Around the Big East 18/19

[quote="Chicago Days" post=285545][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285541][quote="NCJohnnie" post=285522]https://nypost.com/2018/05/17/seton-hall-lands-7-foot-florida-state-transfer-and-rim-protector/

Interesting that this kid apparently chose Seton Hall over several high majors at least in part because of a connection with their new AC Tony Skinn, who is also from Nigeria. Just another example where having multiple staff members helping on recruiting is important.[/quote]

Well, we hate to admit it, but Willard has done a better job than anyone we have hire in last 15 years.[/quote]

Agree JF. Cannot but, to this point.
Willard’s last 4 years at SH have been very solid: 84-48, with over 20 wins the past 3; but he was 66-66 in his first 4 years, and 150-114 in his Hall tenure so far.
Because of our emptied roster in CM’s first year, I do not believe it fair to attempt to compare Mullin to Willard’s first 4 years at this point.
“We shall see”...down the road.[/quote]

Most SHU fans wanted him out early in his tenure.
 
[quote="OLV72" post=285561][quote="Chicago Days" post=285545][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285541][quote="NCJohnnie" post=285522]https://nypost.com/2018/05/17/seton-hall-lands-7-foot-florida-state-transfer-and-rim-protector/

Interesting that this kid apparently chose Seton Hall over several high majors at least in part because of a connection with their new AC Tony Skinn, who is also from Nigeria. Just another example where having multiple staff members helping on recruiting is important.[/quote]

Well, we hate to admit it, but Willard has done a better job than anyone we have hire in last 15 years.[/quote]

Agree JF. Cannot but, to this point.
Willard’s last 4 years at SH have been very solid: 84-48, with over 20 wins the past 3; but he was 66-66 in his first 4 years, and 150-114 in his Hall tenure so far.
Because of our emptied roster in CM’s first year, I do not believe it fair to attempt to compare Mullin to Willard’s first 4 years at this point.
“We shall see”...down the road.[/quote]

Most SHU fans wanted him out early in his tenure.[/quote]

Yes, OLV72, fans can be impatient...as we know!
 
[quote="Chicago Days" post=285545][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285541][quote="NCJohnnie" post=285522]https://nypost.com/2018/05/17/seton-hall-lands-7-foot-florida-state-transfer-and-rim-protector/

Interesting that this kid apparently chose Seton Hall over several high majors at least in part because of a connection with their new AC Tony Skinn, who is also from Nigeria. Just another example where having multiple staff members helping on recruiting is important.[/quote]

Well, we hate to admit it, but Willard has done a better job than anyone we have hire in last 15 years.[/quote]

Agree JF. Cannot but, to this point.
Willard’s last 4 years at SH have been very solid: 84-48, with over 20 wins the past 3; but he was 66-66 in his first 4 years, and 150-114 in his Hall tenure so far.
Because of our emptied roster in CM’s first year, I do not believe it fair to attempt to compare Mullin to Willard’s first 4 years at this point.
“We shall see”...down the road.[/quote]

Amazingly there are still a bunch of SHU faithful that think they can do better than Willard. Maybe they can. Hell I thought 2 NCAA berths in 5 years after 8 years of futility was a welcome change. So what do i know.
 
[quote="RedStormRising2" post=285563][quote="Chicago Days" post=285545][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285541][quote="NCJohnnie" post=285522]https://nypost.com/2018/05/17/seton-hall-lands-7-foot-florida-state-transfer-and-rim-protector/

Interesting that this kid apparently chose Seton Hall over several high majors at least in part because of a connection with their new AC Tony Skinn, who is also from Nigeria. Just another example where having multiple staff members helping on recruiting is important.[/quote]

Well, we hate to admit it, but Willard has done a better job than anyone we have hire in last 15 years.[/quote]

Agree JF. Cannot but, to this point.
Willard’s last 4 years at SH have been very solid: 84-48, with over 20 wins the past 3; but he was 66-66 in his first 4 years, and 150-114 in his Hall tenure so far.
Because of our emptied roster in CM’s first year, I do not believe it fair to attempt to compare Mullin to Willard’s first 4 years at this point.
“We shall see”...down the road.[/quote]

Amazingly there are still a bunch of SHU faithful that think they can do better than Willard. Maybe they can. Hell I thought 2 NCAA berths in 5 years after 8 years of futility was a welcome change. So what do i know.[/quote]

Lol. Yeah, puzzled how many can be disgruntled with an 84-48 record the past 4 years. But, as we know, fans can be 'unreasonable'!
 
Per Yahoo Sports
Donte DiVincenzo hasn't made a formal decision, but told @ShamsCharania he expects to remain in the NBA draft barring injury or a drastic change in his performance. yhoo.it/2LiqcTp
 
The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.
 
[quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

Dante never started a game there.
Brunson is the real loss.
 
[quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

No reason why we shouldn't finish in the top four?

Reason #1: Getting out rebounded in almost every conference game
Reason #2: While Kieta is on the bench, no answer for anyone over 220 lbs. in the paint.
 
