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lehigh90
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I think JC is going to be a 10/5, 12/6 type player this season. I think he could double those averages on certain nights. He projects to be on the floor at least 25 minutes per game, so hopefully he is getting 10 looks from the floor (couple 3’s) plus free throws.

My fear with this team is going to be scoring offense. I could see this team struggling for long stretches to score the ball. We have no “known” paint presence, although JC, SW, JG, and TK could potentially be scorers down there. We look to have a lot of jump shooters, and not a lot of known slashing type players.

It is going to be interesting to see at what tempo this team plays. Earliest Reed teams played in the mid 60’s (64 ppg). During the CJ/Gabe/HG era, they played in the mid 70’s (last 4 seasons, 73/76/74/75). You would think with the athletes on this team, they would continue to play an uptempo style in the mid 70’s.

The only proven double digit guy is MM. If you pencil him in at 15 ppg, we need 55-60 points from the rest of the guys. I don’t see your other two smaller starters (CS and AD) breaking into double figures. So, somebody upfront, actually multiple guys are going to need to really score. Hopefully this team can push the ball (should have 2 PGs on the floor a lot of the time)(also have some big guys who can run, fill lanes and hopefully finish), and score in transition quite a bit. I would love to see JC finishing on the fast break.