Teams gassed. Missing 1 or 2 more pieces especially at the guard spot.
Hoping this team holds up physically down the stretch. The only bench player that gives me any confidence is Peebles. I'd love another a solid guard and a solid forward/post to give us a solid 8-player rotation that keeps the starters fresh. Hurts so bad when Lopes, Ndour, Oden, or Rhodes enters the game to give someone a rest and then gets pulled almost immediately due to a defensive lapse.
For added depth next year, we have a couple well-regarded wings coming in next year's freshman class. Highly-ranked guard Camille Jackson should be playing next year. Would be lovely to find that another returnee takes big steps in the offseason or down the stretch this year.
Could there be a transfer forward/post joining us for 2023-24? Two names of note thus far (for my/our own pleasure in thought--the portal will fill up after the season) are:
1. Yale standout grad transfer Camilla Emsbo, who is out for 2022-23 with an ACL tear. '21-'22: unanimous First-Team All-Ivy Conference, averaged 14.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. There's a lot of hussle and box out in her game, to complement her 6'5" size. Ivy League rules prohibit grad students from playing, however she has one NCAA year of eligibility.
2. Vanderbilt freshman Amauri Williams, former top 100 recruit who was dismissed from the team this month for violating team rules.