Ryan Prather Jr. has committed to Iowa State!

[CloneFan65]

Just curious why you think Toure was a starter all last season and Bateman came off the bench and now it will be the other way around. I see Bateman in the Curtis Jones 6th man roll

That could be. I expect Batemon to start as the 2 and either Toure or Johnson start at PG. I know TJ started two point guards this year, so maybe he will again. I’m guessing TJ doesn’t even know who will start. All three will probably get 25-30 minutes per game so it doesn’t really matter who starts.

 

[clone52]

That could be. I expect Batemon to start as the 2 and either Toure or Johnson start at PG. I know TJ started two point guards this year, so maybe he will again. I’m guessing TJ doesn’t even know who will start. All three will probably get 25-30 minutes per game so it doesn’t really matter who starts.

I bet TJ will start the Top 5 defenders on the roster, position rise.

Best Defensive threesome out of Toure, Batemon, Johnson, Prather, Bond, Gray, Wiggins will fill 3 spots.

Best defensive combo of Buchanon, Pleta, Singleton, Manning, Mitchell, Dorien and Kiss.

Batemon would occasionally have a game where he got out of position, but not as often as the year went on, so I think he's a lock. However if it's not fully cleaned up.

Singleton is probably a lock unless he ends up being clueless defensively.

My predictions:
Most likely:Toure, Batemon, Bond, Singleton, Buchanon
If Batemon and Singleton both surprise, either swap Prather for Batemon OR Kiss for Singleton but not both.

If this is the starting lineup it means the talent level is insane and we end up being Top 5 all year: Toure, Gray, Bond, Kiss, Buchanon
Basically if this happens we have 2 stud freshman and Bond unleashed in a Jeffersonian role turns into a late first round draft pick. Second 5 is a Top 25 team (Johnson, Batemon, Prather, Singleton, Pleta).

Entirely possible that a live intrasquad scrimmage is in the Top 10 for toughest opponent of the season.

 

[t-noah]

I bet TJ will start the Top 5 defenders on the roster, position rise.

Best Defensive threesome out of Toure, Batemon, Johnson, Prather, Bond, Gray, Wiggins will fill 3 spots.

Best defensive combo of Buchanon, Pleta, Singleton, Manning, Mitchell, Dorien and Kiss.

Batemon would occasionally have a game where he got out of position, but not as often as the year went on, so I think he's a lock. However if it's not fully cleaned up.

Singleton is probably a lock unless he ends up being clueless defensively.

My predictions:
Most likely:Toure, Batemon, Bond, Singleton, Buchanon
If Batemon and Singleton both surprise, either swap Prather for Batemon OR Kiss for Singleton but not both.

If this is the starting lineup it means the talent level is insane and we end up being Top 5 all year: Toure, Gray, Bond, Kiss, Buchanon
Basically if this happens we have 2 stud freshman and Bond unleashed in a Jeffersonian role turns into a late first round draft pick. Second 5 is a Top 25 team (Johnson, Batemon, Prather, Singleton, Pleta).

Entirely possible that a live intrasquad scrimmage is in the Top 10 for toughest opponent of the season.

Lemme have sum dat kool-aid! Haha.

And if all the best defensive players start, play the most, we could have some 8-4, 13-7 games, etc. It would be hard to lose if the other team can't score! Hopefully we have some offense also. The scores would then be 68-4, 75-7, etc. We'll be ranked #1 by conference start.