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The key will be Cook, Wright and Baker being consistent scorers. Those 3 need to get you 45-50ppg and then let others fill in around. The size is there to compete and shooting and assists is much improved since Cook came back.

There is no way Baker is a consistent scorer against SEC competition. He is not mobile enough and isn't aggressive enough. Dean should get his minutes because he is all hustle and hits the boards hard and knows how to slam it when he gets the chance. Wright has games where he disappears and can't hit a shot. Cook is still an unknown when playing with this team. It is going to take the whole team contributing to score enough points and a whole lot better defense. I would start Dean, Fountain as the big men and play whoever has the hot hand among the guards (Wright, Williams, Wilkinson, Stewart or Ward).

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Posted by BayouWolf

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 12/30/23 at 3:16 pm to Tom Bronco

Guys need to know their roles is my point. You need 2-3 guys that you can count on to play 30-35 min and consistently get you 45-50ppg between them. Ball runs through them most possessions and other players are “hot hand” and know their role (Ward as 3 and D wing, Dean as rebounder/energy guy, etc) that know they will play 15-20 min a game. The 80 minutes at the 4/5 spot each game should be pretty evenly split in my mind between Baker/Dean at the 5 and Fountain/Reed at the 4. I don’t know what to make of Collins.

Cook and Wright should play 30-35 min a game. That leaves ~60 min of PT for Ward, Williams, Hannibal and Stewart to figure out who’s playing best and hardest.

Reality is Mwani needs to sit. Love him as a 4-year guy but just about every metric says he’s unplayable given offensive limitations.

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