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[quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382744]Posh has more pg skills then Dunn and Williams my guess is he won’t start immediately , but will ultimately take over the starting spot, We need a facilitator.[/quote]
What we saw last season, before the injuries hit, is that Mike is not t afraid to go deep in his bench. Heck, he needs to to keep up the tempo, and with better players he's going to turn the wick up as time progresses. These kids are going to get plenty of PT, just not necessarily as starters.
What we saw last season, before the injuries hit, is that Mike is not t afraid to go deep in his bench. Heck, he needs to to keep up the tempo, and with better players he's going to turn the wick up as time progresses. These kids are going to get plenty of PT, just not necessarily as starters.
boo haarvey
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[quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382744]Posh has more pg skills then Dunn and Williams my guess is he won’t start immediately , but will ultimately take over the starting spot, We need a facilitator.[/quote]
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?
beast of the east
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I have no inside knowledge and I'm glad I don't, but I would guess LJ is 60-40 coming back. CMA can help him improve immensely is on the plus side. That's 60%
The urge to leave early, like Ponds and Simon, is there.
I did speak to one of the coaches in the off season, who said when asked that kids who stay four years sometimes feel like failures and are ready to make some money somewhere. So we will see. I'd like to see him stick around, to get a degree, and give him a shot at better money. that's the 40% part
The urge to leave early, like Ponds and Simon, is there.
I did speak to one of the coaches in the off season, who said when asked that kids who stay four years sometimes feel like failures and are ready to make some money somewhere. So we will see. I'd like to see him stick around, to get a degree, and give him a shot at better money. that's the 40% part
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Beast of the East is correct that the longer you stay in school the more a failure you are looked as, but with the virus all over this year should be different.
LJ has such a good all around game that with less pressure on him to score , assuming SJU brings in some shooters his over all production could improve considerly next season and both he and SJU could benefit.
LJ has such a good all around game that with less pressure on him to score , assuming SJU brings in some shooters his over all production could improve considerly next season and both he and SJU could benefit.
[quote="Boo Harvey" post=382747][quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382744]Posh has more pg skills then Dunn and Williams my guess is he won’t start immediately , but will ultimately take over the starting spot, We need a facilitator.[/quote]
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?[/quote]
Posh has played well against other high D1 commits this year. OSL beat Hassan Diarra and Putnam Science Academy twice. They also beat schools like Westtown (Jalen Warley) and Hunting Prep (Jaemyn Brakefield), who have produced multiple 5 and 4 star recruits. What's so ridiculous about that statement?
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?[/quote]
Posh has played well against other high D1 commits this year. OSL beat Hassan Diarra and Putnam Science Academy twice. They also beat schools like Westtown (Jalen Warley) and Hunting Prep (Jaemyn Brakefield), who have produced multiple 5 and 4 star recruits. What's so ridiculous about that statement?
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[quote="Enright" post=382754]Beast of the East is correct that the longer you stay in school the more a failure you are looked as, but with the virus all over this year should be different.
LJ has such a good all around game that with less pressure on him to score , assuming SJU brings in some shooters his over all production could improve considerly next season and both he and SJU could benefit.[/quote]
We all love and support you L J and will go with whatever you, your family and coaches decide makes the most amount of sense - sense for you as a young man and as a very talented athlete!
All the best.
LJ has such a good all around game that with less pressure on him to score , assuming SJU brings in some shooters his over all production could improve considerly next season and both he and SJU could benefit.[/quote]
We all love and support you L J and will go with whatever you, your family and coaches decide makes the most amount of sense - sense for you as a young man and as a very talented athlete!
All the best.
[quote="bamafan" post=382716][quote="L J S A" post=382701][quote="Duke of Earlington" post=382653]He's the cornerstone of this team. Coach Mike would never let him leave nor would earlington want to leave.
The duke will be our top player the next 2 years. His domination of the big east tourney was only the beginning.[/quote]
I really can't tell if this is a troll job. I like Earlington a lot, but this is laying it on pretty thick.[/quote]
He is like the 1979 movie Being There where Peter Sellers plays an idiot gardener who becomes a savant to all that behold him. I lean to him being the idiot gardener. :lol:
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I like to watch.
