I was quite optimistic about the season because I thought Keith Thomas' hard-nosed rebounding approach and his skill finishing around the basket were just what this team needed to actually become more of a team. I imagined that he would start alongside CO and that when CO had to sit he would slide over and we'd play smaller with him and Dom or him and Christian. Without Thomas, if CO gets early fouls and has to sit, whose our center, Christian Jones, Dom, or a skinny European kid who likes to shoot the 3-ball? We will end up playing a lot of 4-guard offense, or at least 3 guards and two of Dom, Christian and Albigovic. Problem is, that only works if several of your guards can shoot from 3 and so far we have no evidence that that's the case. With a guard heavy rotation, we'll end up playing a lot of close games and will be completely at the mercy of our guys' ability to play smart and shoot well at crunch time. Anybody else have a sinking feeling about that? I do not expect us to be dancing in March.