It’s a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem.

Can a basketball team be too deep?

San Diego State returns seven players from last season … plus its best returning player from the season before … plus three talented transfers … plus two highly-touted freshmen. The veteran coaching staff remained intact. Offseason workouts intensified, nutritional habits changed, culture endured, expectations soared.

But with allowable preseason practice hours increasing this week and the Nov. 4 opener no longer a hazy image on the distant horizon, coach Brian Dutcher must come to terms with the reality of a roster that legitimately goes 13 deep.

He’s got six weeks, two exhibitions and 30 practices to figure it out.

“We’re very deep,” he said. “I don’t like being this deep because it’s not fair

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