Can you or anyone else speak to what obstacles are in our way as far as having another good year?
A lot of people are negative because they are focusing on what was lost in a vacuum rather than what will return, as well as thinking we have to replace what we lost with one to one type replacements.
When looking at the roster and likely lineups I see the following questions.
Rebounding. This isn't so much related to the loss of Moses but more to the fact it was an issue last year and I think will be again by virtue of going with Ush at the 4. He's a decent rebounder but not really someone who goes super hard. Likewise with Moore at the 3. It was a weakness last year and I think it will be this year. FWIW I don't think we'll get much worse. I expect whoever starts to get similar numbers as Moses because some rebounds are just gimmes and just go to the tallest guy, or guy closes to the basket, just by virtue of being there. That being said, unless Ush/Khalid/Deebo become real board crashers it is likely still going to be a weakness.
Scoring - This is less of a concern with having no options scoring. I think we have a good bit. The problem comes from having lineups that we would like to have in for other purposes and whether we'll be able to generate points from them. Specifically, can we generate enough offense with Khalid or bubba on the floor at the 3 spot. Most likely our bigs won't do too much on their own, but perhaps they can be big enough threats off of dump offs and rebounds to make up for it. Or maybe Moore contributes enough himself. Maybe whoever is the PG can be enough of a contributing scorer to make up for it. Basically, will we feel pressured to play Coleman or Kelly to get enough scoring, or will that be something we do when we want to put even more pressure on opponents on that end.
Gel - With as many new pieces as we have how long will it take for us to settle into a normal rotation and get used to playing together.