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mattc said:
Fantasizing (I know I shouldn’t) about a world where we land Sellers, Lee, Jackson, Mitchell we would have the deepest team in college basketball. Just look at this rotation:

Guards: Lee, Jackson, Sellers, Wilcher, Sanon
Wings/Post: Zuby, Hopkins, Prey, Vince, Mitchell

Additional depth: Glover, Lefty, Ayo, Maker.

Could see one or two more defections if all that comes to fruition, but we’ll see.
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It will be preseason number 1 team.
 
redstorm to redmen said:
It will be preseason number 1 team.
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im down with this.... the fact that most of those "way too early..." lists have us top10 with just Bryce and Joson bodes well...

I don't think the AP will allow themselves to put us #1.... but if roster shapes up the way it seems... Top 4 is def in play... and then with the Vegas Tourney... we'll have the Opp to justify a #1 Ranking by winning that...

And know I'm not getting ahead of myself... this is it!
 
mattc said:
Fantasizing (I know I shouldn’t) about a world where we land Sellers, Lee, Jackson, Mitchell we would have the deepest team in college basketball. Just look at this rotation:

Guards: Lee, Jackson, Sellers, Wilcher, Sanon
Wings/Post: Zuby, Hopkins, Prey, Vince, Mitchell

Additional depth: Glover, Lefty, Ayo, Maker.

Could see one or two more defections if all that comes to fruition, but we’ll see.
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The thing about this is practices will be extremely competitive. I would not be surprised if players coming back made great strides. They also know the system and what Pitino wants. Glover and Wilcher will not lay down for these new players nor should they.
 
SJU Center Court said:
Would this be more beneficial than playing Michigan in an early regular season game at MSG similar to the New Mexico game last season?
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More, no? I don’t believe it’s as simple as an either or tho. A home game requires a return game. Maybe that’s not in the works for either team.
 
An exhibition game vs Mich is a better draw than last years game vs Seton Hall at MSG I believe. How SJU drew the crowd that day is still mind boggling to me. To draw that many fans for a lousy opponent who sold very few tickets at mostly MSG prices was outstanding.
Selling college basketball tickets in NYC is a chore. All of the other local college teams struggle to sell two thousand tickets to their games at probably a quarter of the price of a MSG ticket so if Pitino feels the SJU Mich exhibition will draw fans who is going to doubt him?
 
Also think getting as many reps at MSG is helpful. Last year, Rick clearly was frustrated at guys standing on the pro line.
 
GardenCity62 said:
An exhibition game vs Mich is a better draw than last years game vs Seton Hall at MSG I believe. How SJU drew the crowd that day is still mind boggling to me. To draw that many fans for a lousy opponent who sold very few tickets at mostly MSG prices was outstanding.
Selling college basketball tickets in NYC is a chore. All of the other local college teams struggle to sell two thousand tickets to their games at probably a quarter of the price of a MSG ticket so if Pitino feels the SJU Mich exhibition will draw fans who is going to doubt him?
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It was to win the BE regular season. Had to have helped a little 😂
 
mattc said:
Fantasizing (I know I shouldn’t) about a world where we land Sellers, Lee, Jackson, Mitchell we would have the deepest team in college basketball. Just look at this rotation:

Guards: Lee, Jackson, Sellers, Wilcher, Sanon
Wings/Post: Zuby, Hopkins, Prey, Vince, Mitchell

Additional depth: Glover, Lefty, Ayo, Maker.

Could see one or two more defections if all that comes to fruition, but we’ll see.
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I do have one question. Do you think Sellers would have hesitation coming in as what appears to be the 4th guard?
 
KG44 said:
I do have one question. Do you think Sellers would have hesitation coming in as what appears to be the 4th guard?
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I would imagine he sees himself ahead of Wilcher. We mostly don't, but his resume is superior. He may not even see that as a speed bump. He can also play the 2 and 3 and might be thinking he can backup the 1.
 
Marillac2 said:
I would imagine he sees himself ahead of Wilcher. We mostly don't, but his resume is superior. He may not even see that as a speed bump. He can also play the 2 and 3 and might be thinking he can backup the 1.
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Think about a world where we could potentially have Sellers/Wilcher coming off the bench behind Lee/Jackson/Sanon. That's insane.
 
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