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(10-24-2018 09:29 AM)Gilesfan Wrote:  

(10-24-2018 09:23 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 08:54 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 06:17 PM)Razor Ramon Monarch Wrote:  

(10-23-2018 03:24 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  This takes us from a solid NIT team to a possible NCAA team especially with this group of starters. Again...if we can get a little consistency shooting from the outside we could be a dangerous team. This will also give us time to develop the younger bigs on the team.

How??

We weren’t an ncaa tourney team last year and neither transfer is anywhere near as good as stith or porter.

I know you guys love to “win the offseason”, but we still have some HUGE front court question marks. If either of these guys is a stiff we still have a huge hole to fill in the starting lineup.

Glad he got the waiver, now let’s see what he and the other 7 footer can do before we make any grand proclamations.

Dajour is an inside threat and he is every bit as good offensively as Trey. Dajour can get stronger. Plus with Kithcart and a few others we can be a very dangerous team. Like I said if all goes well this season I can see us being in a good position to be a NCAA team this year. I always look at things realistically and this team has the potential on paper. With a little consistency from the outside shooting the ball and some defensive toughness from Dajour we have the pieces in place.

I am still very concerned about shooting. If that concern is debunked, I will feel pretty good about this season.

To a lesser extent, I am also a little concerned about pace of play with 2 7 footers on the court, and the lane being clogged. My guess is it is unlikely that both play at the same time, and there is a pretty good chance that one doesn't see very much time at all. Frankly I am more excited about the freshman bigs than Robinson, but there is obviously a long way to go and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

I don't know how well Wade shoots, but Godwin, Caver, and Stith are good shooters. Green shot 33% from 3 as a freshman, which isn't bad, but he has more to clean up mechanically.

Dickens is not a lane clogger and will not slow down the pace. Similar to Porter, he runs the floor, but Dickens is much more athletic than Porter. He's also very mobile so he's going to be rolling on PRNs etc and receiving alley oops. He is not going to be a back to the basket post scorer. Defensively, he's going to be a terror to try and score against.

I agree with most of what you said. I think Caver is more of a spotty shooter than a good shooter, but he definitely isn't a bad shooter. My concern about shooting is more about what lineups actually play. If we are looking at Caver, Kithcart, BJ, and any two bigs, that is really 2 good shooters from your perspective, and 1.5 good shooters from my perspective, that are on the court for most of the game. I am not sure that is enough to be a really good team.