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Who will be our best player this year?

Look at it this way. If we lost 1 player, whose loss hurts the team most? Against serious competition.
 
I have to much coach mentality in me to even think best player
Having a clear best doesn’t always guarantee success as there is no Ray Allen or Caron Butler on this team . But how they blend together will be the key to success .
Clingan may become a dominant player but for this team to be great it’s not a necessity he just has to be very good for 25-28 minutes .
Castles adaptations to the level is key but he doesn’t have to dominate . Just fit in and let his ability do the rest
The rock is Newton but again very good , consistent is all we need
The same with another rock Karaban
Cam Spencer has to extend defenses shooting the 3 s 40
Sampson Johnson has to give us. very good minutes whenever he plays.
Diarra has to give the young but talented reserves a steady hand and confidence in themselves .
Those Freshman just have to play up to their talent .
So we don’t really need a best . If what see as necessary happens . I’ll see you guys in Phoenix . I be wearing a black Cowboy Hat . and my Lucky White Connecticut shirt with blue letters I last wore in 1999 . My lucky shirts are dry cleaned and put in plastic for future Time they may be needed .
 
AZHuskiePop said:
I have to much coach mentality in me to even think best player
Having a clear best doesn’t always guarantee success as there is no Ray Allen or Caron Butler on this team . But how they blend together will be the key to success .
Clingan may become a dominant player but for this team to be great it’s not a necessity he just has to be very good for 25-28 minutes .
Castles adaptations to the level is key but he doesn’t have to dominate . Just fit in and let his ability do the rest
The rock is Newton but again very good , consistent is all we need
The same with another rock Karaban
Cam Spencer has to extend defenses shooting the 3 s 40
Sampson Johnson has to give us. very good minutes whenever he plays.
Diarra has to give the young but talented reserves a steady hand and confidence in themselves .
Those Freshman just have to play up to their talent .
So we don’t really need a best . If what see as necessary happens . I’ll see you guys in Phoenix . I be wearing a black Cowboy Hat . and my Lucky White Connecticut shirt with blue letters I last wore in 1999 . My lucky shirts are dry cleaned and put in plastic for future Time they may be needed .
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Sanogo had to be great for us to win the championship and there’s no reason to think that Clingan wouldn’t need to play on that level for the team to be great. But if they are all very good that may do it.
 
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Am concerned about Clingan and foul trouble since he'll be on court much more than last year. We are deep everywhere, but based on history and clutchness---gotta go with AK
 
As I was thinking about "best" and my options - what struck me is that even more than last year, this team is incredibly skilled, versatile, and efficient.

Donovan with offensive and defensive elite rim numbers
Karaban elite shooting, great passer, good rebounder, always well positioned
Spencer elite shooting, good passer, good rebounder
Tristan good shooter, elite FT rate, good passer
Stephon looks to be an elite finisher/slasher and great passer

Hard to project Solo, Ross, or Stewart - but we should put up some pretty incredble offensive numbers this year.

For the record, "Best" will be Donovan

"Most Important" will be Stephon - the floor of this team is pretty high given the athleticism, size, skill. But the upside of how good we could be will most likely be determined by Stephon's ability to get comfortable on the court with big minutes. He can definitely be a guy that averages 10-15ppg, 4 rb, 4 asssists and solid defense. If you can count on that. Geez, watch out.
 
Did everyone here see what Newton did in the championship game? Expect more of that. Shocked I haven’t seen his name come up more here. He’s going to be the key.
 
DC but I really hope it’s Castle. If it is then we can repeat. I’m expecting the others to play great but if Castle rises to the top anyways then we’re looking at one of the best line ups in the country
 
XLCenterFan said:
Did everyone here see what Newton did in the championship game? Expect more of that. Shocked I haven’t seen his name come up more here. He’s going to be the key.
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Newton's a really nice player and getting him back is definitely a net positive. That said, I've rewatched the SDSU game a couple of times (as I'm sure many of us have) and I can't really buy into this narrative. Yes, love the rebounding and he was great from the line, but it's hard to look past the 4 assists to 5 turnovers from ostensibly your lead guard. He definitely scored the ball, but none were really momentum shifters in my view, and 6 points came after the Hawkins three that essentially ended the game. I do think he makes a jump though, particularly if Castle allows him to play off ball more. I just don't think our ceiling is where you want it to be if Newton turns out to be our "best" player.
 
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