Another player who hasn't done much with his recruitment thus far, Achiuwa will begin to move forward with visits soon. He took unofficial visits to Memphis and Western Kentucky in the fall, and has been to UConn and St. John's multiple times. The Huskies and the Red Storm have been involved with Achiuwa for a long time and remain in the mix. North Carolina offered Achiuwa on Christmas Day, and Roy Williams visited Achiuwa earlier this month. Illinois is another school in pursuit, and Kansas has been a factor on his list for a couple of years. UCLA was viewed as a sleeper, but it's unclear where the Bruins stand since the coaching change. UConn had three coaches, including Dan Hurley, watching Achiuwa last weekend at Hoophall, and it's clear he's their priority.
Prediction: UConn
Confidence level: 35 percent
Others in the mix: St. John's, North Carolina, Kansas, Memphis, Western Kentucky, Illinois
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...her-things
if uconn gets Achiuwa, imo they are the favorite next year..
(01-23-2019 08:00 PM)HuskyU Wrote: [ -> ] (01-23-2019 07:56 PM)Foreverandever Wrote: [ -> ] (01-23-2019 07:48 PM)HuskyU Wrote: [ -> ] (01-23-2019 07:47 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]tulane just picked up a top 100 2020 recruit
highest rated recruit in tulane history if he signs
this might have just singled handled saved dunleavy for 2 years
Ollie's recruiting classes saved him too...
Yeah but a couple things. Tulane ain't UConn. Dunleavy is taking some bumps, which is good because it means they care there, but it's a bit unfair.
Losing the kid early to the NBA was going to make this a tough year because Dunleavy hasn't built depth yet. The point guard getting hurt crippled them. I expect a big bounce back next year, maybe an NIT like year but at least the sort of year they had last year. Next year could be the best overall year by the conference yet.
Love you bro, but Dunleavy is the worst coach currently in the AAC. Tulane thought they were getting a Larry Brown, but he's just a senior citizen collecting his highly inflated pension.
Jank is the worst coach in the AAC. Dunleavy is a year behind. Jank’s Been using that NBA excuse all along.
(01-24-2019 11:15 AM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]if uconn gets Achiuwa, imo they are the favorite next year..
Not to be a homer, but I would go with Memphis, especially if we get Watford. The recruiting class address most of our weaknesses, and with players like Antwann Jones and Tyler Harris getting a years experience under their belt, they have to be the pre-season favorite to win the conference. If we get Watford, that gives us the #1, #27 and #48 ranked players (according to 24/7).
(01-24-2019 11:39 AM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 11:15 AM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]if uconn gets Achiuwa, imo they are the favorite next year..
Not to be a homer, but I would go with Memphis, especially if we get Watford. The recruiting class address most of our weaknesses, and with players like Antwann Jones and Tyler Harris getting a years experience under their belt, they have to be the pre-season favorite to win the conference. If we get Watford, that gives us the #1, #27 and #48 ranked players (according to 24/7).
imo it doesnt, their is super glaring weakness on your team next year ..with or without watford (same for damian baugh)
(01-24-2019 12:15 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]3 aac for niven glover
Memphis neck-n-neck with Fordham!
(01-24-2019 11:50 AM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 11:39 AM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 11:15 AM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]if uconn gets Achiuwa, imo they are the favorite next year..
Not to be a homer, but I would go with Memphis, especially if we get Watford. The recruiting class address most of our weaknesses, and with players like Antwann Jones and Tyler Harris getting a years experience under their belt, they have to be the pre-season favorite to win the conference. If we get Watford, that gives us the #1, #27 and #48 ranked players (according to 24/7).
imo it doesnt, their is super glaring weakness on your team next year ..with or without watford (same for damian baugh)
WTF!!! Those players will have addressed every weakness this team has, as well as the obvious upgrade in talent. If you're trying to take a swipe at the coaching staff,,,,, we are tied for 2nd in conference and have a legitimate chance to move into 4th place in the NET.
(01-24-2019 11:50 AM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 11:39 AM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 11:15 AM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]if uconn gets Achiuwa, imo they are the favorite next year..
Not to be a homer, but I would go with Memphis, especially if we get Watford. The recruiting class address most of our weaknesses, and with players like Antwann Jones and Tyler Harris getting a years experience under their belt, they have to be the pre-season favorite to win the conference. If we get Watford, that gives us the #1, #27 and #48 ranked players (according to 24/7).
imo it doesnt, their is super glaring weakness on your team next year ..with or without watford (same for damian baugh)
I think our biggest weakness is size, and interior play. We bring in highly rated 7 ft center, 6-9 Power Forward, and 6-7 small forward. Not to mention 6-9 rebound first kinda center on the bench and a 6-8 power forward from Louisville with 1 year college experience under his belt. I think the biggest gain we will get next year is the development of our 6-6 PG Antwann Jones. Kid has NBA level talent, but is still learning how to put it all together, and working on his attitude. Would love to have a better slasher/perimeter defender on the roster, but I feel pretty confident with what we will have next.
