(03-24-2022 07:10 AM)Tribe32 Wrote:  MrJ, I think your comments are definitely on the best case scenario side, but I saw the same stuff you did on his highlights and game action. We should all remember that he's a senior playing against very different competition than in college where he will be one of the youngest players on the court. Part of the reason that he can penetrate and take it to the basket is because of his height. A lot of HS teams don't even have 6'5" players at center. Very different than in the CAA (I know you know this, but wanted to point it out).

If the three new kids next year are getting meaningful minutes, then I'm going to be pretty bullish on the talent pool. I thought this year's freshmen were pretty good gets for us.

I agree. What I've stated probably is a best case scenario. I should have made a disclaimer that these are things that Chase hopefully *could* be. But, these expectations are probably unreasonable from a freshman.

I think his ability to effectively get in the lane at the D1 level is the million dollar question. If he can, it dramatically alters the prospects for this offense. If he can't penetrate and he isn't a strong shooter, his usefulness is limited. I think his toughness and defense is something that I don't question at all. That will be good enough to get him early minutes in the rotation. If he shows the ability to effectively run the offense, his chances of sliding into the starting lineup increases greatly.

As far as minutes, I expect Karasinski and Lowe to get solid time. Williams is a little more of a project IMO