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Overreaction to Keaton's first NBA summer league game is kind of humorous. I recall many in our fanbase saying that the summer and preseason Keaton hype was overblown when he didn't light it up in the first couple of games last fall. It's going to take him some time for him to adjust, and...

My vague recollection is that Iguodala shot up the rankings later in his HS career, was overshadowed by McBride before that. I want to say (very vague memory) Self didn't recruit him right away because of questions about his offensive skill. Definitely more in the spotlight by his senior year...

Williams reminds me of Andre Iguodala ... central Illinois kid that is uber athletic, has a somewhat raw offensive game but unlimited potential. Let's hope his career follows a similar trajectory (just at Illinois instead of Arizona)!

Practices are going to be a dog fight this year. Not only to try to get into the top 9 for this year's rotation -- realistically barring injury only one of the frosh other than Coleman/Morillo will have a chance for such minutes -- but also for the younger guys to jockey for position for...

QC was the best player on that USA team throughout the tournament, though had a tough night last night. What’s great about him is that he still hustles and makes plays even when his ball isn’t going in (sound familiar?). Hopefully he’ll have 10-15 pounds more muscle by the time we see him in...

Offseason kool-aid always creates delusional expectations, but between the Vaaks teaser video and Coleman making the U18 USA team (and winning Iverson game MVP), I'm not sure I can recall being more excited about two guys coming in. Add in Morillo (his performance in that all-star game was...

And Morillo #34. Expect both Coleman and Morillo to make huge contributions next season.

I expect Coleman to be great, but there's a chance that Morillo has an even greater impact. A fairly thick 6'7" with with high bball IQ and PG skills, and has now developed a pretty consistent three point shot. If he can defend (always a challenge for a freshman), this dude is going to play a...

Am I crazy to think Vaaks might be our best player next year?

Is Ty 100% gone? Or did he put his name in the portal to at least see what else is out there, and there's a non-zero chance he could return? I actually think he would be exactly the type of veteran guard we could use. He's steady -- can defend, rebound, bring ball up the court as needed...

I would pay good money to watch the scrimmages this summer. If we retain all of the guys we want to retain, and add Blackwell, our second unit is probably a bubble tournament team. We all have expectations about who will start, but I think guys like Coleman and Morillo will really push the...

People would have said it was "crazy" or "shocking" that Keaton chose to play with his local AAU team rather than a shoe-circuit AAU team a few years ago. He and his family are clearly willing to make the "shocking" short term decision if they weigh things differently. I just wonder if things...

I thought the story at the time of Skyy's transfer was that he needed to because Brad was a mean coach. Would be the greatest of ironies if he got the extra year and then transferred back. I had mentioned to my son during the B10 tournament that Skyy was playing the way we hoped Boswell...

Hard to think of what else would stop deals other than money ... although I suspect one or more of T/Z/Mirk could go through the draft process. Maybe demanding we re-up Petro or Bilic for decent $$ as part of some package deal?

Blackwell-level player?