Providence Freshmen- and other observations
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:32 amjust saw this:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... ng-respect
3. Providence can't catch a break.
Just once, I'd like to see the Friars have their full assortment of players at their disposal. Ricky Ledo didn't play a game last season for Providence due to eligibility issues and now one year later, Ed Cooley's team will again be shorthanded on the perimeter. It was announced earlier this week that point guard Kris Dunn will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, and sources have told CBSSports.com that's it's unlikely that freshmen Brandon Austin and Rodney Bullock will play this year after being suspended indefinitely prior to the season. Those defections mean the Friars won't have a backcourt substitute for Bryce Cotton, who will now have to log close to 40 minutes on a nightly basis.
If this is accurate, PC is in trouble. Makes you wonder if it's the case what Cooley was talking about was it last week when he intimated that reinforcements were coming- or if something changed in the last week.
also:
5. George Washington will be a major factor in the Atlantic 10.
Transfers, transfers, transfers. Winning in the Atlantic 10 is often directly tied to landing good transfers. La Salle did it last year with Ramon Galloway and now UMass is doing it this season with Chaz Williams. The Colonials' two main guns -- Isaiah Armwood and Maurice Creek -- started their college careers at Villanova and Indiana respectively but have now returned home to their DC roots to help Mike Lonergan's squad to a surprising 9-1 start. George Washington has quality resume wins over Manhattan, Creighton, Maryland, and Boston University and should be right in the mix along with VCU, Saint Louis, Dayton, and UMass at the top of the Atlantic 10.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... ng-respect
3. Providence can't catch a break.
Just once, I'd like to see the Friars have their full assortment of players at their disposal. Ricky Ledo didn't play a game last season for Providence due to eligibility issues and now one year later, Ed Cooley's team will again be shorthanded on the perimeter. It was announced earlier this week that point guard Kris Dunn will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, and sources have told CBSSports.com that's it's unlikely that freshmen Brandon Austin and Rodney Bullock will play this year after being suspended indefinitely prior to the season. Those defections mean the Friars won't have a backcourt substitute for Bryce Cotton, who will now have to log close to 40 minutes on a nightly basis.
If this is accurate, PC is in trouble. Makes you wonder if it's the case what Cooley was talking about was it last week when he intimated that reinforcements were coming- or if something changed in the last week.
also:
5. George Washington will be a major factor in the Atlantic 10.
Transfers, transfers, transfers. Winning in the Atlantic 10 is often directly tied to landing good transfers. La Salle did it last year with Ramon Galloway and now UMass is doing it this season with Chaz Williams. The Colonials' two main guns -- Isaiah Armwood and Maurice Creek -- started their college careers at Villanova and Indiana respectively but have now returned home to their DC roots to help Mike Lonergan's squad to a surprising 9-1 start. George Washington has quality resume wins over Manhattan, Creighton, Maryland, and Boston University and should be right in the mix along with VCU, Saint Louis, Dayton, and UMass at the top of the Atlantic 10.