Angel showed why he was so coveted. Hit 3-3ptrs, and ended up leading scorer for the scrimmage. He looked very comfortable and confident, and showed to be a true PG. Will is going to have a big year IMO. He's so also so confident and comfortable right now. You just think everything he shoots is going in. Jones is a very quick player, but still looks like he's adjusting, and I would expect to see him off the bench. Martavious is just the odd man out unfortunately. Should get minutes, and give solid contribution when he's in the game, but has others that are just better overall.
McGruder was kind of average today, but average for him is career game for others. Nino had some nice finishes at the bucket, didn't see him as much. Southwell is also playing with a lot more confidence. He could easily play some minutes at the PG, but was putting the ball to floor and creating. Had some nice passes also.
JO looks quite a bit thicker. He's going to challenge everything on the defensive end. Could make a run at setting a new shot-block record for a season. Jamar wore a long sleeve shirt the entire scrimmage, but you can tell he's stronger. Finished on shot taking it to the rim against 3 defenders and got the and one. Also had a couple blocks and was rebounding. Gipson is just a beast. Already very good on the offensive end. Backs his man down and then uses a baby hook with either hand. He should see a lot of minutes as a frosh. And Diaz looked very good also. Thin like JO was his frosh year, but more athletic, better hands and touch shooting the ball. Had a nice fast-break basket where he was thrown a pretty hard pass, caught it and finished. Had the only dunk of the game. And really did a decent job on the defensive end.
Even our two walk-ons played very well. Probably won't see a lot of minutes this year, but could be playing and even start for mid-major and D2 schools.
Wished Watson would have been cleared to play, as he's the only one we didn't see today.
IMO, this team is much better than a #6 pre-season finish. No reason they can't challenge for the title if they keep working hard and mesh together well as a team, because IMO, the talent is there.
