People were upset when I said there is real concern with Kofi producing. He just has a ton of work to do on his body. He really struggles to get up and down the court...in high school. He also fouls a lot and those fouls happen more often when you are tired.
BUT...the potential high low with Kofi and GeogreGy (nobody spells it right). Fake handoff to Ayo, fake to Trent, turn and drop it down to the big fella...wowza. That is the play that they sold to Kofi. He has good hands for a big guy which only helps this play.
Can someone explain why people are concerned with depth? This will be our deepest team in years if everyone stays. This is a real college basketball roster, the first one in I don't know how long...maybe since Weber was here.
Samba will be much improved. He has awesome footwork, he just didn't have the time to get into the rotation because of being late at the start of the season. HE will be so much better...lots of positive talk there.
Kofi will struggle to adjust imo, but he will have some really easy looks too. Good rebounder, posts up well and will only get better there.
Giorgi will be a much improved shooter. He was capable last season, but just never got comfortable. I think he knows he needs to shoot well outside in order to have any shot at the league. He is one of the hardest workers on the team...he will work on that shot until it works on him.
Ayo...a little nervous because he will want to work on his shot as well and I really don't think its his strength. But being told to shoot better from outside and get stronger by scouts will make him do both of those things...we will see if it is for the better.
Trent- Needed the offseason to get healthy...he was dinged up all season. Just need him to be more aggressive next season,
Dre- Think he is who he is. Wont see a huge jump, but that's ok. He was the best player on our team for stretches.
AG- Shooters shoot. Watch out for a monster jump this season (I just hope that jump doesn't take him elsewhere)
TJ- Another expected huge leap. Had the suspension, but if he keeps a positive attitude this dude has as much NBA potential as anyone on the team.
Monte- Takes over AJ role as the stopper. I want to see him get aggressive on offense so bad, but I just don't think it is the player he will ever be. Its a mental thing with him...skill level is there.
Kip- Rumor is he may get passed up on the depth chart. Coach was just never happy with him because he knows how much potential Kip has. Again, like monte it is a mental thing...skill is there.
TJ- will start. Just an all around player. To win the award he did last season was pretty remarkable. Fits in right away to our offense and defense.
Coach is set to add a new look to our defense. Apparently he is going to work more full court stuff into the mix.