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06-22-2017, 08:03 AM | #1 |
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I am very excited to see what Cumberland will end up doing this year. By the numbers his season was extremely good when you consider he was just a frosh. The key here is "just a frosh".
Cumberland had the highest EFG% on the team. He also led the team in the category of 2 pt %. His points scored per 40 minutes were only 2nd to Washington for the season and in conference. He lead the guards/wings at getting to the foul line per 40 minutes. He led the team in steals per 40. He shot the ball reasonably well from 3, assisted very well, didn't turn the ball over at a high rate, rebounded and blocked shots pretty well for a guard/wing. His instincts are off the charts. All of this and he wasn't really being that aggressive for most of the season. His fouls were a little high and he could stand to improve his FT%. All in all it is not a common thing to have a frosh leading or high in that many categories for a 30 win team. Especially when you consider we had very solid players like Washington, Clark, Evans, and Caupain on the team as D1 veterans. He was somewhat shy to take the spotlight early on but his confidence grew as the season progressed. If he comes out this year confidently entrenched in the starting lineup and knowing he is a key player it will be interesting to see how he operates and what he can achieve. I don't think he will be scared if we put the ball in his hands if we need to get a shot off when the shot clock is running down or the game is on the line. Most importantly I think he will be effective at it. We all thought Evans might be a guy to take that roll but Cumberland seemed to be more comfortable with it. I think Broome will add another option in these scenarios as well. We need these "go to guys" on the perimeter. |
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Broome is going to add so much to this team if he can keep the TO's to a acceptable rate. His ability to get to the rim and either score or dish is going to impact every other player on the floor. His abilities will leave guys wide open and as the opposing bigs try and play help defense on him it should open a ton more offensive rebounding opportunities for Gary Clark and company. I expect to see a bunch of put back slams this year. This by far should be our most exciting team in the Cronin era. |
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06-22-2017, 03:37 PM | #5 |
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Im interested to see how much Cumberland is dedicated to his body after a full year. I know Cronin says he has some bad eating habits. My nephew works at cane's in clifton and says Jarron is there once or twice a week.
That said, we have one of the best strength coaches in the country. Cane Broome came to UC weighing 147 pounds and now weighs 167. He came in benching 95 pounds and now maxes out at 185. Thats a huge transformation and buy in |
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I think we can do a lot more on offensive player development in the off season. |
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07-05-2017, 01:12 PM | #7 |
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I hope Evans is at 15+. I hope Cumberland and Broome are over 13. And Clark and Washington between 10-13.
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However, with more options on the perimeter this year, he may not see as many opportunities. Then again with a faster pace it may offset and he could see more easy alley oop or fast break type points. |
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07-06-2017, 09:03 AM | #9 |
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It's hard to say who is going to lead us in scoring but I can't wait to see if we have a "money guy" show up this year. We need a clutch player or two to be an elite team. Guys who can not only create and get a shot off but make a good percentage of them when the clock is winding down. Or get fouled and knock the FT's down.
Fortunately I think we are adding two guys to the starting lineup that can perhaps both provide some clutch moments. We have probably only had one "clutch" guy in the Cronin era...SK. Caupain was forced into that role and he did admirably given it was a forced situation. He had only one move and that was a straight line bull rush to the rim. Hopefully we will have many different options this year than just that one play call. |
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