Not surprising that some, struggled with pace of practice. I think a bigger challenge will be, when they begin to practice with the upper classmen. Realize that they are now, in most cases, practicing against units with entirely elite players, who may be 4-5 years older, than the teams they played last year. I would expect that practices will be a blur to them, as they try to oppose players, who are older, quicker, stronger, and more experienced. That's the norm. I believe we do have real talent in this group, but I don't expect any of them to see a lot of playing time, at beginning of season, unless we're blowing someone out. As season progresses, one or two, may play more minutes, but I doubt that any start.
As for reports that some players have improved since end of season, that was just a few months ago, we have more time ahead, before our first game. We all are optimistic for good reason, that this will be the most successful squad in a while. For me, one player, I'm anxious to see, in the first game, is Trey Davis. Able to play guard or forward, a good rebounder, Trey is a hustle guy. He's our only fifth year player, how will that translate into his on court performance? But we also want to see how Deion, TJ, and Terry, improve their game, to take us back to NCAA tourney.
