My biggest concern for team chemistry lies with the 3pt shot. With Ray and Walt showing they can hit it consistently and guys like Shields, and Petteway showing they have the ability to (jury is out on Biggs, Webster and Hawkins) I'm wondering what happens when one runs cold. I don't think you can ask Ray or Walt to stop taking those shots, but this team can't afford to waste possessions on bad 3pt attempts. I think that's damaging to team chemistry. It's easier to look at 3pt shooters as ball hogs when they aren't hitting.
I think we have a lot of guys who are confident in themselves. That's not a bad thing. But does a young team hold that same confidence in each other?
Rivers was a glue guy last year. He seemed to get himself in position to take smart shots. I can remember plenty of times when he took head scratchers, but he stepped up in B1G play. I don't think we can afford to have him play 19 minutes and not get a single attempt in. We need consistent play out Rivers and Shields to keep this team together through shooting slumps.