NBA Power Rankings, EAST.

[morello]

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Morrison's minutes ----> Richardson makes no sense. Richardson is playing 35+ regardless. The point is they have no depth at all. Losing May obviously hurt at least as much, but losing both for the entire season is brutal. I also think Morrison would have been a lot better than he was last year, but even if you don't you can't tell me they have anything close to a better sixth man. Matt Carroll, Derek Anderson are now 6 and 7.

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My comment was along the lines of "If everything last year was unchanged except Morrison's minutes given to Richardson".

Also, I don't know why you're down on Carroll. I've never actually seen him play, so maybe he is awful at defense, but his shooting numbers are pretty good, much better than Morrison's (.52 eFG% vs .42 eFG%, and Carroll draws more fouls).

The depth will be an issue, but Carroll and Walter Herrman as your first two options off the bench certainly isn't terrible.