I believe that MM was tall enough but was a guy that was more of a shooter off the catch kind of guy that wasn't going to beat you off the dribble to finish and defend/rebound at a competitive level. Gary was definitely a catch and shoot guy at this level-not a bad defender but not good either. If he was a drop dead guy north of say 36%, he would have stuck because you can live with the other. Elmore (Keatts) was hurt and when he played was more of a stretch 4 guy that wasn't a factor down low on either end. Taylor (Keatts) is a shooter period and when he's not hitting, it's a problem because he wasn't seeing the floor and defense was spotty. Fornes( Keatts) had one on one break down ability plus could shoot but couldn't put it all together consistently on the offensive end and was beaten defensively often. Cylla had promise offensively but loved the perimeter too much with a low percentage and wasn't a defensive factor at this level.

Getting to now. Well, the guys that they have are good, but they need some players. Toews, Gadsden, Estime, Sims and Linssen is a good starting point when you go small. I don't see the ball sticking that much with that group and you have 3 guys on the perimeter (4 next year with Kai-shot presentation is excellent) that you have to account for that will space the floor. I'm very high on Sims because that kid is very solid period and we all know about Kai, Ty and Estime with what they can do. I think that Boggs will be very good as a bigger guy that can drive it and Dodd will definitely play immediately. The only need is to have a guy that can get his shot off the bounce besides Kai. Guys have to put in work in that regard or recruit it. That is something that is vital to have and is overlooked by many.

The front court is shallow right now and they need another guy. Both recruits are good, but are young and only one of them can man the 5, if need be. They need another WF as well and a PG/SG combo that is athletic that can drive it and defend. In short, they need at least 1-2 more bigs, a WF and at least one combo at a minimum. We shall see what happens. If they only have 10 ships going, they can give 1 to Brown to be the backup PG. He's pretty dog gone good and quick....I like him. They need to get things going soon...