Was hoping for more from Doorson this season to spell Lewis - not to be a starter, but to allow Lewis more of a break and hopefully take on more minutes as the season went on. That went out the window. Hopefully he's better next year - but he's essentially had a full year gap in development at this point.
Diallo was much more of a project, and even after redshirting last year he came in very raw and uncontrolled this season. He was a fouling machine and looked lost a lot of times in our early matchups - not being able to stay on the court. A center should not be slapping at the ball across the arms of a driving guard at the top of the key... he just hadn't figured out how to play defense at this level without fouling. And just as it looked like he was starting to maybe figure it out.... injured, and the rest of the season lost for development.
We're going to be weak at center going into next year - two untested players with high ceilings, but who haven't really shown much on the court and are coming off of long gaps in development. Losing Lewis is more than losing his minutes - it's losing his game by game, practice by practice, guidance to help these guys grow into their role. Doorson's had a year of that last season, and Diallo's had about a third of a season of it... next year they're flying on their own.
Hopefully they'll develop as the season progresses, but on Day One I'm not expecting much out of the 5.
