the only reason why JO started is because we have no true centerWhite McCabe and Basabe have rotated at the 4-5 spots out of necessity, next year i expect Woodbury and Olaseni to make JO starting obsolete, and put him to the role that Jeff Moe provided, and be a excellent energizer and instant 3 pts shooter off the bench and 6th man til Marble leaves.
Marble will play the sg as i expect him to imrove his shooting past the arc, and with his ability to handle the ball and penetrate makes him a good replacement for Gatens, and he will be a JR. he made a jump from 5.7 ppg to a 11.2 ppg from fr to so just .2 ppg away from a 100% increase. and based on him being the 2nd leading scorer will make him the potential leading scorer on the team.
White will start at SF as he provides size and ability at the 3 we lack, and returns as the 2nd leading scorer
I think Basabe will regain his starting spot at the PF spot has he will finally have a true center to take the pressure off him and he will go back to what he does best and that is the inside game and has range to 15', and is the 3rd leading scorer going into next season,
McCabe has major work to do in getting away from fouling, but has proved to be a very good 3 pt shooter as he is leading the team in % shooting of over 40%
Olaseni actually needed to RS this year, but the lack of Brommer and Archie stepping up their had to play in a rserve role in case of a major injury to any of the 3 in White, McCabe and Basabe, by playing the little he did can only benefit him and another summer and fall conditioning to put on about 15-20 lbs of playing weight should only help,
Woodbury should be able to contribute more than scrape minutes, and will give Olaseni somebudy to go up against in practice everyday, making both better
Meyer may be the RS canidate Fran has hinted at as he is only 215 lbs at 6'10 this wold allow the breaking up of the 5 or 6 man class it appears that Fran is offerring schollies to 2012 prospects.
Clemmons who is a true pt guard could make a run as the starting pg, he bring in some solid accolades, in being the #1 pg and the 3rd best player in the state of Michigan, this kid is no slouch no matter what the lack of stars imply.
Gesell is a 2 time Gatorade player of the Year player in Neb and will more than likely will receive the award for the 3rd year in a row, and will more than likely be named Mr. BB in Neb, so he is not chopped liver, but the practices will be heated and very competative between the 2 as both will be trying to earn the starting pg
Ingram is a solid defender who needs to work on a more consistant outside shot as he is a effective scorer from 15' in and like to finish at the rim, at the college level he needs to develope a shot past the arc
May wil be a SR and i hope provides the senior leadership by doing the little thing both in games and practice, if he comes in full of confidence and is healthy, he should do just that
now who of the current player that are the 2nd, 3rd and 4th leading scorers should sit to appease the Oglesby should start crowd
maybe the opportunity to start a true pg should be forgotten, or maybe the chance of having a true center for a change should be forgotten,
in the end there are just 5 players on the court, and having solid scoring options on the bench is a good thing, and in Oglesby, McCabe and May, provide just that