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Message: [QUOTE="Mike Honcho, post: 5281321, member: 401"] Yea, I feel all of this. I'm an optimist by nature but I'm still a bit concerned about the defensive side of the ball. There are more questions than answers at this point IMO. There's got to be massive steps forward taken by guys in the starting lineup. Specifically Solo and JStew. AK is what he is defensively - a good positional defender who can get abused by athletic 4s who put the ball on the floor. Tarris needs to cut down on his foul rate significantly. Not sure what to expect from Mullins. I also think we considerably undervalue what Hass brought to the table. Obviously he was playing too many minutes and then had a bum knee, but he was one of our higher rated defenders and had spent 3 years in the system. Silas is going to be very good and his size and strength will afford us some positional flexibility, so hopefully that will more than offset Hass's departure. We shall see. [/QUOTE]