I agree with your starting 5! All JUCO's or Transfers!!!!!! Not one freshman 4 year player! That's ashame! If we had Thomas this team team would've surprised people! We've shooters and length! Just not a star! I say 17 wins is possible with that schedule! Murphy most likely won't be back! If we someone go 9-9 in conference, do we fire Murphy? Remember the 10 years before him!!!!

(09-06-2019 12:17 PM)emu79 Wrote:  

(09-06-2019 09:09 AM)EagleSam Wrote:  Yeah that’s an incredibly favorable schedule. I think even a bad Murphy team will go into MAC play well over .500. Unless one or two of these transfers are legit, it’s hard to see us doing much in conference play.

I think Gibson and Montero will surprise

I know nothing about this team.

Last year (June) I was on campus and met some players this year I hardly know their names...

(09-06-2019 01:08 PM)EMUGLORYDAYSthe90s Wrote:  I agree with your starting 5! All JUCO's or Transfers!!!!!! Not one freshman 4 year player! That's ashame! If we had Thomas this team team would've surprised people! We've shooters and length! Just not a star! I say 17 wins is possible with that schedule! Murphy most likely won't be back! If we someone go 9-9 in conference, do we fire Murphy? Remember the 10 years before him!!!!

Murphy's team have historically relied on JUCOs and transfers. For us who have followed the team this wasn't surprising. Apparently Murphy didn't believe he could win with the team he recruited so many transferred out. I agree Thomas would be helpful but remember when we recruited Rafus Jr and the great predictions? Thomas isn't here for a reason so we play with those who are here. Great things were forecast here for last year's team and they didn't produce the expected results. Maybe hard work and teamwork will produce better results. I am interested in seeing this team in action-against other mid majors but not Concordia or Goshen-sorry.

(09-06-2019 04:20 PM)emu79 Wrote:  

(09-06-2019 01:08 PM)EMUGLORYDAYSthe90s Wrote:  I agree with your starting 5! All JUCO's or Transfers!!!!!! Not one freshman 4 year player! That's ashame! If we had Thomas this team team would've surprised people! We've shooters and length! Just not a star! I say 17 wins is possible with that schedule! Murphy most likely won't be back! If we someone go 9-9 in conference, do we fire Murphy? Remember the 10 years before him!!!!

Murphy's team have historically relied on JUCOs and transfers. For us who have followed the team this wasn't surprising. Apparently Murphy didn't believe he could win with the team he recruited so many transferred out. I agree Thomas would be helpful but remember when we recruited Rafus Jr and the great predictions? Thomas isn't here for a reason so we play with those who are here. Great things were forecast here for last year's team and they didn't produce the expected results. Maybe hard work and teamwork will produce better results. I am interested in seeing this team in action-against other mid majors but not Concordia or Goshen-sorry.

James you are, once again, right on target. EMU has been picked to win the MAC West twice in the past three seasons and the results have been disastrous. Rob seems to do better when expectations are lower.