I feel like all those guys you mention are good players, but the only guy among them who is potentially great, and a next level talent, is Carton. But I think their chances next year take a huge hit if Kaleb Wesson leaves.
I personally think Washington is a very good player offensively. He will a 40ish% shooter from 3 next year and a double digit scorer. If heās a secondary scoring option thatās a pretty good one. Muhammad as well. EJ Liddell will make strides and be a high level glue guy, as will Musa Jallow. I like the core that OSU has coming back next year. If there are no unexpected departures thatās a top 15 team pretty easily imo.
The top 6 or 7 teams in the BIG will be VERY good next year imo if all the guys expected to return for each team do.
Iowa, MSU, Illinois, Wisconsin, OSU, Michigan and Purdue all will be very good next year off top of my head. If Rutgers can Land Cliff Omoruyi they could be sneaky good next year as well. Indiana who knows but they will certainly have a ton of high end talent. Especially if Jackson-Davis returns and Khristian Lander reclassed up as expected. I think Penn State will be down. Nebraska and NW will be meh.
And if some of these teams make splashes in the transfer market, which I expect, I wouldnāt be shocked to see some of these teams become much better.
I think all those teams will be good, but Iām not sure thereās a Final Four team among them. Michigan, if it finds a point guard and Todd and Christopher both come, has intriguing upside. MSU will lose Winston, and I think Tillman is gone too. Their season will depend on how good their freshman PG is, IMO. To me, assuming Wesson leaves, Carton is the whole key for OSU. He has star potential.
Next year, I think, will be a time when the blue bloods go back to being the blue bloods, as UNC, UK, and Duke all have great and deep classes coming in.
You donāt think Iowa will be contenders if they get Garza, Wieskamp, Touissant, Bohannon, both Maccaffery broās (the freshman was redshirted) and basically the entire team back? I think that team could be phenomenal. They shouldāve had a share this year.
Wisconsin as well. Bowman, Carlson, Crowl and Johnny Davis could all be very good.
I am super high on OSUās roster for next year. Iāve seen most those prospects as high schoolers first hand scouting them. A lot of those guys have major upside. Carton has the most obviously. Him coming back is huge for their potential success.
Iāll never count out Purdue with Painter or MSU with Izzo. Painter has a talented crop of freshman coming in. Tre Williams will be one of the top post players next year in the BIG and Painter is obviously a great coach.
Illinois should be stacked if everyone besides Ayo comes back. Adam Miller and Curbelo are studs. One is a scorer, one is a true PG.
Michigan will have as much talent as all them if Christopher comes but they will be less experienced than these other teams. If Towns goes to OSU and Aiken goes to a Big Ten team, things will get even more interesting next year.
Iowa has some great offensive talent but they can never guard anyone.
I think all those teams will be in the top 15-25 range, with maybe a top 10 team among them (not unlike this year).
Weāll see, you could definitely be right on OSU. I donāt love Holtmann as much as some - I think heās good, but I donāt find them to be a particularly good offensive team, and thatās with Caleb Wesson. Iām curious to see how they play without him.
As far as Michigan, Iād put Livers and Wagner up against any pair of 3/4s in the Big Ten, and I think Brooks will be a really nice senior to have on the team next year. Add in a couple really talented freshmen and who knows, as long as they find a solution at PG.
I personally donāt unless they at least try to play defense. But any team anchored by garza will have massive limitations on that end. Theyāll be top 20 good for sure. But not a national title contender from my eyes
I think this is a key point. OSU is a team full of good secondary pieces. Wesson presumably not being in the mix means somebody has to step up. Carton seems to be that piece but there is a ton of variables there. Like the team, but they do seem like a team that could be where the sum is less than the parts.
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I canāt help but think ddj might be gone. Sucks , I really think he has another gear he can get to and could really put the ball in the hole
I think itās an assumption that Eli can be the starting PG. I sure hope he can, but heās turned it over in the past if pressured bringing the ball up. If Christopher comes, it could very well be the case that Eli projects as a third guard.
Whoa. Thatās wild. I assume he wants to go closer to home? Maybe Iowa or Iowa State?
Feel like this was the most telegraphed transfer in history. Why is it wild?
Closer to home definitely makes sense here.
Because he sat out for health related reasons, not that he didnāt like OSU. He was still hyping up OSU on social media during the season. Obviously he would start and play 30+ minutes next year so it doesnāt have much to do with basketball. I get it if the mental health aspect of being away from home was too great though.
Plus, if it was that obvious he could have transferred right away and may have been eligible for second semester next year. Although if he transfers close to home, he may get that hardship waiver anyways.
Leaving a team in the middle of the year for mental health reasons seems to signal that a kid isnāt happy with where heās at. I believe he was back at home during the season as well.
Have to imagine the Hawkeyes are in the middle of this oneā¦ Iowa could be scary with Carton, Fredrick, Garza, Wieskamp, Bohannon, McCaffery. Dunno if theyāll play defense but damn theyāll be talented.
would garza actually stay for next year?
I know Bohannon is pretty Iowa through and through but you have to wonder if carton goes there if he grad transfers. Id certainly love to have him on UMs roster.