With Daley in house and 12 scholarship players on the roster, do the fresh-
-men Aniya Trent and Armani Jenkins get significant minutes this fall. Hearing that the roster is set, and at 6’3” they are the 2 tallest players on the team, so you’d have to figure a rotation with either of them and Carys Baker will be something we’ll see quite a bit. Obviously set and in really good shape at the PG, 2 guard and wing spots given the returnees, signees and transfer additions.
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I'd expect Trent and Jenkins to play in some capacity, yes.
All depends on how quickly they pick it up, but they're significant — and when I say significant, I mean it — upgrades over last year's two freshmen frontcourt players.
You've essentially got five frontcourt players — Freelon, Baker, Petersen, Jenkins and Trent — to complement seven guards. I'm very intrigued to see, if VT truly is done adding, how a rotation shakes out. But Jenkins and Trent will have to be ready to play at some point, at least to provide depth. They'll have to be able to rebound and hold their own defensively, at least for spells.
But, if VT's rocking with those 12, that means you've essentially got a roster where, to a certain extent, anyone can play. There are strengths and weaknesses, for sure, and you probably wouldn't ask Trent or Jenkins to go out there and play a ton of minutes per game, but I think it's a roster where just about everyone can help in some way, shape or form. It's certainly a talented and competitive roster — I believe eight of the 12 are former top-100 recruits. The three transfers all aren't.
You get the point. No true big on the roster, but VT might be able to play more of how Duffy wants (in terms of up tempo) as a result. We'll see. Lots of questions to be asked/answered.
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Then fans will extrapolate and give them the Heisman (kidding) but against better teams and ACC competition?
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together. Appreciate the thoughtful response.
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Is she still a possibility?
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bench in foul trouble. Of course players earn PT... But if Baker, Peterson are sitting on the bench....
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Having positional flexibility on the team is nice but Wenzel isn't going to play in the post.
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Captain Obvious has entered the chat
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