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Message: [QUOTE="Towney007, post: 2128233, member: 5832"] Gilbert played about 50 minutes of college basketball this year and while what I saw was perfectly fine, it wasn't game-changing. Based on the fact that he missed an entire year's worth of development, has a shoulder injury that just keeps reoccurring and is playing for a staff that pretty much whiffed in every way possible this year - I'd hope you'd understand why some people would be skeptical as to this being anything you can depend on. I liked what I saw from but again - more of the same. He's played 4 college basketball games in two years. If that's what you're putting your hopes and dreams in, good luck. Sure this team COULD be good. IF Jalen hangs around and continues to grow IF Larrier pans out and plays well IF Gilbert can stay healthy and contribute as - ostensibly - a first year player IF MAL can come in and contribute a little off the bench IF Diarra can stay healthy and contribute in ostensibly HIS first year of college basketball IF they can find anything resembling a front court IF they can add a wing or two IF Vital and Durham can make a step forward But that's about 8 'if's' - and that's around the guys already here. I'm not sure this team wins 20 games next year, to be honest. Talent and whatnot is certainly there for them to win 30+, but right now, projecting anything over 20 wins (if that) with that many issues is crackers. [/QUOTE]