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<blockquote data-quote="gt24" data-source="post: 784409" data-attributes="member: 538"><p>[USER=84]@GTrob21[/USER] - I think your point is a big part of why the starting lineup changed a few weeks ago with Khalid replacing Bubba.</p><p></p><p>[USER=2922]@Silk3[/USER] - Totally agree. And I think Bubba's 3pt shooting was the reason he was starting (small ball starting lineup) ahead of Khalid until recently, for exactly the issue you describe. As our offensive efficiency and effectiveness improved over the season (in particular Usher), my guess is it allowed Pastner to replace Bubba's 3pt shooting with Khalid's height/length on defense, without suffering a dropoff on the offensive end which may have been the case earlier in the year. That said, I still think/suspect it is a game-by-game quarter-by-quarter decision based on opponent lineups and matchups whether Bubba or Khalid gets more minutes. </p><p></p><p>There are a few Top 20 teams with dominant offensive interior bigs (paired with or surrounded by elite 3pt shooters) who concern me in terms of potential tourney matchups, but for the most, part I think Moses has more than held his own defending the 5 spot this year (with help from Usher occasionally). If we could pick a hypothetical player or skillset to add to this team, I agree with [USER=2922]@Silk3[/USER]... give me a "3 and D" 6'7-6'9 athletic wing who drills 3s. I'd take that over a stiff 6'11 post defender. Way more flexibility on both ends of the floor with the former than the latter. Khalid and Usher are pretty close to that aforementioned hypothetical player, and continually improving their skillsets to go with their size and athleticism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gt24, post: 784409, member: 538"] [USER=84]@GTrob21[/USER] - I think your point is a big part of why the starting lineup changed a few weeks ago with Khalid replacing Bubba. [USER=2922]@Silk3[/USER] - Totally agree. And I think Bubba's 3pt shooting was the reason he was starting (small ball starting lineup) ahead of Khalid until recently, for exactly the issue you describe. As our offensive efficiency and effectiveness improved over the season (in particular Usher), my guess is it allowed Pastner to replace Bubba's 3pt shooting with Khalid's height/length on defense, without suffering a dropoff on the offensive end which may have been the case earlier in the year. That said, I still think/suspect it is a game-by-game quarter-by-quarter decision based on opponent lineups and matchups whether Bubba or Khalid gets more minutes. There are a few Top 20 teams with dominant offensive interior bigs (paired with or surrounded by elite 3pt shooters) who concern me in terms of potential tourney matchups, but for the most, part I think Moses has more than held his own defending the 5 spot this year (with help from Usher occasionally). If we could pick a hypothetical player or skillset to add to this team, I agree with [USER=2922]@Silk3[/USER]... give me a "3 and D" 6'7-6'9 athletic wing who drills 3s. I'd take that over a stiff 6'11 post defender. Way more flexibility on both ends of the floor with the former than the latter. Khalid and Usher are pretty close to that aforementioned hypothetical player, and continually improving their skillsets to go with their size and athleticism. [/QUOTE]
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