6 Big East Predictions

[Marillac]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

 

[beast of the east]

The predictions seem to be a reality check - that we are more likely to be in the middle of the Big East pack as opposed to on top, and that we are projected more as a bubble team than one that is expected to go deep into the tournament. Of course it's just an opinion, and we will know soon enough.

 

[MJDinkins]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Jordan is in the same class as those guys from an athletic standpoint.

 

[beast of the east]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Jordan is in the same class as those guys from an athletic standpoint.

Hey MJ.. Any assessment on Jordan's ability to drive and dish, or is he off to the races once he decides to attack the hoop?

 

[SJU1512]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Depends on how fine the degree of classification is and how it's measured (as you mention), but I think Jordan is generally in that elite group. Different because he isn't quite as long as at least Jakarr and Dom, but he's lightning quick and can really jump. We saw flashes of it in Europe, and there are clips of him in the Philly summer league where it looks like you are watching John Wall.

A little hard on CJ too, no? He may not be in that group, and I know he didn't rebound the ball the way we were hoping last year, but he is explosive. He hammered two on the break in traffic against Marquette last year that were serious. Runs really well for a kid with as much muscle as he has as well. If we can get him to use that athleticism on the defensive glass more he could give us great minutes, matches up really well with bigger forwards who like to face up (he was the only player we had capable of even mitigating Pinkston in the BE Tourney game). I think he takes a big step forward for us this year.

 

[MJDinkins]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Jordan is in the same class as those guys from an athletic standpoint.

Hey MJ.. Any assessment on Jordan's ability to drive and dish, or is he off to the races once he decides to attack the hoop?

That's one particular aspect he specializes in doing.... driving and dishing. He uses his speed, as well as size, to get into the lane. Jordan is one reason why a guy like Hooper may really pay off for us. His improved jumper should also allow him to get into the lane, as well.

He will also attack the tin when driving to the hole. He'll certainly bring another element to our backcourt when he's on the floor.

 

[MJDinkins]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Depends on how fine the degree of classification is and how it's measured (as you mention), but I think Jordan is generally in that elite group. Different because he isn't quite as long as at least Jakarr and Dom, but he's lightning quick and can really jump. We saw flashes of it in Europe, and there are clips of him in the Philly summer league where it looks like you are watching John Wall.

Jordan also has great body control.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Jordan is in the same class as those guys from an athletic standpoint.

Hey MJ.. Any assessment on Jordan's ability to drive and dish, or is he off to the races once he decides to attack the hoop?

Loves to pass the ball and is very good at it.

 

[mjmaherjr]

FWIW Dick Vitale just tweeted that word in the hoops world is that SJU can do big things and Howie Schwab is excited.

Isn't Howie an alum? If so, he should be excited
So should Fatcesa but we all know where he stands with his alma mater

Yes Howie's twitter bio says "Proud SJU Alum". He even has an SJU jersey on in his profile picture. Fatcesa is just a miserable human who hates everything about his life including his alma mater even though he's filthy rich.

Fatcesa is a pompous a$$ who thinks he knows everything about everything
I love it when Fatcesa clicks a guy off on his computer when the caller has a different opinion than him
In Fatcesa's world, there is only 1 opinion that matters and is correct - HIS
Quite frankly, it pisses me off when someone starts a thread on this site about him
He isn't worth the space or our time - to me, he is a turncoat that should be ignored

Speaking of turncoats;

“@awfulannouncing: This Mike Francesa impersonation is one of the best you will ever see. http://bit.ly/1hi0DuA”

I think you're right that is the best Francesa impersonation I've ever seen and the dialogue is academy award winning good and if I didnt watch it I'd think that it really was Francesa talking

 

[usguard]

FWIW - Sir Dom is more athletic than Sampson.

Think Felix is the best athlete on the team but I can see why they didn't put him. It's good that we can debate this. I can think of three guys who might be more athletic that Jakarr on our own team. Felix, Dom, Rysheed. Christian jones is another freak athlete but I won't mention him cause I don't want to hear marillac talk about alligator athleticism.

Hahaha...Jones is good in straight lines.
I also think Balamou is the best athlete, but an argument can be made that either Dom or Sampson are better athletes. It really comes down to the criteria one uses to define athelticism. All I can say for sure is that those three are freaks. They might be the best athletes in the country and I feel confident saying they are surely the top trio of athletes out there.

I'm not sure if Jordan is in that class in terms of athleticism. Obviously he is more skilled than any of them, but he doesn't jump off the screen with athleticism like that trio.

Ill disagree. I have little doubt that Jordan is in that same class of athlete.

I hope you are right, but I don't see it yet. He's quick and he's skilled for sure, but I haven't seen that crazy athletic ability like Sampson-Dom-Felix.

Jordan is in the same class as those guys from an athletic standpoint.

Hey MJ.. Any assessment on Jordan's ability to drive and dish, or is he off to the races once he decides to attack the hoop?

That's one particular aspect he specializes in doing.... driving and dishing. He uses his speed, as well as size, to get into the lane. Jordan is one reason why a guy like Hooper may really pay off for us. His improved jumper should also allow him to get into the lane, as well.

He will also attack the tin when driving to the hole. He'll certainly bring another element to our backcourt when he's on the floor.

