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Just figured I'd be the a-hole to start the thread!

I've had my 91/2 hours of the off-season!!!!!!!!!!!

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AdamFinkelstein Adam Finkelstein
URI, which fell last night at Stanford in NIT, started 2 freshmen and 2 sophomores this year and will be as good as anyone in A10 in 15-16.
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I want to see who this big is that is coming in. VCU loses two studs. Dayton loses one stud. But they both have plenty coming back and plenty coming in. Until I see who we are adding, I still think VCU and Dayton are the favorites.
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GW is also losing just one player (Kopriva) so they'll probably contend for a Top 5 finish next year as well.
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What a great season. As much as I love summer I can't wait until Rhody Madness this October!!
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Regardless what recruiting classes people have coming in, its about what they are losing when it comes to preseason predictions. Not many A10 freshmen make huge impacts on the W/L record.

VCU loses their best player and go-to guy in Graham, and the disruptor in Weber. They will not be preseason #1 or 2. I would say its us or Dayton.

Now that said we have a lot of areas for improvement in off season to realize the best season in Kingston since 1999, in priority order:

Interior Defense
Ball Possession
Perimeter Shooting
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To your list, BAR, I would add,
Interior Offense.
Need to balance the inside/outside attack,
and not just have Martin be a rebound-dunk guy.
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A-10 is absolutely loaded in 2015-2016
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Predicted starting 5????
Jarvis
EC
Jared
Iverson(after Dec)
Martin

That's as talented as any team in the A10
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I think most ppl would add a true 5 man to the 4 returnees as the ideal starting lineup. Iverson as your 1st sub. Transfers aren't usually immediate impact guys, takes some time to find their role especially on a team with 4 guys coming back that will know their role. It would be great if Iverson can play from opening tip, and use the OOC to find his way. Likely some up and down efforts.
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we have a lot of areas where our players need to improve upon.

i am hopeful we can make the next step, but as i watched ncaa games vs what we showed last night, there is a pretty vast difference.

i agree with the posts by bigapple and rod.

i believe we can get there IF our players work hard this summer and improve in the areas that need improving.

to keep things in perspective, this team gave us a thrilling ride this year.

let's hope next year we improve and take the next big step.
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Two things I've noticed in the NCAAs.
Good teams have good shooters. WSU, Gonzaga, Wisconsin,
all have good shooters.
Good teams have a balance between perimeter game and
inside game.
Duke, Wisconsin, Gonzaga, all balanced offenses.
Charles Barkley said something that seems on the money.
He said that teams that advance in the NCAAs are teams that don't just
play one way. That teams need to be able to adjust for what they're facing.
Back when, John Wooden used to say, he never cared about what the other
team was doing, only what his team was doing.
Wooden could do that, because his teams were so superior to anyone else.
If you need to adjust defenses or offenses, that flexibility is needed.
I'd like to see us play some zone. In cases where we're in foul trouble of
fatigued, a zone, as Ed Cooley showed, is a lifesaver.
However, it can't be a half hearted mess, like the zone we tried against
Arizona last year. It needs to be practiced with some attention.
There's no shame in switching to a zone, when the situation calls for it.
We aren't good enough to say, "This is how we do it, and to hell with
everything else."
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I think it gets back to that "hard to guard" notion that DH has made. Teams and players that can beat you in a variety of ways are truly hard to guard. Of course you need the dynamic players to fulfill that. We are close, but a couple glaring holes need to be addressed. Jared and Jarvis being consistent outside threats and Hassan adding an offensive game out to 15 feet would go a long ways to that end.
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When Jim Harrick used the term,"Hard to Guard", he meant
the team in general, having the ability to have players
who could score from different points on the floor.
Inside, outside and medium range. In his theory, you needed three
players to accomplish this.
The feeling was, if one was off, two others could pick him up.
Yes, it's also good to have individual players who don't just score one way.
I think Terrell has the biggest upside, not counting the wild-card Iverson.
He can bull his way to the hoop, and can shoot from mid and long range.
His form is good, and his shot will come, in time. He needs to finish better
at the basket.
We also need to cut down on fouling. It's become a real problem.
Our best players don't stay on the floor for long periods of time.
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pre season top 3 for sure...
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For me the glaring element missing in the mix next year is solid three point go to guy. If we are going to play more uptempo that we have heard about, then the spot up at the three line as the second option on the break is necessary. Maybe Jarvis and Jared can develop their games into this, Butler does not seem capable.
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At the risk of being called a Debbie Downer, I want to play Devil's advocate for a minute.

