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Clark and Simon will be wildcards for us.

Coming from great programs, but they are still guys who only had 10 min playing time under their belts and less then 3-4 pts/game.

I'd rather they surprise us, then expect too much... like most of us did with Ahmed this year.
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I think Simon will bring size and decent court vision, and great speed. At the very least I suspect Clark will know his limitations and play tough team-first ball. Trying to not get hopes up too high, but I think they will both be great fits. Hopefully the rust flakes off quickly. I'd also assign RF and Owens to shadow Clark in the weight room.
 
Each game further exposes the talent differential, size deficiency, and lack of experience. Roster upgrades needed, and it may take longer than expected. Started the season hopeful that Sima and Yakwe would show big time improvement. Instead, one gone and the other playing like he left already. One rebound in 27 minutes? A lot more work ahead than I anticipated. Forget rebuilding-it's a misnomer. Mullin trying to build a program from scratch-almost like a school than just added a basketball program.
 
We keep expecting Bashir to be something that he is not. When he is hot, he can carry us in short spurts. When he is not, he can bury us. That's who he is. That is likely who he will always be. He is not a consistent viable 3rd scoring option regardless of how desperately we need him to be and want him to be. Hopefully next year we can find a suitable replacement for him.
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Next year we have Clark. So Bash either plays under control or he sits more. I don't want to sound mean. But we need to get rid of Amar and get a banger. Amar should be playing on a mid major team.
 
Each game further exposes the talent differential, size deficiency, and lack of experience. Roster upgrades needed, and it may take longer than expected. Started the season hopeful that Sima and Yakwe would show big time improvement. Instead, one gone and the other playing like he left already. One rebound in 27 minutes? A lot more work ahead than I anticipated. Forget rebuilding-it's a misnomer. Mullin trying to build a program from scratch-almost like a school than just added a basketball program.
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Considering Amar is the only Lavin player left. Mullin did have to build a program from scratch. So we have to take that into consideration.
 
I don't want to sound mean. But we need to get rid of Amar and get a banger. Amar should be playing on a mid major team.
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He's only got one more year. I have no problem with him finishing his degree and career here as long as he's only playing 3 mpg.

I don't think we bring in more guys than spaces available, so I'm not a fan of running him off for no reason.
 
Clark and Simon will be wildcards for us.

Coming from great programs, but they are still guys who only had 10 min playing time under their belts and less then 3-4 pts/game.

I'd rather they surprise us, then expect too much... like most of us did with Ahmed this year.
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Exactly, to many times we hear hype about a kid, then when he's here it's like ok so wtf happened him?
Fruedenburg will need 4 years, no way will he turn pro after 2 years.

To me Simon and Clark will be pretty good players, nolt stars.
I hope they prove me wrong, just not believing the hype anymore.
 
i love this program as much if not more than the next guy...but in all reality we had 3 good games. Cuse, Butler, and Fordham. We've underachieved with this talent. They are young?? So are plenty of other teams with less talent and have more wins. Its the mental miscues that are most frustrating
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Penn State seems to be doing OK with a young team.
 
I don't want to sound mean. But we need to get rid of Amar and get a banger. Amar should be playing on a mid major team.
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He's only got one more year. I have no problem with him finishing his degree and career here as long as he's only playing 3 mpg.

I don't think we bring in more guys than spaces available, so I'm not a fan of running him off for no reason.
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How many scholys do we have? I'd like to get Carter and a grad transfer or JC big, But, you make a good point. A lot of good players on our radar for the 18 class and will need room.
 
I don't want to sound mean. But we need to get rid of Amar and get a banger. Amar should be playing on a mid major team.
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He's only got one more year. I have no problem with him finishing his degree and career here as long as he's only playing 3 mpg.

I don't think we bring in more guys than spaces available, so I'm not a fan of running him off for no reason.
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How many scholys do we have? I'd like to get Carter and a grad transfer or JC big, But, you make a good point. A lot of good players on our radar for the 18 class and will need room.
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There's definitely one open because Sima left and Brown won't be here to fill it.

I think Yakwe is gone.

I'm hoping for Walker for Yakwe, and McMurray if Lovett leaves.

But hoping LoVett stays and Matt sells McMurray on joining three-guard attack.

If we had Ponds, Lovett, McMurray, Ellison, and Simon, I'd expect Mussini to fly home,

Williams, Ahmed, and Amar would be gone the following year, so that's space for the three studs I'm hoping for.
 
i love this program as much if not more than the next guy...but in all reality we had 3 good games. Cuse, Butler, and Fordham. We've underachieved with this talent. They are young?? So are plenty of other teams with less talent and have more wins. Its the mental miscues that are most frustrating
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Penn State seems to be doing OK with a young team.
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Are you joking? 11-7 Penn state with a coach in his 6th year that has never done better than 10th in the Big Ten?
 
