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Thanks for the reports, fellas.
A lot of promising developments came from the Red/White scrimmage it seems.
We already knew who Hughes, Landry, Bohannon, and Krabbenhoft were for the most part; so it wasn't particularly important that they perform well. Although, it's good to see Krabbe is sticking his jumper finally between the scrimmage and being the 3-point champion at Night of the Grateful Red. Could give us a few points more per game directly and indirectly open up driving and passing lanes without his defender sagging.
But the potential emergences of Nankivil and Taylor are very exciting.
The most important question we needed answered was who is going to step up as the starting center. We potentially saw whom when Nankivil led the team in scoring. I'm not surprised at all that Nankivil showed that level of potency, just surprised it's coming this soon off last year when, in limited minutes, he looked lost. Always thought he projected to center because he plays bigger than his height, as evidenced by being a big time shot blocker in his school. Long wingspan and good timing. Really finished strong offensively and could step out and hit jumpers. And obviously can space eat on the boards with his wide body.
We needed one of the freshmen to step up and be a legit part of the rotation. Thought it would be Taylor because of his physical and mental maturity. Glad he's confirming my suspicion there. True point guard who can stop penetration and get a little on the other end.
I really like our 8-man rotation of: Hughes, Bohannon, Krabbe, Landry, Nankivil, Leuer, Taylor, and Jarmusz. No way both Berggren and Markolf can redshirt. One will be needed to guard bigger centers like Mullens in the Big Ten. Health will be especially paramount because our rotation is thin, though. Jarmusz is really the only one we can afford an injury to for an extended period. Bobby Wilson and he are pretty interchangeable. Pretty good defenders whose effective offensive game primarily consists of a spot up jumper now. Wilson has a lot more potential to expand though. Like the assertiveness offensively at least right now.
Check it, all people are saying about Gavinski is if after 4 years he's not a contributor, he shouldn't be asked back for a fifth. It doesn't seem fair that a player who contributes usually only gets 4 years of free schooling, but he gets five.
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