although I did not have time to attend the scrimmage Saturday morning, I was fortunate to watch practice Friday morning.
Agree with folks who attended the scrimmage. A lot of talent on the floor. To me, these players stood out to me in the two hours observed. Davis, Hensley, Elliott and Mayo. Like others have mentioned, the true frosh big man Aligbe looked good. Pretty agile, with some quickness for 6' 9" and 240. He hit numerous shots from outside, including the three. Moreno looked pretty solid, and will provide a large presence inside. Webber seems a step behind, and appeared from a distance to be a bit down. Somebody mentioned here that he is coming back from a hamstring injury, so if true, that can take some time. Steffe seemed to struggle from three while I was in attendance. Hopefully it was just an off day shooting for him?
All in all, I enjoyed watching the practice and new players. I must say, Coach Nagy was really working them on the defensive side of the ball. I hope it translates to the floor on game days. We shall indeed find out.
GO DAWGS!!!
KenPom preseason rankings are out:
93. Bradley
112. Murray State
115. Northern Iowa
133. Drake
147. Southern Illinois
160. Indiana State
170. Belmont
195. Illinois State
204. Evansville
218. Valparaiso
219. Missouri State
220. UIC
Looking at Kenpom and seeing that red under the tempo for siu is something we haven't seen in a while. Kenpom has us projected as the 44th fastest tempo team in the nation.
