Do you think the collection of talent and the way they went about putting together this roster and the players they targeted is smarter than what they did a season ago?

It's definitely a step in the right direction, I would say.

Um, to me, it all kind of comes down to Marcus Burton.

I think you look at injured guys like him have been some of the maybe biggest home runs in the portal, if you look at maybe like some of the best value or kind of breakout stars that people have missed out on.

And I think he certainly has the capability of being one of the better guards in the Big Ten.

Um, I don't think you would say for sure he's going to be that, but if he's a hit, I think that's a huge win.

I'm a big Bryce Lindsay fan.

Is that crazy to think?

But any of these-- Uh, first of all, any of these teams have a chance to make the tournament next year, of those four?

So I, I'm a big Niko Medved fan, and I think that they're probably one of the closer teams to breaking through in this group.

Um, Kyan Evans comes from UNC.

He played for Medved in, at Colorado State.

Uh, they bring back Durkin.

They bring back Crocker Johnson.

Uh, like Winters Grady, transfer from Michigan, really good shooter, top 100 prospect.

Uh, they got some other, uh, guys that have come back, but it kind of feels like at least on paper, they, they lack that star p- power, uh, after losing Blackwell and Boyd.