We just gonna ignore the top line in that graphic? 
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Preston Willett said he saw Sam getting checked out by the trainer and his second half (mostly) absence might have been precautionary.
Weāll see how it goes but something has Odom pretty committed to this five early on. I wonder if itās based more on theory or if Sam has popped in practice.
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Ah good catch. I think Lewis has been kinda booty early on, but the outline of a 3-and-D wing is certainly there (assuming he shows forward progress on the D part). I worry that Iāve seen more echoes of his defense at Toledo than I was hoping for.
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He can make a lot of progress on the defensive side - but heās about where Iād expected at this point. Shown some flashes, can affect a play even when beaten, still out of position too often.
He just looks nervous and timid on offense, though. It feels like he doesnāt trust himself to dribble and is even rushing his shot.
Confidence and reps on offense will go a long way for him I think.
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I still donāt mind Lewis starting, if weāre going to push and go for 3ās having a potential elite spot up guy in doesnāt hurt. I also like the spark White gets to bring off the bench.
Iām more interested in GrĆ¼nloh starting. I like his game but worry the transition to college ball will catch him eating a ton of fouls. Maybe better to limit that some by checking in a few minutes in? Weāll see how it goes.
Everyone keep in my too these are just from the game notes, no actual guarantee of anything here theyāre about 50/50 on being correct truthfully probably more likely to be incorrectā¦
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If this were posted on a website Iād think they left off Gertrude just to get rage clicks lol. From the exhibitions, it sure looks like Carrere is the 11th man in the rotation. And that the rotation may eventually tighten to 10.
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Reason no1 ill never fully accept the Odom hiring
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Itās been well documented how careful the staff is being with him. Maybe there has been a slight set back.
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I always wanted to be a āitās not who starts, itās who finishesā guy.
So without further ado:
Itās not who starts, itās who finishes.
But seriously, by playing ten, the starters are slightly less impactful. Plus I suspect weāll actually see 15 in this one
Not sure about Elijah. My instinct is that itās not meaningful. But also my instinct is that I wouldnāt be surprised if itās recovery related. So 
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Let Lewis get some live reps against cupcakes and if he isnāt what we need give Jacari the spot by the time we play the real competition
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For real. We just threw the guy into starting minutes against two good programs in exhibitions. And weāre making a lot of judgments based on those performances. Letās see him get his feet wet against some cupcakes and go from there. He seemingly won the job out of Camp so clearly heās showing something unless they just really want Jacari to come off the bench.
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UVA -25.5
O/U 143.5
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Yes. Yes we are. Because everyone else will bring it up 24/7.
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24/7ā¦ forever. We wouldnāt have escaped it with a different coach, but with Odom as coachā¦
Did you know Mike London used to be a cop
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That will happen going against a true P4 wing talent in practice every day - EG
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Rider is picked to finish 9th in the MAAC by the Three Man Weave crew. Best returning player is Zion Cruz, former top 100 recruit that transferred out of Depaul and went JUCO for a year.
According to 3MW they took a ton of mid range jumpers and gave up a ton of 3PAās last season.
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I like the over. Thatās around where T-Rank has the total, but thatās with projecting us in the 300s in tempo. Rider is a slow team too, but I bet we get into transition more against the cupcakes.
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And, in case you werenāt aware, Tony Elliott knew Chandler Morris when he was a child.
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Heard weāre running blocker mover tomorrow! This should be fun to watch!
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Iād expect betting lines to be pretty far off for teams with a lot of talented euros.
Also, for Syracuse, who are inexplicably 68th in KenPom. Against the spread against cupcakes.
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