Even if Facey doesn't improve, I tend to think he'll get the starting nod until he proves he isn't capable. Perhaps if Facey is the same, Durham can't play(even though I'm pretty sure Ollie said he will be ready for the season), and T is simply better than Diarra, then he could get to start. Just don't find that scenario likely. Personally I'm hoping we can start a front court with two solid, championship winning big men, who with their seniority(along with Purvis), can lead us somewhere.
Even if Facey doesn't improve, I tend to think he'll get the starting nod until he proves he isn't capable. Perhaps if Facey is the same, Durham can't play(even though I'm pretty sure Ollie said he will be ready for the season), and T is simply better than Diarra, then he could get to start. Just don't find that scenario likely. Personally I'm hoping we can start a front court with two solid, championship winning big men, who with their seniority(along with Purvis), can lead us somewhere.
okay let's circle back real quick with BIG T not getting PT at Uconn.
At the 4, all we have is Facey who has shown over his first 3 years he hasn't had the ability to lock down that position although given many opportunities. The other option is Diarra is another freshman who is rank below him and probably isn't as offensively gifted as BIG T. Durham (who I believe will be the future for Uconn) is coming off two ACL injuries and it is hard for me to believe that even if he didn't redshirt he would be a major contributor in this upcoming season.
As far as the 5, let's keep that alone because who knows if Brimah is coming back and even if he does, he gets in a lot of foul trouble, so I see Enoch getting at least 20+ mins a night.
The only way I see BIG T not getting a opportunity to show his skill set this upcoming year as a Husky if Ollie decided to give Larrier a chance at the 4 and Terry killed at the 4.
Would their be a better opportunity for BIG T at Cuse to get PT his freshman year, yes probably, is Cuse probably a better fit, yes, but let's not get it twisted, Uconn could use all the help they can get in the front court for this upcoming year.