(03-20-2018 08:44 AM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 07:36 AM)Newton card Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 11:57 AM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  UC should be a tournament team regardless, but the strength of the team hinges on if Jacob Evans goes pro or not. Assuming he stays, below is what you are probably looking at. Mick will likely go 4 guards (3 being 6'5" or better) surrounding 1 true center. Tre Scott may start pending on the match up.

G Cane Broome - PG/Slasher/3pt
G Keith Williams - Slasher
G Jarron Cumberland - Beast
G Jacob Evans - Beast
C Nysier Brooks - Is there for the boards

With the following bench:

G Justin Jennifer - Backup PG
G Trevor Moore - 3 and D
F Tre Scott - Defensive Specialist
C Eliel Nsoseme - Backup Center

I would expect this group to be a top 25 team, and their fate in March will be decided by how hot Evans and Cumberland are. I don't count on any of the incoming Freshman to do anything, but both commits look really solid.

Cane broom is awful at point!!

You must be related to Justin Jennifer.

He stinks too. Your best performance times against Nevada were with BOTH f them on the bench. Cumberland and Evans ran things just fine.

(03-20-2018 07:10 AM)mustangxc Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 11:15 PM)TU4ever Wrote:  The pairings are:

Cincy and Temple
UCF and USF
Tulsa and Wichita
Houston and SMU
Tulane and Memphis
UConn and ECU

It seems as though the pairings should be slightly altered to:

Cincy and Memphis
UCF and USF
Tulsa and Wichita
Houston and SMU
Tulane and ECU
UConn and Temple

I'm pretty sure Cincy and Memphis are linked, b/c they were the only top team we played twice this past season.

(03-20-2018 01:24 AM)cbhstiger Wrote:  TBD

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LOL. Ain't that the truth? I think it's safe to say if we finished 5th this season, maybe we could creep a little higher with all the starters returning, plus a few new recruits.

(03-20-2018 10:34 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 01:24 AM)cbhstiger Wrote:  TBD

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LOL. Ain't that the truth? I think it's safe to say if we finished 5th this season, maybe we could creep a little higher with all the starters returning, plus a few new recruits.

depends on the schedule. Our AAC schedule was easy this season.

(03-20-2018 12:28 AM)pesik Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 11:15 PM)TU4ever Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 09:22 PM)Doglando Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 09:21 PM)ShockerFever Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 09:14 PM)Doglando Wrote:  Between the temple 18 wins gets them at large and now this I’ve come to realize that dude is just always blowing smoke

Pretty much. He's a legend in his own mind.

They were a 5 seed in the nit lol. Bet he would still defend it. All they needed was one more win to jump 5 seed lines I promise guys

Nothing like the blind leading the blind.

If you all are done with your circle jerk?

First that you are willing to believe Pesik who thinks Tennessee is a blue blood is hilarious and shows how bad you are at critical thinking.

Second go change Temple to 18 wins (not the 17 that got them an nit bid) and their resume is virtually identical to Texas and Oklahoma, both got in, so yes Temple would have been in at 18 wins. Alabama had a worse resume then an 18 win Temple would have and they got in.

Now if you weren't Lazy you could have gone and checked yourself. According to last year's standings if you count Wichita as a top 5 team all top 5 teams played each other twice from last year.

Every one played a schedule based on their standings with a game or two flipped to accommodate the travel pairings. Memphis and UConn were 6th and 7th and had silightly harder schedules than Tulsa and Temple who were 8th and 9th. USF, ECU and Tulane had the easiest schedules.

The pairings are:

Cincy and Temple
UCF and USF
Tulsa and Wichita
Houston and SMU
Tulane and Memphis
UConn and ECU

the term blue blood isnt a real thing, there is no such thing as a defined blue blood.. if you asked 8 people to list who are the blue bloods no one will say the same teams

the fact that you are basing your entire point on an opinionated term speaks highly of your critical thinking

my point in that whole statement was that Kentucky and Tennessee were the only name teams left...i reference Texas as a blue blood too, they arent a "blue bloodd" in basketball by any definition..but anyone with sense will understand i was talking about their brand

--temple was a 5 seed in the NIT....(17th to 20th team left out) but you legitimately are still debating that 1 win would have gotten them in....
that is foolish

