By George.
Starter
I just hesitate to be too high on a redshirt freshman. If he is that good, why did he redshirt? Needed to focus on academics? And don't tell me that he improved that much over the course of 1 year of practice. I think he will be a solid player for us, and he will give us some athleticism and rim protection that was sorely missed last year. But I don't expect him to have any more effect on games than Jaire, Otis, or any of our 3 sophomore wing players.
Hear from AJs mouth as to why he redshirted. I also think he was a bit too skinny for a forward position. He admits that he is 3 pounds away from his goal of 210. I think he's just a kid that needed to develope some skills and also bulk up. Apparently Simpkins really was responsible for landing him and worked with him 1 on 1 all of last season. They would do shooting drills before and after most games. Listen to our podcasts for inside info!
http://giantkiller.co/ByGeorge/2017/07/17/downtime-aj-interview/