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Re: Tell us why YOUR team may not do well in the BE this yea

Postby TheHall » Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:07 pm

1) If Gibbs turns out to be overrated and not really a high-major PG (which is a big question IMO), then it's unlikely Freshman Sina won't be allowed to come along slowly...like Archidiancono last year at Nova.
2) If Willard turns out to be overrated on X's & O's. This has always been assumed to be Willard's strong suit (not recruiting) but injuries have prevented him from actually proving this assumption as a HC. So not that it's his fault but the jury is still out on this vital aspect of his capabilities.
3) Injuries to Edwin and/or Mobley.

Otherwise I expect a very positive & surprising season from the Pirates.
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Postby Daffron24 » Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:19 pm

Per Yahoo:

Worst-case scenario: Replacing Blue's 14.4 points per game and point guard Junior Cadougan's toughness and leadership proves more difficult than expected. Derrick Wilson is steady but lacks the scoring punch to command the starting point guard job, while freshman Duane Wilson shows promise but needs more seasoning before he's ready for a big role. The Golden Eagles face similar issues at shooting guard, where the enigmatic Mayo continually misfires from the perimeter and the highly touted Johnson is still a year or two away from blossoming into a go-to scorer. Though Marquette's frontcourt produces as expected, the perimeter issues doom the Golden Eagles to a mid-tier finish in the new Big East. Texas still woos Williams, however, and he bolts for Austin within minutes of the final buzzer sounding on Marquette's opening-round NCAA tournament loss. His reasoning? It's a higher-profile job, Texas will always be home for him and it's much easier to recruit to Austin than snow-covered Milwaukee
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Re: Tell us why YOUR team may not do well in the BE this yea

Postby ChelseaFriar » Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:20 pm

gofriars08 wrote:Providence:

1) Tyler Harris and Carson Desrosiers turn out to be stiffs instead of quality transfers, leaving PC's frontcourt exposed
2) Bryce Cotton's knee injuries crop up and keep him out for more than a game or two
3) No shooters step up around Cotton and the team struggles to score against defenses that pack the paint


4) Kris Dunn does not handle being a 30 MPG PG well. Last year he came on strong at the end of the year but for much of the year his handle looked a little loose for a BE PG and he made some bad decisions with the ball. He was coming of shoulder surgery and missed the first handful of games. Again, he improved much and will definitely be a very solid player on the floor at guard (long, fast, athletic, defensively intense), but he has not proven that he can be a full time PG. That is a test he will get early. Vincent Council looked like a pure PG from day 1. Dunn has to show improvement in this area.
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Postby gofriars08 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:35 pm

Of all the players on the Friar roster, the two players I am least worried about are Cotton and Dunn. Honestly I think it will challenging for any other team to put out a better PG-SG duo in the league.
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Postby hoyahooligan » Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:56 pm

gofriars08 wrote:Of all the players on the Friar roster, the two players I am least worried about are Cotton and Dunn. Honestly I think it will challenging for any other team to put out a better PG-SG duo in the league.


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Postby MUBoxer » Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:01 pm

gofriars08 wrote:Of all the players on the Friar roster, the two players I am least worried about are Cotton and Dunn. Honestly I think it will challenging for any other team to put out a better PG-SG duo in the league.


John Dawson and jake Thomas...

^sarcasm before everybody starts hating on MU fans' over confidence again.
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Postby aughnanure » Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:15 pm

Daffron24 wrote:Per Yahoo:

Worst-case scenario: Replacing Blue's 14.4 points per game and point guard Junior Cadougan's toughness and leadership proves more difficult than expected. Derrick Wilson is steady but lacks the scoring punch to command the starting point guard job, while freshman Duane Wilson shows promise but needs more seasoning before he's ready for a big role. The Golden Eagles face similar issues at shooting guard, where the enigmatic Mayo continually misfires from the perimeter and the highly touted Johnson is still a year or two away from blossoming into a go-to scorer. Though Marquette's frontcourt produces as expected, the perimeter issues doom the Golden Eagles to a mid-tier finish in the new Big East. Texas still woos Williams, however, and he bolts for Austin within minutes of the final buzzer sounding on Marquette's opening-round NCAA tournament loss. His reasoning? It's a higher-profile job, Texas will always be home for him and it's much easier to recruit to Austin than snow-covered Milwaukee


