The House of Blue

I agree WCS looked really good the 1st half and showed some good things on offense and played really well on defense. Im a true believer when it comes to Wiltjer now, I had some doubts about how much he has improved from last year but I saw a lot of that improvement although it was the Blue/White game. He looks more confident and quicker with his feet, last year he looked at times he was moving in slow motion. Overall I was pleased with the freshmen especially with Noel/WCS blocking shots. We have a heck of an athlete in Goodwin. PS: I hardly noticed how Harrow played and thats not a good sign.

Cal is gonna have to work some of his usual magic with Harrow, Noel and the team as a whole. I have confidence it will happen. No idea where that confidence comes from, right.

I was impressed by Harrow's quickness and defense, he didn't stand out as a star scorer but I thought he was just fine. If he can consistantly put the ball in the hands of our scorers and play solid D then he's a perfect PG for us. He was an interesting bit in the All-Access too

He looked a tad out of shape still, and seemed discouraged on offense. I imagine him being close full offensive potential by SEC play. He will be tough to score over from the get go

Goodwin is a scoring machine. He goes all out all the time. He'll D people up too.

Noel did look a little out of shape. Looked a little soft at times too. I think Cal will get that out of him. WCS is aggressive though. Wiltjer can flat put it in the basket. We already knew that. Jon Hood looked good offensively. We'll have to see though what he can provide defensively. This team has much better depth than I thought. We've got 8 guys that can play but those 8 guys can move around and create several different lineups. Cal is good at finding which lineups work.

Honestly, I don't see how you don't start WCS.. IMO, he's a more skilled offensive player and better rebounder than Noel and is just about as good on the defensive end.. I could see a starting lineup of:

PG-Harrow
SG-Goodwin
SF-Poythress
PF-Wiltjer
C-Cauley-Stein

Off the bench:

Noel / Mays / Hood

I guess I was as impressed with WCS as you were but I was thinking how does Cal get both Noel and WCS in the starting lineup at the same time. I dont really think that will happen and Im sure that Noel will be the starter. He is behind on conditioning and remember that the other players had the summer practices that Noel didnt. Its going to take awhile for him to catch up but again WCS looked pretty darn good even though it was a scrimmage

Agree that WCS wont start, maybe here and there. But he's a heck of a 6th man. Its one thing having a great shooter coming off the bench but having a 7 footer that could start anywhere come off the bench will be huge. Especially knowing we wont be losing anything on the defensive end when we get into the first couple guys off the bench

This moment in time they're still practicing. I was impressed by WCS as much as anyone but I think we might need to take a step back and see what happens. I gotta feeling Noel will catch up. Regardless they are both excellent talents. The fact that we got both on the recruiting trail just like Wall and Bledsoe should continue to scare the hell out of opposing coaches. Lol.

We have mays and hood both guys will be invaluable as far as leadership goes. I flat out love what mays brings to the table for this team. I can see him averaging double figures off the bench and knocking down clutch shot after clutch shot.

Cauley looked very well...played great d not only with blocks but had a couple steals and batted some post passes away. Looked to have quick feet also. Noel looked a little out of shape but I heard his back was a little sore so idk how much that of an effect that had on him but I was impressed overall. Goodwin and Poythress are athletic freaks, both can be very graceful when needed. I thought hood played well, looked in his element. I know it's a scrimmage but I'm hoping he can contribute. Harrow may not have scored much but I think he ran the offense well and made sure everyone was in the correct positions. Wiltjer looks poised to have a great season, his feet are much quicker and he's added more ball handling to his repertoire. Lastly I was very impressed with mays...that kid can absolutely shoot the lights out and not just from 3. Has great strength when he finishes lay ups. We're young, rusty, and raw...but so much potential and I'm excited to see what this team is capable of. The scrimmage was very fun to watch last night, rupp was pretty electric over a scrimmage

Cal doesn't play zone. As much as I have screamed at times for him to go to one, it just isn't happening.