The duke will be our top player the next 2 years. His domination of the big east tourney was only the beginning.[/quote]
I really can't tell if this is a troll job. I like Earlington a lot, but this is laying it on pretty thick.[/quote]
He is like the 1979 movie Being There where Peter Sellers plays an idiot gardener who becomes a savant to all that behold him. I lean to him being the idiot gardener. :lol:
[/quote]I like to watch.
[quote="Boo Harvey" post=382747][quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382744]Posh has more pg skills then Dunn and Williams my guess is he won’t start immediately , but will ultimately take over the starting spot, We need a facilitator.[/quote]
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?[/quote] This is a fan board, so unless a poster is clairvoyant, it’s all speculation.Thats all we are doing is giving our opinions. But my opinion is based on reading about him . It’s certainly not speculation to say Williams and Dunn aren’t point guards even though they were forced to play the position.
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?[/quote] This is a fan board, so unless a poster is clairvoyant, it’s all speculation.Thats all we are doing is giving our opinions. But my opinion is based on reading about him . It’s certainly not speculation to say Williams and Dunn aren’t point guards even though they were forced to play the position.
[quote="Enright" post=382754]Beast of the East is correct that the longer you stay in school the more a failure you are looked as, but with the virus all over this year should be different.
LJ has such a good all around game that with less pressure on him to score , assuming SJU brings in some shooters his over all production could improve considerly next season and both he and SJU could benefit.[/quote]
Actually, Beast wrote that "kids who stay four years sometimes feel like failures," and not that scouts see them as failures. Big difference, yes?
LJ has such a good all around game that with less pressure on him to score , assuming SJU brings in some shooters his over all production could improve considerly next season and both he and SJU could benefit.[/quote]
Actually, Beast wrote that "kids who stay four years sometimes feel like failures," and not that scouts see them as failures. Big difference, yes?
[quote="Knight" post=382658][quote="Duke of Earlington" post=382653][quote="Boo Harvey" post=382579][quote="Rob" post=382576]LJ leaving, in my view, only impacts whether we bring in an additional player. Has no impact on Williams or others who are now established starters or rotation guys. With a coach who will routinely play 9/10 guys decent minutes, for a team in which guys will have some foul trouble many games because of the aggressive defense, and with the pace Anderson's teams plays at, I wouldn't be concerned that LJ returning means a Williams leaves. He has developed nicely under Anderson's tutelage and will continue to flourish in what is a perfect system for him. Also appears to have a very grounded intelligent father who routinely praises CMA and staff on twitter.[/quote]
Williams and LJ play two totally different positions. If LJ comes back I’d be more worried about Earlington transferring.[/quote]
Earlington transferring???? Hes the cornerstone of this team. Coach Mike would never let him leave nor would earlington want to leave.
The duke will be our top player the next 2 years. His domination of the big east tourney was only the beginning.
Transferring???????[/quote]
Still smoking the Duke weed?[/quote]
How else does he equate having one very good game with tournament domination (a la Kemba Walker, for example)? Hey, Duke, don't Bogart that joint.
Williams and LJ play two totally different positions. If LJ comes back I’d be more worried about Earlington transferring.[/quote]
Earlington transferring???? Hes the cornerstone of this team. Coach Mike would never let him leave nor would earlington want to leave.
The duke will be our top player the next 2 years. His domination of the big east tourney was only the beginning.
Transferring???????[/quote]
Still smoking the Duke weed?[/quote]
How else does he equate having one very good game with tournament domination (a la Kemba Walker, for example)? Hey, Duke, don't Bogart that joint.
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boo haarvey
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[quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382783][quote="Boo Harvey" post=382747][quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382744]Posh has more pg skills then Dunn and Williams my guess is he won’t start immediately , but will ultimately take over the starting spot, We need a facilitator.[/quote]
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?[/quote] This is a fan board, so unless a poster is clairvoyant, it’s all speculation.Thats all we are doing is giving our opinions. But my opinion is based on reading about him . It’s certainly not speculation to say Williams and Dunn aren’t point guards even though they were forced to play the position.[/quote]
Certainly everybody is welcome to an opinion. Mine is that with few exceptions, it is nearly impossible to make a reasonable prediction about how a kid will do and/or where he will stack up when: (i) one has never seen him play; and (ii) he has never played a D-1 college game in his life.