"if you count Wichita as a top 5 team all top 5 teams played each other twice from last year. "
houston and ucf both finished top 4, and only played each other once

according to your very bad theory temple finished 9th, and should have received a easier schedule than memphis who finished 6th...now ill note temple was projected to be great coming into the season with the return of josh brown from injury, despite the bad finish. and memphis was projected bad because of the transfer of the lawsons despite their better finish

memphis played tulane, usf and ecu 2 times (all 3 projected horrible teams)..easy schedule

and temple played usf and ecu only once..one of the hardest schedules in the league

knowing you, you are going to respond with some long response, trying to pretend you are still right because you are the type to never admit they are wrong. note i probably wont respond...i know for a fact i am right on this, i wont debate what i know for a fact...i wouldnt have responded at all if you didnt insult me

Pesik, don't take my word for the temple thing, actually go do the work. Use the RPI and flip any conference loss to a win. Then compare OU's, Alabama's and Texas resume. They're virtually identical.

A name and a blue blood are not the same thing or close to it. You won't get that many different names, in fact you will mostly get the same names of UCLA, UNC, and Kentucky. Most will include Duke and traditionally Indiana. You know who will never be listed? Tennessee Talk about insulting someone thats five huge traditional fanbases who just got grouped with a team who belongs with Tulsa not the top 5.

Temple finished 9th last year. Cincy the 2 team last year is their travel partner. So if there were no travel groupings Temple would have played the #12 team 2x (USF) however that second game was swapped with Cincy as two paired teams. USF's missed game is moved to UCF because they are travel partners which is why UCF and Houston only played once.

If they aren't using past standings as the basis then explain why Houston, who was picked 9th preseason, had so many home and homes with the top 5?

If you think they are just willy nilly going around throwing together any kind of scheduling then you really don't know much about college athletics.

The travel pairs give them flexibility like dropping USF off for Cincy with Temple. That's where they try and guess to set up better matches.

The matches are based geographically for travel and rivalry considerations. Memphis could have been matched to Cincinnati, Wichita, Tulsa, SMU, or Tulane. They chose Tulane because Memphis was expected to be down. Cincy was given Temple because Temple was suppose to be up. Wichita will always be paired with Tulsa, USF will always be paired with UCF because of rivalry. Work out from there and it's easy to see the pattern.

Texas schools, Florida schools, two on the mississippi, the only pairing that was hard is the group of UConn, Cincy, Temple, and who ever is left gets ECU.

It really depends on which guys stay and leave to state the obvious. At this time last year the SMU guys were confident Semi would be back. Right now UC fans think Evans is gone. If Evans returns, I think UC is the favorite again. I would argue that Cumberland is the best returning player outside of the NBA possibilities (Evans, Shamet, Shake), so returning Evans as well would give UC a great duo to work with.

ECU is a bit of an unknown for next year. A lot depends on the coach that we hire. I am still hoping it is going to be Joe Dooley. If we are able to land him, I think anything is possible.

A lot also hinges on whether or not the new coach allows Kentrell Barkley to rejoin the team - or if he even WANTS to.

We have some good talent on the roster, but not enough to contend for a top-half finish in the American, in my opinion.

Our backcourt has the potential to be a top 2-3 backcourt in the American next year. Hear me out... don't laugh too hard yet. Our starting duo at Guard will be:

PG - Jeremy Sheppard: Sat out last season due to violation of team rules.
However, as a true freshman a year earlier, he made the AAC All-Rookie team. He led the AAC in Assists per Game & Assist/Turnover Ratio. Averaged almost 10 points per game in 26 minutes.

SG - Shawn Williams: 2017-2018 AAC Rookie of the Year.

That is an awesome 1-2 punch, in my opinion. The best PG/SG combo we have seen in a long time in Greenville.

Outside of that, on the roster today, it is a crapshoot.

SF/PF - Seth LeDay (brother of former VT star Zach LeDay) will be eligible after transferring from Virginia Tech. He's 6'7", athletic as hell, and we're excited to see what he can bring to the table.

We are bringing in 4 freshmen... 2 of which I am excited about.

Jayden Gardner - 6'7" 235lbs Put up HUGE numbers for his HS team in 4-A (Highest level in NC). Double double machine. He's a banger we haven't had in a long time.


Mike Wynn - 6'7" 200lbs A scoring machine in HS. 6'7" swingman with range and the ability to get to the basket.


We're also bringing in a SG from Charlottesville, VA and a 7-footer from Tennessee. Don't know much about those 2.

We could finish last... but I don't see it, honestly.

