Mooney was a beast last season and Gibbs was heating up before COVID ended the season early. Rex didn't light up the stat sheet (except in assists - had the same number as Gibbs) but was one of the better glue guys we've had.
Seems hard to imagine that our opening game starting five will be any other than Hubb, Ryan, Goodwin, Laz, and Juwan. After that, it seems as if we are depending on freshmen to step in and make an impact right away.
At guard it's either Djogo or freshman Sanders Jr, probably both. Losing Carmody again for the early part of the season probably means both of them play quite a bit. Heck, I could even see Morgan getting significant time.
At forward, the other 2 options are freshmen in Taylor and Zona.
It's not hard to see why experts predict a bottom 4 finish. We have 5 decent starters (only 4 of which have played in an Irish uniform) and a bunch of question marks. On top of that, we have to replace our top 2 scorers from last season.