Mslacat- I agree..... it took about 5 min of watching AJ to realize he's going to make a big impact on this team..... There will be games where he scores in bunches....but quite often Jordan and Jack will be doing most of the damage offensivley..... what excites me most about him is his Defensive presence.... in years past the Griz have had maybe 1 defensive stopper as a Wing/Guard....its seems this year we have 3 (McGillis, Johnson, Jr.) now this is getting Waaayyyyyyyy ahead of myself....but this team is built like many Cinderella's of past NCAA tourney's.... A big time player who went under the radar when recruited (Hasquet).... Athletic/Defensive Guard/Wing Play (McGillis & Johnson) Savy and experienced PG play (Jr. & Taylor) Rugged big men (Qvale, Sharp) and a knock down 3pt shooter (Stauds) who can get hot and keep their team close with the bigger more athletic programs that are seeded higher. Teams with this type of personel make noise every single year in the NCAA tourney..... I'm getting WAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ahead of myself here.....but I think we have what it takes to make the Sweet 16 with this group.... athletically this is a much different team then what we have had here in Missoula in a long long time and light years ahead of last years squad......and for those of you that have not seen Jordan and Jack play together your in for a treat....... I'm sure people will jump down my throat about this.....but what the hell.....i've never made this outlandish of a prediction about the Griz before and i truly think we have the personel to go deep in the tourney......now its just a matter of meshing as a team, staying healthy, and winning the Big Sky so we can have the BSC tourney in Missoula.....can't wait for the season to officially kick off tonight! GO GRIZ!!!!!
I also think Selvig has vastly improved and Michael Taylor was tremendous in tonight's game. The Griz sure look to be in a position to redshirt all three freshmen.
