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Message: [QUOTE="bendm, post: 2899531, member: 9151"] 1)Gilbert - Smith 2)J.Adams - B.Adams 3)Vital - Wilson 4)Whaley - Diarra- Polley 5)Carlton - Yakwe - Cobb My second biggest reason for optimism this season (after danny being there) is that Gilbert will finally be healthy and live up to his expectations. I assumed danny brought Smith in to be a steady backup and presence in the locker room... He and Gilbert will split the minutes at PG. Jalen obviously. Their strength is in the back court so they have to play a 3 guard lineup (if not out of necessity). That leaves Vital until Wilson can (hopefully) get his act together seeing as he's probably the third most talented guy on the team. Danny recently said Whaley "has been probably the most consistent of all our frontcourt players..." That praise implies a pretty low ceiling in the frontcourt... With Polley's body being so "underdeveloped," (Danny's words not mine), things will not be going well if he's still getting a lot of run at the 4 come February... All three Centers will play just because there's 15 fouls between them, but Carlton is the most well rounded on both ends of the floor and has flashed the most skill. Yakwe is going to be the best defender of the three, and seeing as how Danny brought him into the program I think he edges Cobb out for PT. Then again, Cobb could be (hopefully) completely transformed after losing all that weight. [/QUOTE]