(11-24-2012 06:22 PM)HXC NINER Wrote: We are much bigger and more athletic this year.
I've watched you guys twice and it's debatable if you are more athletic, however you are certainly not bigger, and you do not have anywhere close the kinds of proven outside shooters we do with Bowden, Richmond, Paul, Sampson etc. Very suspect outside and FT shooting team infact.
The players playing the most minutes on our frontline are
C Guilmette 6-10, 240/Armstrong 6-8, 245
PF Sampson 6-8, 215
SF Kemp 6-8, 190
Armstrong was listed as 6-9 when he was at Auburn, so that's a good indication we aren't lying about our heights either. In the backcourt Gaines is 6-4, 215 starts at SG and was our starter at PG before Paul got here and backup there now. Straughn's injured and he was our other 6-6 215lb wing and starter the last 2.5 years so you are fortunate there he is out.
You guys have Braswell and a bunch of 6-6 PF's, one with bum knee's that I know isn't out athleticicing anyone. The 6-10 guys you have and the 6-7 SF aren't even in the regular rotation now. You aren't bigger.
As far as D, it's early in the year. Teams defenses are way ahead of their offenses at this point. You guys seem to want to hang your hat on defense but your defense was ranked 115 spots lower than ours last year and we return all but 1 player. I don't think you've become elite or we've suddenly become a bad defensive team.