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JohnnieGirlxo
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Hi Mean Gene its me Alexandria!
Great response!
No question Gift is flying under the radar. You and I agree on that! You really know some hoops and about Johnnie balling! Woooohoooo BABY!!
My rationalization for the Johnnie run to the Final4 and BE Champs comes from looking at the national landscape and comparing and contrasting rosters and potential match-ups with other teams.
Nice comparison with Gift and Mbakwe. Rodney Williams was a huge disappointment in his Sr. year for Minnesota last year so the support like you say was not there. St. John's is stacked and the key for us is balance. Will our back court be as good as Memphis if Dixon gets the waiver? The potential Dixon, Jackson. Geron Johnson (blowing up this summer) and Crawford 4some of Senior guards could be lethal for the Tigers but our front court is more experienced and gets a nice edge. Other than Michigan State and Louisville our roster has the edge!
That could change by March Madness!
Jordan will be the real deal. The key is peaking at the right time and simply having Branch be serviceable until "The Prince" gets acclimated should be the goal. I agree though Branch is an important player. Will JS play like a lotto pick? I can't confirm that will happen but cumulatively between JS, Gift, Orlando and Chris we have one of the best (Top 4) front courts in the United States of America. I think you will see 6.5 pts and 8.1 rebs per game from Chris in 2013-14. I think Sir'Dom will be a HUGE part of the teams success. Oladipo's shooting improved dramatically in 2012-13 especially from DOWNTOWN. A 25% jump for VO was off the charts. I hope Dom becomes a bit more of a volume three point shooter. I think he can hover around 40% which would be a 7% pop from last year. Sir'Dom should have comparable rebounding numbers next year to VO's from 2012-13. Harrison should have a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest after last year. Hooper and Borgault will be our designated snipper "hit men" just hanging out getting ready to be called into action to nail key 3 pointers. Our bigs should create open looks this year for a sniper like Hooper. We don't need Hooper to hit 100 threes at a 46% clip like Brady Heslip did in Baylor's E8 run in 2011-12. We just need Hooper to keep other teams honest. 20-25 clutch 3's from Hooper this year is realistic.
Sweet16 is SWEET but Final4 is very very probable!
Have a beautiful night!
Great response!
No question Gift is flying under the radar. You and I agree on that! You really know some hoops and about Johnnie balling! Woooohoooo BABY!!
My rationalization for the Johnnie run to the Final4 and BE Champs comes from looking at the national landscape and comparing and contrasting rosters and potential match-ups with other teams.
Nice comparison with Gift and Mbakwe. Rodney Williams was a huge disappointment in his Sr. year for Minnesota last year so the support like you say was not there. St. John's is stacked and the key for us is balance. Will our back court be as good as Memphis if Dixon gets the waiver? The potential Dixon, Jackson. Geron Johnson (blowing up this summer) and Crawford 4some of Senior guards could be lethal for the Tigers but our front court is more experienced and gets a nice edge. Other than Michigan State and Louisville our roster has the edge!
That could change by March Madness! Jordan will be the real deal. The key is peaking at the right time and simply having Branch be serviceable until "The Prince" gets acclimated should be the goal. I agree though Branch is an important player. Will JS play like a lotto pick? I can't confirm that will happen but cumulatively between JS, Gift, Orlando and Chris we have one of the best (Top 4) front courts in the United States of America. I think you will see 6.5 pts and 8.1 rebs per game from Chris in 2013-14. I think Sir'Dom will be a HUGE part of the teams success. Oladipo's shooting improved dramatically in 2012-13 especially from DOWNTOWN. A 25% jump for VO was off the charts. I hope Dom becomes a bit more of a volume three point shooter. I think he can hover around 40% which would be a 7% pop from last year. Sir'Dom should have comparable rebounding numbers next year to VO's from 2012-13. Harrison should have a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest after last year. Hooper and Borgault will be our designated snipper "hit men" just hanging out getting ready to be called into action to nail key 3 pointers. Our bigs should create open looks this year for a sniper like Hooper. We don't need Hooper to hit 100 threes at a 46% clip like Brady Heslip did in Baylor's E8 run in 2011-12. We just need Hooper to keep other teams honest. 20-25 clutch 3's from Hooper this year is realistic.
Sweet16 is SWEET but Final4 is very very probable!
Have a beautiful night!
Hi Mean Gene its me Alexandria!
Great response!
No question Gift is flying under the radar. You and I agree on that! You really know some hoops and about Johnnie balling! Woooohoooo BABY!!
My rationalization for the Johnnie run to the Final4 and BE Champs comes from looking at the national landscape and comparing and contrasting rosters and potential match-ups with other teams.
Nice comparison with Gift and Mbakwe. Rodney Williams was a huge disappointment in his Sr. year for Minnesota last year so the support like you say was not there. St. John's is stacked and the key for us is balance. Will our back court be as good as Memphis if Dixon gets the waiver? The potential Dixon, Jackson. Geron Johnson (blowing up this summer) and Crawford 4some of Senior guards could be lethal for the Tigers but our front court is more experienced and gets a nice edge. Other than Michigan State and Louisville our roster has the edge!
Jordan will be the real deal. The key is peaking at the right time and simply having Branch be serviceable until "The Prince" gets acclimated should be the goal. I agree though Branch is an important player. Will JS play like a lotto pick? I can't confirm that will happen but cumulatively between JS, Gift, Orlando and Chris we have one of the best (Top 4) front courts in the United States of America. I think you will see 6.5 pts and 8.1 rebs per game from Chris in 2013-14. I think Sir'Dom will be a HUGE part of the teams success. Oladipo's shooting improved dramatically in 2012-13 especially from DOWNTOWN. A 25% jump for VO was off the charts. I hope Dom becomes a bit more of a volume three point shooter. I think he can hover around 40% which would be a 7% pop from last year. Sir'Dom should have comparable rebounding numbers next year to VO's from 2012-13. Harrison should have a chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest after last year. Hooper and Borgault will be our designated snipper "hit men" just hanging out getting ready to be called into action to nail key 3 pointers. Our bigs should create open looks this year for a sniper like Hooper. We don't need Hooper to hit 100 threes at a 46% clip like Brady Heslip did in Baylor's E8 run in 2011-12. We just need Hooper to keep other teams honest. 20-25 clutch 3's from Hooper this year is realistic.
Sweet16 is SWEET but Final4 is very very probable!
Have a beautiful night!
I love the enthusiasm and am looking forward to the season. I acknowledge that there have been some surprise final four teams in recent years, but I don't see Jackson, Glass, Mullin , Berry and Wennington on this team.
Sampson is 6'8 and hits the glass very effectively. He also blocks shots and d's up near the tin well. He was money from midrange all year, but he showed nothing in terms of an ability to handle the ball, defend the perimeter, or hit three-pointers (zero made for the season). We are far better off with him at the four with a more able ball-handler and perimeter defender at the three IMO.
CO is a terrific shot-blocker, but Sanchez is the more complete player. I think it is often better to start the more complete player and bring the guy off the bench who can has a skill or two that can change the game.
As for your summation of Jordan's place on this team, I could not disagree more.
westchesterjoe
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If I'm not mistaken, Jordan is the highest recruit of the Lavin era? From what his clippings say, he may be the most talented player on the team.. Even though he's a frosh, I don't think Lavin recruited him so highly, not to start him immediately..
