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[tower912]

Would MU be better with this lineup:

Play small

Jones
Ross
Lowery
Owens
Parham

Very athletic or can Ben actually play
Better then 7 points and 4 boards a game?

Would MU be better with this lineup:

Play small

Would MU be better with this lineup:

Play small

Jones
Ross
Lowery
Owens
Parham

Very athletic or can Ben actually play
Better then 7 points and 4 boards a game?

Than.

No.

Why take last year's best defender, who also happens to be 6'11, off the floor?   How does that make the team better?

[wadesworld]

Would MU be better with this lineup:

Play small

Jones
Ross
Lowery
Owens
Parham

Very athletic or can Ben actually play
Better then 7 points and 4 boards a game?

You do realize that none of Zaide, Damarius, Royce, or Sean have ever averaged either 7 points or 4 rebounds per game in their careers, right?

Some of the stuff thrown around here is so unbelievably stupid.

[MU82]

Would MU be better with this lineup:

Play small

Jones
Ross
Lowery
Owens
Parham

Very athletic or can Ben actually play
Better then 7 points and 4 boards a game?

Maybe you'll be lucky and Ben won't be allowed back in the country.

[BCHoopster]

Summer nothing else to discuss

[Jay Bee]

How often does someone start every single game of their Junior year and then lose their staring spot their SR year (non-injury related)?  The only one I can think of is Heldt, and I don't believe it has ever happened under Shaka. I anticipate that remaining true this season.

..except those aren't the facts re: Heldt (assuming staring means starting).

[tower912]

Summer nothing else to discuss

And we are discussing it.

Philosophically, I do not think a small, skinny, inexperienced line up is the right way to go in the Big East.  The usual rebuttal is 'what about Buzz's midgets?'   Which is fair, but they weren't young players.  And a fair number ultimately saw time in the NBA. 

This is going to be a young team with many players filling new roles.  Removing size and stability from the line up doesn't work for me.

[Galway Eagle]

How often does someone start every single game of their Junior year and then lose their staring spot their SR year (non-injury related)?  The only one I can think of is Heldt, and I don't believe it has ever happened under Shaka. I anticipate that remaining true this season.

Not junior year but Duane Wilson went from starting 29->15->7 over three years.

Greg Elliot went from starting 5 junior year to only starting 1 senior year.

[The Sultan]

Not junior year but Duane Wilson went from starting 29->15->7 over three years.

Greg Elliot went from starting 5 junior year to only starting 1 senior year.

Coaching changes right?

[Shaka Shart]

Buzz's 2012-13 team had 13 players on the roster. The bottom 4 in minutes - Dylan Flood, Jamal Ferguson, Jake Thomas and Steve Taylor - contributed next-to-nothing all season.

The next 2 fewest in minutes were Derrick Wilson and Juan Anderson; they also contributed precious little, though each had a moment or two.

So Buzz had 4 non-Big East-caliber players and 2 borderline-BE-caliber players on a team that went 26-9, won the regular-season title in a strong conference, and reached the NCAA Elite 8.

But yeah, the last 4 players on Shaka's bench are gonna drag us down this season.

*Teve

[willie warrior]

MUs listed height for Sean Joned is 5'10". So now I have become 6'3"

[The Sultan]

MUs listed height for Sean Joned is 5'10". So now I have become 6'3"

Your IQ?

[Uncle Rico]

MUs listed height for Sean Joned is 5'10". So now I have become 6'3"

Not to be confused with Seen Ramsey