1. Quade
2. Alexander
3. Baker
4. Vanderbilt
5. Knox
6. Washington
7. Wenyen
8. SKJ
9. Richards
10. Lumberjack
11. Hami?
12. Bamba?
13. Johnson (probably not with Knox)
I think it's worth looking at the urgency of Diallo/Bamba with this in mind.
I think we can agree that Bamba is still necessary to guarantee a top flight frontcourt.
It also seems hard to envision Johnson coming back, even without Hami, because a guy who is transferring in his situation is looking for immediate big minutes.
However,
Hami coming back on the wing is really interesting, with:
Baker who is more guard
Washington and Wenyen who are more forward
Vanderbilt/Knox are pretty versatile at the college level
Of course I want him to come back, especially for his experience in Cal's system, but we got another guy who can shoot, whereas Diallo is known as a brickmason. There's a saying about quantities of shooters on this board which needs not be repeated.
With no more additions, I think we end up a young and dangerous dark horse contender 5-10 range team starting Quade, a wing trio of death (take your pick) and hopefully SKJ showing all that potential late-season.
With Bamba, swap him in at the 5, and I think we have some youth bumps early, but we're the clear best team in the country as soon as Quade mind-melds with Cal (think Ulis, sophomore Andrew Harrison, late season Wall/Knight/Teague).
With Hami and Bamba, take away some of those early season bumps, and increase the RPM of that buzzsaw in March.
2. Alexander
3. Baker
4. Vanderbilt
5. Knox
6. Washington
7. Wenyen
8. SKJ
9. Richards
10. Lumberjack
11. Hami?
12. Bamba?
13. Johnson (probably not with Knox)
I think it's worth looking at the urgency of Diallo/Bamba with this in mind.
I think we can agree that Bamba is still necessary to guarantee a top flight frontcourt.
It also seems hard to envision Johnson coming back, even without Hami, because a guy who is transferring in his situation is looking for immediate big minutes.
However,
Hami coming back on the wing is really interesting, with:
Baker who is more guard
Washington and Wenyen who are more forward
Vanderbilt/Knox are pretty versatile at the college level
Of course I want him to come back, especially for his experience in Cal's system, but we got another guy who can shoot, whereas Diallo is known as a brickmason. There's a saying about quantities of shooters on this board which needs not be repeated.
With no more additions, I think we end up a young and dangerous dark horse contender 5-10 range team starting Quade, a wing trio of death (take your pick) and hopefully SKJ showing all that potential late-season.
With Bamba, swap him in at the 5, and I think we have some youth bumps early, but we're the clear best team in the country as soon as Quade mind-melds with Cal (think Ulis, sophomore Andrew Harrison, late season Wall/Knight/Teague).
With Hami and Bamba, take away some of those early season bumps, and increase the RPM of that buzzsaw in March.