This is pretty good. But I'd be surprised if one Mayo, Anderson, Thomas, Burton or Wilson (can play off-ball) doesn't come through for us at SG. SG hasn't been weakness for us in nearly a decade, and with the post play I have a hard time believing that will start now.
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Postby aughnanure » Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:16 pm

MUBoxer wrote:
gofriars08 wrote:Of all the players on the Friar roster, the two players I am least worried about are Cotton and Dunn. Honestly I think it will challenging for any other team to put out a better PG-SG duo in the league.


John Dawson and jake Thomas...

^sarcasm before everybody starts hating on MU fans' over confidence again.


Not this year, but Wilson and Burton/JJJ will be a force eventually. Hell, likely all three will play together on the wings.
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Re: Tell us why YOUR team may not do well in the BE this yea

Postby Daffron24 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:21 pm

aughnanure wrote:
Daffron24 wrote:Per Yahoo:

Worst-case scenario: Replacing Blue's 14.4 points per game and point guard Junior Cadougan's toughness and leadership proves more difficult than expected. Derrick Wilson is steady but lacks the scoring punch to command the starting point guard job, while freshman Duane Wilson shows promise but needs more seasoning before he's ready for a big role. The Golden Eagles face similar issues at shooting guard, where the enigmatic Mayo continually misfires from the perimeter and the highly touted Johnson is still a year or two away from blossoming into a go-to scorer. Though Marquette's frontcourt produces as expected, the perimeter issues doom the Golden Eagles to a mid-tier finish in the new Big East. Texas still woos Williams, however, and he bolts for Austin within minutes of the final buzzer sounding on Marquette's opening-round NCAA tournament loss. His reasoning? It's a higher-profile job, Texas will always be home for him and it's much easier to recruit to Austin than snow-covered Milwaukee


This is pretty good. But I'd be surprised if one Mayo, Anderson, Thomas, Burton or Wilson (can play off-ball) doesn't come through for us at SG. SG hasn't been weakness for us in nearly a decade, and with the post play I have a hard time believing that will start now.


Don't you mean bigs. Marquette needs traditional bigs. We always have and we always will
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Postby marquette » Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:15 pm

Daffron24 wrote:
aughnanure wrote:
Daffron24 wrote:Per Yahoo:

Worst-case scenario: Replacing Blue's 14.4 points per game and point guard Junior Cadougan's toughness and leadership proves more difficult than expected. Derrick Wilson is steady but lacks the scoring punch to command the starting point guard job, while freshman Duane Wilson shows promise but needs more seasoning before he's ready for a big role. The Golden Eagles face similar issues at shooting guard, where the enigmatic Mayo continually misfires from the perimeter and the highly touted Johnson is still a year or two away from blossoming into a go-to scorer. Though Marquette's frontcourt produces as expected, the perimeter issues doom the Golden Eagles to a mid-tier finish in the new Big East. Texas still woos Williams, however, and he bolts for Austin within minutes of the final buzzer sounding on Marquette's opening-round NCAA tournament loss. His reasoning? It's a higher-profile job, Texas will always be home for him and it's much easier to recruit to Austin than snow-covered Milwaukee


This is pretty good. But I'd be surprised if one Mayo, Anderson, Thomas, Burton or Wilson (can play off-ball) doesn't come through for us at SG. SG hasn't been weakness for us in nearly a decade, and with the post play I have a hard time believing that will start now.


Don't you mean bigs. Marquette needs traditional bigs. We always have and we always will


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