re: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Preview (long)

everyone is going to shoot 40% from 3 lol

I remember Wade saying that Penn was a more polished and skilled offensive player which is obvious when you watch his highlights. I don't think he said Penn was more athletic which is noticeable when you see how well Kavell ran the floor and jumped. Wade said that the difference on defense is that when someone takes it to the hoop Penn will alter the shot while Kavell would actually block it. My question for Penn, despite his size, is about his rebounding ability. I think he didn't meet expectations at Washington in that area.

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Any expectations at all for Josh Gray?

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I don't think so. He seems like a great character kid who is going to work hard and be a hidden gem later. He has huge size and athletic ability, but seems insanely raw. I saw that brief interview where he said "all he can do" right now is rebound and dunk

Oustanding!

Hell I may even watch a game or 2 after this.

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Starters: Smart, Thomas, Days, Watford, Penn-Johnson

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I would wager that today it would be the first 4 you mentioned, plus Hyatt.

If Manning was healthy, it would be him.

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I don't think so. He seems like a great character kid who is going to work hard and be a hidden gem later.

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Definitely agree with this.

One thing fir everyone to keep in mind is that like football, this year doesn’t count for eligibility purposes against players. So it’ll be like you can redshirt Gray without having to adhere to the RS rules. So I think he’ll play a few minutes in blowouts (like tonight possibly); but is unlikely to see any serious minutes. Hopefully can develop and give some back up minutes next year and then be a contributor by year 3.