The first media availability was more interesting than almost any of these I have watched. Generally this is a bunch of mindless coach speak and Bull Durham clichés. Occasionally there is a good quote or nugget to discuss. There was some of that by Coach Steve Alford and Jaylen Hands but there was some interesting details to nerd out on. Instead of pulling quotes, instead I will focus on the takeaways.
1. The big news is the big point guard. The backup point guard is indeed 6’8/9” Chris Smith. He has been running the second unit.