Some thoughts:
Daylen Harrison - Daylen played a great game yesterday. No doubt about it. However, I wouldn't expect Daylen to be a key contributor offensively game in and game out. His skill set just doesn't lend itself to being a scorer. I think Daylen would be the perfect 6th man on this team. He plays smart, heady basketball and always puts himself into excellent positions on the floor. It's easy to see that he really understands the game of basketball. That being said, I personally don't think he should be a starter.
Jaydee Luster - I understand some of the criticism of Jaydee, but I'm a little bit confused about some of the harsh words that have been said about him. Yes, Jaydee's lack of height has really hampered him on both the offensive and defensive ends, but there is one thing I really like about Jaydee...he always gives maximum effort. I've never once seen him become lackadaisical on the floor no matter how poorly he or the team was playing. That's more than I can say for most of the players on the team. Jaydee may not be a great PG, but I think he does deserve credit where it is due.
As far as Heath's ability to judge talent...I'm going to reserve judgement on that since I don't have much inside info about the basketball team. I think we can all agree that Desmar is a very impressive player, but one thing coaches always have better insight about is their player's attitudes. I want to make it clear that I have no idea whether Desmar's attitude had anything to do with him seeing limited minutes at the beginning of last season. However, I do know that his attitude was one of the big knocks on him coming out of high school. As a junior, many people in Ohio were mentioning Desmar in the same breath as Jared Sullinger (top 5 national recruit). There were some big time programs sniffing around Desmar at that time. As a senior, Desmar seemed to quit if the game wasn't going the way he liked. Unfortunately for him, he did that in some big-time tournaments and the recruiters took notice. Believe me, Desmar wouldn't be a Wyoming Cowboy if it wasn't for those "lack of effort" performances as a senior. Just some thoughts to consider.
