this is going to be a year our first 5 aren’t our “best 5”. We will rarely or never have our best 5 on the court together at the same time this year.I think Damonte will begin the season and end it in the top 7 player list.
this is going to be a year our first 5 aren’t our “best 5”. We will rarely or never have our best 5 on the court together at the same time this year.I think Damonte will begin the season and end it in the top 7 player list.
this is going to be a year our first 5 aren’t our “best 5”. We will rarely or never have our best 5 on the court together at the same time this year.
??? Care to elaborate???
DaMonte and Kipper are the keys to our success this year. We'll go as they go. *drinks more Kool-Aid*this is going to be a year our first 5 aren’t our “best 5”. We will rarely or never have our best 5 on the court together at the same time this year.
I don't understand the pessimism. This is the time of the year when I look at the roster and see Samba Thomas, Giorgio Augustine, Kipper Powell, Aaron Hill, Tevian Freeman, Alan Head, DFrank Williams, Trent Brown, and Ayo Fivestar. The biggest problem is managing playing time. Plenty of time to wake up from the Kool Aid hangover in Nov.
Draymond is a decent comparison. He has potential to be a versatile big in our system. Has the ability already to makes threes in games, but also has bounce that Draymond never had. Hopefully he can stay on the floor this year we will need all he can give us.
These lineups are way off without DMW in them. You'll see.
Didn't Underwood say that in his 30+ years of coaching that no one improved from one year to the next as much as DMW has. I'm interested to see what that all means.
DaMonte and Kipper are the keys to our success this year. We'll go as they go. *drinks more Kool-Aid*
Didn't Underwood say that in his 30+ years of coaching that no one improved from one year to the next as much as DMW has. I'm interested to see what that all means.
Yes /sDoes it mean he'll have a mediocre year, well below expectations, and then transfer to Mizzou?
I'm laughing picturing Feliz at the 4.For whatever period we have with a healthy De La Rosa, I feel pretty confident the starting lineup will be Trent, Ayo, Da'Monte, Kipper and De La Rosa.
And somewhat paradoxically, I think the stronger we are up and down the lineup, the shorter the bench is gonna be. I bet Underwood would be thrilled if he can get away with not having to shuffle around 12 guys this year. 9 would probably be ideal. Kane, AJ, Feliz, Tevian? Can any of those guys be fill-ins at the 4?
These lineups are way off without DMW in them. You'll see.
I am hoping that we are deep enough that no one averages 30+ minutes a game. It appears, where the team is most talented, we are also most talented. Sips kool-aid.Agreed. Love AJ, but he is what he is. Doesn’t have the tools to take this team to another level. My hope is that Damonte improves so much that he’s a guy that HAS to be on the floor as much as possible, 30+ min.
This. After some of BU's comments going into last season, I will believe it when I see it.Totally agree. Im curious how that improvement looks out on the court during games. Could be coach-speak. Either way, it will say alot about Coach's evaluation of players and will say alot about DaMonte himself.
Smith probably did look that good I practice and the week early schedule, but when they played bigger and more talented players his weaknesses showedDoes it mean he'll have a mediocre year, well below expectations, and then transfer to Mizzou?
our wing/backcourt depth is deeper than our bigs. Our 5 best players might all be 1-3 (Ayo, Trent, Kipper, Jones, Feliz, Williams, AJ) any of those 5 might be our best. But none of them besides maybe Jones and Kip can play the 4/5??? Care to elaborate??? Or is my sarcasim meter stuck??
DaMonte and Kipper are the keys to our success this year. We'll go as they go. *drinks more Kool-Aid*
I walked away with the impression that the game never slowed down for him... he always, always, always looked lost. Contrast this with Trent, who "got it" partway through the conference season.Smith probably did look that good I practice and the week early schedule, but when they played bigger and more talented players his weaknesses showed
Someone please refresh my memory...but why can't De La Rosa simply redshirt? Even if he redshirted once he should be able to do it again due to injury??