Notwithstanding Jeter's struggles -- I would be surprised if he's not our starting C next year. IMO, his problems this year are driven primarily by his physical immaturity / youth -- Jeter is unusually young for a freshman D-1 basketball player (e.g., he's more than a full year younger than Scal and Briscoe). I think we're going to see an entirely different kid next year after he's had a year in the weight room. He moves well. He seems to play with pretty good energy. He's got nice touch around the rim. The problems are, however, that he gets pushed around, doesn't always have the best balance, doesn't anticipate very well, and doesn't have the strength to fight through contact. I think a lot of that stuff takes care of itself after a year in the weight room.
Even if we got Bolden, I still think Jeter likely gets the start next year -- though, certainly I'd love to get Bolden to give us an alternative if Jeter's still not ready + serve as a competent backup. IMO, the real concern next year is that we really don't have any backup bigs other than DeLaurier -- who still needs to add some bulk to really be effective at even the 4 spot. If we miss on Bolden, then that means we're going to have to hope that Obi and Vrank can contribute.
