Front court:
Brooks F
Washington J
Clark J
Evans S

Backcourt:
Cumberland F
Caupain J
Johnson S

Bench warmers at best:
Moore S
Jeniffer S

That is only 9 so who am I missing or are we leaving unused 3 unused?

Tre Scott, FR

Caupain will be a senior.

I suspect we see one more in this class, and one scholarship banked.

By the way, what does bench warmers "at best" mean? I would describe them as valuable depth.

Don't have any inside info, but I think we'll grab a graduate transfer before next year.

I doubt Brooks is ready to start next year. I agree with JPBearcats3 that we will likely make another move to solidify the lineup.

Jenifer and Quad are not ready now, but who is to say that they will not be ready next year. There are some things I really like about Quad. He plays defense, and rebounds, but he is a offensive liability.

I think your selling Jenifer short () saying he is bench warmer at best. Statistically speaking he averages the same amount of assists as Caupain when you put the differences in minutes played into the equation. Would hope he improves his shooting % going from FR to SO (although he isn't far behind Caupain in this category), as well as more time to work on ball handling skills during the offseason. He's a 70% FT shooter and a 33.3% 3-point shooter. Obviously Cumberland offsets the loss of Cobb, but he will still be a freshman getting caught up to a level of play he hasn't been a part of before. Depth will be vital next year and I really think a four man rotation at G could be beneficial (especially if Caupain has a shooting night like he did against SMU )

Now as for Quadri........

(03-08-2016 04:13 PM)geef Wrote:  Tre Scott, FR

Caupain will be a senior.

I suspect we see one more in this class, and one scholarship banked.

By the way, what does bench warmers "at best" mean? I would describe them as valuable depth.

Can someone ex plain the logic behind banking a scholarship? It seems Cronin is always a couple scholarships short.

I know Cumberland is highly rated and I'm glad he's a Bearcat. I have not seen him play which gives me cause to wonder: is he a great shooter or a great scorer? By great scorer I mean a guy who is bigger and stronger than even the high school post players he faces and can take it inside to score. If so, that might not solve the outside shooting woes.

I still want Mick to recruit a three point assassin; a zone buster who gives you one more option when starters can't buy a basket inside or out. Caupain needed a couple of short periods of rest Sunday and it's worrisome when he's not on the floor.

Moore will be a junior next year

(03-08-2016 05:14 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  I know Cumberland is highly rated and I'm glad he's a Bearcat. I have not seen him play which gives me cause to wonder: is he a great shooter or a great scorer? By great scorer I mean a guy who is bigger and stronger than even the high school post players he faces and can take it inside to score. If so, that might not solve the outside shooting woes.

I still want Mick to recruit a three point assassin; a zone buster who gives you one more option when starters can't buy a basket inside or out. Caupain needed a couple of short periods of rest Sunday and it's worrisome when he's not on the floor.

Here are his highlights from the weekend. He definitely has a serviceable outside shot, but his motion is a little funky.

(03-08-2016 03:55 PM)doss2 Wrote:  Front court:
Brooks F
Washington J
Clark J
Evans S

Backcourt:
Cumberland F
Caupain Sr
Johnson Sr

Bench warmers at best:
Moore J
Jeniffer S
Scott F
Tobler Sr

(03-08-2016 05:14 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  I know Cumberland is highly rated and I'm glad he's a Bearcat. I have not seen him play which gives me cause to wonder: is he a great shooter or a great scorer? By great scorer I mean a guy who is bigger and stronger than even the high school post players he faces and can take it inside to score. If so, that might not solve the outside shooting woes.

I still want Mick to recruit a three point assassin; a zone buster who gives you one more option when starters can't buy a basket inside or out. Caupain needed a couple of short periods of rest Sunday and it's worrisome when he's not on the floor.

Don't know if we can count on Cumberland for next year?

(03-08-2016 05:10 PM)jarr Wrote:  

(03-08-2016 04:13 PM)geef Wrote:  Tre Scott, FR

Caupain will be a senior.