My reaction to posts like Steinfeld's is particularly visceral bc it reminds me of the countless posts I've read on this site touting an incoming player as a savior who turned out to be a total bust.
Never ceases to amaze me when posters who've never seen a kid play in any capacity (excluding You Tube clips), let alone in a college game, predict how they will perform at the high-major level.
But heck, this is a fan site and we do have plenty of time on our hands. So why not?[/quote] This is a fan board, so unless a poster is clairvoyant, it’s all speculation.Thats all we are doing is giving our opinions. But my opinion is based on reading about him . It’s certainly not speculation to say Williams and Dunn aren’t point guards even though they were forced to play the position.[/quote]
Certainly everybody is welcome to an opinion. Mine is that with few exceptions, it is nearly impossible to make a reasonable prediction about how a kid will do and/or where he will stack up when: (i) one has never seen him play; and (ii) he has never played a D-1 college game in his life.
My reaction to posts like Steinfeld's is particularly visceral bc it reminds me of the countless posts I've read on this site touting an incoming player as a savior who turned out to be a total bust.
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What I’m saying is there was talk this year of Rutgers sniffing around to see if he would transfers for hoops.[/quote]
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Please identify who was providing the “talk” you are referencing so it’s credibility can be weighed. Thanks..
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What I’m saying is there was talk this year of Rutgers sniffing around to see if he would transfers for hoops.[/quote]
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Please identify who was providing the “talk” you are referencing so it’s credibility can be weighed. Thanks..
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boo haarvey
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[quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382794]I’m not touting Posh as a savior, but as a pg. Big difference.[/quote]
Have you seen him play? My recollection is you suggested he’d be a better pg than Dunn right of the bat. Much like many predicted that Steere would be our answer at center this year. I think that is far from a certainty.
Have you seen him play? My recollection is you suggested he’d be a better pg than Dunn right of the bat. Much like many predicted that Steere would be our answer at center this year. I think that is far from a certainty.
Core guys like Marcellus, Roberts, Julian, Dunn, Greg will be back imo. LJ obviously is a bit more up in the air. His returning imo will not effect any of the folks noted, so rumor speculation seems as questionable as our perimeter shooting. I suspect we could see some additional modest roster turnover, but I think the core remains intact. Freeing up an additional spot or two seems to be an opportunity to improve the roster hopefully. Adding competent help on interior and/or another shooter seem step(s) in right direction to move up the Big East ladder a bit. Let’s see if staff can upgrade roster if stated void(s) occur.
boo haarvey
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[quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382807]My post said Posh has more pg skills but Dunn would probably start initially.[/quote]
Ok, I know Posh has been touted as a true pg. Hope that translates right away his freshman year. I know it often takes time to learn the position at the major D-1 level. For instance, many young pgs make poor decisions and are turnover prone. I’m adopting a conservative wait and see approach with any player that I haven’t seen.
Ok, I know Posh has been touted as a true pg. Hope that translates right away his freshman year. I know it often takes time to learn the position at the major D-1 level. For instance, many young pgs make poor decisions and are turnover prone. I’m adopting a conservative wait and see approach with any player that I haven’t seen.
[quote="Boo Harvey" post=382810][quote="richard A Steinfeld" post=382807]My post said Posh has more pg skills but Dunn would probably start initially.[/quote]
Ok, I know Posh has been touted as a true pg. Hope that translates right away his freshman year. I know it often takes time to learn the position at the major D-1 level. For instance, many young pgs make poor decisions and are turnover prone. I’m adopting a conservative wait and see approach with any player that I haven’t seen.[/quote]
Agree that very few freshmen immediately master PG position, to me toughest role to do so. I trust Anderson knows that and will not throw him to wolves immediately & incrementally prepare him.
Ok, I know Posh has been touted as a true pg. Hope that translates right away his freshman year. I know it often takes time to learn the position at the major D-1 level. For instance, many young pgs make poor decisions and are turnover prone. I’m adopting a conservative wait and see approach with any player that I haven’t seen.[/quote]
Agree that very few freshmen immediately master PG position, to me toughest role to do so. I trust Anderson knows that and will not throw him to wolves immediately & incrementally prepare him.