Obviously Heide and Colvin are struggling right now, but my question is, for the rest of the Season, should we ever see them both on the court at the same time? They are very similar players that can contribute by defending, hitting open 3's, and rebounding. Neither is capable of ball penetration or hitting 3's consistently right now, so it hurts the offense when they are both on the court together. I think having only one of these 2 on the court at the same time will allow them to get out of their slump a lot faster and improve our offensive efficiency.
My opinion of this team is unchanged in that it is good team that is enjoyable to watch and support, but they are too flawed to be a top 15 team. If we lower our expectations a bit in this Post Edey transition year to what many programs would be thrilled with, I think everyone will consider a 20+ win Season a significant accomplishment for this program.
Not writing off this Season as we could certainly pull off a run this year if everyone gets hot, but for next year, I hope we will be looking to bring in a stud 5 and 3/4 hybrid wing in the transfer portal. I am sure that Jacobson can contribute, but counting on him to solidify our starting 5 next year coming off injury is too much of a gamble to take in what needs to be a big turnaround year. From the little I saw of him, he no doubt would have helped, but I don't think he would have been the savior. As much as Painter likes to develop talent, I think he owes it to Braden Smith to at least go after some big names that would have to be salivating over the chance to come in and play with him for a year.
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