Was thinking (and hoping) he was referencing Lee portaling, not Coleman.
Lee would make more sense. Coleman is going to play. How much is really up to him. He is bringing a unique player profile, that really no one else on the roster offers. He is an explosive athlete. If he has a similar role to a guy like Trey McKinney on Michigan last year, he can still have big impact on winning and get himself on the NBA's radar.
If Blackwell commits, Lee's path to significant playing time is going to be dependent on him making a HUGE leap, or injury. My amateurish scouting report based on the few times he got run is that he is a guy who does a lot of things well, but he isn't elite at any particular skill. He is going to be a good player, but will he ever be a big contributor on a team with National Championship aspirations? It's really hard to get really comfortable at this level when you only get to break a sweat in practice.
It's similar to the Ty situation in my mind. He could play a lot in many other programs. I'm just not sure how he fits in this particular roster, other than serving as a depth piece and an awesome practice player.
We'd obviously be lucky to have him back, but honestly, if I were him, I'd be looking around.
I think similarly about a guy like Ethan Brown. That kid can get buckets and would help a lot of teams this year. His shooting ability, however, could definitely earn him a big role here down the line if he has the patience. I have to believe he'd look pretty nice in 27 taking over Jake's role.
Landon Davis needs to get a lot stronger, and I have to imagine he knows it. For him, I see the fit.
I hope they all stay. They are all really talented guys, and obviously Brad sees something in each of them, but I'd get it if any of them wanted to re-assess.
The program's 26-27 paradigm has shifted from potential re-build to a complete re-load. That may not be exactly what they thought they were signing up for, but hopefully it is.
