re: What in world are we doing in Men’s basketball

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No, Reed, Wright, and Baker have more of an offensive repertoire for scoring. (Although, each have limitations. That's the whole point here.)
Fountain has length, and can hit 3s at times. But the length will get neutralized against other SEC teams, and he's not a player that's going to be a volume shooter on 3s. There's just not a lot to his offensive skill set. Not close to being NBA-level offensive skill. It's not meant to be a knock specifically against him. He plays hard, and he can be a good role player who contributes points at times, but he's just not a consistent scorer. That's not his game.

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I respectfully disagree. Fountain can be a volume 3pt shooter and he showed that at times last year. The Alabama game last year he scored almost 30 points. He has an ability to score in the post (although it isn't his specialty), he can attack off the dribble on all three levels, and can hit three pointers off the catch.

I implore you to go back and watch his highlights from Mississippi State, you'll see that he played a very different game there. The first half of last season he was forced to bang down low and play like a big man when that's just not his game. Fountain, in my opinion, was going to be our best player this year, but unfortunately he's fallen in the rotation and has not had an opportunity to showcase his skillset.

But I promise you, there is a difference between his skillset not existing and it not being there at all.