The board is dead and i'm on a small vacay.. So, i'm going to give you my hopeful prognostications. Here is what I hope the lineup will be:
1- Jordan Goldwire--Hopefully very good ball handler/distributor and great defensively. Not sure his 3 pt acumen, but hopefully he works on his shooting and offense this summer. It's only an assumption that he can't shoot because he's constantly being labeled a defensive guy. Hey if he can run the team and lock down guys that'll be great.
2- Harkless--Good showing last year. Had spurts that were really good. Is a tough guy and very good on defense. Scored some. Needs to work on his handles to handle more like a 2. Love his rebounding and intangibles though. Would also like him to take a step forward scoring.
3- CJ Noland--This may be a fantasy but that's why I labeled this thread "hopeful". CJ seems to have some dog in him and looks to have a knack for scoring. Creating mismatches. If he's really 6-4 that would be great. Not sure about his overall athletic ability. Can he guard smaller quicker guards. Does he play D? Would be great if he was a player right off the bat.
4- Mawein--Possibly another pipe dream. 6-10 230? That would be incredible to have a stretch 4 that size. Many have put him way at the back of the lineup but he looks really good to me on film. I realize it's Navarro, but to me he looks like an athletic dunking machine with a stroke from 3. Looks agile. Rebounding totals seem low. But if he can defend a little and score sign me up.
5- Groves--Just hope he's not over hyped from the KU highlights. Score inside, get some caroms from our hopefully suffocating defense... Excited about him.
Bench:
Hill--Moser keeps saying he's going to have an expanded role and has been working hard. I've really like Jalen from the beginning, but seems to have some early Doolittle-like shyness towards scoring. He gets his stuff thrown inside alot. Hopefully he improves alot and plays tons of minutes. I don't know if Moser has him pegged as a wing or post, though.
Umoja--Hope he carves out a niche off the bench as a sharpshooter and steals guy.
Ethan Shagwah--Hopefully has a great last year spelling Groves and is a presence inside.
J Groves--I have no idea what to expect. He's 6-7, does he have guard like skills or is he more prone to inside/physicality? I really don't know. I have a feeling he's more of a guard. Moser in interviews really seems to think he has the potential to get alot better..
Bijan/Mason--Would love it if these guys were good enough to play alot. Would seem like they both would be learning from Goldwire this year while they get bigger/adjusted.
Rick--I don't know. What can Moser and staff do for him?
Last signee--Would love to sign an Alondes Williams-sized(and as athletic) scorer and slasher, and that might drastically change my view on the starting lineup.
Thoughts?
1- Jordan Goldwire--Hopefully very good ball handler/distributor and great defensively. Not sure his 3 pt acumen, but hopefully he works on his shooting and offense this summer. It's only an assumption that he can't shoot because he's constantly being labeled a defensive guy. Hey if he can run the team and lock down guys that'll be great.
2- Harkless--Good showing last year. Had spurts that were really good. Is a tough guy and very good on defense. Scored some. Needs to work on his handles to handle more like a 2. Love his rebounding and intangibles though. Would also like him to take a step forward scoring.
3- CJ Noland--This may be a fantasy but that's why I labeled this thread "hopeful". CJ seems to have some dog in him and looks to have a knack for scoring. Creating mismatches. If he's really 6-4 that would be great. Not sure about his overall athletic ability. Can he guard smaller quicker guards. Does he play D? Would be great if he was a player right off the bat.
4- Mawein--Possibly another pipe dream. 6-10 230? That would be incredible to have a stretch 4 that size. Many have put him way at the back of the lineup but he looks really good to me on film. I realize it's Navarro, but to me he looks like an athletic dunking machine with a stroke from 3. Looks agile. Rebounding totals seem low. But if he can defend a little and score sign me up.
5- Groves--Just hope he's not over hyped from the KU highlights. Score inside, get some caroms from our hopefully suffocating defense... Excited about him.
Bench:
Hill--Moser keeps saying he's going to have an expanded role and has been working hard. I've really like Jalen from the beginning, but seems to have some early Doolittle-like shyness towards scoring. He gets his stuff thrown inside alot. Hopefully he improves alot and plays tons of minutes. I don't know if Moser has him pegged as a wing or post, though.
Umoja--Hope he carves out a niche off the bench as a sharpshooter and steals guy.
Ethan Shagwah--Hopefully has a great last year spelling Groves and is a presence inside.
J Groves--I have no idea what to expect. He's 6-7, does he have guard like skills or is he more prone to inside/physicality? I really don't know. I have a feeling he's more of a guard. Moser in interviews really seems to think he has the potential to get alot better..
Bijan/Mason--Would love it if these guys were good enough to play alot. Would seem like they both would be learning from Goldwire this year while they get bigger/adjusted.
Rick--I don't know. What can Moser and staff do for him?
Last signee--Would love to sign an Alondes Williams-sized(and as athletic) scorer and slasher, and that might drastically change my view on the starting lineup.
Thoughts?
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