Fun stat after 2 games and, in all sincerity, Tom Welch is the reason we are 2-0 right now instead of being 0-2 and everyone hitting the panic button. I think Welch, particularly with how much he’s improved this year, is going to be the key in determining whether our season is successful vs. unsuccessful. I also think his early success and foreseeable big minutes in the future is good for our younger guys to see what can happen if you stick around the program and don’t bolt after year 1.
If y’all are like me, you’re probably nervous for what’s gonna happen after watching these first two games. If you think about it though - we are in pretty good shape. Welch stepping up combined with the return of Kennedy is going to completely change the dynamic of this team, top to bottom. Having Norris, Kennedy and Welch out on the floor with Edwards is going to make us a much more veteran-looking group. Kennedy is going to free up Norris for 3s and take the load off him, the core rotation is going to get a little shorter and we won’t be leaning on our newcomers to try and do too much.
The question is - when are we going to see Kennedy back?
Last point on Welch - can we TRY to play him with Golden???? I know there’s a concern on defense, but if we can impose our will down low early, we’re gonna draw fouls and force the other team to adjust - especially when they’re smaller than us.
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