Roster-building is cyclical. Teams with a lot of size and physicality seemingly always hit free agency trying to add some skill. Vice versa, the skilled teams are on the prowl for some athletes to survive. Round and round we go on the carousel.

Often, it's just a guessing game on whether the newcomers can coalesce with the returners to fix the flaws.

No one is expecting perfection or a finished product in November, but we're starting to get an early look at whether the offseason buzz was real or a smokescreen.

No. 3 UConn

The offseason pitch: The point guard room is drastically improved, which will make everything else fall into place.

Early return : UConn isn't at full-strength yet, but it's hard not to be optimistic about where this club is trending. Georgia transfer Silas Dem

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