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Welcome back Tristan. You are the man!Sliding Newton off ball coincided with a bit of a rough stretch for him this past season. He seems to excel with the ball in his hands attacking the rim. Will be interesting to see how that on/off ball dynamic plays out with him and Castle.
Unless he has a big leap, Diarra should have a minimal role. He’s not taking ball handling duties away from Newton. Although I can see him getting forced onto the court in certain matchups against quick guards (that Newton and Castle will have trouble staying in front of).
Newton is ball dominant, almost all his scoring is with the ball in his hands. I don't see that changing. Plenty of scoring to go around with this team though, and we win when we share the ball. So many assists on baskets last year during our championship run, one of the main reasons we dominated.
Another big reason we dominated is the secret sauce, Andre Jackson. If he comes back also, we look real good to repeat.