Herb Jones will be making an NBA salary next year. Go tot he bank on that statement. Herb Jones is the most NBA defensive worthy player that we have had since T.R. Dunn.
The pleasant surprise of this team is Ellis. Right now, I would compare his posture and his improvement to Sprewell. It took Sprewell most of his first year to develop and the second year Sprewell was a force. Ellis was hurt more than any other Alabama player by the lack of the summer program. I will go out on a limb and suggest that Jones will either be first or second to Smith of Arkansas as player of the year in the SEC, and Ellis will be player of the year in the SEC next season. The surest bet for the NBA of any player that I have seen in the SEC is Scottie Pippen, Jr., Scottie was one of the 50 best of all time in the NBA and I think his son is a better player than his father.
As good as this Alabama team is, I cannot wait for next season and I do not even know who will be the Portal transfers into the program. Miles reminds me of Gee. The freshman big man from Canada can shoot. We have as good a guard we have ever had coming into the program as a one and done. We are one player away from a National Title in 2022 and I think we could get him out of the Portal.