Cam was my favorite as well, but as much as I wanted it for selfish reasons, he’s 23 years old and it was time for him to go. And his play has validated that decision.
If that logic made sense, Ball and Mahaney would get minimal minutes.
Stew makes more sense as a point forward than Karaban imo, he's a better dribbler and just as good of a passer. Karaban has a loose handle, especially in tight spaces.
Definitely true. But, like we've all said, defense improves with reps. Cam was much much better at the end of the year on defense than he was at the beginning of the year. Solo's showed signs of improvement from the Gonzaga game. More defensive reps for Stew in real game time will force him to improve. 20 minutes for the three sophomore wings and some minutes for Singare seems like a shrewd investment to make come tournament time. If we can legit go 3 deep with 6'10ish centers we will all be feeling pretty good about our chances. This team is as deep as we talked about all of season, but we all underestimated how raw everyone was particularly for Dan Hurley's system. Mahaney will come good in the Joey California role!! Need Ahmad Nowell healthy!
To be fair he’s also playing with more bench players on the floor typically than Ball or Mahaney would. He passes the eye test to me.