Taylen Kinney is on the US's U18 team. Should be a good stage to assess how college-ready he is.

That is somewhat true but 2.2 apg is still terrible for someone who was double-teamed as often as DP

What Boozer was incredible at was getting to the foul line. Of course most of that was just the fact that he played for Duke.

Chance Thomas committed to KU. I have heard it argued he will be the next Jalon Daniels

As long as we rarely have to sit both Kinney and Blyden at the same time it shouldn't be a problem

My guess is the last roster spot will go to a veteran, undersized, break glass in case of emergency point guard in the vein of Diggy and Ngala

Is Atticus Richmond or Grant Mordini better?

I like that he wears 88. Perhaps an homage to Danny and the Miracles

@DCHawker It technically isn't unprecedented because we got a 7 seed in 2025

Given that people are not very enthused about Kinney starting, why couldn't Parker start? Stokes has the quickness, ball-handling, and passing skills to play the 2. Imagine a starting lineup of Blyden, Stokes, Parker, Dawes, and Reeves. That lineup would be elite in terms of size and athleticism plus it could also shoot pretty well. Then a bench of Kinney, Rosario, and Mbiya would be the best bench we have had in a long time.

He is a good player but I am not sure he is a good fit with Bill Self. I think there is a very real chance he has a Jayden Dawson type season

England is great but only if you don't base your trip around London. Hastings, Bath, Stratford Upon Avon, Durham(NOT Durham NC), Exeter, and Rye are all wonderful.

@HoraceZontal I don't think Ekezie will be better than Flory next season. Plus, they could certainly play together.

I'd love to be excited but with no changes in the defensive coaching or conditioning it is hard to see us having a good enough defense to win more than 4 or 5 games

The question is: does he have the potential to develop into a serviceable defender with the right coaching?

I think Mordini is going to take Stokes' starting spot

Bashir would be a great addition

Top 15 analytics don't excite me. If we finish the season as the 10th-15th best team I would consider it a disappointment.

@kjayhawks2.0 That would be awesome but it isn't happening. The design is clearly to start Dawes at the 4 and either Reeves or Mbiya at the 5

Now Bill's patented 7-man rotation looks pretty clear. Kinney, Blyden Jr, Stokes, Dawes, Reeves, Rosario, and Mbiya. This team will not be good at shooting. They will be crazy fast and should be good on the glass.