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    Next year's team

    I think that now with the portal and all the transfers, it is more difficult than EVER BEFORE to predict what a team will look like in the upcoming season. In USC's case, I think this is particularly true.

    Right now, I have decided to simply sit back and wait till we have a really good idea exactly who will be on the team come summer and at the beginning of next season. Obviously, getting a real contributor, and maybe even a starter at PG would be huge. Also, despite what we have read, the entire situation will be affected greatly if Boogie Ellis and/or Drew Peterson do or don't show up for next season. In years gone by, I would not be wondering about this so openly. However, with the portal and NIL money, among other factors, things are not so certain IMO, no matter what we think at this point.

    I also think there is good reason to sit back and wait to see how the two big guy recruits pan out. To ink either Wright on Iwuchukwu in as a likely starter or even as a major contributor at this point might be a bit premature. I am thrilled that both are scheduled to be Trojans. How well either or both is suited for major minutes or starting positions early on remains to be seen. It might be interesting to see if Wright gets significant minutes tomorrow night in the McDonald's All American game on ESPN.

    It will be fun to make some predictions once the team is set and I will give it a try. MJD
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    A starting PG and a veteran forward from the portal and we look pretty darn good assuming boogie and drew really do return.

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    • #3
      Michael, great to talk to you again.

      Nick has compared Kijani to Kennedy Meeks, who played at UNC, and Iwuchukwu to Duke’s Mark Williams. These are interesting comparisons, and roughly match in terms of size, athleticism and recruiting ranking.

      Both Meeks and Williams were part time starters as freshmen who played about 15 minutes per game. I think those are good target numbers for those two.

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        Chase:

        Those comparisons might turn out to be very accurate. My main concern is that it appears that some are assuming even more than that for this duo. Of course the lofty predictions might turn out to be spot on. It just does not seem very likely based on what we have seen thus far. Nothing would please me more than for one or both of these guys to come up huge from the get go.

        Hope all is going well in Arizona. I think most would agree that it is different than NYC in many ways. LOL. MJD

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          Originally posted by MJDavidson View Post
          Chase:

          Those comparisons might turn out to be very accurate. My main concern is that it appears that some are assuming even more than that for this duo. Of course the lofty predictions might turn out to be spot on. It just does not seem very likely based on what we have seen thus far. Nothing would please me more than for one or both of these guys to come up huge from the get go.

          Hope all is going well in Arizona. I think most would agree that it is different than NYC in many ways. LOL. MJD
          Quite different, yes.

          As you can probably tell, I’m not counting on the lofty predictions for those two as freshmen. I think you try to get about 15 mins each out of them per game, and if Isaiah leaves you need to bring in another big from the portal who is ready to play 30 minutes day one.

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            I can see the comparison of Kijani and Kennedy Meeks but I believe(hope?) that Kijani is a better shooter. Kijani has a sturdier frame though Meeks was very thick and a good rebounder. Meeks has zero outside game(never even attempted a three point shot) and was a poor free throw shooter. I do recall him kicking Oregon's ass in the Final Four a few years ago. Looking forward to watching Kijani tonight though I don't put ANY stock into all star games.

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              Originally posted by Marty46r View Post
              I can see the comparison of Kijani and Kennedy Meeks but I believe(hope?) that Kijani is a better shooter. Kijani has a sturdier frame though Meeks was very thick and a good rebounder. Meeks has zero outside game(never even attempted a three point shot) and was a poor free throw shooter. I do recall him kicking Oregon's ass in the Final Four a few years ago. Looking forward to watching Kijani tonight though I don't put ANY stock into all star games.
              It's funny Marty, you are absolutely right about Meeks's outside game in college, but he has developed a nice outside game overseas. I think Kijani could have the same trajectory (don't trust his outside game right now, but could get there). He's also a bit shorter than Meeks, but has that college ready body. His rebounding alone should earn him minutes as a Freshman
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