, member: 3403"] I do expect Alex to spot minutes at the 3. I wonder about his foot speed guarding on the perimeter. Polley could survive at the 3 because his length disrupted many shooters on the catch, but even his lack of quickness hurt him at times. But I’m hoping his shooting and offensive versatility makes him hard to keep on the bench for a team with ball dominant players. I still expect most of his minutes to come in a split with SJ or Richie at the 4. I agree that Johnson is a wild card. I tend to think Dan will lean defense when making his choices for the rotation. But would he play 2 non shooting bigs for the sake of potentially elite defense? He did with Whaley last year, but having Alex available as a spacing 4 in the event that SJ can’t shoot will make that decision difficult. Basically my argument for SJ over Richie in the rotation would probably be, bare minimum, his defense could be elite. He has tools nobody on the team comes close to matching. Richie needs a rock solid skill Dan can trust if he’s given an opportunity in the event SJ or Alex disappoints. Don’t think rebounding is enough for him to play over higher potential guys. [/QUOTE]