I'm not sure if any of you have looked into this Vila kid, but he plays exactly like Arnette Moultrie except Vila hits the 3 with frequency. He was trained in Spain which we all know footwork, agility, and shooting is a priority. I urge you to YouTube the JUCO transfer from Florida. You won't be disappointed.
Anyway, I've been speaking with a couple of folks that have seen practices and all arrows point towards a Top 2 in CUSA and Top 30 in the country. I hear the Boum kid moves like a water bug.
I'm going to list schollied players on next years roster and I dare you to look into the individual talent.
5- Efe & Eze
4- Williams, Vila & Verhoeven
3- Lathon, Stroud, & Tarke
2- Hawkins, Zarzuela, & Wenzel
1- Gilyard, Boum, & Magee
That is 14 players and one needs to either pay his own way or someone is either not coming back or not coming in. I'm hoping Terry can get Stroud to continue paying his way (if he gets his grades right).
So, I put Lathon as a SF because he is the lock down defender we have & is not a shooter. We recruited him because he drives and as soon as he gets comfortable out there, I anticipate him doing what we expected in the middle of the year.
No matter who we lose (if we lose), the team is still very deep, athletic, fast, & proven to play well at this level.
My starting 5 next year, so far.
5- Efe +footwork & scoring/ -defense
4- Williams + scoring, rebounding & paint D/ -foul prone & sat out a year
3- Lathon + D, driving, & rebounding/ -shooting
2- Hawkins/Boum (toss up) H +scorer /-still green B +quick, rebounds, drives, & shoots/ -passing & D,
1- Gilyard + quick, scorer, & drives well/ -free throws, D, & passing