First of all, this season was a lot of fun and I loved the progress made. It is clear that Hurley has this program moving in the right direction.

While I absolutely expect improvement next year and for me it will be NCAA or bust, there are a few things that may work against URI next year.

1. The A10 will be stronger.

- LaSalle, UMass, St. Joe's, and St. Louis all should be improved next season.
- Davidson, Dayton, GW, VCU, and Richmond will continue to be strong.
- St. Bonaventure will be a wild card. I think they'll also be improved, but you never really can tell with them
- Fordham is an unknown. They have good young talent, but a lot will depend on their next coach
- Duquesne and GMU I'll consider down until they can prove otherwise (Fordham should probably be in this category).

2. (Hopefully), URI's OOC Schedule will be stronger

3. The expectations, not just from us, but from local and national media will be higher.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if they took a step back in the actual number of wins, but still be considered a success. If all three of these items prove true, the A10 will get more bids on selection Sunday and if URI is 20-9 with a better RPI and more top 50 wins, it will be better than 22-9 walking into selection sunday this year.

There are a lot of ifs here and I realize I'm contradicting myself a bit.

With that, my prediction for next year is that URI will again come in the top 4, but it will be more difficult for them. Assuming they have the same pairings as last season, they'll play:

Home: St. Louis, LaSalle, UMass, Fordham, St. Joe's, Dayton, Duquesne, Richmond, George Mason
Road: St. Louis, LaSalle, UMass, Fordham, St. Joe's, GW, VCU, Davidson, St. Bonaventure

There will absolutely be no nights off for us in the A10 next year especially on the road. I won't predict a full W-L record until I see the full schedule, but for the A10, based on this, I can see them with a similar record as this year. To improve upon that record, I think they would either need to go at least 7-1 at home, and/or steal road games from St. Joe's, GW, VCU, and Davidson. If they win all the games they should be favored on and steal a couple of upsets, they could go 13-3. Lots of ifs, I know.

All that said, if LaSalle, St. Joe's, and St. Louis all get better, and the top six remain the same or improve, the A10 will be much stronger.
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rodfromcranston wrote:When Jim Harrick used the term,"Hard to Guard", he meant
the team in general, having the ability to have players
who could score from different points on the floor.
Inside, outside and medium range. In his theory, you needed three
players to accomplish this.
The feeling was, if one was off, two others could pick him up.
Yes, it's also good to have individual players who don't just score one way.
I think Terrell has the biggest upside, not counting the wild-card Iverson.
He can bull his way to the hoop, and can shoot from mid and long range.
His form is good, and his shot will come, in time. He needs to finish better
at the basket.
We also need to cut down on fouling. It's become a real problem.
Our best players don't stay on the floor for long periods of time.
To continue on this thought, once our starters sit, we need help from our bench. Aside from TJ, we got little to none this year.
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I feel like Dan will probably have us press more often like he's been saying we were going to do for the last couple seasons. More of an uptempo attacking offense. Rather than sitting back and trying to run plays that they don't know how to execute properly.
Get Jarvis blitzing into defenses and making good things happen.
Our guys will be a lot more comfortable running and attacking on offense. Be able to actually get in a rhythm.
Loads of potential for next year.
If we were really close to making the dance this year and we played so poorly on offense all season then it'll be difficult to miss it next year I think. Too much talent and every year Dan has been here there has been substantial improvement.
Where's that big guy we need?
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How will Dumbass and La Salle be improved next year losing their big men?
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If we get the help that is rumored to be on the way, next season will be the most anticipated around here in a long, long time.

With that, comes the burden of expectations. Let's hope everything breaks right, from recruits to good health and beyond.

It's going to be a long offseason waiting.
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Teams that score put pressure on other teams. It raises the anxiety level for teams that dont absolutely believe they can do it.

Our team buckles or I should say this past year's team buckled under the pressure of trying to keep up with a team that was going to score.

Defense is helped by that. IF the other team is worried on offense that you are going to grow the lead if they dont score? you are in business.

We rarely had this dynamic this year. We in our losses were the team scared that if we didn't score then the lead would grow.
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I just looked at a bunch of the rosters from teams in the A-10 and man will it be a lot better. Just as steviep said.
Looks like there will be six teams that look the strongest on paper.
VCU
Dayton
Rhode Island
George Washington
Richmond
Davidson.