(01-24-2019 12:15 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ]3 aac for niven glover
IMO he is not high on our wish list, if it comes down to a spot for him vs a spot for Baugh, we would probably go with Baugh because he is a hometown product.
(01-24-2019 12:25 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]I think our biggest weakness is size, and interior play. We bring in highly rated 7 ft center, 6-9 Power Forward, and 6-7 small forward. Not to mention 6-9 rebound first kinda center on the bench and a 6-8 power forward from Louisville with 1 year college experience under his belt. I think the biggest gain we will get next year is the development of our 6-6 PG Antwann Jones. Kid has NBA level talent, but is still learning how to put it all together, and working on his attitude. Would love to have a better slasher/perimeter defender on the roster, but I feel pretty confident with what we will have next.
i agree if you added those players to your current roster, theyd be the favorite, you have to account for players leaving, which i dont think you are adding to the equation
i urge you to look up who the best 3 shooters on memphis are , then look at their classifications, then look at the percentages of the rest.. then look up the shooting stats of everyone coming in (including watford/ baugh)..if you don't see the weakness im talking about, i guess you are right ...feel free to think what you want
(01-24-2019 12:22 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote: [ -> ]WTF!!! Those players will have addressed every weakness this team has, as well as the obvious upgrade in talent. If you're trying to take a swipe at the coaching staff,,,,, we are tied for 2nd in conference and have a legitimate chance to move into 4th place in the NET.
look at the schedule you have played..memphis has played the easiest conference schedule on anyone in the league so far..especially considering the cricumatnaces of the games (home/away, and injuries)
(01-24-2019 12:35 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:25 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]I think our biggest weakness is size, and interior play. We bring in highly rated 7 ft center, 6-9 Power Forward, and 6-7 small forward. Not to mention 6-9 rebound first kinda center on the bench and a 6-8 power forward from Louisville with 1 year college experience under his belt. I think the biggest gain we will get next year is the development of our 6-6 PG Antwann Jones. Kid has NBA level talent, but is still learning how to put it all together, and working on his attitude. Would love to have a better slasher/perimeter defender on the roster, but I feel pretty confident with what we will have next.
i agree if you added those players to your current roster, theyd be the favorite, you have to account for players leaving, which i dont think you are adding to equation
i urge you to look up who the best 3 shooters on memphis are , then look at their classifications, the look at the percentages of the rest.. then look up the shooting stats of everyone one coming in (including watford/ baugh)..if you dont see the weakness im talking about, i guess you are right ...feel free to think what you want
(01-24-2019 12:22 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote: [ -> ]WTF!!! Those players will have addressed every weakness this team has, as well as the obvious upgrade in talent. If you're trying to take a swipe at the coaching staff,,,,, we are tied for 2nd in conference and have a legitimate chance to move into 4th place in the NET.
look at the schedule you have played..memphis has played the easiest conference schedule on anyone in the league so far..especially considering the cricumatnaces of the games (home/away, and injuries)
Yeah, our highest FG% are the seniors, but the talent coming in more than makes up for that. But again, you have to look at the Freshman that we have and the experience they will have going into next year. Jones is shooting 43% now, and with the scoring punch down low, his open shots chance go up. Harris 39% (who I hope learns to take better shots) should also greatly benefit from the interior upgrade. All in all, what we lose is far less than what we will gain.
I think Memphis will be very similar to this years LSU team (which I think is a pretty strong comparison). Extremely talented, very young (mostly freshman and sophomores), and a second year head coach. The strength will be having an elite front court with play making guards. They'll probably lose a few early before they fully gel, but if they learn to play high level defense then there's no reason to think they can't win conference. That said I think UConn, UC, and UH will all be able to compete with them, but if the coaches vote Memphis the favorite next year, I'd have no problem with that pick.
