In Reply to: UCLA basketball could hit the big-time against New Mexico with la posted by mh on November 07, 2024 at 17:54:48
the starting five. I would be curious who, others here think, that would be - Mara or Kyle, and why? And then who would be benched - Clark or Johnson? If it were I making the decision, I think I would insert Mara just to see how he would do and how the others would respond to his floor presence.
And then I would be hard pressed to decide over Clark's offense or Johnson's defense. I'd probably lean toward Clark's offense, hoping an additional outside shooting threat could open up the inside for Mara, Bilodeau, and Dailey to operate more freely and then just pound the ball inside to see if the Bruins can be effective playng that way.
But then again, there's a strong argument for Johnson and his added length and defensive capabilities as well as his overall ability to shake and stir things up.
What do others think?