[quote="Tom in Salem" post=285584][quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

Dante never started a game there.
Brunson is the real loss.[/quote]

They're losing 4 possible first rounders. They're all real losses.
 
[quote="JohnnyFan" post=285587][quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

No reason why we shouldn't finish in the top four?

Reason #1: Getting out rebounded in almost every conference game
Reason #2: While Kieta is on the bench, no answer for anyone over 220 lbs. in the paint.[/quote]

Who do you realistically have ahead of us? Nova and Marquette are the ones that come to mind. everybody else will have huge questions marks to fill. The league lost a lot of talent this year.
 
[quote="alexander salem" post=285589][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285587][quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

No reason why we shouldn't finish in the top four?

Reason #1: Getting out rebounded in almost every conference game
Reason #2: While Kieta is on the bench, no answer for anyone over 220 lbs. in the paint.[/quote]

Who do you realistically have ahead of us? Nova and Marquette are the ones that come to mind. everybody else will have huge questions marks to fill. The league lost a lot of talent this year.[/quote]

With Diakite leaving, hopefully we are getting that grad big that we need. If we do wind up getting that guy then I agree we finish in the top 4. If we don't we lose a few more games do to lack of depth upfront especially if Keita gets in foul trouble. we'll see. Let's hope we get whoever they are targeting to take Diakite's place.
 
It's impossible, yet possible. Humongous talent drain this year. Also very few teams will have more than 1 legit big. We would have to play extraordinarily well, but AssumingPondsReturns (i'm just combining this into one word at this point) it's possible.

Also, DiVincenzo is a huge loss for Nova. Arguably not as a big a loss as Brunson, but huge. I'm not sure how you can claim to have watched our games vs. Nova the past 2 years or the NCAA tournament this year and think otherwise.
 
[quote="Windy City Johnny Fan" post=285593]It's impossible, yet possible. Humongous talent drain this year. Also very few teams will have more than 1 legit big. We would have to play extraordinarily well, but AssumingPondsReturns (i'm just combining this into one word at this point) it's possible.

Also, DiVincenzo is a huge loss for Nova. Arguably not as a big a loss as Brunson, but huge. I'm not sure how you can claim to have watched our games vs. Nova the past 2 years or the NCAA tournament this year and think otherwise.[/quote]

IF Ponds returns AND we get that Grad Big, consider me 100% Panglossian regarding next season. Time to drink the Kool-Aid!
Let's go Johnnies.
 
[quote="alexander salem" post=285589][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285587][quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

No reason why we shouldn't finish in the top four?

Reason #1: Getting out rebounded in almost every conference game
Reason #2: While Kieta is on the bench, no answer for anyone over 220 lbs. in the paint.[/quote]

Who do you realistically have ahead of us? Nova and Marquette are the ones that come to mind. everybody else will have huge questions marks to fill. The league lost a lot of talent this year.[/quote] I have Nova, Xavier, Marquette and Providence ahead of us right now. But thats just me.
 
[quote="Dan V" post=285616][quote="alexander salem" post=285589][quote="JohnnyFan" post=285587][quote="alexander salem" post=285583]The League will be as wide as its ever been next year. Nova is losing a lot if Spellman and Donte go. No reason why we shouldn't finish at least top 4 next year.[/quote]

No reason why we shouldn't finish in the top four?

Reason #1: Getting out rebounded in almost every conference game
Reason #2: While Kieta is on the bench, no answer for anyone over 220 lbs. in the paint.[/quote]

Who do you realistically have ahead of us? Nova and Marquette are the ones that come to mind. everybody else will have huge questions marks to fill. The league lost a lot of talent this year.[/quote] I have Nova, Xavier, Marquette and Providence ahead of us right now. But thats just me.[/quote]

I become very optimistic IF Ponds returns and we get that Grad Big.
I see us vying for the BEC Title and high seeding in the BET if that occurs.
IMO, we'd be in the hunt all season with Nova, Marquette, Providence, Butler, and us--battling for position, with G*town and maybe Xavier potential spoilers'.
Let's go Johnnies.
 
So tough to predict next year's BE with so many moving parts. I do think Marquette & Providence are in top 4. If both DeVincenzo & Spellman leave, hard to see Nova in top 2. For us, it all depends on Ponds and whether we get that second big. If both end up as yes, no reason we can't be in top 4. Butler will also be right there. Will be very competitive league.
 
[quote="NCJohnnie" post=285618]So tough to predict next year's BE with so many moving parts. I do think Marquette & Providence are in top 4. If both DeVincenzo & Spellman leave, hard to see Nova in top 2. For us, it all depends on Ponds and whether we get that second big. If both end up as yes, no reason we can't be in top 4. Butler will also be right there. Will be very competitive league.[/quote]

Agree NCJohhnies. If deuces wild (Ponds & the Grad Big) prove out for us, we'll be contending all year for top spots in a very competitive league..
Would be fun to watch.
 
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