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Looks like Hardnett is transfering to Buffalo. No idea if he'll get a waiver to play right away. I wish him the best of luck.
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Good for him - they were a really good team last year, perhaps better than UC...32-4 beat ASU in tourney then ran into a bad match-up against Texas Tech who were an OT loss from being Nat champs
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07-03-2019, 09:38 AM | #1876 |
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Going to take a different approach to minutes this year since it's so hard to figure out how Brannen will use them and how much development certain players have gone through. Three tiers
25+ minute players Cumberland Scott Williams Cumberland 12-24 minutes McNeal Diara Sorolla Harvey 0-11 minutes Moore Prince MAW Davenport You never know who is going to step up and play beyond expectation and which players (if any) are not ready to contribute. The above list is also my general rank for most to least minutes as I see it now with limited info. |
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I think Moore is going to get more minutes then a lot of people are expecting, perhaps even being our go to sixth man. He can play PF in a small lineup and plays solid defense. All he needs is for his shot to start falling. I doubt he would still be here if he was expected to get less than 10 minutes per game, especially seeing as Brannen doesn't seem adverse to pushing players out. Harvey missed much of summer practice and has been rehabbing an ankle injury for the last seven months. I know people are expecting a lot because he's a four star, but I don't see him doing much this year. Sorolla I see as situational. I don't think he brings much on the offensive end. Some games he will get 15-20 minutes when we need to go big, but I think he averages a bit under 10. I've been watching some of his games and I still don't see anything special from him. His entire offense is set screens and roll to the basket - catch and dunk if the defense breaks-down covering him. He can't post-up well - though he does turn it over a lot when he tries - can't shoot and is lazy on going for rebounds. Prince we will see on, but I think for this year he is the freshman likely to get the most minutes. PF doesn't have much depth and he has the size to body guys inside. |
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07-04-2019, 01:57 PM | #1879 |
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Happy Independence Day Brothas
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07-04-2019, 02:58 PM | #1880 | |
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If Moore is going to get virtually no minutes, why is he still here? Moore provides value as a veteran and as a solid defender who can guard positions 1-4. If his shot starts falling, his ability to stretch the floor would more than compensate for weaker ball handling. Brannen isn't going to forget about defense and good defenders are still going to be valuable in his system. We don't really know how valuable ball handlers will be with Brannen. Under Brannen, NKU's teams have been ranked 143 (2019), 159 (2018), 189 (2017) and 220 (2016) in adjusted tempo. I'm a little skeptical that Brannen is going to have UC playing faster than he played at NKU. Going off the players we have (since it's hard to get players who can do everything), there doesn't seem to be much of a focus on any one skill. |
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