(05-24-2021 11:53 AM)IamN2daRockets! Wrote:  EDU will obviously be "phased in" carefully. Shumate may very well continue to start with EDU being #6 especially on OOC.

Ideally EDU would be the man in the middle but giving up scoring with him getting more minutes than JT is perplexing. Tough call since EDU is scoring challenged. I know they have worked hard with him on post scoring. I don't like him rotating outside for jumpers. That's a real O gamble.

I think this is a fantastic roster. Very excited to once again see UT basketball and the Frosh plus Moss!!!!!!!!!!

Go Rockets!

Yeah, I can see that argument IamN2daRockets. I just think we haven't seen AJ's offensive potential and Shumate is more of a stretch 4 or 3 man than a center. TK has said that AJ is excellent setting screens and is solid in the high screen game. he doesn't have to be a major 3 point threat. AJ needs to see the ball go in the basket a bit so he realizes that he doesn't need to create offense just take what is available. He's the type of player who can have a single digit game (like 7 points 9 rebounds 4 blocks 3 assists) and be an impact player with his defense and understanding of how to work in this offense (it's his 4th year and he's smart). i do like shumate as a small ball 5 man when edu is out-a rotation like JT, milner, moss, saunders, rollins can be big and physical enough on the perimeter to offset a little less size inside. Who knows. Will be an exciting team to follow.