(03-20-2018 10:31 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 07:10 AM)mustangxc Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 11:15 PM)TU4ever Wrote:  The pairings are:

Cincy and Temple
UCF and USF
Tulsa and Wichita
Houston and SMU
Tulane and Memphis
UConn and ECU

It seems as though the pairings should be slightly altered to:

Cincy and Memphis
UCF and USF
Tulsa and Wichita
Houston and SMU
Tulane and ECU
UConn and Temple

I'm pretty sure Cincy and Memphis are linked, b/c they were the only top team we played twice this past season.

You're with Tulane. You should have played 2 of the top 4. (Wichita, Cincy, SMU, Houston) as a 6. You kept Cincy and swapped one of the other three for Tulane (SMU I'm pretty sure).

You played the 5th(UCF), 7th (UConn), and 8th (Tulsa) home and home. You should have played two of the bottom 4 (Temple, ECU, Tulane, USF) home and home (USF and ECU) but your travel partner was bottom 4. They expected a rough year and swapped it out with a top 4.

1-4 should all lay each other home and home.(SMU, Cincy, Wichita, Houston)

4-8 should all play each other home and home. (UCF, Memphis, UConn, Tulsa)

9-12 should all play each other home and home. (Temple, ECU, Tulane, USF)

They should all play home and homes with two teams from the other two tiers.

If your partner is not in your tier and (only Houston and SMU were) then flip the game from another tier. This is how they cheat for the coming season.

Temple was suppose to be good, but only play the top tier 2x (Houston and WSU) they flipped one game so Cincy and Temple could have their home game. Now Temple plays 3 of the top 4. UConn flipped UCF for ECU and UCF flipped Tulsa for USF. WSU flipped Tulane for Tulsa and so on.

(03-20-2018 02:58 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  ECU is a bit of an unknown for next year. A lot depends on the coach that we hire. I am still hoping it is going to be Joe Dooley. If we are able to land him, I think anything is possible.

A lot also hinges on whether or not the new coach allows Kentrell Barkley to rejoin the team - or if he even WANTS to.

We have some good talent on the roster, but not enough to contend for a top-half finish in the American, in my opinion.

Our backcourt has the potential to be a top 2-3 backcourt in the American next year. Hear me out... don't laugh too hard yet. Our starting duo at Guard will be:

PG - Jeremy Sheppard: Sat out last season due to violation of team rules.
However, as a true freshman a year earlier, he made the AAC All-Rookie team. He led the AAC in Assists per Game & Assist/Turnover Ratio. Averaged almost 10 points per game in 26 minutes.

SG - Shawn Williams: 2017-2018 AAC Rookie of the Year.

That is an awesome 1-2 punch, in my opinion. The best PG/SG combo we have seen in a long time in Greenville.

Outside of that, on the roster today, it is a crapshoot.

SF/PF - Seth LeDay (brother of former VT star Zach LeDay) will be eligible after transferring from Virginia Tech. He's 6'7", athletic as hell, and we're excited to see what he can bring to the table.

We are bringing in 4 freshmen... 2 of which I am excited about.

Jayden Gardner - 6'7" 235lbs Put up HUGE numbers for his HS team in 4-A (Highest level in NC). Double double machine. He's a banger we haven't had in a long time.


Mike Wynn - 6'7" 200lbs A scoring machine in HS. 6'7" swingman with range and the ability to get to the basket.


We're also bringing in a SG from Charlottesville, VA and a 7-footer from Tennessee. Don't know much about those 2.

We could finish last... but I don't see it, honestly.

Well you’re definitely a pre-season pick for Best Hair.

(03-20-2018 10:16 AM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 08:44 AM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 07:36 AM)Newton card Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 11:57 AM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  UC should be a tournament team regardless, but the strength of the team hinges on if Jacob Evans goes pro or not. Assuming he stays, below is what you are probably looking at. Mick will likely go 4 guards (3 being 6'5" or better) surrounding 1 true center. Tre Scott may start pending on the match up.

G Cane Broome - PG/Slasher/3pt
G Keith Williams - Slasher
G Jarron Cumberland - Beast
G Jacob Evans - Beast
C Nysier Brooks - Is there for the boards

With the following bench:

G Justin Jennifer - Backup PG
G Trevor Moore - 3 and D
F Tre Scott - Defensive Specialist
C Eliel Nsoseme - Backup Center

I would expect this group to be a top 25 team, and their fate in March will be decided by how hot Evans and Cumberland are. I don't count on any of the incoming Freshman to do anything, but both commits look really solid.

Cane broom is awful at point!!

You must be related to Justin Jennifer.

