The disappointing draft results of UK players this year could add another hidden upside to Briscoe returning and Bolden going to Duke.
Briscoe was thought to be an almost certain one and done coming in. There is no way Cal is going to risk having an elite guard recruit that came to college with an NBA point guard body and, arguably, the makings of an NBA combo guard's game stay for his junior year.
Cal is basically going to *HAVE* to go three guard as his default line-up to keep Fox, Monk, and Briscoe's stock up.
Wenyen Gabriel can look bad until February and then put it together for a couple months and still go top 15 because he's 6'10, can fly around the court, and NBA execs will talk themselves into him being an NBA 3 man. Not so with Briscoe. He and, to a lesser extent, the other two guards are going to have to be showcased.
It should, in theory, be the opposite of when Cal kept playing the Twins together at the one and two when it was obvious to everyone that the best lineup was pairing Ulis or Booker with one of the Twins or going three guards.
At least that's what I am telling myself.