Dickie V (who I personally cannot stand, anyone know if Dick and coach K are friends?) put Joe Jones on his "All-Rolls Royce" 2nd team, saying he should have a "monster year" and "could surprise some teams with his athleticism." Not everyone is buying it what Dick is selling, claiming Joe was "constantly outplayed by less-heralded teammate Antanas Kavliauskas last season." That is hard to argue with. But Dick is looking as what will happen, not what has happened.

Turgeon has commented that Joe will likely stretch his game "15 and 17 feet" while DJ works the blocks. Maybe Dick thinks Joe will dominate at that spot. Joe did well muscling up the bigs, so there is every reason to believe he can do the same to 3s and 4s. It is questionable whether or not he is quick enough to get a jump on the faster players, but maybe he gained a step or two at the NBA camps this summer.