I think it will take a little time for Mal to get adjusted to the speed of the game. (See Lively, Williams, etc.) So I think we will start the season with Brown at the 5, Cooper at the 4. Brown will get 25 minutes or so; he is very valuable. That will likely change second semester as I think Mal will get more minutes and likely start. I also think Foster's injury needs to be considered. I think we start the season with Proctor and James in the backcourt, with Foster as the backup. Flip (not the player) James and Foster second semester. The 3 is wide open, with Evans, Kon and Gillis splitting time. James has the size to play the 3 but we need him in the backcourt. James has some DeMarcus Nelson to his game. It does seem like every summer we predict we will go big, and we end up going small. We shall see. DBR seems split on whether Cooper is a 3 or a 4. I think Gillis starts at the 3 to start the season, and perhaps one of the freshman overtakes him. I do think Gillis will see the floor a lot; he is a proven winner and coaches love guys like that. Our portal guys allows us to bring the freshman along slowly, other than Cooper who should be an impact guy from day one. The wildcard is the other freshman center, but he missed his entire senior year so he may have to wait a year to be a rotation guy. Brown will likely be ahead of him.