I suspect we see one more in this class, and one scholarship banked.

By the way, what does bench warmers "at best" mean? I would describe them as valuable depth.

Can someone ex plain the logic behind banking a scholarship? It seems Cronin is always a couple scholarships short.

Unfortunately for us, it seems to be a case of Mick hoping that he'll land a spring signee, and that not panning out. Often, you'll see a coach bank a scholarship if they return nearly every player and want to even out the classes some for the future. Or, they know they have a shot at a kid they really want in the following year, and need to make sure there's a scholarship open.

(03-08-2016 06:07 PM)geef Wrote:  

(03-08-2016 05:10 PM)jarr Wrote:  

(03-08-2016 04:13 PM)geef Wrote:  Tre Scott, FR

Caupain will be a senior.

I suspect we see one more in this class, and one scholarship banked.

By the way, what does bench warmers "at best" mean? I would describe them as valuable depth.

Can someone ex plain the logic behind banking a scholarship? It seems Cronin is always a couple scholarships short.

Unfortunately for us, it seems to be a case of Mick hoping that he'll land a spring signee, and that not panning out. Often, you'll see a coach bank a scholarship if they return nearly every player and want to even out the classes some for the future. Or, they know they have a shot at a kid they really want in the following year, and need to make sure there's a scholarship open.

if always felt that minutes has something to do with it also. Hard getting everyone PT when you're maxed out.

Cumberland worries me, his shot looks terrible for a 2 guard. With a guy like Evans, even when he was struggling I wasn't worried because he has such a pretty shot that it was only a matter of time before they started falling again. It also worries me because I've seen no progress in Shaq's shot so I doubt Cumberland's will change much here. Hopefully I'm wrong and the kid is deadly from 3.

(03-08-2016 06:49 PM)BeerCat Wrote:  Cumberland worries me, his shot looks terrible for a 2 guard. With a guy like Evans, even when he was struggling I wasn't worried because he has such a pretty shot that it was only a matter of time before they started falling again. It also worries me because I've seen no progress in Shaq's shot so I doubt Cumberland's will change much here. Hopefully I'm wrong and the kid is deadly from 3.

You need to go back and look at Shaq's early career. His shot, while still not great, is world's better than it used to be.

(03-08-2016 06:59 PM)subflea Wrote:  

(03-08-2016 06:49 PM)BeerCat Wrote:  Cumberland worries me, his shot looks terrible for a 2 guard. With a guy like Evans, even when he was struggling I wasn't worried because he has such a pretty shot that it was only a matter of time before they started falling again. It also worries me because I've seen no progress in Shaq's shot so I doubt Cumberland's will change much here. Hopefully I'm wrong and the kid is deadly from 3.

You need to go back and look at Shaq's early career. His shot, while still not great, is world's better than it used to be.

Yeah he occasionally makes a jumper that didn't happen much a couple years ago. Still he jumps so high, releases the ball on the way down, and has a flat trajectory on his shots.

Starters
caupain G
Johnson G
evans G
clark F
Washington F

Bench
jenifer G
cumberland F
scott F
moore F
brooks C

this is how I see it if we don't add anyone else

Seen Cumberland play 5 different times this year. I don't think he will be as good as Evans was this year in his fr. year. Someone will more than likely have to get him shots, don't think he is quick enough at the D-1 level to consistently get his own, time will tell.

(03-08-2016 07:51 PM)CincyBro Wrote:  Seen Cumberland play 5 different times this year. I don't think he will be as good as Evans was this year in his fr. year. Someone will more than likely have to get him shots, don't think he is quick enough at the D-1 level to consistently get his own, time will tell.

His three looks like a set shot, he has a decent handle, a mature body, and seems to like to bully his way to the rim. With the numbers he puts up he seems to be a natural scorer, but you may be right about his ability to get his own shots at the DI level...

...then again-he could be the second coming of Sean Kilpatrick.