Distribution of Minutes
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Only newcomers I've seen play at college level are Smith & Mathis, both of whom I do think should get plenty of burn and be able to score at BE level. Integrating a deep, talented team with lots of newcomers is a challenge but a good one to face, much better than the years where we had no bench at all. We'll be fine, albeit with an early adjustment period.
Not worried about Champ's comments about not playing the 5; there's no reason he'll need to this year with Soriano, Stanley, Nyiwe (and maybe even Wheeler) sharing minutes there. See Champ splitting minutes between the 3 and 4 roles which will be good for both him and the team. He's never going to be a 2 in the NBA anyway.
Can't wait to start hearing how these guys are jelling in practices come September/October.
Not worried about Champ's comments about not playing the 5; there's no reason he'll need to this year with Soriano, Stanley, Nyiwe (and maybe even Wheeler) sharing minutes there. See Champ splitting minutes between the 3 and 4 roles which will be good for both him and the team. He's never going to be a 2 in the NBA anyway.
Can't wait to start hearing how these guys are jelling in practices come September/October.
Can anyone remember any American East players who excelled and then tried to transfer up? I’m sure there are examples but the only one I can think of is Joe Cremo from Albany to Nova, and we don’t want that exchange rate!
Fun topic to try and figure out minutes but honestly there is no way of saying who gets what aside from posh and champaigne. At this point Its a crap shoot and coach will figure it all out during practices and then how it translates during games.
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Amaseinyourface post=436086 said:
Here are all the examples I could find since 2010 of American East players transferring to power conference schools. The results are a bit of a reminder as to the difference in competition level.
[URL]https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/joe-cremo-1.html[/URL]
[URL]https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/david-nichols-1.html[/URL]
[URL]https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/logan-aronhalt-1.html[/URL]
[URL]https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/sam-sessoms-1.html[/URL]
[URL]https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/elijah-olaniyi-1.html[/URL]
[URL]https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/andrew-garcia-2.html[/URL]
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Eric post=436096 said:
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Maurice Watson started out at BU when they were still in the AE in 2013 and was an impact player at Creighton. Overall I agree with you, there are very few examples of AE players transferring up and having any real success.Amaseinyourface post=436119 said:
The question of minutes distribution is a good problem to have.
The way I see it, I hope Smith will be close in output/productivity that Dunn provided; Soriano and Nyiwe should be an updrade in the middle over Roberts/Toro/Moore; Mathis could be an upgrade over GW, particularly giving consistent minutes over an often-injured GW; Wheeler should be able to play the 4, thus freeing up Champ to play consistently the 3 (and maybe 2), thus being an upgrade over the very inconsistent Cole. An unknown is whether Pinzon/Stanley/Traore can provide Earlington-quality production and minutes; I'm banking on yes. Plus, this roster's depth can withstand any injury better than last year's and certainly much better than during the Mullin years.
And looking at the rest of the BE, most rosters have multiple new players to be integrated; I trust our core of Champ, Posh and Wusu to give us a top 3 finish in the conference, which will most likely result in a bid.
The way I see it, I hope Smith will be close in output/productivity that Dunn provided; Soriano and Nyiwe should be an updrade in the middle over Roberts/Toro/Moore; Mathis could be an upgrade over GW, particularly giving consistent minutes over an often-injured GW; Wheeler should be able to play the 4, thus freeing up Champ to play consistently the 3 (and maybe 2), thus being an upgrade over the very inconsistent Cole. An unknown is whether Pinzon/Stanley/Traore can provide Earlington-quality production and minutes; I'm banking on yes. Plus, this roster's depth can withstand any injury better than last year's and certainly much better than during the Mullin years.
And looking at the rest of the BE, most rosters have multiple new players to be integrated; I trust our core of Champ, Posh and Wusu to give us a top 3 finish in the conference, which will most likely result in a bid.
IDRAFT post=436135 said:
Ah good find. They were in the patriot the year he transferred out. He was definitely able to make the jump as a player.