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Howard should be starting now. FC’s biggest weakness is their post presence and he doesn’t fix that immediately but he helps with it a lot. 58th is pretty weak in the post overall this year, so if they can get decent play from him the rest of the year they’ve got a shot at it. He’ll be a force to be reckoned with in 2 or 3 years.

Who do you bring out of the lineup? Meade is a guard along with spriggs or do you bring samons out where he’s a forward. It’s either meade or samons

I think they're better either way, and it would be worth a shot for Coach Moore to try it both ways, but probably Meade. Tough call to sit a JR for an 8th grader, but I think that lineup gives them a better chance to win the 58th because of the size. Also allows you to bring an experienced leader off the bench for a bit of a spark when they need it. I'd keep Sammons starting for his size and length on defense and let Meade come off the bench as the 6th man to rotate with Johnson, Spriggs, Boyd. 

1- Spriggs
2- Johnson/Boyd/Meade
3- Buck
4- Sammons
5- Howard

I'd go Boyd and Meade off the bench early and often to keep fresh legs on defense against the fast guards in the 58th. I don't think having Buck as their best post player is working very well either. He is a great young talent but he probably should be playing like a 3 on defense instead of like a 4 or 5 like he has been. Let Sammons and Howard guard the rim and free Buck up to be athletic and force bad passes on the perimeter. That would help with FC's fast break opportunities to have Buck running from the wing instead of from the paint, too.