10-11-2019, 11:52 AM | #21 | |
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We'd be giving up a lot of size to the other team if we play small-ball with Scott as the center. It's worth trying and maybe it can be done, but I think we'd have to really excel on offense (and pressing/creating steals) with that line-up to make up for our lack of interior defense and rebounding. With Diarra's athleticism, I wonder if we could also see a big-ball lineup at some point. Cumberland, Cumberland, Scott, Diarra and Vogt/Sorolla. Scott and Diarra both seem to have improved at ball handling and seem just as capable at shooting the three as any non-Cumberland on the team. Doubt we would play it much, but could be something interesting to try now and then. |
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10-11-2019, 01:14 PM | #22 | |
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i just wanna see us put the 5 best players on the court together. i know, a crazy concept. i think also we're going to see a lot of opponent specific lineups. slow it down half court games will probably see the 7-footers get some decent minutes. i can also see games where they barely even get in. |
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10-11-2019, 08:07 PM | #23 | |
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10-14-2019, 09:18 AM | #24 | |
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A 7-footer who gets posterized 3 times a game and forces you to play 4-on-5 when you have the ball is not a benefit just because he is tall. I am more confident that Diarra and Scott can be effective in the middle than either of the BDWG |
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10-14-2019, 03:48 PM | #25 | |
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10-14-2019, 04:40 PM | #26 | |
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Sorolla looks the part - he has the height and muscle - but so far nothing indicates he is good enough to play at this level. He did show a nice shooting touch with the mid-range jumper. Vogt did more defensively and rebounding-wise than Sorolla, but he still looks a bit skinny for his size and doesn't have any shooting ability. |
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10-14-2019, 07:27 PM | #27 |
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Jarron will be okay and will be ready for 2019 season. Sleep well Bearcat fans!
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10-14-2019, 11:04 PM | #28 | |
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Consider how good Cane Broome was against lower-level D1 competition compared to playing in the AAC. Broome's skillset was better suited to moving up in competition, and neither of these guys were effective in a small time league. The odds they are going to be better against players of greater ability is long. |
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10-15-2019, 08:48 AM | #29 |
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I get it that its all we have to work with right now, but i also cant believe people are taking anything from midnight madness. The team had a hardcore practice at 4 PM (they dont even do hardcore practices the day before real games, let alone the same day). Then the team spent the next 5-6 hours at the tailgate and the football game. THEN 3 hours later at 1 in the morning(maybe a little after) they scrimmaged for 13 minutes. If Jarron would have played we would be spending the next month talking about how much he regressed over the summer, luckily he didnt play, but now we get to talk about how bad everyone else is...yay
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10-16-2019, 07:21 AM | #30 | |
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But some of the main issues we all had before the scrimmage will likely still be issues that we have to find a way to hide. Mainly we need another shooter to step up and one of the 7 footers will have to be at least an average play for us if we are going to use them for a significant portion of any game. If Harvey were a soph I would think we could play a lot of small ball...but he will have his growing pains I am sure. I think McNeal and Jaevin are the two players likely to be the most ready to play at this level after Jarron, SCott and Williams. We should probably use that lineup any time we can if we aren't getting abused inside or on the boards. |
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