(01-24-2019 12:35 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:25 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]I think our biggest weakness is size, and interior play. We bring in highly rated 7 ft center, 6-9 Power Forward, and 6-7 small forward. Not to mention 6-9 rebound first kinda center on the bench and a 6-8 power forward from Louisville with 1 year college experience under his belt. I think the biggest gain we will get next year is the development of our 6-6 PG Antwann Jones. Kid has NBA level talent, but is still learning how to put it all together, and working on his attitude. Would love to have a better slasher/perimeter defender on the roster, but I feel pretty confident with what we will have next.
i agree if you added those players to your current roster, theyd be the favorite, you have to account for players leaving, which i dont think you are adding to the equation
i urge you to look up who the best 3 shooters on memphis are , then look at their classifications, then look at the percentages of the rest.. then look up the shooting stats of everyone coming in (including watford/ baugh)..if you don't see the weakness im talking about, i guess you are right ...feel free to think what you want
(01-24-2019 12:22 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote: [ -> ]WTF!!! Those players will have addressed every weakness this team has, as well as the obvious upgrade in talent. If you're trying to take a swipe at the coaching staff,,,,, we are tied for 2nd in conference and have a legitimate chance to move into 4th place in the NET.
look at the schedule you have played..memphis has played the easiest conference schedule on anyone in the league so far..especially considering the cricumatnaces of the games (home/away, and injuries)
It will be interesting to see if we sign a guard with this class and if so, who? We do have several guard/wing types that are either redshirting or injured so I’m curious to see if they make any kind of contribution next season. Although we haven’t seen it at this level yet, David Wingett was supposed to be a very good shooter.
A lot of focus will be on Wiseman so I get the vibe that players will be open on the perimeter. DJ Jeffries might not be labeled a shooter, but I’m guessing he can shoot it just as well as some of the current players.
(01-24-2019 12:57 PM)cscottl1981 Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:35 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:25 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]I think our biggest weakness is size, and interior play. We bring in highly rated 7 ft center, 6-9 Power Forward, and 6-7 small forward. Not to mention 6-9 rebound first kinda center on the bench and a 6-8 power forward from Louisville with 1 year college experience under his belt. I think the biggest gain we will get next year is the development of our 6-6 PG Antwann Jones. Kid has NBA level talent, but is still learning how to put it all together, and working on his attitude. Would love to have a better slasher/perimeter defender on the roster, but I feel pretty confident with what we will have next.
i agree if you added those players to your current roster, theyd be the favorite, you have to account for players leaving, which i dont think you are adding to the equation
i urge you to look up who the best 3 shooters on memphis are , then look at their classifications, then look at the percentages of the rest.. then look up the shooting stats of everyone coming in (including watford/ baugh)..if you don't see the weakness im talking about, i guess you are right ...feel free to think what you want
(01-24-2019 12:22 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote: [ -> ]WTF!!! Those players will have addressed every weakness this team has, as well as the obvious upgrade in talent. If you're trying to take a swipe at the coaching staff,,,,, we are tied for 2nd in conference and have a legitimate chance to move into 4th place in the NET.
look at the schedule you have played..memphis has played the easiest conference schedule on anyone in the league so far..especially considering the cricumatnaces of the games (home/away, and injuries)
It will be interesting to see if we sign a guard with this class and if so, who? We do have several guard/wing types that are either redshirting or injured so I’m curious to see if they make any kind of contribution next season. Although we haven’t seen it at this level yet, David Wingett was supposed to be a very good shooter.
A lot of focus will be on Wiseman so I get the vibe that players will be open on the perimeter. DJ Jeffries might not be labeled a shooter, but I’m guessing he can shoot it just as well as some of the current players.
This. Wiseman is going to collapse defenses. If yall have any kind of shooters at all they're going to get some open looks next year. Additionally even if your shooting doesn't improve, your rebounding should improve which means more second chance opportunities.
(01-24-2019 12:46 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah, our highest FG% are the seniors, but the talent coming in more than makes up for that. But again, you have to look at the Freshman that we have and the experience they will have going into next year. Jones is shooting 43% now, and with the scoring punch down low, his open shots chance go up. Harris 39% (who I hope learns to take better shots) should also greatly benefit from the interior upgrade. All in all, what we lose is far less than what we will gain.
i think you are mixing up talent, with skillset...again you can look up the shooting percentages of the talent you have coming in..none of them are shooters, not even the guards. we'd have to go to your 9th/10th player in wingett (and we both know he isnt getting minutes & might transfer)..if you ddont think that is important, thats fine
UConn with achiuwa would be a more complete team IMO. but this is an opinion feel free to think different
(01-24-2019 01:07 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:46 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah, our highest FG% are the seniors, but the talent coming in more than makes up for that. But again, you have to look at the Freshman that we have and the experience they will have going into next year. Jones is shooting 43% now, and with the scoring punch down low, his open shots chance go up. Harris 39% (who I hope learns to take better shots) should also greatly benefit from the interior upgrade. All in all, what we lose is far less than what we will gain.
i think you are mixing up talent, with skillset...again you can look up the shooting percentages of the talent you have coming in..none of them are shooters, not even the guards. we'd have to go to your 9th/10th player in wingett (and we both know he isnt getting minutes & might transfer)..if you ddont think that is important, thats fine
UConn with achiuwa would be a more complete team IMO. but this is an opinion feel free to think different
Even with Achiuwa, we'd still have no Center.
