I felt that the lack of a true point guard is what made us seem vulnerable. I have no idea what the coaching staff was thinking allowing Holston to direct the offense for a good portion of the game. That dude has serious issues putting the ball in the basket and is scared to death of taking a jump shot. His dribbling and passing skills have always appeared sub-par to me. It's as if the coaches were desperately trying to find any way possible to make him a usable player after they exhausted all other options. I think the offense and ball movement will be substantially less sloppy when Reese is back on the floor.
Brice is an absolute game changer and I feel that it's time for him to move to the starting lineup. At the end of the non-conference schedule, I'd like to see the teams +/- when he's on and off the floor. He's motivated, catches passes, is hungry to score, and the opposition is terrified of attacking the basket when he's in the lane. Now that he's lost a few pounds and appears to be quicker, I bet he could start handling a few more minutes (assuming he can limit foul trouble). Unless Jeremy is battling some kind of injury, I'm not worried about him at all (except for free throws... probably never going to be an improvement there, but whatever).
Brown is awesome, but I feel like he'll be best suited to come off the bench once Frazier is eligible. After seeing him play last season and his performance on Friday, deckie is almost like having Tristan Thompson again. Lawson (and maybe Green) also looks like he has a bit of talent to showcase. I'd love to see this at the start of the games beginning in January...
pg - reese, sg - frazier, sf/sg - johnson, pf - combs, c - brice