Roster update?

[gsmooth]

We still need a big capable of playing the 5. Wait until you see how quickly Reed gets two when he's starting. Reibe may not be ready to mix with some of the centers we will face. Ideally we could add a thick 4/5 guy. Gives us more options. Right now, if Reed got hurt we'd probably have Stewart at the 5.

I agree with needing a back up playing the 5. I was reacting to him saying Reed Jr has not committed. I will highlight that in my response to make it clear.

 

[BleedHuskyBlu]

Guaranteed rotation pieces:
Demary
Ball
Mullins
Stew
Reed
Smith
Mullins
Reibe

Fighting for remaining rotation spot/s:
Ross
Adams
Furphy

I think it’s a real toss up among those last 3 for the final rotation spot. There’s Furphy people, Ross people, and probably less Adams people. If Karaban comes back though, add him to the first 8, and there’s your 9 man rotation easily.

Jayden Ross has to be a rotational piece this year. He has the size and defensive potential we will need

 

[HooperScooper]

Those last 3? That's ridiculous talent to have fighting for PT.
We don't talk enough about Adams on here but that dude is smooth. His shot is beautiful and he has a non stop motor.
I'm still getting used to the notion of having an entire bench full of possible rotation pieces.

Be careful. We thought that last season too.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Be careful. We thought that last season too.

I thought that as I was writing it. I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that we don't have athletes. Even before we added Silas, I can't think of a more athletic big than T nor a more athletic wing than Ross. Everything that has come out of Hurleys mouth regarding Ross flies in the face of every naysayer. There will be a lot of "i knew all along"s on here come December.

 

[bendm]

We still need a big capable of playing the 5. Wait until you see how quickly Reed gets two when he's starting. Reibe may not be ready to mix with some of the centers we will face. Ideally we could add a thick 4/5 guy. Gives us more options. Right now, if Reed got hurt we'd probably have Stewart at the 5.

Agreed. Our remaining Needs are 1) AK stays or we get a replacement starting PF and 2) a 3rd string 4/5.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He’s just that good.

He really might be.

 

[jibsey]

Jayden Ross has to be a rotational piece this year. He has the size and defensive potential we will need

Jayden had flashes last year both defensively and offensively but he was inconsistent on offense. We could be surprised and there has been virtually no positive talk of him for next year. (By us fans here)

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It would not surprise me to see Adam's take one of Mullins' two spots. Adam's dis make the McD's AA game and I haven't seen enough of his play to completely discount him at this point.

 

[aburks41]

It would not surprise me to see Adam's take one of Mullins' two spots. Adam's dis make the McD's AA game and I haven't seen enough of his play to completely discount him at this point.

I heard rumblings of Adams not being too happy we brought in Malachi Smith. Not sure how the minutes shake out for him now. Demary and Smith have all 40 mins at the 1 locked up. Solo will be 30+ MPG at the 2. Mullins (if he’s not starting at the 3) will be getting 10 MPG at the 2 and likely 15 MPG at the 3. Furphy/Ross/Stewart get the other 25 MPG at the 3 and backup 4 spot minutes?

That leaves 0 minutes for Adams. We’ll see what happens with him I guess

 

[ToolzieFan]

I heard rumblings of Adams not being too happy we brought in Malachi Smith. Not sure how the minutes shake out for him now. Demary and Smith have all 40 mins at the 1 locked up. Solo will be 30+ MPG at the 2. Mullins (if he’s not starting at the 3) will be getting 10 MPG at the 2 and likely 15 MPG at the 3. Furphy/Ross/Stewart get the other 25 MPG at the 3 and backup 4 spot minutes?

That leaves 0 minutes for Adams. We’ll see what happens with him I guess

I don’t think we can assign minute totals that easily yet, and I really don’t think we can assume Furphy and Ross have cemented their spots in the rotation. Adams will have a chance to earn minutes, even if the rumblings you heard are accurate.

 

[Slick]

I heard rumblings of Adams not being too happy we brought in Malachi Smith. Not sure how the minutes shake out for him now. Demary and Smith have all 40 mins at the 1 locked up. Solo will be 30+ MPG at the 2. Mullins (if he’s not starting at the 3) will be getting 10 MPG at the 2 and likely 15 MPG at the 3. Furphy/Ross/Stewart get the other 25 MPG at the 3 and backup 4 spot minutes?