He stinks too. Your best performance times against Nevada were with BOTH f them on the bench. Cumberland and Evans ran things just fine.

Broome was by far UC's best player @ Xavier, against Florida and home against Wichita State. I think Mick handled him terribly this year but hopefully he knows that without Evans (likely), Clark and Washington that he'll need Broome's offensive punch.

(03-20-2018 07:10 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Wide open next year. Multiple teams can win the AAC. Memphis is kinda like a wildcard. Tubby brought in so many first year players, and Memphis won 8/10 down the stretch. Penny better have some good bench coaches because this isn't HS where you can load up with uber talent and blast other teams. If he bring in a couple of top 25 kids it will be interesting.

Anfernee & Harris should be a great pair.

Memphis
Houston
Cincinnati
WSU
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(03-20-2018 02:10 PM)TU4ever Wrote:  Temple finished 9th last year. Cincy the 2 team last year is their travel partner. So if there were no travel groupings Temple would have played the #12 team 2x (USF) however that second game was swapped with Cincy as two paired teams. USF's missed game is moved to UCF because they are travel partners which is why UCF and Houston only played once.

If they aren't using past standings as the basis then explain why Houston, who was picked 9th preseason, had so many home and homes with the top 5?

If you think they are just willy nilly going around throwing together any kind of scheduling then you really don't know much about college athletics.

The travel pairs give them flexibility like dropping USF off for Cincy with Temple. That's where they try and guess to set up better matches.

The matches are based geographically for travel and rivalry considerations. Memphis could have been matched to Cincinnati, Wichita, Tulsa, SMU, or Tulane. They chose Tulane because Memphis was expected to be down. Cincy was given Temple because Temple was suppose to be up. Wichita will always be paired with Tulsa, USF will always be paired with UCF because of rivalry. Work out from there and it's easy to see the pattern.

Texas schools, Florida schools, two on the mississippi, the only pairing that was hard is the group of UConn, Cincy, Temple, and who ever is left gets ECU.

houston was picked 6th not 9th... and we lucked out..ucf was projected one of the best teams we only got them once....houston finished higher than ucf, ucf got a harder conference schedule

"willy nilly" not willy nilly ...based on projections and tv matchups (big names/rivalries)

you assume i dont know much about college athletics when all your statements make me question if you do..
getting many teams is huge for the league money wise and perception wise...you are arguing that they arent strategic with the scheduling and are using some arbitrary formula based on last years finish..thats blind to think that..

lets not debate this, im 100% sure ucf will get a harder schedule than tulsa..we can revisit this when the schedule is released

(03-20-2018 03:08 PM)JFlight21 Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 10:16 AM)SadderBudweiser Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 08:44 AM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 07:36 AM)Newton card Wrote:  

(03-19-2018 11:57 AM)Billy Bob Bearcat Wrote:  UC should be a tournament team regardless, but the strength of the team hinges on if Jacob Evans goes pro or not. Assuming he stays, below is what you are probably looking at. Mick will likely go 4 guards (3 being 6'5" or better) surrounding 1 true center. Tre Scott may start pending on the match up.

G Cane Broome - PG/Slasher/3pt
G Keith Williams - Slasher
G Jarron Cumberland - Beast
G Jacob Evans - Beast
C Nysier Brooks - Is there for the boards

With the following bench:

G Justin Jennifer - Backup PG
G Trevor Moore - 3 and D
F Tre Scott - Defensive Specialist
C Eliel Nsoseme - Backup Center

I would expect this group to be a top 25 team, and their fate in March will be decided by how hot Evans and Cumberland are. I don't count on any of the incoming Freshman to do anything, but both commits look really solid.

Cane broom is awful at point!!

You must be related to Justin Jennifer.

He stinks too. Your best performance times against Nevada were with BOTH f them on the bench. Cumberland and Evans ran things just fine.

Broome was by far UC's best player @ Xavier, against Florida and home against Wichita State. I think Mick handled him terribly this year but hopefully he knows that without Evans (likely), Clark and Washington that he'll need Broome's offensive punch.

Your team went 31-5 and Broome was your best player in three of the losses? That’s it? Thanks but pass.

(03-20-2018 02:42 PM)JFlight21 Wrote:  It really depends on which guys stay and leave to state the obvious. At this time last year the SMU guys were confident Semi would be back. Right now UC fans think Evans is gone. If Evans returns, I think UC is the favorite again. I would argue that Cumberland is the best returning player outside of the NBA possibilities (Evans, Shamet, Shake), so returning Evans as well would give UC a great duo to work with.

lets not be homer
jalen adams??? bj taylor??? quinton rose?? everyone is taking those 3 over cumberland...

