In case anyone is wondering about the strength of our team this upcoming season

[hockeyzag]

Assuming Timme and Nembhard return this upcoming season, we will have 6 of the top 9 recruits in Gonzaga history playing on one team (according to 24/7 sports). https://247sports.com/college/gonzag...tball/Commits/

1. Chet Holmgren
2. Hunter Sallis
3. Jalen Suggs
4. Andrew Nembhard
5. Zach Collins
6. Austin Daye
7. Drew Timme
8. Anton Watson
9. Kaden Perry

Now I know recruiting rankings don't equal wins, if you scroll further you see names like Theo Davis and Pavel Zakharov in the top 11. But boy oh boy have things changed in Zagville these past three years.

[strikenowhere]

Every single player on next year's team is also a former ESPN Top 100 player too (assuming Cook isn't back).

[Zerogame]

Double WOW!

[ET2021]

If Fanbo does reclassify next year, he would be #14 on the list.

[willandi]

If Fanbo does reclassify next year, he would be #14 on the list.

Does Fanbo start over Strawther?

[strikenowhere]

Does Fanbo start over Strawther?

Gotta think not; Remember he'd be two years younger than Strawther and Strawther already has a year's experience under his belt. Fanbo would be a likely redshirt candidate, along with Perry.

[StatZag]

Expectations are obviously high (and should be) - but the pessimist in me worries about a few things:

1. Title teams in the modern era shoot the 3pt shot very well (top15 or so) - We've recently lost Tillie, Kispert, and Ayayi. Who is shooting ~40% from 3? Is there ANY way GU is a top25 team from 3?

2. Chet, Julian, Hunter, and Dom are elite young PROSPECTS, not grown men with big game (or any serious game NCAA experience) who could now be playing the NBA. Seems like you need some guys on your team who can out-athlete and out-tough the competition, and who might have chosen to return to college despite the possibility of being drafted. Most recent title teams had a player (or 2) who fit this bill.

GU's gonna be great again, but I expect the above two points will be persistent weaknesses (though they will be irrelevant in ~20 games we dominate vs sub-75Kenpom teams).

[Mr Vulture]

Gotta think not; Remember he'd be two years younger than Strawther and Strawther already has a year's experience under his belt. Fanbo would be a likely redshirt candidate, along with Perry.

There is zero chance Fanbo reclassifies to the 2021 class just to redshirt. If he comes this next year, he will play. How much is TBD. I also wouldn’t expect Perry to RS either. He will likely compete with Gregg for minutes off the bench.


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[gueastcoast]

With respect to next year's team and their ability to shoot the 3, I consider the following:

* that's one of the things Chet is known for
* I think Strawther will emerge as Kispert 2.0; or at least that's the whisper. The kid is a born scorer
* We didn't look to Nembhard this past year for a lot from 3, but it's definitely part of his arsenal
* If any of Dom, Sallis or (thinking positive!) Timme can emerge as a consistent 3-ball threat, watch out

[jsnider]

Expectations are obviously high (and should be) - but the pessimist in me worries about a few things:

1. Title teams in the modern era shoot the 3pt shot very well (top15 or so) - We've recently lost Tillie, Kispert, and Ayayi. Who is shooting ~40% from 3? Is there ANY way GU is a top25 team from 3?

2. Chet, Julian, Hunter, and Dom are elite young PROSPECTS, not grown men with big game (or any serious game NCAA experience) who could now be playing the NBA. Seems like you need some guys on your team who can out-athlete and out-tough the competition, and who might have chosen to return to college despite the possibility of being drafted. Most recent title teams had a player (or 2) who fit this bill.

GU's gonna be great again, but I expect the above two points will be persistent weaknesses (though they will be irrelevant in ~20 games we dominate vs sub-75Kenpom teams).

Completely agree with this assessment.

[NEC26]

There is zero chance Fanbo reclassifies to the 2021 class just to redshirt. If he comes this next year, he will play. How much is TBD. I also wouldn’t expect Perry to RS either. He will likely compete with Gregg for minutes off the bench.


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I may be wrong but didn't Ballo reclassify and then sit a year? Why do you say there is zero chance?

Just curious.

[bdmiller7]

I may be wrong but didn't Ballo reclassify and then sit a year? Why do you say there is zero chance?

Just curious.

Ballo didn’t choose to redshirt, he was forced to take an academic redshirt by the NCAA as a non qualifier.

[bdmiller7]

With respect to next year's team and their ability to shoot the 3, I consider the following:

* that's one of the things Chet is known for
* I think Strawther will emerge as Kispert 2.0; or at least that's the whisper. The kid is a born scorer
* We didn't look to Nembhard this past year for a lot from 3, but it's definitely part of his arsenal
* If any of Dom, Sallis or (thinking positive!) Timme can emerge as a consistent 3-ball threat, watch out

Andrew Nembhard is under 33% from three after 3 college seasons, I wouldn’t say that is a strong part of his game.

[strikenowhere]

There is zero chance Fanbo reclassifies to the 2021 class just to redshirt. If he comes this next year, he will play. How much is TBD. I also wouldn’t expect Perry to RS either. He will likely compete with Gregg for minutes off the bench.


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I see he's actually 18 already too; born January 2003. I thought he was a year younger.

[GonzaGAW]

- does anybody know what chet's high school stats are for shooting the 3?
- i read all the time that he is a good 3 point shooter, but never a mention at what percentage.