My take is:
1-3 IMPRESSIVE year
4-7 Fair goal based on roster and SEC coming back to earth
8-9 Screw these seeds
10+ Terrible unless we make it to the second weekend...
Watched some videos this week of the new guys (including Nwankwo and Jones) and had a few thoughts:
Range and space - We've got a lot of guys who are dangerous out to NBA range. Brown, Pack, Jones, and Nwankwo all show the ability to space the floor with shots beyond the arc.
Improvement on...
This guy is interesting. 6'8" 225 but passing like he's Terrell Everett. Looks like a solid player with good size but where's he going to play. seems a little more in the 3/4 mold than the 4/5 mold.
I won't defend Goodine's defense, but he shot 42% from three for the season and was consistent from deep down the stretch. He spaced the floor for Fears and didn't turn it over. He was a bad defender, but offensively, who were we bringing in on the wing that would give us what he did? Less about...
I have no idea what to expect from him as a basketball player. He's got good size and great instincts. Being a lefty is a big plus -- but is he athletic enough to guard the wing in the SEC?
Honestly, there are going to be some okay to solid guys left out from a portal perspective because teams spent their $ or filled their roster. I'm not stressing about this last spot at all.