Josh Asselin had a great summer because he has gotten bigger and stronger. Asselin worked Michael Jordan's camp, played in Europe over the summer and attended a big man's camp, so he has put his time in. We have two freshmen who are in a position most freshmen would like to be in as far as playing time. Leon Jones and Chris Young are going to play. I basketball where you can look at your schedule and say there is a definite win.
Parity is far too prevalent in college basketball today.
Obviously, the Duke is a big game from a fan's standpoint but we can't afford to overlook anybody on our schedule. This schedule is very similar to last year's in the sense that it is a tough one from top to bottom. However, we still need to develop our post players and one of those guys has to step his game up. We have a nucleus of four guys, Robbie Reid, Louis Bullock, Brandon Smith and Josh Asselin, who we are very comfortable with. One of the other three guys needs to step up, which is not uncharacteristic of any season.