It's later already. What are you waiting for Skip?
I hate when people say things like "their biggest strength could also be their biggest weakness", when assessing a team. Never made much sense to me.
- Enter the TCU 2020-21 Basketball team.
Biggest Strength - Depth
Frogs have 11-12 guys that can play with very little drop off in talent.
Biggest Weakness - Depth
Frogs have 11-12 guys that can play with very little drop off.
The Frogs also have a lot of versatility. 8/9 of the 11/12 can play multiple positions on both ends of the floor.
So... where's the weakness? The problem is two-fold. First, it's difficult to keep a roster happy splitting up minutes like that. Secondly, the only way it works is to push the tempo both on offensive and defense. And, that doesn't fit into what Jamie likes to do.
But, let's not worry about all that right now. Let's talk about the players/lineup-
- The most improved player in the preseason has been Ledee without question. Coaches have been raving about his play. He and Kev give the Frogs the best 5 in the B12. Easley could play some 5 as well. Matchup nightmare.
- The 4 is in great shape as well. Easley, O'Bannon, Smith, Pearson, and Frank can all play here. Easley and O'Bannon get most of the minutes. Easley is very steady. Makes the right plays. O'Bannon can really shoot it but needs to rebound better and pick it up on defense.
- At the 3, Smith has had a great summer and his shooting is greatly improved. He probably leads right now but Pearson will get minutes as well. He gives the Frogs a different look scoring around the rim, back cuts, and slashing.
- Ball handlers. I am going to refer to the 1 and 2 as a group. If the season started today, Bello and RJ would be the backcourt. RJ's perimeter shooting is much improved and Bello play making ability has drawn raves. PJ, Miles, and Todd are all in the picture. PJ has been slowed so he is behind but will be a big factor as the season goes along. Miles is a Jamie Dixon style PG. He'll have his ups and downs but the future is bright. One of the coaches told me, "Todd is a flat out scorer. Might be the best true scorer on the team".
So... that's where we are. With the talent so similar, the biggest challenge might be finding the best combinations and who plays best together.