I will start by saying that I do not expect to win 30 games or anything very close to it. Everything broke our way last season, and you do not expect that to happen very often. But, let's look at it position by position.
1. It is not likely that anyone will surpass Josh Hagins this season. DOWN
2. Let's assume that Marcus Johnson will get the second year D1 bump. With Hagins gone, he will become the focus, and he has the tools to make the plays. Throw in Kemy Osse and this position is probably the strength of the team. UP
3. Who knows who will be playing most of the minutes here. But for the sake of argument, let's assume it is Maurius Hill, with Jalen/Stetson (maybe Goldman?) getting a lot of minutes. We lose the availability of Jermaine Ruttley, Mareik Isom and Roger Woods at this slot, but with a veteran group of returners, I think we hold our own. EVEN
4. Mareik Isom/Roger Woods is a big loss here. That will be hard to replace. However, we have Black/Jalen/Goldman/Hill available, and we ought to be able to get good performance out of that combination. DOWN SLIGHTLY
5. Lis Shoshi should be better - possible significantly better. Plus, he now has Black as a legit big-man to help him. UP
So, what is the verdict? This team ought to be as good as last year's. Maybe better. But we probably will not win as many games.
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