https://cbbcentral.com/2020/10/27/2020-2...a-preview/

UNCW picked ninth, FWIW.

UNC-Wilmington – It’s hard to script a more disastrous three years following an elite stretch in program history than what UNCW just completed: three straight 20-loss seasons, a worse ranking in KenPom each year, and offenses that went from some of the nation’s best to some of the nation’s worst. The C.B. McGrath era was a disaster, and now the guy who likely should have gotten the job in 2017 in Takayo Siddle takes over after watching from across the state on Kevin Keatts’ NC State staff. Siddle is a young, hungry guy known for his impressive recruiting, and we can expect him to play a style of play similar to the one that Keatts played during his time with the Seahawks. However, I’m not counting on similar year one success to what Keatts pulled off (18 wins, a 9 win improvement from the final year of the Buzz Peterson era). Siddle immediately got to work on the recruiting trail, landing a pair of impressive in-state late signees in Jamahri Harvey and Jajuan Carr. Each guy will be counted on as a building block for the future at UNCW and should get major run as freshmen. Siddle then brought home Ian Steere, who he recruited to NC State originally but has played just seven games in two years across two schools (NCSU and St John’s). The new coach also grabbed an incredibly talented transfer in Holy Cross import Joe Pridgen, but Pridgen will sit out this year per NCAA rules. The big question is what Siddle can get out of the returners on this roster: guard depth from the likes of Mike Okuaru, Ty Gadsden, Jaylen Sims, and Shykeim Phillips should enable Siddle to play the style he wants, but that group has been horribly inefficient scoring the ball throughout their careers. Phillips is probably the guy I’m most excited about from that group, and he should pair nicely with Carr in future backcourts. This program needs a culture change, and that may take some time. But with Carr, Harvey, Phillips, and Pridgen in tow, things are moving in the right direction.

Thanks 70s! I feel good about our future.

(11-02-2020 08:52 AM)70shawk Wrote:  https://cbbcentral.com/2020/10/27/2020-2...a-preview/

UNCW picked ninth, FWIW.

UNC-Wilmington – It’s hard to script a more disastrous three years following an elite stretch in program history than what UNCW just completed: three straight 20-loss seasons, a worse ranking in KenPom each year, and offenses that went from some of the nation’s best to some of the nation’s worst. The C.B. McGrath era was a disaster, and now the guy who likely should have gotten the job in 2017 in Takayo Siddle takes over after watching from across the state on Kevin Keatts’ NC State staff. Siddle is a young, hungry guy known for his impressive recruiting, and we can expect him to play a style of play similar to the one that Keatts played during his time with the Seahawks. However, I’m not counting on similar year one success to what Keatts pulled off (18 wins, a 9 win improvement from the final year of the Buzz Peterson era). Siddle immediately got to work on the recruiting trail, landing a pair of impressive in-state late signees in Jamahri Harvey and Jajuan Carr. Each guy will be counted on as a building block for the future at UNCW and should get major run as freshmen. Siddle then brought home Ian Steere, who he recruited to NC State originally but has played just seven games in two years across two schools (NCSU and St John’s). The new coach also grabbed an incredibly talented transfer in Holy Cross import Joe Pridgen, but Pridgen will sit out this year per NCAA rules. The big question is what Siddle can get out of the returners on this roster: guard depth from the likes of Mike Okuaru, Ty Gadsden, Jaylen Sims, and Shykeim Phillips should enable Siddle to play the style he wants, but that group has been horribly inefficient scoring the ball throughout their careers. Phillips is probably the guy I’m most excited about from that group, and he should pair nicely with Carr in future backcourts. This program needs a culture change, and that may take some time. But with Carr, Harvey, Phillips, and Pridgen in tow, things are moving in the right direction.

First one i've seen that seems to really know about UNCW. It's not that I think UNCW will be a great team, I just see the rest of the CAA taking a step back with some huge personnel losses.