VCU is probably losing the most of any of those teams. But they have great recruits coming in and they still have tons of talent.
Dayton is losing Sibert and that's it. They have a lot of guys coming in, one of them being that guy from JMU. So they are going to be as strong as ever. Especially with Archie at the helm.
Rhody's losing Gil and TJ, but we're gaining some solid lookin recruits and Iverson to go along with the core four.
Richmond is losing Anthony and that's it. Also gaining a 6'8 transfer from VIrginia Tech who's really talented.
Davidson is losing Kalinoski. They will still be able to light it up.
GW looks the scariest in a way. They're just losing Kopriva and they're adding a 6'9 big from Wake Forest.
All this makes me excited! The A-10 should be as strong or stronger than the AAC NBE and Pac12 next year.
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Sign those 6 teams up for NCAA bids next year.... :P
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I'm most excited and hopeful for Dan to have the same roster he expects and plans for going into this season. _________ is fully gone and not on Dan's mind for how he wants the season to go. Not a bad track record to have linear improvement when for your 1st 3 years your roster looks nothing like you expected it to all the way into a month before the season.

I think even if we don't sign another traditional big, we can make a significant run to do something special. Think about this:

Dayton ran through the conference, conference tourney, and 2 NCAA wins without a player above 6'6. VCU, who plays a style closer to what I think we would, doesn't have a tall guy either. Granted Cox is 250, but I have no doubt Hass can anchor the low post if we're playing how we want to. Dude is only 19 and still can grow and pack on muscle.

The key is in your guard play. Jarvis showed all year, and especially at the end, that he is the floor general we've been waiting for. Everything will run through him.

Add in the experience EC has of "being the guy" that's circle on opposing team clipboards, and hopefully he learns to rely on his teammates more. Terrell will be a leader on this team, especially because of his defense.

If Iverson gets a wavier to play in November, I'll feel REALLY good about where the season goes. That, combined with better shooting from our back court who hopefully spend a lot of time shooting all summer, will lead to a very, very, very good URI team come next season.
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I see Richmond and Davidson trending down Anthony is a great PG and Davidsons co player of the year was a senior also they both were the heart of there respective teams. That being said I think we are going to miss TJ a ton. His leadership and smarts are going to be tough to replace.
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Sorry, take a look around the NCAAs.
Nobody wins without big men. Period.
You can get away with it in the A-10, but if you want to play
with the big boys, you need big boys.
You want to be Gonzaga, then look at Gonzaga.
A 7 footer and two 6'11's.
Wisconsin is huge. Carolina is huge. Duke is huge.
Arizona is huge. NCState is huge. Kentucky is bigger
than most NBA teams.
The smallest team left is probably Michigan State, and WSU,
and they're bigger than us.
Pointing to Dayton as your example is foolish, because Dayton
can shoot the ball. We don't.
Another issue. Who are going to be the leaders next year?
I see Terrell as the guy, but then that will hurt some feelings,
choosing a sophomore as captain.
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I see EC really learning from this year. Probably the first adversity he's had on the court. Injury and total focus from defenses took it's toll. JT is the perfect "robin" to his Batman. I also think an off season where he knows he can trust his PG will help.
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Each of our Core 4 have areas they need to improve, but probably the most tangible W/L impact will come from the improvement at PG (Jarvis jump from FR to SO) and the addition of a true 5/low post player.

I am somewhere between Rod and Blue Man, I agree there is prob a ceiling to how good you can be without adding another post player. If you cant score inside or defend the post most P5 programs will give you problems. But, adding Iverson and the expected further development of the Core 4 alone is cause to be very optimistic about next season. A serviceable C/5 man will have everyone making plans for March.
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I think the kids look up to EC and Hassan. EC gets dumped on in this board but those guys seem to defer to him.

I think you annoit those two. JT is a natural leader but I don't think you can give him that title as a sophmore over those two.

The thing about not adding another post player is we are losing Gil. He played a ton of minutes down there. IDK how we replace it when it seems we cant get a big guy to save our life. Let alone a big guy that is better than him or Earl! I feel like most teams do it, but for us it is impossible.

We certainly need another big guy and we need him to be better than Gil. Like moe consistent. A post move wouldnt hurt but more just a solid rebound/defense guy. A guy like Al Horford's brother going to the Gators from Michigan would be a godsend.
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Seawrightspostgame wrote:I think the kids look up to EC and Hassan. EC gets dumped on in this board but those guys seem to defer to him.

I think you annoit those two. JT is a natural leader but I don't think you can give him that title as a sophmore over those two.

The thing about not adding another post player is we are losing Gil. He played a ton of minutes down there. IDK how we replace it when it seems we cant get a big guy to save our life. Let alone a big guy that is better than him or Earl! I feel like most teams do it, but for us it is impossible.

