I agree Vic starts if healthy on day one. But, thoracic surgery is no joke. 4-6 months of recovery - plus I ponder what the doctors would say about contact. Then you have to rebuild conditioning. Anywho, this is worse case scenario. And I will add, if CCC loses three scholarship players and still manages to put a competitive team on the floor, I will be impressed. In my mind, that lineup I suggested, that could be a competitive team.
Still, as the Board realist, I am going to stick with my thought that it is Lathon, Taylor, Turner, Nance & Pardon to start the opener with the right to make one more change if another grad transfer is signed.