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Message: [QUOTE="RayIsTheGOAT, post: 3286578, member: 6090"] It really depends. If Bouknight is ready Day 1, maybe he starts. If he's not, we might have no choice but to put Polley at the 3. That might not be a bad thing, depends if he's improved his handle/slashing/interior ability. Ideally- Gilbert, Vital, Bouknight, Akok, Carlton. That's no disrespect to Polley, as on a good team I see him, at best, being a really good 3 pt sniper off the bench. I think his defense will come along, the more he guards the 3 and the less he has to guard interior forwards. Safe money opening night lineup is Gilbert, Vital, Polley, Akok, Carlton. That doesn't feel like a Hurley lineup though, but it's probably our safest/most probable lineup. Sid Wilson remains the wild card. He could end up being a starter and an absolute force, or he could struggle to earn Hurley's trust and scrape for 15-20 min a game. I just don't know. I also think B. Adams will be getting a lot more playing time than most expect. We are a bit shallow at guard (young, mostly), and he's more of the prototypical Hurley guard. Also he's built and can defend multiple positions, and I'm assuming has developed his shot further. His shot looked good last season, he just looked every bit of a 3 star guard figuring out the ropes and adjusting to the speed of D1 basketball. He has incredible upside though, imo. [/QUOTE]