The only way it works for everyone to play is TA coming off the bench as a small ball 4.
We could start Milos, Pop, Sharp.
Only room for 2 reserves off the bench so I will say Flemings and Harwell with Mercy competing.
Then Sakho and TA back up bigs.
TA isnt a big though. Heās a shooting guard with small forward size. Also, Pop is coming off of a recent hip surgery. TA will definitely play a bunch of minutes
Maybe. I donāt see Isaacs matching LJās productivity, either, and thatās what it would take to average 15.
Doesnāt really matter what Arceneaux or Isaacs MIGHT average - as I said, the point of my comment was that there are too many uncertainties around Isaacs to just slot him in as a starter after having a second hip surgery to deal with an issue thatās been ongoing for several years.
When you add in the fact that weāre going to have what looks like a loaded roster next year, scoring 15 ppg is gonna be tough for anyone not named Sharp (or Uzan).
And his assist:turnover ratio is kind of abysmal for a PG, so thatās a pretty big question mark when it comes to getting PT.
This is the part so many folks canāt wrap their heads around. As currently constructed, this team will literally be able to sub all 5 positions at once and not have a huge drop-off in production. Like CKS said before, āWe ARE the Jonesesā
I think thatās the role heāll have either way, but heāll be a different kind of scorer than LJ - not as automatic from 3 but better able to get to the basket and draw fouls. If Milos is here and Pop is healthy, that backcourt with Isaacs and Sharp will be tough.
If Milos isnāt here, I can see Isaacs sharing the PG duties to some extent with Flemings, unless Jefferson is farther along than it looked last year.
Harwell is going to get a lot of minutes, though, and I expect Mercy to be in the rotation, too.
This roster is going to look different than what weāve seen before, so itās kind of hard to point to specific roles that this yearās team played and tie them to the new guys.
In the All American game Harwell did not start. By the second half they couldnāt keep him off the court. Plus Harwell chose to guard AJ (BYU commit) in the second half. AJ was asking for picks from big man to free himself up. I do not see how Coach can keep him on the bench and if Milos leaves he starts easily. Terrence would need to play like a first rounder if he wants to start. Since Harwell is projected as such.