re: Coach Johnny Jones has rebuilt this team in 3 weeks. (update end of pg.5)

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So let me ask, are any of the players that Jones has signed to date potential first round NBA selections, or are they simply solid college prospects?

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They are all more like role players at the collegiate level.

Except for Hammink.

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are any of the players that Jones has signed to date potential first round NBA selections, or are they simply solid college prospects?

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no first rounders.

The three signed players are
Hammink. 6 5" foreign. dad is LSU alum who played.
one hopes he's a 4 star with poise and leadership ability. He was raised by a guy who did it for a living, as the bench guy for three years in the NBA and then for a few years in Europe. Years of practice under a coach who knows the rope's one of the keys to the sport, besides DNA for height, jumping and running.

a four star shooting guard who is 6 3".
a 3 star small forward, 6 6".

I read that LSU is also getting two JUCO's, the 8th and 12th best in the USA, and one of them is 6 8".

If you had this class every year you could compete.
They are a little small of course. But the talent is on the cusp of good enough, especially if Hammink is the real deal.

Next year, our new coach will have to find a center or a serious power forward.
Maybe our 6 8" JUCO can rebound.