bradley
PhD Student
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Age: 75
Reg: 01-15-16
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10-18-16 08:55 AM - Post#211610
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Although Brase did not play in Italy, he was on the floor during warm ups and looked fine --- Coach may just being very careful with him. It is probably less important as to who starts but more important that Henderson has the right match ups on the floor and he has considerable flexibility. With Brase, he can go Miller/Brennan and Brase against a big front court like BYU or go small with Caruso, Cook, Weisz, Bell/Cannady and Miller/Brase. Stephens can be utilized to his strengths as well. The Tigers rebounded very well with their smaller team last year based on the stats but they did get in trouble defensively with Weisz playing against Maryland and Miami bigs. Brase helps plus Miller will probably continue to get stronger as a defender.
I am not sure if Cannady can contribute much more than last year as he was an amazing in several key games. His style of play is not a perfect fit with the Tigers team style of play but he is explosive and will probably be needed to jump start the offense at times. Caruso, Cook, Cannady and Bell can get off shots on their own if needed.
Major questions may be injuries and team chemistry as minutes will be tough to get although winning helps. Cook may have break out year.
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