Next Year's Bench

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........are getting a lot of playing time this year. Will they improve their shooting form on the free throw line? For players like Yakwe and Ellison it may be a long term project. Will Musso become as consistent a three point shooter as Max Hooper? I hope so because except for that scoring ability his value next year may level off. Alibegovic and Jones, if he is even back next year, should be 9th or 10th men on the team. In short, every player we will be rooting for and competing in the final Big East games this year and assuming Sima is done for the season, will be a supporting cast next year. Yes that means I do not believe, as others on the motherboard, that Mussini and Yakwe are or will be prime time enough to be starters next year unless recruiting goes south. In short, Mullin and staff need players on the floor that value the basketball, can shoot both from the field and the line and hit the boards. I expect Yakwe and Mussini to be the first ones off the bench. Owens and Williams are questionable wild cards. With Ponds and Bashir in the fold, the key recruit may yet to be signed. One thing is certain and that is this year we will be watching a Big East bench playing against much better talent and that bench will not beat any of these teams. In short, fans should hope our staff is recruiting over many of these kids because if they are not we will forever be Vincention cellar dwellers with DePaul.
 
Dude you need to relax. These guys are getting real-life on the job training.

Also Mussini will load up on the carbs get a little bigger and be a good member of the team.

Hoop only made 11 threes in the 15 minutes he played. He transferred from Harvard for the quality SJU education.
 
Dude you need to relax. These guys are getting real-life on the job training.

Also Mussini will load up on the carbs get a little bigger and be a good member of the team.

Hoop only made 11 threes in the 15 minutes he played. He transferred from Harvard for the quality SJU education.

What guys are getting ojt? Johnson, M'ouvika, Balamou, Jones? ?? These guys won't be around next year. Mussini has feasted on pasta every day of his life. He ain't gaining stu gatz! Williams ain't playing brother and may never be fit again. Ellison was a desperation recruit and doesn't have Big East skills. He must be recruited over. Sima, Yakwe and Mussini are the only ones that will gain from this year's beat downs. Expect 4 new quality starters next season. Slice was not hired to bring in Ellison level talent. Norm Roberts was paid 100K more than Slice to be a head coach for that type of talent. Mullin will not and cannot win without 4 and 5 star talent or he will have a very brief Mahoney like career, legend or no legend after year three.
 
Mullin and Slice will get top grade talent no problem. I think Sima will definitely see some time next year along with Mussini and Yakwe but Ellison will find himself towards the end of the bench. Top tier talent will be coming these guys like Slice are the best at what they do and they are doing a great job so far no way we will ever think about Mullin and CO being gone anytime soon.
 
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