Went to my first game of season yesterday. Had nice seats, so here are my thoughts.
1. The absolute biggest need is better cheerleaders. Don't mean to be mean but wow. Owens has more of a cheerleader body than like 3 or 4 of them. I don't think you can take us seriously as a big time program until that is rectified. The two cheerleader coaches however had fantastic bodies.

2.Ahmed is a tough watch.

3. Refs sucked

4. I change my mind on Ellison from play to play

5. Can we do a three for one trade? Our three Euros for their Italian kid?
 
The game was there for the taking but we have to clean up the mental mistakes. Obviously rebounding is a huge issue and that needs to be the priority for the staff to find someone who wants that to be their main job. Hopefully Clark fills that role next year.

The kids played tough and we hung tough.

I really have a hard time though in MSG when they are selling Villanova gear and then after the game they have garden lit up in baby blue for Villanova after it was red before the game.
Our relationship needs to change with MSG for the better. The bandwagon cam was a huge hit however.
 
Went to my first game of season yesterday. Had nice seats, so here are my thoughts.
1. The absolute biggest need is better cheerleaders. Don't mean to be mean but wow. Owens has more of a cheerleader body than like 3 or 4 of them. I don't think you can take us seriously as a big time program until that is rectified. The two cheerleader coaches however had fantastic bodies.

2.Ahmed is a tough watch.

3. Refs sucked

4. I change my mind on Ellison from play to play

5. Can we do a three for one trade? Our three Euros for their Italian kid?
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I can't believe you would be so caddy as to bring up the cheerleaders. But, since you did, I can confirm that the coach in the red dress was outstanding!
 
Went to my first game of season yesterday. Had nice seats, so here are my thoughts.
1. The absolute biggest need is better cheerleaders. Don't mean to be mean but wow. Owens has more of a cheerleader body than like 3 or 4 of them. I don't think you can take us seriously as a big time program until that is rectified. The two cheerleader coaches however had fantastic bodies.

2.Ahmed is a tough watch.

3. Refs sucked

4. I change my mind on Ellison from play to play

5. Can we do a three for one trade? Our three Euros for their Italian kid?
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I can't believe you would be so caddy as to bring up the cheerleaders. But, since you did, I can confirm that the coach in the red dress was outstanding!
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Black dress one wasn't too shabby either but yes Red Dress one was the winner.
 
The game was there for the taking but we have to clean up the mental mistakes. Obviously rebounding is a huge issue and that needs to be the priority for the staff to find someone who wants that to be their main job. Hopefully Clark fills that role next year.

The kids played tough and we hung tough.

I really have a hard time though in MSG when they are selling Villanova gear and then after the game they have garden lit up in baby blue for Villanova after it was red before the game.
Our relationship needs to change with MSG for the better. The bandwagon cam was a huge hit however.
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Not sure, with our program in its present shape, how much leverage we have with MSG to do anything.
 
If that is the case we should consider scaling back the amount of home games there.
Villanova only plays 4 games a year at Wells Fargo. We should do something similar until we get ourselves back on track.
For example, why are we playing Marquette there on a Wednesday night? That should be on campus. Lucky to have 5,000 in MSG. Also Xavier 6pm on a Sunday should be on campus as well. Just keep the Saturday games and Sunday afternoon games from now on.
Secondly, I hear unless we sell 10,000 tickets for a game we lose money on playing at MSG. We will not sell 10,000 tickets for the rest of the year. This is different than giving away tickets which we do for some games.
 
The game was there for the taking but we have to clean up the mental mistakes. Obviously rebounding is a huge issue and that needs to be the priority for the staff to find someone who wants that to be their main job. Hopefully Clark fills that role next year.

The kids played tough and we hung tough.

I really have a hard time though in MSG when they are selling Villanova gear and then after the game they have garden lit up in baby blue for Villanova after it was red before the game.
Our relationship needs to change with MSG for the better. The bandwagon cam was a huge hit however.
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Can't echo your words re: MSG promoting Nova and others more emphatically. This is our home court for the day and we are footing the bill. Hope AD takes notice and makes it known.

The video shown during the game that poked fun at Nova fans is a case in point, Although funny and highlighting bandwagon fans, it is still a bit irritating. Find ways to promote SJ - not highlight fact that there were a lot of Nova fans at the game.
 
Went to my first game of season yesterday. Had nice seats, so here are my thoughts.
1. The absolute biggest need is better cheerleaders. Don't mean to be mean but wow. Owens has more of a cheerleader body than like 3 or 4 of them. I don't think you can take us seriously as a big time program until that is rectified. The two cheerleader coaches however had fantastic bodies.

2.Ahmed is a tough watch.

3. Refs sucked

4. I change my mind on Ellison from play to play

5. Can we do a three for one trade? Our three Euros for their Italian kid?
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I think of of the refs has it in for mullin. Saw him angry with Mullin at a game in jamaica. I don't think the refs respect mullin as a coach. That is why Wright can go runnin onto the court screaming and not get hit with a technical. The refs tolerance of mullin is much lower
 
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