That leaves 0 minutes for Adams. We’ll see what happens with him I guess

Crazy post. If Adams plays well in practice he will get plenty of minutes. Let’s see what he can do before we say there are no minutes for him

 

[bendm]

I heard rumblings of Adams not being too happy we brought in Malachi Smith. Not sure how the minutes shake out for him now. Demary and Smith have all 40 mins at the 1 locked up. Solo will be 30+ MPG at the 2. Mullins (if he’s not starting at the 3) will be getting 10 MPG at the 2 and likely 15 MPG at the 3. Furphy/Ross/Stewart get the other 25 MPG at the 3 and backup 4 spot minutes?

That leaves 0 minutes for Adams. We’ll see what happens with him I guess

Not surprised at all. There is no PT available for Adams at PG between Silas and Smith if those guys are who we expect. Realistically maybe 10mpg as backup SG If Alex leaves and we don’t replace him with a transfer starter (meaning Mullins starts at the 3 and Stew at the 4)

 

[Gurleyman]

I heard rumblings of Adams not being too happy we brought in Malachi Smith. Not sure how the minutes shake out for him now. Demary and Smith have all 40 mins at the 1 locked up. Solo will be 30+ MPG at the 2. Mullins (if he’s not starting at the 3) will be getting 10 MPG at the 2 and likely 15 MPG at the 3. Furphy/Ross/Stewart get the other 25 MPG at the 3 and backup 4 spot minutes?

That leaves 0 minutes for Adams. We’ll see what happens with him I guess

I mean, he signed thinking we would have Mahaney and Nowell. Now we have Demary and Smith instead.

We’ve had our 3 act like a second point guard a lot lately (Jackson, Castle - McNeeley was starting to look like one). That position has nobody in it at the moment. So he can go win it. Nobody says it has to be Mullins.

 

[Lafayette]

I mean, he signed thinking we would have Mahaney and Nowell. Now we have Demary and Smith instead.

We’ve had our 3 act like a second point guard a lot lately (Jackson, Castle - McNeeley was starting to look like one). That position has nobody in it at the moment. So he can go win it. Nobody says it has to be Mullins.

Smith is a 5th yr senior so Adams would gain a year under him.

Furphy is a lot better than most think.

 

[bendm]

I mean, he signed thinking we would have Mahaney and Nowell. Now we have Demary and Smith instead.

We’ve had our 3 act like a second point guard a lot lately (Jackson, Castle - McNeeley was starting to look like one). That position has nobody in it at the moment. So he can go win it. Nobody says it has to be Mullins.

If he weren’t so scrawny I’d agree but he needs to gain at least 15lbs before he can guard other wings. He’s only listed at 165.

 

[Gurleyman]

If he weren’t so scrawny I’d agree but he needs to gain at least 15lbs before he can guard other wings. He’s only listed at 165.

on D, they could change matchups a bit - at least when he’s paired with Demary. Although if we are forced into switching, we can’t guarantee those matchups hold.

Adams was really out of sorts on offense in the McDs game, but I was encouraged by his quick feet on D. Someone isolated on him and he took on the challenge and really locked in and moved his feet. But he would potentially be vulnerable to bully ball.

 

[444JR]

on D, they could change matchups a bit - at least when he’s paired with Demary. Although if we are forced into switching, we can’t guarantee those matchups hold.

Adams was really out of sorts on offense in the McDs game, but I was encouraged by his quick feet on D. Someone isolated on him and he took on the challenge and really locked in and moved his feet. But he would potentially be vulnerable to bully ball.

Mullins will also potentially be vulnerable to bully ball, whether the bulk of his minutes are at the 2 or 3. But they both have good positional length and competitive motors. I’ve watched a lot of games from both. They’re hoopers, but the physicality will be an adjustment regardless of what positions they’re defending, just a reality. Their respective skillsets are major pluses. Makes sense for adams to wonder where his minutes are going to come from, but, a 3-guard lineup like we ran with Tristen, Cam, and Stephon, gives all these talented guards a chance to get a lot of run. Obviously a lot rides on who is added to the roster and where JStew will see the bulk of his minutes.

Silas Demary Jr
Solo Ball
Braylon Mullins
Malachi Smith
Darius Adams
Jayden Ross
Jacob Furphy

..could all be competing for those 3 guard spots in theory. Really talented rotation. If any of them are ready to compete for their minutes, then they chose to play for the wrong program. @Gurleyman sorry, all of this obviously isn’t directed at your post.

