2026-2027 Roster discussion thread

[WeWant9]

More and more teams are doing it. It has to do with analytics and trading twos for threes. If a team shoots 45% from 2 point range and 37% from three point range, they've kind of figured out that if you take 30 + 3-point shots a game your chances of scoring more points than your opponent is greater. That philosophy has been picked up by a ton of college teams and even NBA teams. It's pretty much a normal thing over in Europe and internationally as well.

I get that is where the game is going and the reasoning on it. Makes sense in the NBA with the best of the best, little more iffy in college to me. Slow day, so I took a look at this year's Elite 8 teams and their 3 pt attempts. Seems like the sweet spot is around 20-25 right now. Was surprised Zona took the least amount, while blowing plenty of teams out the water this season.

Tennessee	19.6
Iowa	22.9
Uconn	24.1
Purdue	24
Illinois	30.6
Duke	25.2
Arizona	16
Michigan	25

[bucsrule8872]

Zoom call with Devin Williams. Center out of FAU. Skinny, but athletic. Shotblocker and rebounder. Perfect backup to our rising star Moreno.

Might have to change our nickname to the Williams’ if we get him. Kam, Mason, and maybe Devin.

[WeWant9]

Zoom call with Devin Williams. Center out of FAU. Skinny, but athletic. Shotblocker and rebounder. Perfect backup to our rising star Moreno.

Might have to change our nickname to the Williams’ if we get him. Kam, Mason, and maybe Devin.

His quote on UK, seems like a Pope type of guy: “It’s about the name on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back. It’s different when you go there, for sure."

[Cawood86]

Man, players named Zoom....and zoom calls...so many Williams.....?

[UKHoops01]

Zoom call with Devin Williams. Center out of FAU. Skinny, but athletic. Shotblocker and rebounder. Perfect backup to our rising star Moreno.

Might have to change our nickname to the Williams’ if we get him. Kam, Mason, and maybe Devin.

I hadn't heard of him, but I checked out his FAU stats and watched some highlights. Skinny as a rail...LOL...but seems like a good shot blocker....as long as SEC big men don't manhandle and push him out of the paint. Started his college career off at UCLA and was a top 75 recruit, so there's a little something to him. As long as Moreno stays healthy and we land Rancik (who could see minutes at the 5) and Potter and him split the remaining minutes, he could be a decent option. If he's forced into seeing more time than simply mop up, though, well.....