Horns11
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I wish I had some "deep" thoughts, but this program is floundering, so maybe I'll just focus on the depth.
C:
Ridley
Ibeh
They'll probably split time 50/50 at the beginning of the season. If Ibeh is even just like a 50 percent version of himself from the UH game in the "who-gives-a-****-classic," I'd be playing him as much as possible. Hopefully, Ridley has worked on his feet over the summer. There's no reason for a guy of his size and talent to just be standing around, especially on D.
F
Lammert
Holmes
Newsome
We'll sorely miss Papi, who probably could have hung with most shooting forwards in the conference. I doubt Newsome gets much time at all because we'll use 3-guard lineups a lot. He might scare opponents because he looks like Nanny McPhee. Lammert is going to take over the "Jason Klotz" type of role with 10-foot jumpers and hopefully some heady defensive play. Holmes seems to be the guy who "should" be playing more, but Barnes isn't apt to get him more minutes. I think last season it was minor injury bugs, and hopefully he's worked enough to get better and play some better D.
PG
Felix
Not much to say here. I guess he'll get spelled by one of the other guys from time to time, with Taylor being my likely guess for 5 min/game, but if Felix isn't playing 35 min, we're probably in trouble at that position.
Every other G
Holland
Yancy
Croaker
Taylor
Walker
Holland will get the starts because Barnes likes his speed and effort, but I'd be surprised if he ended up with the most minutes out of this bunch. I think Yancy will be the "SG" player out of this group. Felix will be playing the 1, so there's not really a "second PG" player needed. His HS clips look a lot like Brandon Mouton with a bit more speed and passing ability. I also liked the speed and efforts of Croaker in his limited clips. Walker might end up being more of a swingman who fills in for a forward when we go small. I think Taylor needed the most work out of the recruits as he was quite raw and went "pass first" on every possession I've ever seen, which is ok if he's only going to be spelling Felix for a few minutes at a time.
C:
Ridley
Ibeh
They'll probably split time 50/50 at the beginning of the season. If Ibeh is even just like a 50 percent version of himself from the UH game in the "who-gives-a-****-classic," I'd be playing him as much as possible. Hopefully, Ridley has worked on his feet over the summer. There's no reason for a guy of his size and talent to just be standing around, especially on D.
F
Lammert
Holmes
Newsome
We'll sorely miss Papi, who probably could have hung with most shooting forwards in the conference. I doubt Newsome gets much time at all because we'll use 3-guard lineups a lot. He might scare opponents because he looks like Nanny McPhee. Lammert is going to take over the "Jason Klotz" type of role with 10-foot jumpers and hopefully some heady defensive play. Holmes seems to be the guy who "should" be playing more, but Barnes isn't apt to get him more minutes. I think last season it was minor injury bugs, and hopefully he's worked enough to get better and play some better D.
PG
Felix
Not much to say here. I guess he'll get spelled by one of the other guys from time to time, with Taylor being my likely guess for 5 min/game, but if Felix isn't playing 35 min, we're probably in trouble at that position.
Every other G
Holland
Yancy
Croaker
Taylor
Walker
Holland will get the starts because Barnes likes his speed and effort, but I'd be surprised if he ended up with the most minutes out of this bunch. I think Yancy will be the "SG" player out of this group. Felix will be playing the 1, so there's not really a "second PG" player needed. His HS clips look a lot like Brandon Mouton with a bit more speed and passing ability. I also liked the speed and efforts of Croaker in his limited clips. Walker might end up being more of a swingman who fills in for a forward when we go small. I think Taylor needed the most work out of the recruits as he was quite raw and went "pass first" on every possession I've ever seen, which is ok if he's only going to be spelling Felix for a few minutes at a time.
