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[QUOTE="Hopkins16, post: 4431904, member: 3893"]
We are solid at the guard positions. Joe, Judah and Sy should see minutes together in a 3 guard lineup. Quadir could easily join the group if he settles down and stop looking to be be flashy and spectacular on every play.  If he settles down, we have 4 solid guards with one (Quadir) who can reliably play the forward position in the zone defense.

We need Taylor to come alive. Of our freshmen, he looks the part as being the most ready due to his demeanor and size and perceived maturity.  He carries himself and looks the part of an upperclassman but his play says otherwise. We need his contribution as he can strengthen both the guard and forward positions.

Hima will do an admirable job backing up Jesse.  In the zone defense, he will have to learn not to always sit deep under the basket but close out quick enough to defend against shot attempts close to the basket.

Bell and Brown have a lot of potential but will be inconsistent. Benny must be the steady forward and can be that if he plays into his strengths (defense, rebounding and scoring around the basket). I'm worried that he still looks so lost out there. If I did not follow our team and watched last night's game, I would have thought he was one of the freshmen and not a five star upperclassman.  Benny, please find hope and inspiration from Cole's tweet, perhaps it was directed to you.

Overall, the group looks promising and it's good to see that we have good length with athleticism. If this team gels as the season goes on and we can pull off enough wins to make it to the tournament....
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