It is a fairly quiet time, so I think this could be a cool discussion point. These predictions can be good or bad, but good ones of course are more fun

My bold prediction is Steve Taylor averaging a double-double next season. It is pretty rare on the college level, and may be difficult for Taylor to maintain once Luke Fischer becomes eligible and plays 20-30 minutes a night up front, but I think Taylor will flourish with this opportunity. I expect him to get a ton of offensive rebounds and 2-3 putbacks a night, and also believe he will be highly effective in both pick and roll and pick and pop situations. Taylor was one of my favorite Buzz recruits, and I expect him to be healthy and have a major chip on his shoulder next season after a miserable sophomore campaign. I have referenced this earlier, but compare and contrast the Trevor Mbakwe we saw at 70 percent at Marquette with the healthy Mbawke for Minnesota his last two years (especially in his junior season). Mbakwe and Taylor are a bit different players (and Mbakwe admittedly has better overall tools), but both are excellent rebounders and are comparable to each other due to their injury pasts.

My other possibility is Jajuan Johnson leading the team in scoring at 14-15 points a night. I am not going to outright predict that, and expect JJJ to be more in the 9-10 point per game range, but I will bring up another interesting comparison between Johnson and Jordan McRae. I thought of this more when Cuonzo was going to potentially be our coach, but the comparison remains as both were highly rated, athletic, long, slender, scoring wings. As a freshman, McRae clashed with a popular coach that would leave after the season. He then went on to be a strong sixth man as a sophomore, SEC player of the year as a junior, and first team all-conference as a senior (and predicted to be drafted in the second round). In some ways, I think JJJ can even outperform McRae as he will likely be playing in a much faster tempo system and also has become stronger then McRae with two more years to add bulk.