We certainly need another big guy and we need him to be better than Gil. Like moe consistent. A post move wouldnt hurt but more just a solid rebound/defense guy. A guy like Al Horford's brother going to the Gators from Michigan would be a godsend.
I think it's too early to tell whether URI / Hurley actually has a problem recruiting big men though. Biruta's on-court performance was obviously disappointing at times, but I think he was a solid transfer, considering the dumpster fire URI's roster was when Hurley first took over. This past year, they tried to keep Hare in the program instead of going with Gustys. Onyekaba obviously hasn't developed as anticipated, and Aaman got himself off the team between injuries and off-court behavior. (Aaman also missed 13 games this year.)

Watson showed signs of promise, but he also seemed completely lost on defense at times. When that happened, he gambled on steals and blocks, giving up easy buckets and fouling in the process. I think that's probably Hurley's biggest pet peeve as a coach, since the other guy who does that is Butler, who only managed 147 minutes this year. Last year, he had 133 minutes.
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I think we're going to find out really soon about Dan's ability to recruit big men.

Whether they are 4 year, juco, transfer, or post grad, we have to get somebody for next season.

Preferably 2 big men. A 4 year that can take some time to develop, and a short term who can contribute right away.

With what we've got right now, plus the known recruits, we probably have enough to Dance next season.

However to advance in the tourney, it won't be enough.

Size kills. Or the lack of it. Rod knows what he's talking about.

Look what just happened to Dayton. They went about as far as they could go without any big men.
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And then there's Oneykaba.
Can you honestly say that Hurley and staff have recruited
bigs equal to the guards they've gotten?
Besides Gilvydas, it's Hassan Martin and bar the door.
Even Dan has admitted that Hassan's recruitment kind of fell in their lap
on Staten Island.
I think it's a guard oriented staff. Who's the big man coach here?
I was listening to someone talk about why John Thompson always
had terrific big men.
It was because they could relate to him, as someone who could
teach them their craft.
Same way Dan and Bobby and Preston could get the attention of guards.
Here's how bigs might view our staff:
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Good one, Rod.

Hopefully our success this year, and the promise of mucho PT for a big man, will entice some really tall people with a modicum of ability to join forces with us for the big push for the promised land next season.

You've been saying that someone [or two] is waiting in the wings to be announced by the April signing period. Let's hope you're right.

We could use those 2 big guys plus another PG this spring. Of course that means that 2 would have to be leaving, which sounds like it might happen.

Oneykaba and Butler won't play much next season, if at all. They seem like the logical choices to go, as we know.
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rodfromcranston wrote:And then there's Oneykaba.
Can you honestly say that Hurley and staff have recruited
bigs equal to the guards they've gotten?
Besides Gilvydas, it's Hassan Martin and bar the door.
I think it's a guard oriented staff. Who's the big man coach here?
I was listening to someone talk about why John Thompson always
has terrific big men.
It was because they could relate to him, as someone who could
teach them their craft.
Same way Dan and Bobby and Preston could get the attention of guards.
Here's how bigs might view our staff:
If the bigs were equal to the guards, then URI would have been a Top 25 team. Sure, I think it's disappointing that there hasn't been E.C. Center strolling through the door yet. But I also think the recruiting sample size for Hurley at URI is still too small to say it's a persistent problem.
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Well, Dan has promised us something that's big, and beautiful, and soon.

If that's true, someone's coming.

I hope he's big, and he doesn't have to be beautiful. Just GOOD!!!

P.S. I know that Dan wasn't referring that comment to a big man. Ha ha.

As presently constituted, we're not good enough yet, so something's got to pop.
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rambone 78 wrote:I think we're going to find out really soon about Dan's ability to recruit big men.

Whether they are 4 year, juco, transfer, or post grad, we have to get somebody for next season.

Preferably 2 big men. A 4 year that can take some time to develop, and a short term who can contribute right away.

With what we've got right now, plus the known recruits, we probably have enough to Dance next season.

However to advance in the tourney, it won't be enough.

Size kills. Or the lack of it. Rod knows what he's talking about.

Look what just happened to Dayton. They went about as far as they could go without any big men.
a big man would obviously help, thats why Hare leaving hurt so much

Dayton lost because they ran out of gas, not because they lacked a big man. They played 6 games in 8 days with a 6 man roster.
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I think we ran out of gas too. Little depth and too many nagging injuries to our best players certainly didn't help.

