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Yeah, the UConn fans seem to be a, well, interesting bunch. I understand the school itself may have been a driving force in getting us in the conference, but the fans seem less than thrilled. Afraid of a little competition, maybe?
I say bring it on. We're getting out of a horrible situation where we were shellacking our conference mates by 20 points every night, winning 30 games, and getting a frickin' 10 seed. The way WSU fans see it, rising tides raise all ships. We hope SMU, Cincy, and others can challenge us, and vice versa, so we're all better and more prepared for deep runs in the tournament. With that said, what's the scoop on the Bearcats in 2017-2018? Which of your players should I learn to despise when we play you, then will love when you're kicking P5 ass in the NCAAs? |
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As for next year's Cats, I am personally most excited about Gary Clark's senior year. I think most of the league probably feels like he's been here a decade. An ever improving 4 who might have a shot at the NBA. Also, beyond excited to see the growth of Jacob Evans (Junior wing) and Jarron Cumberland (sophomore wing). They both should be huge for the Cats next year. I know the Shockers bring back...everyone. Should be a good time all around. I'm really hoping the rest of the league continues to rise. I personally miss the crazy rivalry we had with Memphis years back. |
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We will have a pair of seniors manning the 4 and 5 in Clark and Washington and they will probably average between them around 25 PPG, 15 rebounds or so, and around 2-3 blocks. We bring back a pair of talented 6'5" and 6'6" wings in Evans and Cumberland who will have the potential to average between 25-30 PPG between them. We will lose our least effective starter on offense and replace with Cumberland. We are losing a 4 year senior PG who was among the best nationally at taking care of the ball but was not a dynamic PG. We will replace with a transfer who sat out 1 year who averaged over 20 PPG at Sacred Heart and by many accounts is one of, if not the, most talented players on our team on offense. He could be a 15 PPG guy as well as any of the other starters. We will lose a little bit on D but Cronin's system should provide a top notch defense no matter who is in the game. It could be a great year for both programs. Looking forward to it! |
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04-05-2017, 03:28 PM | #47 |
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Do the Shockers still play in the "Roundhouse"?
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04-05-2017, 05:28 PM | #48 |
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My God. the UCONN forums are a mess.
They must be the most arrogant fans in the world. A couple of mentioned that somehow UCONN is the same conference as WSU as if WSU hasn't been better than them for multuple years running. This is great for our conference no matter which way you slice it. Uconn needs to get over themselves. Maybe they should win the AAC regular season title before complaining how bad our conference is. They are far and away the best recruiting team in the league and still cant win a conference title. |
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04-05-2017, 06:09 PM | #50 | |
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Truth is they are too good for this conference. As are the Bearcats and Wichita State....but its the best of what's available at this time for all 3 of them. |
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