That is exactly what we needed last yr He os going to make us specjal

 

[Ray Morgan]

All the players mentioned are very good athletes. With Dom, Jordan and Sampson, you will find out the answer at the combines, where tests are given. Felix showed great athleticism, too. I can't tell them apart. All can jump, all can run. What is missing is strength. In Berry's senior year, we got a beat down by Auburn in the second round. I don't know what people are eating in the south, but Auburn's players were fast, could jump, and were much stronger and better put together than anyone on SJU. Imagine a frontcourt of 3 Ron Artests, but taller, longer, and more athletic. We have at least 4 or 5 guys that can jump through the gym, but none are imposing physically. The one who is, Jones, doesn't play like he knows it.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

All the players mentioned are very good athletes. With Dom, Jordan and Sampson, you will find out the answer at the combines, where tests are given. Felix showed great athleticism, too. I can't tell them apart. All can jump, all can run. What is missing is strength. In Berry's senior year, we got a beat down by Auburn in the second round. I don't know what people are eating in the south, but Auburn's players were fast, could jump, and were much stronger and better put together than anyone on SJU. Imagine a frontcourt of 3 Ron Artests, but taller, longer, and more athletic. We have at least 4 or 5 guys that can jump through the gym, but none are imposing physically. The one who is, Jones, doesn't play like he knows it.

We don't have huge bruisers you're right, but I wouldn't say Dom and Felix aren't strong. Both are put together very well.

 

[Marillac]

All the players mentioned are very good athletes. With Dom, Jordan and Sampson, you will find out the answer at the combines, where tests are given. Felix showed great athleticism, too. I can't tell them apart. All can jump, all can run. What is missing is strength. In Berry's senior year, we got a beat down by Auburn in the second round. I don't know what people are eating in the south, but Auburn's players were fast, could jump, and were much stronger and better put together than anyone on SJU. Imagine a frontcourt of 3 Ron Artests, but taller, longer, and more athletic. We have at least 4 or 5 guys that can jump through the gym, but none are imposing physically. The one who is, Jones, doesn't play like he knows it.

Are you saying that there were THREE guys that were taller, longer, AND more athletic than RON ARTEST on that Auburn team?

 

[Andrew]

All the players mentioned are very good athletes. With Dom, Jordan and Sampson, you will find out the answer at the combines, where tests are given. Felix showed great athleticism, too. I can't tell them apart. All can jump, all can run. What is missing is strength. In Berry's senior year, we got a beat down by Auburn in the second round. I don't know what people are eating in the south, but Auburn's players were fast, could jump, and were much stronger and better put together than anyone on SJU. Imagine a frontcourt of 3 Ron Artests, but taller, longer, and more athletic. We have at least 4 or 5 guys that can jump through the gym, but none are imposing physically. The one who is, Jones, doesn't play like he knows it.

Are you saying that there were THREE guys that were taller, longer, AND more athletic than RON ARTEST on that Auburn team?

Chuck Person 6'8 and
Chris Morris 6'8 were pretty good.

 

[Pleasedontbanmeagain]

Who was that guy who played for Pitt in maybe 2010-2011? I remember one of the guys was the size of a Cadillac Escalade.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

Who was that guy who played for Pitt in maybe 2010-2011? I remember one of the guys was the size of a Cadillac Escalade.

Gary McGee. The guy from house party.

 

[beast of the east]

I might be mistaken, but isn't GG scary strong?

 

[Ray Morgan]

Who was that guy who played for Pitt in maybe 2010-2011? I remember one of the guys was the size of a Cadillac Escalade.

Maybe Dejuan Blair

 

[Ray Morgan]

All the players mentioned are very good athletes. With Dom, Jordan and Sampson, you will find out the answer at the combines, where tests are given. Felix showed great athleticism, too. I can't tell them apart. All can jump, all can run. What is missing is strength. In Berry's senior year, we got a beat down by Auburn in the second round. I don't know what people are eating in the south, but Auburn's players were fast, could jump, and were much stronger and better put together than anyone on SJU. Imagine a frontcourt of 3 Ron Artests, but taller, longer, and more athletic. We have at least 4 or 5 guys that can jump through the gym, but none are imposing physically. The one who is, Jones, doesn't play like he knows it.

Are you saying that there were THREE guys that were taller, longer, AND more athletic than RON ARTEST on that Auburn team?

It sure seemed that way.

 

[SJU1512]

I might be mistaken, but isn't GG scary strong?

Insanely so. Obekpa has also completely transformed himself. He went from being long and lean last year to looking like he added maybe 20 pounds of muscle. Those two, Jones, and Sanchez should provide a lot more physicality up front, which was a glaring area of weakness last year. It really should be night and day.

It seems like the team on balance was more committed in the weight room this offseason. I expected the group that are now juniors to take a big step in this department last year, having gotten beaten up as freshman. However outside of Dom everybody pretty much looked the same, and as a result it was a lot more of the same under the basket last year. Doesn't look to be the case this summer. Jakarr is unlikely to ever look like Lebron, but he looks more solid. Dee and Branch appeared to have added muscle as well. Very encouraging, and hopefully will go a long way to eliminate going -10 on the boards all too often.