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The other board is chock full of good information on yesterdays opening practice session. The team seems to be twice as deep as the last two seasons. Quality depth will solve so many problems for this team. The pressure on our starters to do everything perfectly will be off. In non conference at least, it seems like the starting unit may be "big":
C 6-8 250 Edis: Not a true banger for rebounds but he bodies up well on defense, is a vocal leader, and an excellent high post passer. Not a scorer but don't leave him alone, has 3 pt range and moves well. Could be used a lot to set screens and picks.
PF 6-8 215 TJ: More scoring options will allow him to pick his spots. Be aggressive TJ and jump into the defenders with your upper body when deep inside. Wiry thin rebounding machine reminds me of Rodman without the cuckoo factor. Now only if he had 1/4 of Rodmans defensive prowess! Oh well, we get the scoring instead.
SF 6-6 225 Phelps: Losing a few pounds will make him quicker. Manning the SF slot will make him feel like he won the lottery. A more natural position for him, although I sense he'll guard the oppositions PF while TJ will guard the SF who is usually more outside shooting oriented, where TJ's defense is much better. Phelps is one of the guys who could explode this year, if he gets most of his minutes away from the 7 footers finally.
SG 6-5 LA: Yeah I know, his outside shot isn't great. He's a slasher deluxe, a rebounding fool, nonstop motor, good passer, good handle, and very good defense. He'll get more rest with a bench loaded with shooters. Teams will key on him with athletic defenders, then learn he loves to pass just as much as shoot.
PG 5-10 CW: Just plug in the future All American and watch him go. No need for details here, if you don't already understand his ability, you just jumped on the bandwagon.

While not a giant starting unit, it reminds me of those powerful mid major teams that don't have the great inside size but wreak havoc with just enough size to compete with the big boys.

So why are we so deep? At this point, I assume the bench minutes will go in order to these dudes:
James Ennis, 6-6 SG/Wing: He will get 15-25 mpg off the bench, and may start at times for matchups esp. in conference. All indications are that he is the real deal, an athletic scorer and shooter with a good handle. So long as he plays hard and smart on "d", he'll get minutes...and he's got long arms, great on the perimeter for messing with shooters, his size reminds me of Stacey Augmon, I'll let Ennis decide if he wants his game to approach anywhere near that level. One hint dude: with CDM, its all about defensive effort.
Mike Caffey, 6-0 PG: a talented, true pg frosh off the bench who has confidence and good all around ability, including scoring when needed. Great recruiting by the staff, this kid sounds like the perfect fit to give CW all the rest he needs this year, then start next year and build his own legacy.
Nick Shepherd / Kyle Richardson, 6-9 and 6-7. Call this a challenge to both, whoever decides they want a ton of minutes in the post off the bench, its yours. Shep is showing cockiness with some of his comments, Kyle is quiet but needs to add fire. Lets just hope one of these dudes steps it up and gives us a presence off the bench inside.

That would be an 8 man rotation, not bad. The rest of the bunch are hardly scrubs, though, and will give us that added depth we've missed, especially with shooting, and may give us as much as a 10 man rotation.
Shooters: Corey Jackson, Peter Pappageorge, Kris Gulley and Sean Starkey. All can drill from deep. One will need to step up and become a go to guy.
Bangers: Either Kyle or Shep. Vantrimpont won't see the light of day. Djuma either can't play this year but would redshirt anyway. Jennings will destroy everyone in practice and make real games seem like a picnic (just joking but you get the point).
Others: PG insurance policy Jerramy King can handle a few minutes, has possibly improved his shot over the summer. Shaq Hunter may redshirt only because of the insane depth at his position. If he does, Nick will show him the ropes on being patient. The Monson Maniacs are the 6th man, and needed in vast quantities especially during conference and in Anaheim.