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<blockquote data-quote="MtnWasp" data-source="post: 483879" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>Especially if it becomes clear that this team isn't going to be making any noise.</p><p></p><p>If his first two seasons are any indication, then fans shouldn't get too caught-up in rigidly assigning roles to players because Pastner has shown a strong disposition to change his rotation in search of favorable match-ups and favoring the hot-hand. Pastner explicitly wants production and if an unproven guy is not producing he has a hair-trigger to try someone else. Once a guy has shown consistent production, then Pastner just leaves them on the floor. Alvarado is the only guy that comes into this season with that identity. It will be interesting to see who else on the roster grabs a position by the horns and makes it their own. </p><p></p><p>It was only with the injury to Alvarado last season, when the team was dead in the water, did Pastner evidently play Cole and Wright with the future in mind. </p><p>As for Cole and Wright, I think it is reasonable to say that Cole is the starter because he is making less mistakes and with a more consistent effort than Wright. But Wright's rebounding numbers were better than Cole's last year and I actually favored Wright's handle last year. But things can change. </p><p></p><p>Wright's game looks much more free-wheeling than Cole's, which makes Wright look undisciplined by comparison but also gives him a higher ceiling if he can eliminate the turnovers and mistakes. I look forward to seeing them both get a chance to show what they can do. Ideally, they will both continue to push each other, but we need at least one of them to establish themselves as a legit ACC caliber player.</p><p></p><p>Maybe going into next season we will have a larger core of established productive players than we have this year. I guess that could be what you mean by "transition year."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MtnWasp, post: 483879, member: 4110"] Especially if it becomes clear that this team isn't going to be making any noise. If his first two seasons are any indication, then fans shouldn't get too caught-up in rigidly assigning roles to players because Pastner has shown a strong disposition to change his rotation in search of favorable match-ups and favoring the hot-hand. Pastner explicitly wants production and if an unproven guy is not producing he has a hair-trigger to try someone else. Once a guy has shown consistent production, then Pastner just leaves them on the floor. Alvarado is the only guy that comes into this season with that identity. It will be interesting to see who else on the roster grabs a position by the horns and makes it their own. It was only with the injury to Alvarado last season, when the team was dead in the water, did Pastner evidently play Cole and Wright with the future in mind. As for Cole and Wright, I think it is reasonable to say that Cole is the starter because he is making less mistakes and with a more consistent effort than Wright. But Wright's rebounding numbers were better than Cole's last year and I actually favored Wright's handle last year. But things can change. Wright's game looks much more free-wheeling than Cole's, which makes Wright look undisciplined by comparison but also gives him a higher ceiling if he can eliminate the turnovers and mistakes. I look forward to seeing them both get a chance to show what they can do. Ideally, they will both continue to push each other, but we need at least one of them to establish themselves as a legit ACC caliber player. Maybe going into next season we will have a larger core of established productive players than we have this year. I guess that could be what you mean by "transition year." [/QUOTE]
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