 

[Lafayette]

Mullins will also potentially be vulnerable to bully ball, whether the bulk of his minutes are at the 2 or 3. But they both have good positional length and competitive motors. I’ve watched a lot of games from both. They’re hoopers, but the physicality will be an adjustment regardless of what positions they’re defending, just a reality. Their respective skillsets are major pluses. Makes sense for adams to wonder where his minutes are going to come from, but, a 3-guard lineup like we ran with Tristen, Cam, and Stephon, gives all these talented guards a chance to get a lot of run. Obviously a lot rides on who is added to the roster and where JStew will see the bulk of his minutes.

Silas Demary Jr
Solo Ball
Braylon Mullins
Malachi Smith
Darius Adams
Jayden Ross
Jacob Furphy

..could all be competing for those 3 guard spots in theory. Really talented rotation. If any of them are ready to compete for their minutes, then they chose to play for the wrong program. @Gurleyman sorry, all of this obviously isn’t directed at your post.

Furphy played the 3 in Australia. Ross can play guard but is more a 3 anyway.

 

[uconnfan68]

I don’t think we can assign minute totals that easily yet, and I really don’t think we can assume Furphy and Ross have cemented their spots in the rotation. Adams will have a chance to earn minutes, even if the rumblings you heard are accurate.

Key word here:EARN

 

[Mooch82]

Guaranteed rotation pieces:
Demary
Ball
Mullins
Stew
Reed
Smith
Mullins
Reibe

Fighting for remaining rotation spot/s:
Ross
Adams
Furphy

I think it’s a real toss up among those last 3 for the final rotation spot. There’s Furphy people, Ross people, and probably less Adams people. If Karaban comes back though, add him to the first 8, and there’s your 9 man rotation easily.

Mullins is so good you gotta get him in there twice.

 

[bendm]

The silence has been deafening but I’m coming around to only needing a backup 4/5 to replace Alex if he leaves. Monroe woulda fit the bill… I think this would still be a chip contending squad depending on the transfer and if Mullins is as good as advertised:

Silas 20 / Smith 20
Ball 30 / Adams 10
Mullins 20 / Ross 10 / Silas 10
Stew 25 / Transfer 15
Reed 25 / Reibe 10 / Transfer 5

30: Silas / Ball
25: Stew / Reed
20: Smith / Mullins / Transfer
10: Adams / Ross / Reibe
B: Furphy

Cut the rotation to 7 for the BET

 

[Lafayette]

The silence has been deafening but I’m coming around to only needing a backup 4/5 to replace Alex if he leaves. Monroe woulda fit the bill… I think this would still be a chip contending squad depending on the transfer and if Mullins is as good as advertised:

Silas 20 / Smith 20
Ball 30 / Adams 10
Mullins 20 / Silas 10 / Ross 10
Stew 25 / Transfer 15
Reed 25 / Reibe 10 / Transfer 5

30: Silas / Ball
25: Stew / Reed
20: Smith / Mullins / Transfer
10: Adams / Ross / Reibe
B: Furphy

Cut the rotation to 7 for the BET

A lot depends on how Hurley wants to structure a 3 guard offense.

Silas Demary, Jr. is more combo guard than pure point. Malachi Smith is definitely pure PG.

So given Solo is going to start, and hopefully take a Junior leap in talent:

Malachi Smith
Silas Demary Jr. / Adams
Solo Ball / Mullins
Stewart / Ross / Furphy
Reed, Jr. / Reibe

But if we need to go big

Malachi Smith / Silas Demary Jr / Adams
Solo Ball / Mullins / Adams
Stewart / Furphy
Reibe / Ross
Reed, Jr.

But we are not there yet with roster - AK decision nonetheless we need some PF transfer in.

 

[Palatine]

I want a big. 4/5

 

[Waquoit]

Guaranteed rotation pieces:
Demary
Ball
Mullins
Stew
Reed
Smith
Mullins
Reibe

"You said Mullins twice"
"I like Mullins"

 

[Sphinx]

I believe, to win it all, we need Mullins and Demary to show up as advertised. Mullins needs to get McNealy minutes at the 3 and give us the consistent 3-point shooting that McNealey in the end failed to deliver. Demary needs to clone the Newton role. If either or both these guys turns out to be a Mahaney-type "miss". we are going to struggle. Further, we need Ball and Mullins playing together, not alternating. Together, they will be the heart and soul of our offense. If we have Karaban or some beefy transfer at the 4, we can't have Stewart at the 3. That is a lineup too likely to give us 6-minute stretches without a basket. If we're to be something special next year, we must get workhorse minutes from Demary, Ball and Mullins.