Agree that a rotation of 8-9 is far more likely than a true 10-man rotation. Small nitpick, but I see Riley as closer to a guard with his current build + game, whereas White as a W/F. I wouldn't be surprised to see White and Rodgers playing a decent chunk of their minutes at the 4 (behind Hum) to open up more minutes at G/W for the KJ/Boz/DGL/Riley group. Also, I love Booth's potential but wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being the person on the outside looking in out of that group of 10, especially if he's dead set on playing the 4. He doesn't have a standout skill that sets him apart from the competition at his spots (Hum is a better floor spacer at the 4, Morez appears to be a better athletic junk yard dog at the 5).
My prediction for anyone we play this year?
That Louisville team was an absolute disaster (mostly thanks to Payne) but Tre was the best player on that team. Dude needs a new environment and fresh start
That's fair and I'm not discounting his talent....But ty Rodgers was like #55 out of high school and started on a team that went to the elite 8 last year. Also Will Riley is a top 15 recruit after reclassifying.
IMO, if you were to rank Tre, Ty, Will 1-3, I wouldn't have a problem with any order, any way, any how...that's how balanced production is likely to be at that wing spot. Hard to imagine the point totals of those three guys being separated by more than a few points at most...
Ty is a beast, he'll be a starter. He defends, defends some more, and rebounds. He even brought the ball up the floor last year in our year without a point guard. Then he'll steal a few cheap points off rebounds and when opportunities show up.
I'm sorry, I just don't see it. He may start early-season games, but I think he will trend downwards minutes-wise.
Rodgers was a supplement to a roster with very, very good scorers with his strength being hitting the glass on both ends of the floor. He is an effort guy who will do the little things to help win. He was a nice piece to the puzzle. That said, let's be honest...he's a liability on the offensive end. He didn't give us a ton and unless his ability to shoot the ball improves dramatically(and I mean dramatically), that will be much of the same this year. We don't have TSJ and we don't have Domask this year. For the most part, we have an unproven roster. This is going to be a team that's going to need all five guys on the court to be a threat. He's still going to get his share of minutes because every team needs "that guy" who's going to do the dirty work. That's Ty.
Ty has flaws but he does have the most experience in Brad's system and that I think will provide a trust level that Brad default to. I see this similar to a Damonte Williams situation in a lot of ways especially with a roster almost entirely if new guys. Just a guess.
Riley's 6"9 and very much has a guard-like skillset.
Ty’s defensive abilities will garner him starter minutes …rebounding and scoring garbage buckets will be side effects that will bolster those minutes
Pretty dang impressive.
Interesting that Self’s line doesn’t show him coaching at Tulsa or Illinois. Did he not play any top ten teams during those stints?
