re: Will Wade = Kirby Smart of Basketball?

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My criticism of him is he didn’t come close to replacing those guys from last year and is trying to incorporate the same philosophy. 6’6 Emmitt Williams is trying to play 6’11 KBW’s role.

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I got no problem with Emmitt's production. Sure he isn't the rim protector KBW was but his offensive production is significantly better and he's not near the liability KBW was in ball screen defense. Teams took advantage of KBW on ball screen switches a lot. I would be willing to be his offensive board numbers are right there with KBW's.

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Watford is trying to step into Reid’s role. And it’s not working.

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I could not disagree more. Watford is a significantly better defender, not near the liability Naz was and the offensive numbers are very similar and I expect Watford's to improve as the year goes on.

Javonte right now is the issue IMHO. He absolutely single handedly lost the Utah St. game and in my view the game last night too. He's not Waters but nobody but Mascona ever said he was. And I don't think it unfair to question WW on putting too much trust in Javonte.

Smart is talented but very inconsistent and WW has yet to be able to utilize the talent and get him to play under control.

Dude we have no size this year. We're going to lose a lot of close games late because of this. Wade is a really good coach, but he needs size.