The quantity of pleasure I get after I see this video is alarming. Due to Seth Davis for developing with the quote of all quotes.
Khalif Battle has absolutely purchased into what Gonzaga is wanting out of him as a key scoring bench piece. He has averaged 13.3 PPG on a formidable taking pictures break up of 40.6 FG%/35.3 3PT%/85.7 FT% with Butler, Temple, and Arkansas during the last 5 years. That’s coming in solely 32 begins by way of 101 profession video games. His free throw and three-point taking pictures consistency over that span fills some holes for the Zags.
This commit additionally addressed the Ryan Nembhard and Nolan Hickman fatigue issue at occasions. Not do these two should put in 40 minutes in a single sport.
Right here is my prediction for the rotation with the 2024-2025 program.
Gonzaga’s beginning lineup:
Nembhard – 12.6 PPG, 6.9 APG, 4.0 RPG, 1.2 SPG
Hickman – 14.0 PPG, 2.7 APG, 2.3 RPG, 1.0 SPG
Ajayi (w/ Pepperdine) – 17.2 PPG, 9.9 RPG
Gregg – 9.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.2 SPG
Ike – 16.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG
Key rotation items:
Battle (w/ Arkansas) – 14.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG
Venters (w/ Jap Washington in 2022-2023) – 15.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG
Huff – 9.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG
Stromer – 4.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG
The nationwide championship expectations are formally there. The Zags are returning 4 of their 5 starters, 7 of their 8 high scorers from final season’s Candy Sixteen run. The quantity of scoring skill and expertise throughout the board is mind-blowing however they aren’t even carried out with working the switch portal. The offense is addressed and a dream could be a defensive-minded massive man keen to return off the bench. A attainable improvement undertaking kind of participant for the reason that minutes are beginning to get restricted however simply to have in case of emergencies.
Main props to what Mark Few and his teaching workers have carried out with the mix of recent recruits by way of the hectic portal and the retention of the earlier roster.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga College graduate from the Bay Space… Observe him on Twitter @a_cravalho