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Topic: Where will the offense come from?
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catmandoo
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posted 08-19-2017 08:08 PM
The Wildcats will defend and will be one of the most athletic teams in the country. Both of those traits are hallmarks of John Calipari’s teams, and that won’t change this season. But no one will be sure, perhaps even Calipari himself, who will be the primary scoring catalyst on this team. Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox are gone after one year apiece in Lexington. Those two gave the Wildcats the scoring punch to get to the doorstep of the Final Four last season. Now that they’re in the NBA, though, Calipari will have to go back to the drawing board. The Wildcats will generate offense from their defense, as they always do, but that won’t be enough to have them in the national championship discussion at a meaningful point in the season. It would be silly to bet against either Calipari, or a team with as much talent as the Wildcats will have, but don’t be surprised if there are some ugly nights early in the season in Lexington while this team figures out its offensive identity.
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boomdaddy
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posted 08-25-2017 04:14 PM
With the player model that Calipari has, starting and playing the most talented players who happen to be freshmen, every season, I think having a quick 7' shot blocker is more important than figuring out who will score.
The year Cal won the title, his perimeter guys could defend the 3 more aggressively, because they had a shot blocker to protect the rim, if a player made a drive.
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