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Originally Posted by Napoleonbuck
That's another key point to remember about these camps. A lot of these composed teams don't resemble what an actual team looks like. Sometimes you'll have two or even three centers on a team, while other times you'll have four powerforwards and no centers, so a lot of these matchups are determined not by the natural position of the players, but rather by a limited player pool.
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agree
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Someone above mentioned Gates taking it to Samuels, and that's to be expected. Gates is an extremely athletic four with a good shot. Samuals is a low post banger in the mold of Lauderdale. I'd expect Gates to be able to outwork the post in that situation.
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disagree, samuels isnt as big as dallas, nor the banger, he has more quckness though.
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You also have to remember that guards and wings are often vastly ahead of post players at this stage of development, especially for really tall players like Mullens since his muscle development and conditioning aren't going to be as high as players shorter than he is. Give him a few years to catch up in terms of body development, and I'll take Mullens everytime in that matchup.
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in mullens case i disagree, the kid has a body no questions. conditioning is an issue for sure for a kid who is hurt.
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Originally Posted by Best Buckeye
I agree with you about this for those same reasons.
So the question is Who will?
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depends on all the match ups on the floor. im not a fan of dictating a lineup of a on b. basketball is a team game, matta is learning this. one of the things we have begun to see as he has developed as a coach. basketball is a game of mismatches. the ability to dictate the game and be proactive in creating mismatches is huge. very rarely at a high level do you dictate player a on player b. im partial to looking up and down the roster of both teams and what the opposing coach has on the floor and creating mismatches not countering the other coaches moves.