March 16, 2011

[...] Those three guards combined for as near as is 100 minutes a night, and inevitably, there is not a lot of time available behind them. What time there is is mostly taken by Dominic Cheek, a big guard with good defensive skills, but who has looked rather lost on offense this season. He combines being too aggressive and shooting much at times, with being awkward and passive and not shooting at all at others, and would benefit from a more clear-cut role on the team. Once Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim graduate in the summer, he'll get one. Also on the bench is 6'4 freshman James Bell, who has played well in limited minutes, attacking the glass and shooting the ball well. The rest of the bench comprises of big man Maurice Sutton, an offensively lacking big man who fouls with remarkable consistency, yet who rebounds and blocks with remarkably less consistency. It's there, but only sometimes. And athletic 6'8 project forward Isaiah Armwood has some defensive potential that he will begin to realise when he gets strong, but who can't make a basket right now.

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