[quote="fordham96" post=407849][quote="TheArtest15" post=407833]Can we finally admit that we are a little worried about the recruiting and talent that CMA has brought in here? Seton Hall beat us handily without one of their bette players in Aiken. They controlled the whole game, tempo etc. It was clear our talent level was no where close to theirs in all honesty, and as someone posted earlier, they aren't even one of the top teams in the conference. If we want to be a consistent winner we need better talent. I don't want to have to wait every 3-4 years for his teams to get good because they are all upperclassmen.
Is it just me or does anyone else just so frustrated watching CMAs system? It like they have no real defensive plan to stop other teams best players, they just throw pressure at you and hope that you turn the ball overloading to quick points. I feel like it is an out of date system that doesn't make proper adjustments. Far to many teams have Bigs that can handle which kills us. Much like our prior two coaches this coach runs no half court plays it seems. Our offense is that on defense we hope to turn them over, which is not a recipe for success. We need another game changer on this team. its Champ and a bunch of average role players right now. Sure I think posh will be good but he's limited offensively right now.
I just feel like this team has a very low ceiling, not trying to be negative, but just honest assessment so far. I just feel like if this system was so successful why don't any other coaches adopt it?[/quote]
I think you make some fair points. I think also CMA has the chops to do it.
But we should stop overrating the talent level. Again SJU had no players picked pre-season All BE or All-Freshmen/Newcomer. Not one. Those are objective coaches who see these players all day on tape and in person. They were picked 9th for a reason. Stop saying SJU is deep. No they aren't. 4-5 guys on the team would either be non rotation guys or quite frankly not on the team for a top 4-5 BE school. As I said in a different thread if you put the entire SJU roster against Nova not sure who you would pick over Novas first 8 players on SJU. If any. That is a HUGE talent gap. Marquette brought in 3 stud freshmen and a ready to plug in transfer with waiver DJ Carton at PG. And they were picked what 6th.
Talent level has to be upgraded thru recruiting.[/quote]
Agree here. A quick look at yesterday reveals that it’s not a system flaw, but rather a bit more of a talent flaw. If it was cma’s system that was the issue, it would stifle Champagnie. It clearly works very well for him, and will work for the right players. If Champagnie can thrive playing CMA’s style, so can others, I think Pinzon will be another kid that thrives and IMO Traore also seems like a kid who can be a Champagnie-type with his work ethic and similar game. Need to keep adding better talent. Our depth will help and we will be a much more solid team as the season rolls on and our young guys improve, but guys like Posh need offensive scorers to give assists to.
I like Mike Anderson’s style a lot and if we had more talent it would look a ton better. It requires all positions to be able to take it to the hoop and move on defense. I’m not saying our talent level is poor, but certainly we have a bit of work to do at that end.