Welcome to Part 3 of our 2022-23 Basketball Season Preview for Florida State, we've already discu sed the roster and the ACC as a whole, so next up, I'm going to answer some commonly asked questions about the team, and some others that I've had about the team.It's a young team, but one that has plenty of talent, the hope is that they'll be able to play with more cohesion, chemistry, and consistency than a season ago. In a Rod Langway Jersey sense, this is kind of like a mailbag, just a collection of questions I've seen over the last seven months.What Is the Likely Starting 5?This is simple.G: Jalen WarleyG: Caleb MillsG: Matthew ClevelandF: Cam'Ron FletcherC: Naheem McLeodContrary to what some on Twitter might say, this will be your starting 5 for the 'Noles this season. Coach Hamilton always rolls with experience in the system over what some might a sume is someone more talented, and most of these players started some games last year. Warley started 5, Mills, started 23, Cleveland started 8, and McLeod started 5 as well, and Fletcher played almost 500 minutes last season.It's never been about who the starters are for Coach Hamilton, it's about who is finishing games. Everyone is going to play, some more than others, but pretty much everyone in the top 7 or 8 of the rotation is going to play 18-20 minutes or more, it's just how this system rolls.The biggest argument I've seen is Baba Miller starting at the 4 which is just... so unlikely as we stand right now. As talented as he is, he didn't get to campus until late August, then didn't start practicing until early September as he recovered from a hip pointer injury. As of ACC Tip Off in the middle of the month, Coach Hamilton said he had practiced 5 or 6 times. By the end of the season, he's Brendan Leipsic Women Jersey going to be a really good player and may be in closing lineups, but it's way too soon to say he's going to be a starter.Has Matthew Cleveland Improved as a Shooter?Well, to be fair, it's hard to be much worse as a wing shooting the ball than he was last season. There were 373 guards and forwards that shot at least 100 free throws and 30 3s. Of those 373 players, Cleveland ranked 371st in free throw percentage at 55.5%, and 369th in 3PT% at 17.6%. So, not exactly great. I figured he would've revamped his shot this off-season.On the one hand, it's much quicker, but I still think he's pushing too much with his arms and not enough with his legs, and I've been told his free throw shooting hasn't made a ton of progre s so far. However, they just need him to be respectable from 3, enough to make defenders think a little bit. Cleveland has already shown an elite ability to get to the rim, if he can convert more of those free throw chances, it helps this team out a ton.Can This Team Stay Healthy?They're certainly not off to a great start, but it's hard to imagine another season like last year, where only three players played in all 31 games and only one player started more than 25 games.The Seminoles have already been hit hard this offseason, as Brown transfer Jaylen Gainey is out for the year with a torn ACL, freshman De'Ante Green suffered a small setback in his ACL recovery from his injury in high school and likely won't play, Jeremiah Bembry is dealing with a back i sue and the timetable is up in the air on him, and Chandler Jackson Tyler Graovac Men Jersey hasn't been practicing much recently with a thumb injury. Jackson should be ready to go for the start of the season in two weeks, but he's mi sed very valuable practice time.Because of how many guys Coach Hamilton likes to play, usually 10-11, they're going to need to stay healthy, and that's already being stretched to its limits. Staying healthy is arguably the biggest question for this time.How Quickly Can the Newcomers Pick Up the System?According to Coach Hamilton, theyre already ahead of schedule. The summer trip to Canada allowed them to get a feel for how they were progre sing along within the system. Guys like Cameron Corhen and Darin Green Jr. played really well, while Tom House didnt really find a groove until the last game, and Jeremiah Bembry and DeAnte Green didnt play with their injuries and ailments.Scroll to ContinueIt took a long time for the guys last year to pick the little things in the system up, some would argue they never did, but all the injuries made it to where guys were playing a lot more minutes than they were supposed to, and some positions they werent used to.If Coach Hamilton is right, and these guys are ahead of schedule, they should be able to win some of these early games that might swing 50/50 like the Florida and Purdue games. Not saying the chemistry was bad last year, but it definitely seems like its better this year.Will the Zone Offense Be Better?Last year, FSUs zone offense pretty much relied on them being able to shoot from 3 in that game. The motion would get static, then have to throw up a shot last minute. Going against zone defense allowed Duke to get back in the game at the end in Tallaha see, allowed Syracuse to completely stifle the offense twice (once in Tallaha see and once in the ACC Tournament), and kept a lot of games from being a lot more sluggish than they shouldve been.How they perform against the zone is going to depend a lot on Jalen Warley and Caleb Mills with their ability to drive into gaps. Some of it is confidence, some of it is just being strong with the ball. They also need to find a good high post initiator, someone who Devante Smith Pelly Jersey is a scoring, pa sing, and shooting threat. I think Caleb Mills would be perfect for it, but hes a little on the slighter side and can get pushed around in there. Having someone that can do all of that well, like Terance Mann and Braian Angola used to do, is such a huge factor for zone offenses.This should be a little improved for the Noles this season, but Id be lying if I said I wasnt slightly concerned about this heading into the season.Will the 3-Point Differential be Better?This was the biggest disappointment of last years team to me, at least of stuff they could control. As a team, that allowed teams to shoot 36.9% from 3, which was bottom-30 nationally, while only shooting 33.1% themselves. Sure, theyd have their moments like the win at Syracuse where they nailed 12/20, but they're also a fair share of 4/25 attempt type games. In total, there were 11 games where the team shot below 30% from 3.And we cant forget about what teams did to Florida State. Virginia Tech shot an absurd 18-25 Mike Gartner Men Jersey from distance, and UNF wasnt too far behind, going 14-24. This is what happens when guys arent practicing much and arent used to the defensive shell, they get sucked in too far and are open to those kick-outs. Then being healthy and having a summer trip is going to help them a lot in getting the defensive system down.As far as offensively, let me introduce you to Darin Green Jr, one of the most prolific 3-point shooters in college basketball. Hes a career 3