He may not be - and JBB may not be the best to play with Ngongba. JBB might be better playing the 4 on offense and 5 on defense. Rippey might be better off when they have shooters on the floor and he can drive and kick. Scheyer needs to play around with his rotations and see what works best. He has about 70 options.
As of now, the teams I like the most this year are Duke, UConn, Illinois and Texas with Miami & Texas Tech darkhorses. I think Florida is overrated, B- guard play and really not sure those bigs are THAT good.
Duke the most upside & talent.
Uconn the strongest, toughest.
Texas has a very good roster and good balance, and Miller is due.
Miami is also very good with Reneau back. TT will depend on how Toppin looks.