(10-28-2013 11:17 AM)EagleSam Wrote: Considering previous production, I understand why Riley didn't make the list. Not exactly eye-popping numbers. It's pretty obvious that Bryant made the list because A) he's our top returning scorer, and B) we know what to expect from him, whereas we aren't entirely sure what Ward and Talley will do. I still think Ward will lead the team in scoring and will be our top vote getter in terms of "All-MAC" accolades.
How does one assess Riley's abilities?
The player who put up miniscule offensive numbers for most of the season OR the player who was an impact player in the MAC tourney?
I'm 'betting' that if the team's offense isn't constipated
that we'll run more and that Riley won't get stuck with the ball 10 feet from the basket and try to make 'chicken salad out of chicken (... )'.
We just can not play such an ugly half court game which might have been good for Wilt or Shaq but not Da'Shonte.
I look for him to be one of the big surprises on the team with Ward and probably Talley.
In Vegas at the beginning of Sept EMU FB was 100:1 to win the MACC (they won't go higher than that, no 10,000:1).
IF Vegas would give me EMU to win the MAC tourney at 10:1 I'd take that in a heart beat.
I'd set odds on teams at say 4 or 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, etc. for the various teams and I still don't know who the favorite is.
I see no favorite at all. Wide open. It could be any of 4 or 5 teams, including EMU.