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First half - not great. Second half - much better.
 
Good to see Juwan Gary back. Gonna take a bit for everyone to sort out how this group will play together. 

Looks like our PG is going to be Casei Lawiloyd. (Cale Keisei JLaw Wilcher Lloyd)
 
 

I know it's not a big deal, but it'd be a bummer if they aren't able to stream it. There are a lot of people that need to avoid getting work done at the office and this would be a fun way to do that.

I know it's not a big deal, but it'd be a bummer if they aren't able to stream it. There are a lot of people that need to avoid getting work done at the office and this would be a fun way to do that.

https://twitter.com/amiahhargrove22/status/1671647525579702273

https://twitter.com/amiahhargrove22/status/1671647525579702273

Yikes, and Nebby & Whisky are like nails on a chalkboard to me…

Awesome. Love to see them getting more active locally.

It is. Loenser's been keeping his eye on him since last year.
 
A'mare's still pretty raw but he has the touch to become a good shooter and has terrific length. Needs to keep learning how to play the right way (takes too many tough, contested mid-range jumpers), but there's plenty of upside there as he gets stronger.

Is that his first offer? Looks like it might be good to be early on this kid.

Dollars to donuts Trev will respond.

Dollars to donuts Trev will respond.

Dollars to donuts Trev will respond.

I perfected it

 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

It’s fine. Only thing for me is why not just put the basketball on the finger already up? Looks a little weird to be holding up both hands with pointer fingers extended. 

Also, he no longer looks like the prototypical Wisconsin player we love to hate. 

We have now filled out 6’7” guard out of Wisconsin named Nick quota for the decade. 

We do NOT have a Big Ten caliber point guard sitting on our roster. We need to get one. That is priority #1. I think there are guys out there who fit the bill and I am very hopeful that we will land one of them. I think we have enough other ballhandlers to get by if we can just get a solid starter through the portal. Q is NOT that guy.
 
We're lacking a quality starting big to replace Derrick Walker. That's priority #2. I think there are guys out there who would fit the bill. I'm hoping we can land *at least* one of them. At this point, I don't have a high level of confidence that either Blaise or Wilhelm will a) be healthy enough and b) develop enough to be the kind of big man we need in our starting lineup to compete in this league. We gotta find someone. I'm somewhat optimistic, but y'know ...
 
We already have ample, decent shooting guards/wings. I use that term "decent" advisedly. None of them would be world beaters, necessarily, but virtually all of them would be able to at least contribute on a decent Big Ten team. If we had to go to battle with the 2-guards/wings we have on the roster, we could make it work. Adding Brice Williams would certainly strengthen this position group.
 
The 5th starter could either be a stretch-4 like Juwan Gary or another guard. We have enough guards to play 4-out. I hope Juwan's off-season surgery was successful and that he'll return better than ever. But he has not demonstrated the perimeter or interior shooting ability I would want at that spot. Great rebounder. Great defensively. Lacks shooting touch inside as well as outside. I think we could do better in the portal but I'd still like him in a reserve role, or as a starter if we don't find an upgrade through the portal.
 
What I don't want is I don't want an entire roster overhaul.
 
I want to see Keisei return. And I want to see Jamarques return. I want to see what Ramel can do when he isn't trying to portray the other team's best player as a member of the scout team. I think Ramel could be a future star. He has great length and he's a 3-level scorer. Does he have enough dawg in him to also be a defensive stopper?
 
I want to see CJ back. I think he can fulfill a role on this team and be successful at it. I think Sam Hoiberg can play the role of sparkplug off the bench.
 
We're not bereft of talent. Sure, there are a couple of very key pieces we need to go get, and it would be nice to augment a couple of other spots. But I feel like for the first time in the Hoiberg era: a) we have a foundation of players to build around where we don't need to scrap the whole lineup and start over; and b) we made enough progress year over year to sell potential portal recruits on the idea that they could come here and be the missing piece needed to put us over the hump to the next level up.
 
Fred can be successful here and I don't think he needs to completely scrap this roster and start over. Just add some important, key pieces.