(03-07-2019 11:01 AM)mrjoolius Wrote:  I have nothing to go on here, just speculation regarding our own house. The only 2 players on our roster that I could imagine transfering strictly for basketball purposes, are Williams and Scott. Jahir has already been recruited over and is buried on the bench behind freshmen. Thornton lost out to Loewe and the staff is recruiting PGs for 2019 and 2020. That isn't to say that either guy doesn't have a bounce back, but each guy was given a shot and didn't run with it. Save some real evolvement of their games, It's hard to see either unseating the guys in front of them. Some may add Blair to the list, but I think his time is coming with the loss of Rowley and Pierce entering his final year.

Given Thornton's struggles, Tony gave him a much longer leash than almost any coach would have (which was not unrelated to the fact that Luke wasn't much better). I can't imagine he's getting a bigger role anywhere else.

Jihar being relegated to bench purgatory was probably a result of Chase's unexpected Day 1 readiness more than anything else. He hasn't exactly lit the world on fire in the limited minutes he's played, but there are still coaching staffs out there who like him and he realistically is not in line for decent minutes next year either. If someone out there wants to give him good minutes for two years, I think he should take it.

I would imagine Quinn and Mehkel are penciled in for 2020-21 starting roles when Knight and Pierce are gone. I wouldn't expect either one to go anywhere.

I remain worried about an immediately-eligible Milon getting bumped to the bench with Van Vliet on board and getting looks from a number of P5s and other schools who would love to give him a featuring role. I don't *think* that will happen--he's still going to be a key rotation guy and he knows they have a chance to finally break down the wall next year--but I'm keeping an eye on it.