Ricardo del Rio wrote:glm1935 says Thurman is a star.
Could be in the right situation, but this year he's got three 5th year seniors playing in front of him. Gavin is very skilled, and I've no doubt is gonna have some big games this year, but his minutes will not be what they were last year. Just the way it is sometimes; I've no doubt he would start in a lot of situations elsewhere.
We've reached a point in Lusk's 3rd year where we have a bench full of guys who started quite a bit in previous years. I think that's what you hope for and expect as you establish your recruiting. We're starting 2 freshman a sophomore, and have other young talent getting better as we move forward. While I still think the jury is out on Lusks overall coaching, the guy has gone about building this program in the way we wanted with mostly HS kids we will have for 4 years and a juco or transfer here and there to fill needs. If we end up being good this year, we will be very good for the foreseeable future.
We have a great facility, state of the art learning center for athletes, the new locker rooms will be completed in the next week or two, and we just passed a petition that will pour 2-3 million more annually into facility improvements, all of which will just add to what we're getting done on the court in the next couple years.
This team is young and on it's way up, but we will be dangerous this year just the same.