I really think the 5 position in college basketball is very overrated. The game is played at a faster pace than it use to be and while a 5 is nice to have, is not neeeded as much as a PG to win. See Villanova last year.
That being said this is my starting line up for next year:
PG: Dunson, he has shown he can D up and hit some big shots. I could very easily see Garrett starting by the time conference season rolls around but to start the season Dunson will be the guy
SG: Taylor, in a land slide. He is as frustrating as they come, but with a year of Big 12 ball and a summer to shore up some mistakes there is no way that Staiger or Boozer starts of this guy. They are not as athletically gifted
SF: Clark, this is the most interesting of the bunch. It could be very possible that they move Wes J down to SF, have Thompson play PF, and Brackins playing the other PF positon (we are not going to have a center)
PF: Wes Johnson but see above. Could be Thompson. Cory J's playing time is only going to get smaller next year IMO. I just don't see him being a Big 12 player. Not tall enough and for being bigger really is not very strong
PF/C: Brackins. With Jiri and Marsden getting 10 to 15 a game depending on who is playing better. I know people dog Marsden but he is going to give us some good minutes over the next couple years and we would be 7-2 if we had him right now (see loss to Drake)
There is a lot to look forward to in
ISU bball. Next year we will be deep but still lack the top level talent we will need to win consistently. Time is all it is going to take. McD is putting the right pieces of the puzzle together here