Plus the very rigorous demands that Dan puts on his players in practice, and the way we play defense took it's toll also. Especially on the freshmen.

Now for Dan, the season never ends. I got a kick out of his comment about is it November yet.

He doesn't get to rest for a while.

Meeting with the players, decisions on who might leave, recruiting, recruiting, recruiting.

Trip to the FF, possible staff changes, schedule issues. And a lot of other things behind the scenes. For the head coach, it doesn't stop.

Maybe Dan will have a couple of days to go to the beach this summer. Maybe.
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Let's say we do come up with a legit 5 and Iverson is the player we expect and successfully blends in. What's the problem with starting the legit 5, Iverson as the 3 and Hassan as the 4 with a backcourt of E.C. and Jarvis? Let's see how many opponents could match up with that.
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B/c in that scenario Jared Terrell is the 6th man. I dont see him as a 6th man candidate.
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Rhode_Island_Red wrote:Let's say we do come up with a legit 5 and Iverson is the player we expect and successfully blends in. What's the problem with starting the legit 5, Iverson as the 3 and Hassan as the 4 with a backcourt of E.C. and Jarvis? Let's see how many opponents could match up with that.
my biggest issue with that is you're wasting Terrell in the 6th man role.

on the basis that Iverson lives up to all expectations, I'd much rather go 3 guard/2 forward

Garrett - Terrell - EC - Hassan - Iverson

Good luck guarding that.
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We should be deeper next year and I think next season we will see an attack much like the one that VCU uses with a lot of players involved...starters will not necessarily see the most playing time...fouls and situations will dictate that more than starting role..
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We will have more fouls to give, with better depth.

But I don't want to test that theory too much, please.

We need our best on the floor for at least 30 minutes a game, not 15-20.

Not only that, but if our best are out there riding 2 or 3 fouls all the time, they can't play their best game.
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It doesn't matter who start the game, it's who finishes the game.
With fouls being called as they are, it seems evident that you can't
have enough quality players.
Two of our best players were 6th men until their senior seasons.
Kenny Green and Abdul Fox. Jimmy Wright and Phil Kydd were bench players
early in their careers.
The players I mention were on teams with depth, and weren't force fed into
games when they weren't ready.
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I think if Iverson clearly dominates practice then guys won't care on this team if they have to come off the bench behind him. I doubt he does that and Jared can hold onto the starting spot. He would really have to beat out Jared for DH to put him on the bench.
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On paper, at least, Iverson is the most talented player
on the roster.
That combination of size and his supposed skill set, is a rarity
in basketball.
That he was compared to Lamar Odom while in high school, says it all.
It's up to Iverson, with the help of the coaching staff, if he realizes his
enormous potential, or becomes just another "shoulda, coulda" bust.
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Think we need to pump the brakes on Iverson just a bit. He wasn't #1 in this class. He was #28. The year before that was Cameron Beidscheid. The year before was Adheji Baru. Anyone know these guys? Me, neither. Rankings (and I look at them, too) mean nothing when you step on campus. And transfers are better in theory than practice about 90% of the time. I know that's the minority view but I see a malcontent (supposed) who couldn't crack 5ppg in two years at Memphis who will be taking minutes away from either Garret, Terrell, EC, or Hassan (at the four where he should be). And, not for nothing, he's also eating a scholarship for 2.5 more years.
Give me the core, add a big, add a backup PG, add a shooter and they are off to the races. People view this as no lose but I am not sure. I could have been talked into the same profile if he was a big but, man, I guess we'll see.
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So, Hurley and staff are idiots for taking a chance on a guy with Iverson's potential?
Not buying it.
So, he's taking the place of Oneykaba, Butler and Reischel in the rotation,
and that's something negative? As if he could possibly be worse than them?
Not buying it.
As I said, it's up to the player, and the coaching staff to see if he's boon or bust.
From everything I've been told, so far, so good.
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I am going to middle the last two comments -- i agree people need to pump the brakes on relying heavily on a transfer who hasn't played a ton of meaningful minutes in 2 years. And whose HS ranking is 3 years old. His shot looked anything but smooth in the small video sample I saw. That said he looks to be an athletic freak, with a good handle, slashing ability and obv can finish at the rim and he's 6'9" regardless of his skill set we need height. So that is certainly an improvement whether he is our 5th-8th rotational player remains to be seen. IMO next year's success will be much more predicated on the improvement of the players we have, versus the ones who have never played a game in Keaney blue. Barring an unforeseen PG or JUCO big man, who may be ready to come in and contribute from Day 1. That would also be a game changer.
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