Who would you process out? As I understand it, T. Groves is a senior with one more season left, should he choose to use it. The same is true of Harkless and Gibson. Is that correct?
I think Mawein put the stamp of approval on his scholarship in the last two games. I like his potential! That leaves Issanza. I don’t even want to think about processing a 7 foot center with his potential and two (or is it three?) years to play. If he gives us two good seasons as a rim protector and a little more help on the boards, he would be worth the gamble.
So, who would you process out if you could call the shots?
I have a big heart so that's a hard question. Of course, you do all you can to help the guys find a place. Plus I'm not in practice every day. But from my perspective, which doesn't mean much, i'll take a stab at it:
PG: Cortez, Uzan, Mason... Mason would be my choice I guess, but he looks like he has talent. Just seems like it will be kind of a logjam with 3 young guys.
Wings: Gibson, Harkless, Noland, Schroder, Oweh... I have no idea. I love Umoja but man if he's not hitting 3s it limits his value because of his size. So far, I like what Noland brings to the table but I wish he'd slim down. He's only like 6-1 too and that's short for a B12 wing. I don't know..
4: Probably Jalen Hill. HAHA felt some pucker factors on that one. I don't know. I guess Jacob Groves? He's 6-9 but doesn't really do 6-9 things and he's not hitting his 3s, and can be a defensive liability. Moser loves him though, he's not going anywhere.
5: Rick would be the obvious choice. Moser may think he can get something out of him but his minutes have waned. I like Mawein, and I thought he'd play a much bigger role this year. Maybe EC's absence will vault him to better things. I like 6-8 physical, active guys with athleticism.
So, i'm not saying i'd definitely get rid of them but the three I would guess would be Rick, Groves, and Mason in that order. Trade in Rick for a more skilled 5, trade JGroves for an athletic, physical 4 that can get his own shot, and maybe keep Mason if he can play some off guard and score. I think he can shoot the 3 pretty well.. That's my guess because I was forced. HAHA