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[QUOTE="freescooter, post: 5061355, member: 1023"]
We have some pretty massive holes to fill.  I don’t think there was a better college point guard last year than Newton. Ball handling, passing, rebounding, scoring, making plays with the clock winding down, and playing defense.  So for me #1 is finding a replacement who can do many of the same things.  I doubt there are any who can do all.

Clingan was arguably the best big in the country last year.  He basically was able to neutralize Edey which no one had done.  And everyone else he played.  If he didn’t dominate them. Who replaces him?  They won’t be as good.  How do we compensate.

Can Stewart be a top flight wing?  He showed some signs last year but overall was used pretty sparingly. That he got “real minutes” during the tournament showed the coaches had confidence.  But can he be a regular either starter or 6th man level player?

Even if all these things sort of work out, and let’s face it Clingan is a once in a decade player, it is really hard to win the NCAA tournament. Matchups, health, luck all come into play. This years team was probably the most dominant one I’ve ever seen. I doubt we see that again.
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