(04-27-2021 11:23 AM)Irse Wrote:  

(04-27-2021 11:14 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(04-27-2021 10:56 AM)Irse Wrote:  

(04-27-2021 10:48 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(04-27-2021 08:22 AM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  Sam is a not a high rated big man coming in. Expectations for his freshman season should be very tempered. I do not see him playing a large amount of minutes and being super productive as a freshman. I certainly do not see him getting minutes at the end of games unless all of our bigs are fouled out.

I tend to agree. But keep in mind that HS ratings last year are basically out the window, because seniors didn't get good face-face evaluations and the summer period was largely MIA. Not saying he's better than his rating, because I haven't seen him and honestly have no idea. But it is certainly possible.

It's a very good chance Sam is better on offense right now than Moussa was. But he obviously won't be the shot eraser/alterer his first year. So I see him certainly being an option when Malco can't go. Chandler will likely be option #1, but Sam will get minutes.

There is a chance with more practice time and hopefully less covid issues that Sam will be ahead of where Moussa was at the same time. I think he will get some minutes each game. Not a lot but will be able to eat some minutes. I think Deandre and Chandler will also see time at the 5.

They will have to see mins at the 5 if we don't get a competent 5 in the portal. MD mins will be limited by his knees but he's our best option currently. If Sam can shoot FTs at 50%+, he will also get mins I'm guessing. DW & Lawson getting mins at the 5 will surely be nothing more than situational or we are in trouble inside.

DW must have played quite a few minutes at the 5 in the last two games since the MD/MC combo played a total of 17 and 23 minutes. I don't think DJ played much at the 5 when they were out.

DW and DJ alternated guarding the other 5. And we were not "in trouble inside". Quite the contrary. We exposed teams and stretched leads.