Which is astonishing to me, as only a handful of teams can go after the best players. You have to level the playing field somehow.

In terms of players, each one of them grew in the system in their own specific way. Ill stick to the young players since theyll see the most growth overall:

Cone: he really gets how to run the baseline and use the screeners in sets where he gets his head under the rim. The screens werent always the proper screens to be set, and part of that can fall on Cone for not calling out his cut. There are certainly areas to improve.

Cattoor: he is probably the most suited for this system, and it showed in that he played both wing spots and the PG role at different points in the year

Alleyne: figured out when he can shot fake and drive as opposed to shooting contested shots or just putting his head down and going to the rim. He can be a great asset going forward as he learns how to use his playmaking and shooting ability within the offense

Ojiako: Big John was fighting 2 battles...#1 was how to play basketball and #2 was how to play Mike Young basketball...at the end of year 1 he is finally scratching the surface of #1, and hasnt really started addressing #2 yet. For a better understanding, Ojiako is figuring out the "how" (how do I perform this action) and then he can tackle the "why" (why am I doing this action)...when he figures out #2 he is going to be an absolute monster

Radford: didnt really know where he fit in early, but realized through hustle and sheer will that he could find himself in the right spots. There are sets within the offense to make someone like Radford a key piece, even without a shooting ability. You see that in the sets where he makes a looping drive from the right side to finish on the left side of the rim. They can open up space for him to operate, he just needs to keep the secondary defenders honest

Nolley: his trajectory wasnt that of his peers, but his floor was also way higher than everyone else (and still is). If he decides against overseas and comes back next season, it could be big for him in really figuring out how to use his skill set to maximize his potential. He is the type of player who, if he accepted a smaller role, would absolutely thrive under Mike Young. He isnt to the skill level yet where he should be taking 20 shots in a game. The Clemson game to start the year was almost a bad thing for him, as it was a false positive and gave him some bad habits. If he buys in, he can be a great one