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To me the X factor in UAB’s path to reaching its full potential is Tavin Lovan.

Jelly being Jelly, I feel pretty confident he is playing his best ball and will do whatever is needed within the team concept. He seems locked in.

I feel like Buffen is playing his best ball and is under control emotionally. He is always going to have that *edge* about him but that also makes him a good player as long as he pulls back before going off the rails.

But Tavin gives this team a lockdown defender and a matchup problem on guards that really fixes a lot of the defensive problems. Him being healthy enough to match up on a smaller guy is huge. Him being healthy enough to get downhill and finish at the rim is huge. Whether he plays 15 minutes or 25, being ++ while he’s on the court can be the difference.