(03-20-2018 03:21 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 02:42 PM)JFlight21 Wrote:  It really depends on which guys stay and leave to state the obvious. At this time last year the SMU guys were confident Semi would be back. Right now UC fans think Evans is gone. If Evans returns, I think UC is the favorite again. I would argue that Cumberland is the best returning player outside of the NBA possibilities (Evans, Shamet, Shake), so returning Evans as well would give UC a great duo to work with.

lets not be homor
jalen adams??? bj taylor??? quinton rose?? everyone is taking those 3 over cumberland...

... and no.... SMU guys did not think Semi was retuning. Hopin’ ain’t thinkin.’

(03-20-2018 02:58 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  ECU is a bit of an unknown for next year. A lot depends on the coach that we hire. I am still hoping it is going to be Joe Dooley. If we are able to land him, I think anything is possible.

A lot also hinges on whether or not the new coach allows Kentrell Barkley to rejoin the team - or if he even WANTS to.

We have some good talent on the roster, but not enough to contend for a top-half finish in the American, in my opinion.

Our backcourt has the potential to be a top 2-3 backcourt in the American next year. Hear me out... don't laugh too hard yet. Our starting duo at Guard will be:

PG - Jeremy Sheppard: Sat out last season due to violation of team rules.
However, as a true freshman a year earlier, he made the AAC All-Rookie team. He led the AAC in Assists per Game & Assist/Turnover Ratio. Averaged almost 10 points per game in 26 minutes.

SG - Shawn Williams: 2017-2018 AAC Rookie of the Year.

That is an awesome 1-2 punch, in my opinion. The best PG/SG combo we have seen in a long time in Greenville.

Outside of that, on the roster today, it is a crapshoot.

SF/PF - Seth LeDay (brother of former VT star Zach LeDay) will be eligible after transferring from Virginia Tech. He's 6'7", athletic as hell, and we're excited to see what he can bring to the table.

We are bringing in 4 freshmen... 2 of which I am excited about.

Jayden Gardner - 6'7" 235lbs Put up HUGE numbers for his HS team in 4-A (Highest level in NC). Double double machine. He's a banger we haven't had in a long time.


Mike Wynn - 6'7" 200lbs A scoring machine in HS. 6'7" swingman with range and the ability to get to the basket.


We're also bringing in a SG from Charlottesville, VA and a 7-footer from Tennessee. Don't know much about those 2.

We could finish last... but I don't see it, honestly.

2-3?
Man, I can’t find one backcourt in the conference I’d rather have less next year than Sheppard/Williams. Not to say they are bad but we are an extremely guard heavy league, always have been.

I’ll give you 2-3 in a few years when they are both seniors...

(03-20-2018 03:27 PM)Doglando Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 02:58 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  ECU is a bit of an unknown for next year. A lot depends on the coach that we hire. I am still hoping it is going to be Joe Dooley. If we are able to land him, I think anything is possible.

A lot also hinges on whether or not the new coach allows Kentrell Barkley to rejoin the team - or if he even WANTS to.

We have some good talent on the roster, but not enough to contend for a top-half finish in the American, in my opinion.

Our backcourt has the potential to be a top 2-3 backcourt in the American next year. Hear me out... don't laugh too hard yet. Our starting duo at Guard will be:

PG - Jeremy Sheppard: Sat out last season due to violation of team rules.
However, as a true freshman a year earlier, he made the AAC All-Rookie team. He led the AAC in Assists per Game & Assist/Turnover Ratio. Averaged almost 10 points per game in 26 minutes.

SG - Shawn Williams: 2017-2018 AAC Rookie of the Year.

That is an awesome 1-2 punch, in my opinion. The best PG/SG combo we have seen in a long time in Greenville.

Outside of that, on the roster today, it is a crapshoot.

SF/PF - Seth LeDay (brother of former VT star Zach LeDay) will be eligible after transferring from Virginia Tech. He's 6'7", athletic as hell, and we're excited to see what he can bring to the table.

We are bringing in 4 freshmen... 2 of which I am excited about.

Jayden Gardner - 6'7" 235lbs Put up HUGE numbers for his HS team in 4-A (Highest level in NC). Double double machine. He's a banger we haven't had in a long time.


