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Good points. I have always felt that our freshmen are usually very tentative because of the quick hook. Perry was that way until the end of the season. More experienced players get more chances to play through their mistakes. Of course, that assumes that they are also making some plays when they are out there.
I think that Tharpe will make his share of mistakes this year....maybe more than his share. I also believe that he will do a decent job of penetrating and creating shots for the bigs / slashers. Also he has shown the ability to hit the 3 when they lay off of him (although inconsistently). He is a work in progress...no doubt. I can relate to the concern about not showing star power at the PG, but with the talent around him, hopefully he won't have to demonstrate star power...just effective PG play.
Well, the good thing is I don't think we need a lot offensively from Traylor or Lucas. Whomever plays (sounds like Traylor) we need: defense, rebounding, ball movement, hit the open lay up when it's there . We have plenty of other scorers.
I'm very jealous of those of you that could be there. Probably should have scheduled a quick trip home to see the practice.
Listening to Self's comment, it does sound like AW3 and Traylor are part of the "6 or 7" that will play a lot. No real surprise. Experience counts.
Enjoyed being able to watch the highlights of the scrimmage. Certainly not the level of defense we all expect to see going forward, but fun to watch.
As someone mentioned. The article by Keegan on the roster seems as if it was written to try to get people to comment. Heck, we've already figured rotation out in our own minds....even if there are slight variations.