(01-24-2019 01:07 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:46 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah, our highest FG% are the seniors, but the talent coming in more than makes up for that. But again, you have to look at the Freshman that we have and the experience they will have going into next year. Jones is shooting 43% now, and with the scoring punch down low, his open shots chance go up. Harris 39% (who I hope learns to take better shots) should also greatly benefit from the interior upgrade. All in all, what we lose is far less than what we will gain.
i think you are mixing up talent, with skillset...again you can look up the shooting percentages of the talent you have coming in..none of them are shooters, not even the guards. we'd have to go to your 9th/10th player in wingett (and we both know he isnt getting minutes & might transfer)..if you ddont think that is important, thats fine
UConn with achiuwa would be a more complete team IMO. but this is an opinion feel free to think different
Wingett is a shooter, but he isn't our #1 shooter for next years team. That would be Harris. Like I said earlier, I do hope Harris gets better at his shot selection. Wingett is (supposed) to be a great shooter, but his defensive liabilities means he won't see to much of the floor next year unless he can increase his speed. i don't think he transfers, and I wonder if he get a medical redshirt for this year since he has been injured and hasn't played in but 4 games this year. I just think that we will see a vastly superior team next year vs what we have this year. We will lose a few early, but when they gel, they will be a great team.
(01-24-2019 01:04 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:57 PM)cscottl1981 Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:35 PM)pesik Wrote: [ -> ] (01-24-2019 12:25 PM)SouthernBoiNOLA Wrote: [ -> ]I think our biggest weakness is size, and interior play. We bring in highly rated 7 ft center, 6-9 Power Forward, and 6-7 small forward. Not to mention 6-9 rebound first kinda center on the bench and a 6-8 power forward from Louisville with 1 year college experience under his belt. I think the biggest gain we will get next year is the development of our 6-6 PG Antwann Jones. Kid has NBA level talent, but is still learning how to put it all together, and working on his attitude. Would love to have a better slasher/perimeter defender on the roster, but I feel pretty confident with what we will have next.
i agree if you added those players to your current roster, theyd be the favorite, you have to account for players leaving, which i dont think you are adding to the equation
i urge you to look up who the best 3 shooters on memphis are , then look at their classifications, then look at the percentages of the rest.. then look up the shooting stats of everyone coming in (including watford/ baugh)..if you don't see the weakness im talking about, i guess you are right ...feel free to think what you want
(01-24-2019 12:22 PM)Tigersmoke4 Wrote: [ -> ]WTF!!! Those players will have addressed every weakness this team has, as well as the obvious upgrade in talent. If you're trying to take a swipe at the coaching staff,,,,, we are tied for 2nd in conference and have a legitimate chance to move into 4th place in the NET.
look at the schedule you have played..memphis has played the easiest conference schedule on anyone in the league so far..especially considering the cricumatnaces of the games (home/away, and injuries)
It will be interesting to see if we sign a guard with this class and if so, who? We do have several guard/wing types that are either redshirting or injured so I’m curious to see if they make any kind of contribution next season. Although we haven’t seen it at this level yet, David Wingett was supposed to be a very good shooter.
A lot of focus will be on Wiseman so I get the vibe that players will be open on the perimeter. DJ Jeffries might not be labeled a shooter, but I’m guessing he can shoot it just as well as some of the current players.
This. Wiseman is going to collapse defenses. If yall have any kind of shooters at all they're going to get some open looks next year. Additionally even if your shooting doesn't improve, your rebounding should improve which means more second chance opportunities.
We definitely don’t have that kind of inside presence this year. Shooting always matters, but just because Thornton or Kyvon are shooting a better percentage than Tyler Harris from 3 doesn’t mean they are better 3 point shooters. Neither shoot a high volume and teams give them open looks. People are afraid to leave Tyler open. He shoots a lot of 3s, and if I had to guess, I’d say his percentage will go up next year (due to required attention to the paint). Jones has been shooting it at a decent clip as well.
It just sucks that no one in the history of college basketball has ever improved their shooting % from year to year.