What spurred the creation of this exercise is the number of northern California talents who already have and eventually will transfer away from their initial choices. Fit is among those reasons for moving on, albeit not the sole one.
In all honesty, nobody can foresee the future but maybe there is enough evidence to make an informed stay/transfer prediction.
We will try at least.
This has to begin with none other than Aaron Gordon.
This one is easy as AG could play at any program in the country and succeed so Arizona is as good a choice as any. The competition will be good internally and externally, meaning he'll be challenged in games but also practice, the latter an often overlooked element leading to improvement.
He will be positioned at both the wing and power forward for Coach Sean Miller, with a need to tighten his handle some and definitely develop both a consistent shooting stroke from the field and especially the foul line during what will be his seven-month Tucson tenure.
An element which will aid his court success is having a true point running the Wildcats, that player being T.J. McConnell, a junior transfer from Duquesne. With him in charge, getting the ball at the right spot at the right time will occur much more often for Arizona's scorers in 2013-14.
Whether or not it will be on exhibit is to be determined but Gordon also possesses excellent defensive potential. When focused on the task, it's extremely difficult to get a good look at the basket over him, even out on the perimeter. Jabari Bird faced that challenge when Salesian and Mitty squared off.
What's also intriguing is that Gordon's arrival will to some degree cut into Brandon Ashley's playing time which was 20.5 minutes per contest this past season.
PREDICTION: Gordon isn't going anywhere other than the NBA.
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