They invited too many guys to join the team. Just focus on 8 guys who can contribute. I'm not including Battle because hopefully the NBA dream won't be dead a year from now. Oh yeah, we need to completely ditch the 2-3. It works against 18-22 year olds that haven't developed fully as shooters yet with a full season of focused practice. You can't just slap together a pick up team and expect them to rotate well, so we need players who can check up man to man.
G-Tyler Ennis: Very smart, good shooter, could be a great facilitator for the team. The Devo/Gillion/Crawford are all score first guys, and the team needs a "true" point guard.
G-Jonny Flynn: I doubt he'd actually play, but this is a wish-list. Even if he's a half step slower because of the hip and/or age he should still be one of the quickest players in the tourney. He'd be the main defensive guard, with Ennis playing the lesser threat. Defensively is where I think Flynn would be the biggest upgrade from Gillion/Crawford.
G-Andrew White: The best catch and shoot guy they can bring in. Shot 39.5% from 3 in college which is fantastic. (other three point specialists in recentish SU history include, GMAC 35.4%, Cooney 33.7%, Southerland 37%, Rautins 37.4%, Gillon 37.8%, Buddy 35.3%) Plus he's a taller guard to offset Ennis and Flynn who are both skinny and short.
F-Wesley Johnson: He's out of the league now, and could be their best and most versatile all around player. He's a big NBA athletic guy who can do a lot of things, he's not a selfish player, and most important of all he should be a willing rebounder.
F-Hakim Warrick: He's going to be 38 next year, which might be too old, but he sill plays pro ball and should be in shape. He can be the go to post guy on the team. He showed this year that he can still fill that role.
F-C. J. Fair: Heck of a scorer, can sub for either Johnson or Warrick to fill either role. He should be able to work in the post with Wes at the wing, or on the wing with Hak in the post. He's also another guy who should improve the rebounding effort.
C-Rakeem Christmas: My first choice was Fab... Until I remembered he unfortunately died
. Rak is Arinze with real offensive potential. He can clog the lane just as well, and maybe even contribute with some post touches, or some high-low looks.
C-Baye Moussa Keita: Purely for keeping opponents off the offensive glass. If a team is kicking their asses with offensive rebounding, Keita could be the cure.
Bonus- Carmelo Anthony: For obvious reasons. Leave an open invite for Melo, they're probably not getting him, but if you do he should be the best player in the tourney. Even if he probably won't help the rebounding, the dude will get any shot he wants. Memes about his effort on defense aside, a half effort Melo shouldn't have any problems checking 90% of TBT players.
Alternates,
Guards: Michael Gbinije, Brandon Triche, Greg Paulus
Forwards: Tyler Roberson, Paul Harris, Chris McCullough
Center: DaJuan Coleman, Arinze Onuaku
