My Dream Team
1. DT (could be Frank eventually, but I don't expect Frank to come in and be Tyus Stones)
2. Grayson (I expect him to leave, but thats why this is my dream team)
3. Tatum Duh
4. Giles Duh
5. Bolden (has a higher ceiling than Amile, ride him while he's not, play Amile when he's not
Just remember.....the ceiling is only one year.
I'm kind of with aah on this one. Bolden is a fantastic prospect but he's hardly a proven commodity at the collegiate level. Tatum and Giles have high ceilings. They're almost sure-fire stars from day one. Being able to play alongside a 5th year senior who is a proven leader, a captain, great post defender and someone who doesn't demand touches is much more attractive to me personally.
Rolling out a basketball and saying "here go play" to four freshman doesn't have a great track record attached to it. I think we forget the importance of guys named Quinn Cook, Matt Jones and Amile Jefferson buying in last year. That's an important trait too. And just because it worked recently doesn't mean it can work again.
Don't take this to mean I don't want Bolden, because I do. But if it's my pick to take the proven 5th year senior over the freshman, unless he's a Okafor-type talent, the senior is going to win out almost every time.