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(11-02-2018 08:05 AM)ODU804 Wrote:  

(11-02-2018 07:51 AM)757ODU Wrote:  Not great and not bad. Caver is a stud, but we all already knew that. Giles pointed out how many free throws he shot, but he could've gone to the line a lot more. Refs missed some calls on him believe it or not.

Both of the bigs looked pretty good, but it is clear to me that Dickens has the extreme high upside. He has a very good looking jump shot for a 7 footer.

It looks like Carver is going to play starter minutes this year. That is a huge concern, as he is basically a ghost when he is on the floor.

Kithcart has to play more minutes than he did last night. This might mean that we have to play BJ at the 4 (which would be our best lineup anyway).

BJ continues to struggle on defense.

Godwin is now looking for his shot, every time he touches the ball.

All in all, not bad, but if Aaron Carver is playing significant minutes for us, we will have another year of finishing 3rd or 4th in the conference and losing in the semis of the CUSA tournament.

I'm not overly concerned with Carver getting decent minutes as long as we get good offense production from the other 4 on the floor. We can live with one defensive and rebounding specialist on the floor but not multiple like we had a couple years back with Denzel and Baker.

I am not saying that Carver is not important. His defense is awesome, but his minutes need to be cut in half. I like the guy as a role player.