blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on May 23, 2022 22:59:09 GMT -5
Who wants to take a stab at it?
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Post by daytonahoya31 on May 23, 2022 23:37:59 GMT -5
Harris
Heath
Murray
Brother mozone
Q
Spears
Anglin
Bristol
Bass
Akok
In order to take advantage of Q, he needs spaces so you need shooting around him, so Akok gets bumped to the second unit.
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Post by biggmanu on May 23, 2022 23:43:41 GMT -5
Harris, Murray, Mozone, Akok, Qudus
Primo, Murray, Bristol, Akok, Qudus
Harris, Heath, Murray, Akok, Qudus
Primo, Anglin, Murray, Akok, Qudus
Harris, Riley, Murray, Akok, Qudus
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hoyaroc
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Post by hoyaroc on May 24, 2022 5:30:57 GMT -5
You guys are forgetting Ezewiro. Ewing wants a physical present down low in the post.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on May 24, 2022 6:55:57 GMT -5
Akok is by far our best frontcourt player, if healthy. I don’t see how he doesn’t start.
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Post by dense on May 24, 2022 6:58:51 GMT -5
Q, Akok and Murray seem like locks to start. Right now I figure it to be Heath and Dante. But wouldn't be surprised if it was Riley and Harris.
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Post by thedragon on May 24, 2022 7:03:08 GMT -5
Now that the roster is set I'm having a hard time nailing down starters or a rotation on a deeper dive.
PG: Spears / Harris
I think Point Guard is the easiest equation. It's just a matter of who starts. I've heard rumblings that Dante is FAR from guaranteed the starter job and he was told this before he decided to stay.
SG: Heath / Riley / Anglin
Shooting guard to me is probably the hardest to pin down right now. Heath probably makes the most sense if he gets the waiver. Most proven at college level. But Riley was convinced to stay because he is expecting to be integral part of rotation. And Anglin is our highest recruit and Ewing has been reported to expect contributions early on from him. Throw in the fact that Murray can easily play the 2 guard as well in a bigger lineup and it's really hard to pin down what minutes at the SG position will look like.
SF: Murray / Bristol / Bass
I think some people are sleeping on how good Murray could be at both ends of the floor. He is a top 5 transfer in the country. And barring something odd I'd expect him to play big minutes. Where that leaves other minutes is unclear. Bristol hassnt played in 2 years so its impossible to know where his game is at right now. Has his game grown from MEAC Freshmen of the Year or has it been in neutral with rust. Bass seems to be seen by the staff as more of a 3 than a 4. Feels like Bass will be an end of bencher type on this years roster unless his raw athleticism can be used in spurts.
PF: Akok / Mozone / Eziwiro
Akok will have every opportunity to play big minutes and raise his game to where it looked like it was heading after his freshman year at Uconn. Mozone has the look of a solid smaller size 4 man. And Eziwiro is raw but plays big with a ton of potential. While Akok is the obvious starter here - can he really handle a big minutes load with his injury history? Does Ewing prefer a Chudi like smaller 4 that can shoot and is willing to bang a bit in Mozone but is undersized. Or a much more physical bigger 4 in Eziwiro who is more paint heavy.
C: Wahab / Mutombo.
Like PG this seems like a straight forward position as well. Q will play big minutes. When Ewing wants another true center in game Ryan will get those backup minutes. If we go "small" or more mobile - maybe Akok shifts over or Eziwiro gets a look.
Obviously basing lineups on anything but watching practice is nothing but message board fodder - but that's why we're here. So these would be my lineups:
Starters : Spears, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q
Bench rotation : Harris, Riley, Bristol, Mozone, Mutombo
Small ball: Spears/Harris, Heath, Murray, Mozone, Akok.
Big boy: Heath, Murray, Mozone, Akok, Q.
Anglin, Bass and Eziwiro are my 11-13 guys that fill in with injury/foul trouble etc. But I do think that Anglin or Eziwiro could easily earn themselves rotation minutes. But at the expense of whom? Bristol? Riley? Mozone?
This is as much depth as we've had in a long while. I really hope Ewing goes to a more full court press throughout style.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on May 24, 2022 7:27:30 GMT -5
I think the better question could be who is not getting minutes. I think Ewewiro, Bass probably are in the developmental pool of players. Mutombo & Q could be spot minutes in games where match-ups aren't in our favor to go big. They have seen Bristol in practice and still went out and got a ton of people at his position so that means he is guaranteed nothing.
