I will start by putting my 'NERDY MATH MIND HAT' on....There are 6 players listed as forwards though it probably will be 5 if Lynch is not allowed to play because Gaston will have to swing to center for depth.
6 forwards: Murphy, Curry, Gaston, Fitzgerald, Hurt, and Gilbert.. Sharp is more of a SG because of size, IMO.
So with PERMUTATIONS in math(6 players but 2 at at time) then there are 30 possible combinations... In reality, it will be Murphy and someone else. Murphy is a stud.. Love that he has good footwork(he is in balance and squared to the basket when shooting and rebounding. Also squared to the man he is defending for the most part). Murphy has a huge upside, IMO. I think he has a ton of room to expand his game. Never more have I wished a Gopher would grow 2-3 inches than in Murphy's case. If he had those 2-3 extra inches, with the length that accompanies that, I think he could transition into an elite player.. Definitely a guy I look to assume some team leadership.
The person who starts with Jordan Murphy, I AM GUESSING, is completely up in the air.. I am really interested to see how much Gilbert and Fitzgerald will have worked on their games over this summer. What Hurt's contribution is early along with Curry... IMO, WE HAVE TO GET GUYS THAT CAN ADD FIREPOWER TO OUR OFFENSE, either by scoring themselves or facilitating scoring from others. I am not sure we can have any more role players that don't score well. We have to get offense somewhere though I am aware Springs is aboard plus Coffey will add to the totals as well... Not saying we have to have a 15-20 point a game scorer but Murphy's partner in the front court better be able to be a viable scoring threat. We wont get a lot of points from the center position and Mason cant handle the load of doing everything. A lot of pressure could be taken off the team if we can get scoring from our 2 forward positions. There is always room for the 'workers' and the 'facilitators' but I believe we need a guy that can put the ball in the basket with consistency.. That is what we need on offense to get to the NCAAs.. I know defense factors in as well as rebounding but that scoring becomes important as the success on one end of the court fuels energy on the other end, as well. It will be interesting to see what happens this year.
6 forwards: Murphy, Curry, Gaston, Fitzgerald, Hurt, and Gilbert.. Sharp is more of a SG because of size, IMO.
So with PERMUTATIONS in math(6 players but 2 at at time) then there are 30 possible combinations... In reality, it will be Murphy and someone else. Murphy is a stud.. Love that he has good footwork(he is in balance and squared to the basket when shooting and rebounding. Also squared to the man he is defending for the most part). Murphy has a huge upside, IMO. I think he has a ton of room to expand his game. Never more have I wished a Gopher would grow 2-3 inches than in Murphy's case. If he had those 2-3 extra inches, with the length that accompanies that, I think he could transition into an elite player.. Definitely a guy I look to assume some team leadership.
The person who starts with Jordan Murphy, I AM GUESSING, is completely up in the air.. I am really interested to see how much Gilbert and Fitzgerald will have worked on their games over this summer. What Hurt's contribution is early along with Curry... IMO, WE HAVE TO GET GUYS THAT CAN ADD FIREPOWER TO OUR OFFENSE, either by scoring themselves or facilitating scoring from others. I am not sure we can have any more role players that don't score well. We have to get offense somewhere though I am aware Springs is aboard plus Coffey will add to the totals as well... Not saying we have to have a 15-20 point a game scorer but Murphy's partner in the front court better be able to be a viable scoring threat. We wont get a lot of points from the center position and Mason cant handle the load of doing everything. A lot of pressure could be taken off the team if we can get scoring from our 2 forward positions. There is always room for the 'workers' and the 'facilitators' but I believe we need a guy that can put the ball in the basket with consistency.. That is what we need on offense to get to the NCAAs.. I know defense factors in as well as rebounding but that scoring becomes important as the success on one end of the court fuels energy on the other end, as well. It will be interesting to see what happens this year.
