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LexZapata

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Canes getting no love from the media, but this team will definitely shock some people, has good depth and can play in multiple sets.

I see a starting 5 of

Newton
Brown
Reed
Murphy
Izundu

I'd just like to get this discussion started and hear from other posters who they would see in the starting 5 or who you're excited to see, who could be a breakout player etc

Go Canes
 
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Izunda is a question mark for me. Hopefully he's gotten stronger and improved his game since last year. I think Huell is going to beat him out. Hopefully Newton has improved his jump shot and leadership as a PG. I'm looking forward to seeing what this team can do as a group because we do not have a single individual that can carry this team on a night to night bases like Angel and Sheldon. I say we're a bubble team to make the tournament. If our bigs struggle, i like the idea of us playing 4 guards with Muhammad, Netwon, Brown and Reed on the floor at the same time, which i think will cause alot problems for teams to match up with us. Now the 2017-18 season we're going to be really good.
 
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I see us as a tournament team without question because we have Coach L as he has shown with marginal recruits what he could do.
 
I think that will be the starting lineup too OP, although Huell might replace Izundu as the season goes on.

Regardless, I expect a 9 man rotation with Lawrence, Dejan, Muhammad, and Huell/Izundu all playing significant minutes off the bench.

If we stay healthy, this is definitely a tournament team, and one that will be very fun to watch.
 
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ILCane2011 said:
I think that will be the starting lineup too OP, although Huell might replace Izundu as the season goes on.

Regardless, I expect a 9 man rotation with Lawrence, Dejan, Muhammad, and Huell/Izundu all playing significant minutes off the bench.

If we stay healthy, this is definitely a tournament team, and one that will be very fun to watch.
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Your forgetting Bruce Brown who has been reported the most ready coming out of High School
 
HurricaneMoe said:
ILCane2011 said:
I think that will be the starting lineup too OP, although Huell might replace Izundu as the season goes on.

Regardless, I expect a 9 man rotation with Lawrence, Dejan, Muhammad, and Huell/Izundu all playing significant minutes off the bench.

If we stay healthy, this is definitely a tournament team, and one that will be very fun to watch.
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Your forgetting Bruce Brown who has been reported the most ready coming out of High School
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He has him in his starting 5

Itll be Newton, Brown, Reed, Murphy, and Izundu I think

Either Rodney Miller is going to play or we are going to see more small ball than in years past
 
Newton - Vasilevic
Reed - Brown
Lawrence - Muhammad
Murphy - Huell
Izundu - Miller
 
I would like us to go small like Coach L's George Mason teams.

Newton
Brown
Reed
Huell
Murphy

Or, if we want to stagger Newton and Brown:

Newton
Reed
Lawrence
Huell
Murphy
 
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How good is muhammad? I would expect him or Lawrence to start at wing with Reed. Brown down the line
 
DMoney said:
I would like us to go small like Coach L's George Mason teams.

Newton
Brown
Reed
Huell
Murphy

Or, if we want to stagger Newton and Brown:

Newton
Reed
Lawrence
Huell
Murphy
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That 2nd lineup is playing big. Nowhere near enough ball handling
 
LexCane55 said:
That 2nd lineup is playing big. Nowhere near enough ball handling
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Yeah, you're right. I think it would be very interesting defensively but there is too much pressure on Newton.

I'm just not sold on the Newton/Brown combo or Izundu as a starter. We'll see how it shakes out.
 
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What stood out to me Coach L's first presser after talking about each newcomer.

Huell - His face lit up when talking about Huell's athleticism
Dejan - Can shoot the **** out of the ball
Brown - Leader, baller on both sides of the ball, reminds him a lot of Durand Scott
Muhammad - up 30 pounds from his incoming weight of 158
Huell - Barely said anything about other than working hard
 
The Australian has supposedly impressing . By far the best shooter.

He's probably the backup 1
 
soysoy05 said:
What stood out to me Coach L's first presser after talking about each newcomer.

Huell - His face lit up when talking about Huell's athleticism
Dejan - Can shoot the **** out of the ball
Brown - Leader, baller on both sides of the ball, reminds him a lot of Durand Scott
Muhammad - up 30 pounds from his incoming weight of 158
Huell - Barely said anything about other than working hard
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We got two Huell's that's good news
 
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It's mid October and I'm ready to turn the page from football to basketball. Last year I was ready in August, so that's improvement I guess.
 
Reed, Newton and Murphy are the obvious locks. For me, I hope Coach L goes with Brown and Huell as the other starters. They're the most talented guys on the team and with a relatively easy OOC schedule hopefully those guys develop and are ready for ACC play.
 
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