[More Cowbell]

Valley should not be in anybody's top 5 for next year at this point. They return 5 experienced players, but will be sorely lacking any kind of firepower off the bench, not to mention the lack of size.

I'm not worried about rebounding, because Taylor is a beast on the glass and rebounds like a man 3-4 inches taller. But he's not tall enough to play the defense necessary on opposing centers if they are in the 6'6 - 6'7 range. If they run into a team with a tall center at state they will be at a disadvantage.

At this point, I would imagine Valley would be ranked in the top 15 just based on Elisha and a strong senior starting five. But unless they develop some bench depth, they won't last long in a tournament setting like the All-A or Sweet Sixteen.