Duren could put this bunch on a different level.I really like Oscar too. Great attitude. I'm curious to see if Jalen Duren reclassifies. Not getting my hopes up but the addition of that kid would be enormous. Hell of a front court. The back court is already loaded especially if Mintz returns.
But the front court seems already promising to me, perhaps deceptively so.
Along with Oscar:
* There are reports that Toppin, who really seemed to be coming into his own at the end of the year, is nearly 6'10'' and has radically improved his shot.
* If you could put Keion Brooks back on the trajectory he was on at the end of his freshman year -- before he was hurt -- everyone would be excited about his potential.
* Collins strikes me as a guy who can be a real disruptor right from the beginning -- put him in the game, pressure guards out on the interior, and if anyone gets beat, he's there to erase the mistake.
* Hopkins looked poised and skilled in the Iverson game.
* And Ware is at a minimum a big, athletic body.
I'm not sure how many teams have a front court that deep and talented. There probably are some but I can't think of them.