Welcome in Nassie Daily's Tuesday, May the 19th.

I'm Tommy Ashley.

That's Greg Barnes is Johnny T-shirt. Johnny T-shirt Day. It's always a day with Johnny T-shirt. Go see them on Franklin Street or online. Get 10% if you're a member of Inside Carolina Premium subscription. If you're a member of the Inside Carolina Premium community, you know about what a lot we're going to talk about today because Shirel and Sean and the Coast crew and inside Carolina in general just covers the basketball

waterfront. We're going to talk about the roster. Neo-Avdales officially signed.

Carolina is waiting on Matt Abel and maybe some another, another international big man.

But Greg, so far, Carolina's roster and Michael Malone's first year, definitely some

talent upgrades.

Let's talk about it.

Yeah, for sure.

And I think a lot of people kind of were wondering what Michael Malone was going to want in terms of prototypes.

And it's going to take some time to really get a clear picture on that.

But I think what really jumps off the page as you look at a lot of these recruits and prospects that he's interested in and bringing in is there's a lot of length and there's a lot of athleticism.

And I think that speaks to his NBA background and also speaks to the versatility aspect of what he likes.

And that's going to make it make it interesting.

There have been times in recent years and really, I mean, dating back throughout Roy's tenure,

where there was an emphasis on basketball IQ, understanding the game, being skilled.

And yes, you had plenty of teams that had athleticism, but that wasn't like the focus.

I mean, I think last year is a good example because clearly Caleb Wilson is an elite athlete,

Seth Trimble as well, but beyond that, the athleticism just really didn't pop.

Not that you have to have it but it

certainly is beneficial and it really speaks to you know we've heard so much about

Michael Malone and the player development side of things and of course bringing

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