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UK needs a 4 year player who will be decent by their senior year. XU offered because they have 5-7 spots open. |
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09-22-2017, 12:37 PM | #683 | |
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I've mentioned it before, but I'm more interested in what those classes would look like if they were re-ranked based on the players actual performance to that point in their career. Bc if you want to look at the 2015 HS class, I have a hard time believing that in the 2017-18 season Evans wouldn't be viewed as a 5*. Clark would be too. I mean, he was listed as a 4th team AA preseason on a big publication. Is that not more important than what the guys watching HS games 4 years ago thought? |
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09-22-2017, 01:26 PM | #684 | |
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I think Cronin is one of the better coaches in the country at finding value on the board. Call it "Money Ball" or whatever. He gets more out of his recruits than most. I wouldn't mind nabbing some more of the "obvious" talent out there rather than settling for figuring out who the diamonds are though. |
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09-23-2017, 07:21 AM | #685 |
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Cumberland
Rothstein lists Cumberland as one of 20 "breakout players for 2017-18"
https://www.fanragsports.com/rothste...18-cbb-season/ Calls Jarron "a linebacker on roller skates" |
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09-24-2017, 03:40 PM | #687 | |
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Some positives. I feel like our conference could make a push to move up a spot or two in conference rankings this year. Maybe we can get to 6 or 5 if everything goes right. A new arena coming and yearly trips to the dance are on the table. Maybe we can take advantage in the spring but I wouldn't mind landing one more quality recruit before then besides LoJo. |
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09-28-2017, 08:53 AM | #688 | |
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Guys like Scott, Jenifer, and Brooks have a leg up because they already know what they need to do to get on the floor and Cronin will favor the veterans all else being equal. Hustle, rebound, defend, take care of the ball, set picks, assist, block shots, know where you are supposed to be on the court, and take what the D is giving you on offense. If you can score 4-8 points in a game but grade out as excellent in the "little things" department...you can be just as valuable as some of the starters who can score 15 points. We need the scorers but scorers who take plays off, give up points on D, give up rebounds, or turn the ball over too much can be replaced by a player who scores less but plays smart and hard. There are minutes available and the bench players really have no choice but to understand this if they want to play. You will not get more minutes by telling the coach you need more minutes...that plan has likely failed every time. Evans and Clark are players who will be tough to steal minutes from because they do most things at a high level on both sides of the ball. I just wish Gary did not get winded as easy...he could be a 35 minute guy like Evans rather than a 28 minute guy. I don't expect Cronin will need to pull either of them out of the game to set an example. However, I can imagine a scenario where Cronin uses the bench to keep his other starters playing smart, playing team ball, and giving max effort...especially early in the season. Last edited by waterhead; 09-28-2017 at 08:56 AM. |
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Can anyone tell me when first day of practice is for UC?
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