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[paultzman]

I'm on the Marillac bandwagon here -- I think Felix gives us more than Jones this season. Would love to see Pointer give us something even remotely worthy of his ranking, but echoing some other posters, I am done with him. And like Marillac, I prefer him at PF. I'd give Dom five games tops to see what happens, but after that, give me three-guard offense/Felix/Jones at SF.

When Jack Williams comes aboard, we shall haze him in the back of the bandwagon. We can make him and sing "If I Could Turn Back Time" in a Keith Thomas jersey and then we'll duck tape him to the basket in Taffner.

How much do you honestly think Felix is going to play this year? I personally think he has a good chance of being a solid player for us next year and the year after. But I don't expect much of anything from him this year, mainly because he'll be lucky to play more than 7 minutes a game. Whether you like it or not, DLo, Sheed, Greene, and yes, DOM are all going to play a lot. And then after that Branch will come in before Felix as well. Balamou better hope that walk on Myles Stewart does not come in and play well, because he will be fighting him for time.

Again with all that said I don't think Felix is a bad player at all. I think he is offensively challenged but can make an impact for us in the future but I do not see it this year.

Whether or not Balamou will be given the opportunity is my only question. Lavin loves Dom and he has four good guards to consistently pull from in three-guard sets. I don't think he is offensively challenged at all. He doesn't have the prettiest jumper, but he has a quick trigger and made plenty as a big-time scorer at OSNA. His handle is probably his biggest limitation, but he would be a monster on the baseline, shooting open shots, slashing, and following shots. I'd like to see him playing the four a little bit as well in a 2-3 zone with a real press and CO in the middle and Branch, Jordan, and Harrison on the court.

I like him, but he averaged 16/game in Sr. Year, granted on a stacked team? Also, I listened to Lavin's interview with Creighton blog yesterday. He underscored Pointer's importance this season. You are right to be concerned about Felix getting an opportunity. Hopefully he will & plays to level you expect. Lastly, he better get that year back.