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I mean its definitely a crunch.  Naji will have to get minutes from somewhere else, but not sure where.  PJ and Aldama will both be playing less minutes than they usually do splitting the PF spot, and that's before you bring Morez into the mix.  That means Naji will have to eat into the Max/Risacher minutes.  The roster is definitely light on creation and its light on shooting too, with a forward rotation that will likely shoot in the low to mid 30s.  The only plus shooters in the top 8-10 rotation are Kyrie and Max.

I know this post was from way earlier in the discussion, but I think it's funny that they spent the offseason getting player after player after player who was "known for shooting" - and still don't have enough shooting. When you look at the "whys" it's because they kept the players who couldn't shoot and expect them to continue to play big minutes, and most of the new shooters actually aren't that great. You hit the nail on the head - Kyrie and Max can shoot. Cooper, Larry, Naji, Risacher, PJ, Morez, and Aldama aren't that great. Thing is, 1) I think Cooper will shoot better this year (i.e. last year was an anomaly because he had to work way too hard on both sides of the floor, plus I bet he worked on it a lot this offseason), 2) I think Morez will shoot better than people expect, and 3) I have great hopium that Larry, Naji, PJ, Risacher, and Aldama will have better shooting years. Guess we'll see. And I wouldn''t be surprised if Sasser, who is a good shooter, cracks the top 8, given the apparent "lack of guards" and his status as entering camp as our best POA defender. And Tarik will probably be top 10.