Mike Wynn - 6'7" 200lbs A scoring machine in HS. 6'7" swingman with range and the ability to get to the basket.


We're also bringing in a SG from Charlottesville, VA and a 7-footer from Tennessee. Don't know much about those 2.

We could finish last... but I don't see it, honestly.

2-3?
Man, I can’t find one backcourt in the conference I’d rather have less next year than Sheppard/Williams. Not to say they are bad but we are an extremely guard heavy league, always have been.

I’ll give you 2-3 in a few years when they are both seniors...

UH will hold down the top spot with Corey Davis, Galen Robinson, Dejon Jarreau, Armoni Brooks, and Nate Hinton. You gotta have more than two guys before you start saying how you have a top 3 backcourt in the conference. Lol

UCONN has a better backcourt. Cincy has a better backcourt (even if Evans doesn’t return). SMU has a better backcourt (even if Milton doesn’t return). UCF has a better backcourt. Temple has a better backcourt. Memphis has a better backcourt. ECU’s nowhere near top 3 in any category.

(03-20-2018 03:21 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 02:42 PM)JFlight21 Wrote:  It really depends on which guys stay and leave to state the obvious. At this time last year the SMU guys were confident Semi would be back. Right now UC fans think Evans is gone. If Evans returns, I think UC is the favorite again. I would argue that Cumberland is the best returning player outside of the NBA possibilities (Evans, Shamet, Shake), so returning Evans as well would give UC a great duo to work with.

lets not be homer
jalen adams??? bj taylor??? quinton rose?? everyone is taking those 3 over cumberland...

Maybe. I certainly wouldn't take Adams or Rose over Cumberland. I think Taylor has definitely has an argument though.

Cumberland didn't get as much exposure as those three as he was often the 3rd or 4th option offensively. But I think it was pretty clear by the end of the year (and this has been echoed by many on the UC boards) that Cumberland was UC's most talented offensive player. Cronin also compares him to Kilpatrick. It's not like Cumberland was some scrub out of high school, he was a consensus top 50 guy. I think he'll be a monster next year as the offensive focus.

(03-20-2018 03:37 PM)Joprior23 Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 03:27 PM)Doglando Wrote:  

(03-20-2018 02:58 PM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  ECU is a bit of an unknown for next year. A lot depends on the coach that we hire. I am still hoping it is going to be Joe Dooley. If we are able to land him, I think anything is possible.

A lot also hinges on whether or not the new coach allows Kentrell Barkley to rejoin the team - or if he even WANTS to.

We have some good talent on the roster, but not enough to contend for a top-half finish in the American, in my opinion.

Our backcourt has the potential to be a top 2-3 backcourt in the American next year. Hear me out... don't laugh too hard yet. Our starting duo at Guard will be:

PG - Jeremy Sheppard: Sat out last season due to violation of team rules.
However, as a true freshman a year earlier, he made the AAC All-Rookie team. He led the AAC in Assists per Game & Assist/Turnover Ratio. Averaged almost 10 points per game in 26 minutes.

SG - Shawn Williams: 2017-2018 AAC Rookie of the Year.

That is an awesome 1-2 punch, in my opinion. The best PG/SG combo we have seen in a long time in Greenville.

Outside of that, on the roster today, it is a crapshoot.

SF/PF - Seth LeDay (brother of former VT star Zach LeDay) will be eligible after transferring from Virginia Tech. He's 6'7", athletic as hell, and we're excited to see what he can bring to the table.

We are bringing in 4 freshmen... 2 of which I am excited about.

Jayden Gardner - 6'7" 235lbs Put up HUGE numbers for his HS team in 4-A (Highest level in NC). Double double machine. He's a banger we haven't had in a long time.


Mike Wynn - 6'7" 200lbs A scoring machine in HS. 6'7" swingman with range and the ability to get to the basket.


We're also bringing in a SG from Charlottesville, VA and a 7-footer from Tennessee. Don't know much about those 2.

We could finish last... but I don't see it, honestly.

2-3?
Man, I can’t find one backcourt in the conference I’d rather have less next year than Sheppard/Williams. Not to say they are bad but we are an extremely guard heavy league, always have been.

I’ll give you 2-3 in a few years when they are both seniors...

UH will hold down the top spot with Corey Davis, Galen Robinson, Dejon Jarreau, Armoni Brooks, and Nate Hinton. You gotta have more than two guys before you start saying how you have a top 3 backcourt in the conference. Lol

I’m gonna guess he was just referring to starting backcourt.

I would have them 12/12