IMO Hazelton has done enough to jump Kaufusi, especially on a 4 forward bench. If not Kaufusi then maybe Hunt but I also prefer him especially on a 4 forward bench where him and Tommy can focus on impact with Jack and Cam able to play bigger minutes.
I think he’s got it right apart from no Hazelton for Kaufusi.
I get that Tom is a popular player, and a lot of fans
would like to see this, but there is no reason at all to actually think this will happen.
- There are many examples of Oregon being picked ahead of Tom
- There are many examples of Oregon playing more minutes than Tom
- There are many examples of Oregon being the player moved in to a bigger role when required.
... and there are zero examples of the opposite (excluding injury).
This is the exact same conversation we had last year with Jack vs Hunt. Forum wanted Royce, but there was zero precedent for believing that he would ever be picked ahead of Jack. Round 1 came and Fitz picked the guy who he had always preferred.
Do us keyboard coaches think that Tom
might be able to be given a bigger role eventually? Sure.
Does anything Fitz has said or done in the past suggest that Tom has played his way ahead of Oregon? Not in the slightest.
Uele wont be there until round 2 or 3
Was non weight bearing on his leg for 6 weeks after knee surgery and will only recommence full running towards back end of pre season.
Told me he is aiming for round 2 or 3 return if all goes well
... and there we go. The whole "who will miss out in round 1" discussion is irrelevant because they already know they are missing one bloke.
For BHU, a round 2 or 3 return might mean a run with the Jets or a cameo off the bench, so you can't even think of him as a potential starter until round 4 or 5.
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