the nba draft coverage always gets me excited for the next Bobcat hoops season.
I can't recall knowing as little about an upcoming roster, I guess five freshman and two transfers will do that to a fella! here is my uneducated thoughts, as of late June. I'd love your feedback on what our rotation might look like. I'd assume Saul would like to go 8-10 deep.

Setty- lone Sr. big motor. hustle. seems like he willbe a strong leader.

Wadly- totally baffles me. hope he can provide 10 minutes a night as he is now an upperclassman. I hope he isn't Marin Bota.

Tony- incredible soft hands. anticipate home getting better each of next two seasons. my gut thinks March madness berth his Sr season.

Kaminski- haven't seen him play. look forward to having a zone buster on the perimeter. I can't wait to see him and Simmons play together.

Harley - glad he got some PT as a frosh. hope he gains strength and maturity.

R Taylor - love this kid. hearing he played through mono last season explains a lot. I look for a strong season from him.

Laster - hope he matures into a Ric Johnson type.

Simmons - I think he might be THE man to get our team back into the tourney.


here is where I start struggling. What will the freshman impact be this season?

Dartis - gotta expect a dozen minutes a night to spell Simmons. Right?

D Taylor - 6' 10" height would help inside depth. redshirt candidate? or will he see time on the court?

Dozier - big. got nothing else. can he spell Campbell?

Block - big off guard.

Gollon - tall off guard

Coach has mentioned that there is a core of four guys who are the clear top: Tony, Ryan, Kenny, and Jaaron. They will likely be starters. Who comes next will likely be one from the group of Mike, Khari, Treg, or Wadly. Wadly didn't look half bad when he started at the beginning of last year, but I think he only starts if Kenny can be a complete wing player at times. Any of the other three would probably relieve Kenny of being a ball handler on offense.

What makes you say Dozier has nothing else? I remember seeing something about him being a very good shooter when he was being recruited.

Once his knee heals, I really expect Doug Taylor to develop into a beast in the paint. Whether that is this year, or in the future obviously remains to be seen.

Book this now - Dartis will play a lot more than 10-12 minutes a game, and will be a lot more than just a guy to spell Simmons.

Yes - Saul said at the Columbus Caravan he was fighting something last year and never really got back to full health. I think Wadley could be a real presence on defense if healthy. The bonus this year is that he can play hard without foul trouble being a team concern at that position. So much depth.

I don't think we've ever had a recruit come to Athens in the last 20 years that has less written about him than Dozier.

my apologies to all re: Dozier, I was typing entry on cel and it got a little choppy and sloppy.

I meant to say I knew nothing about him except he is a big.

mea culpa

Very true, and odd considering he's a 3* guy.





No need to apologize IMO, I just wondered where the thoughts were coming from.

http://www.athensmessenger.com/blogs/bobcat_blog/more-ohi...

Here's some insight into the incoming class from Jason Arkley. Some good information here.

Here is my favorite part:

"Taylor didn’t take part in the team portions, but I liked the way the other four acclimated themselves in the basics of Ohio’s offensive system during their first practice. Good cutting, lots of ball movement. And it didn’t seem forced. It seems clear that this group of guys was recruited with Phillips’ style and motivations in mind.
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On campus and getting into the flow. Good article from Ark. Gollon more refined than Block will see PT first. Dartis looking pretty ready to get some PT from reports. It's gonna be interesting to see this come together. Got some changes in the locker room. Addition by subtraction.

Interesting. Based on the videos I would have guessed the opposite. Another reason I'm not going to make too much money as a scout.

Taylor gone. Ouch.

This pretty much finishes the job of making next years team completely different from last years team. Pretty much starting over now for sure. Which may be a good thing, considering last years record.