(10-15-2017 12:15 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  Pappy on the UALR board, whose done his predictions for years now has the finish setting up like this.

1. Cajuns
2. Georgia Southern
3. Arlington
4. Arkansas State
5. Coastal Carolina
6. Troy
7. Georgia State
8. UL Monroe
9. App State
10. Texas State
11. South Alabama
12. Little Rock

10th? Nah....

(10-15-2017 06:58 AM)WinstonTheWolf Wrote:  Note that last year Tamas Bruce was a part time starter for A-State down low, and he wasn't even a starter in the Scarlet and Black scrimmage last Wednesday. That mean's he's the 11th man on this year's team. stAte will have more than one guy over 6-4 on the floor!

Actually I have no idea how good stAte will be, but gun to my head I'd take over 20 wins and think it might could be the best team we've ever had.

Part of that is Balado's concept of rotating. He's not one that likes to nail down a specific starting lineup, and is likely going to play all 14 guys each game.

The other is that we actually have big men on this years roster. Last year we were incredibly thin in the paint, so Bruce had to take on an increased role, despite his poor free throw shooting biting us time and again. He actually has people to challenge him this year.

I'm very excited for this basketball season.

Sun Belt has a shot at being better than last season with all of the experience coming back on a lot of the teams.