Groce has most knowledge of players and situation, but these are my observations from the fanforum universe.
1) To be the team we need to be in the Big Ten it has to be all hands on decks and all players are legitimate threats to score and assist on scores. To me that means JCL needs to start and play major minutes while being a threat to set-up teammates. Tate can be a guy who helps close games out with his free throw shooting and being an extra ball handler. I also think at this point he will be the back-up but Tejon is proving better than I thought in a limited sample size.
2) Black will have to be a rebounding and defensive presence. He had good stats in limited play but will that extrapolate for a full game. Kipper can potentially be a match up problem similar to the former Nebraska player (Shields?) and a lesser extent Hill if he can hit jumpers, run the court, and post up.
We will likely have a 9 man rotation although I favor a 10 with this team. Thorne, Hill, Abrams, Mav, Finke, Black, JCL, DJ, Tate, and possibly Kipper/Jordan/Tejon make the 10th. I think free throw shooting could be a weakness for this team so don't expect our low FT% guys out there during bonus and end of games when we have a small lead.
Kipper and Black are the wild cards at this point, I think we know what to expect from most of the squad. But for this team to be competitive with the top 3-4 teams in the big ten we need these two guys to close the gap on some of our weaknesses(defense, energy, athleticism, atitude).
