March 16, 2011

With the injury to Redford, sophomore Mark Lyons has assumed a bigger role. Lyons's biggest problem right now is inconsistency, not just game to game, but from half to half. When he's dialled in, he's an athletic, a slasher, a good quality ball handler, and a lock down perimeter defender. When he isn't dialled in, he floats about, taking jumpshots that he's just not particularly good at, dribbling into traffic, and causing silly turnovers. In these respects, however, he's rather like Holloway was at the same stage in his career, so there is plenty of cause for optimism. And despite it all, Lyons is still averaging 14 points and 3 assists per game.

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