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[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=10900.msg102495#msg102495 date=1413577209]
Nastic has many more post moves and is a much better passer than Finger ever was. Nastic is maybe...half as good on the defensive end as Finger? Not a great comparison.

Better on O, worse on D.  Sounds like net net about the same quality player.  Point is, if Nastic is starting this team is not very good.
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Well, he started on last year's team that made the tournament. And in the three  tournament games, he averaged 11.7 PPG with a 78% FG% (and 3.7 RPG). His defense is so-so (being 7 feet has it advantages) and his rebounding not even but he won't be the reason the team is not a contender to make the tournament if that turns out to be the case.

Our primary disagreement is that I think Rosco and Reid, together with a stronger bench, can replace Dwight and Josh who, although great athletes, were only good basketball players. I am not sure that we'll be as good as last year but I'm pretty sure that this will be a less frustrating team to watch. (I will not miss Huestis starting a post move 3 feet from the basket and ending up shooting a 6 foot fall away or Powell showing how a 6'10" player can pretzel himself into a 6'4" one.)

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[quote author=washingtonismoney link=topic=10900.msg102495#msg102495 date=1413577209]
Nastic has many more post moves and is a much better passer than Finger ever was. Nastic is maybe...half as good on the defensive end as Finger? Not a great comparison.

Better on O, worse on D.  Sounds like net net about the same quality player.  Point is, if Nastic is starting this team is not very good.
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Well, he started on last year's team that made the tournament. And in the three  tournament games, he averaged 11.7 PPG with a 78% FG% (and 3.7 RPG). His defense is so-so (being 7 feet has it advantages) and his rebounding not even but he won't be the reason the team is not a contender to make the tournament if that turns out to be the case.

Our primary disagreement is that I think Rosco and Reid, together with a stronger bench, can replace Dwight and Josh who, although great athletes, were only good basketball players. I am not sure that we'll be as good as last year but I'm pretty sure that this will be a less frustrating team to watch. (I will not miss Huestis starting a post move 3 feet from the basket and ending up shooting a 6 foot fall away or Powell showing how a 6'10" player can pretzel himself into a 6'4" one.)