And I couldn't be more excited! After listening to all of the interviews yesterday it got me even more excited. I think we can have a team that is just as good as last year's. It's a completely different team in terms of style than last years, but we have the talent and depth to be great.

Just a few random thoughts.

Defense: Our defense is going to be significantly better. Zachery is a huge boost on defense at the 2, and we should also be able to bang down low with the best of them. They mentioned Lahkin being a 7 footer yesterday, but I thought he was 6'10. Either way he is apparently bigger than PJ. Reeves is also apparently a disrupter down low. He is a true 7 footer and our favorite coach D!ck Bender said that he is altering shots and also making it so people aren't even attempting to bring it down low to him. This should be a very good defense.

Depth: We have legit back ups at every position. If we stay healthy, we can play a lot of guys. Our back up guards are Dillon Hunter and Heidbreder. From what I've heard, Heidbreder is an outstanding defender, cutter, and 3 point shooter. I also expect Dillon Hunter to take a step. That is a lot better than Beadle and Dillon last year. For bigs, we have Reeves as a back up Center and Myles Foster as a back up PF. Last year we basically only had RJ Godfrey because Bas Leyte was hurt. I expect Myles to at least play to the level that Godfrey did last year. The only spot we don't have a proven back up for is SF. I guess Dallas Thomas would be the back up, but we could also play Heidbreder there a lot.

Star Power: I think Chase Hunter could be a dark horse to win ACC player of the year. If he can play consistently close to what we saw in the last 15 games of the year last year, we are in great shape. It's all about consistency with him. We also have the Schef taking on a bigger role and I think he's in for a monster year.

Shooting: We lost a ton of shooters, but I still think this team can be a good 3 point shooting team. Zachery shot 40% last year, Wiggins can really shoot, and Schef has apparently worked really hard on his 3 point shot this summer. Lahkin can also shoot them. Heidbreder can shoot at the 40% level off the bench. If chase can shoot a consistent 36% or so, then we will be a good 3 point shooting team.