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(05-15-2020 11:35 AM)axeme Wrote:  

(05-15-2020 09:33 AM)anti-zip Wrote:  What player/storylines is everyone most exciting to see next year?

I think for me it's:
1. Von Cameron Davis and Jeremiah Hernandez. Could be a very exciting young duo to watch grow together.

2. How have Bennett and Bainbridge developed.

3. TK Smith. He looks like a really exciting player.

1) In my mind Davis needs to redshirt, not learn on the fly. Yes, he was POY in Ohio. But look at his recruiting list http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/voncameron-davis;
MAC level and lower. Love his potential, but give him time and room to learn.

Give Hernandez, Nuga, Smith, Jordan, Jacobs, Santiago some room to grow in the heat of battle. A lot of potential individual talent, but none of it truly proven and certainly no chemistry.

2) Will DP be able to deliver numbers/minutes like last year. He's had a lot of surgeries on those knees, and the latest w/o rehap on campus. Expecting him to be a 28-30 minute 15pt/9 reb guy out the gate might be a bit much, particularly when he will be a marked man.

3) Bennett/Bainbridge showed enough to prove they can play. Now can they deliver and produce numbers consistently for 12-15 minutes a game. Is Bainbridge stronger. Is Bennett in shape? If those two, along with Santiago at PG, are productive 12-15 minute players,... THERE'S YOUR BENCH!

4) The wildcard. Based on numbers and highlights, I'm guessing Jacobs will be very solid. But the wildcard could actually be Jordan. He was a Top 35 preseason JUCO before he hurt his back (still finished Top 70), then played sparingly. When he did, Jordan's numbers indicate he was more of a PG than a 3-pt wing (although 3-pt %% remained high).

The way Sendy plays, if Jordan is truly a 6-4 PG, along with 6-4 Jacobs, 6-5 Hernandez and 6-4 Smith, this team could be more special defensively, than offensively on the perimeter, which is saying something. Because, all these guys look like they can score.