To me the only guarantees are probably Murray & Heath. Everybody else is going to have to scrap for minutes. I can't comment on Mozone & Spears as I have never seen them and Akok is a bit of a mystery as he didn't play big minutes at Uconn. The talent appears to be there, getting it to mesh is going to be a monumental task but that is a good problem to have.
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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on May 24, 2022 8:32:15 GMT -5
Now that the roster is set I'm having a hard time nailing down starters or a rotation on a deeper dive. PG: Spears / Harris I think Point Guard is the easiest equation. It's just a matter of who starts. I've heard rumblings that Dante is FAR from guaranteed the starter job and he was told this before he decided to stay. SG: Heath / Riley / Anglin Shooting guard to me is probably the hardest to pin down right now. Heath probably makes the most sense if he gets the waiver. Most proven at college level. But Riley was convinced to stay because he is expecting to be integral part of rotation. And Anglin is our highest recruit and Ewing has been reported to expect contributions early on from him. Throw in the fact that Murray can easily play the 2 guard as well in a bigger lineup and it's really hard to pin down what minutes at the SG position will look like. SF: Murray / Bristol / Bass I think some people are sleeping on how good Murray could be at both ends of the floor. He is a top 5 transfer in the country. And barring something odd I'd expect him to play big minutes. Where that leaves other minutes is unclear. Bristol hassnt played in 2 years so its impossible to know where his game is at right now. Has his game grown from MEAC Freshmen of the Year or has it been in neutral with rust. Bass seems to be seen by the staff as more of a 3 than a 4. Feels like Bass will be an end of bencher type on this years roster unless his raw athleticism can be used in spurts. PF: Akok / Mozone / Eziwiro Akok will have every opportunity to play big minutes and raise his game to where it looked like it was heading after his freshman year at Uconn. Mozone has the look of a solid smaller size 4 man. And Eziwiro is raw but plays big with a ton of potential. While Akok is the obvious starter here - can he really handle a big minutes load with his injury history? Does Ewing prefer a Chudi like smaller 4 that can shoot and is willing to bang a bit in Mozone but is undersized. Or a much more physical bigger 4 in Eziwiro who is more paint heavy. C: Wahab / Mutombo. Like PG this seems like a straight forward position as well. Q will play big minutes. When Ewing wants another true center in game Ryan will get those backup minutes. If we go "small" or more mobile - maybe Akok shifts over or Eziwiro gets a look. Obviously basing lineups on anything but watching practice is nothing but message board fodder - but that's why we're here. So these would be my lineups: Starters : Spears, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q Bench rotation : Harris, Riley, Bristol, Mozone, Mutombo Small ball: Spears/Harris, Heath, Murray, Mozone, Akok. Big boy: Heath, Murray, Mozone, Akok, Q. Anglin, Bass and Eziwiro are my 11-13 guys that fill in with injury/foul trouble etc. But I do think that Anglin or Eziwiro could easily earn themselves rotation minutes. But at the expense of whom? Bristol? Riley? Mozone? This is as much depth as we've had in a long while. I really hope Ewing goes to a more full court press throughout style. Great assessment. Feels spot on to me. If he can shoot, I think Anglin will be in the bench rotation but to your point, at who’s expense? Could we go 11 deep on the regular? Amazing problem to have given where we were a few months ago. |
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Post by wsdhoya on May 24, 2022 11:36:43 GMT -5
This is my favorite offseason game regardless of if we're a top 10 or last place team.
Starters: Anglin, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q
Main bench pieces: Mozone, Harris, Riley, Mutombo
End of bench: Spears, Bristol, Bass, Eziwiro
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on May 24, 2022 11:45:17 GMT -5
This is my favorite offseason game regardless of if we're a top 10 or last place team. Starters: Anglin, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q Main bench pieces: Mozone, Harris, Riley, Mutombo End of bench: Spears, Bristol, Bass, Eziwiro You know Pat ain’t pushing Dante to the bench for a freshman who’s probably better suited for SG lol If anybody got the nod over Dante to start the year it would be Spears |
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Post by wsdhoya on May 24, 2022 11:50:44 GMT -5
This is my favorite offseason game regardless of if we're a top 10 or last place team. Starters: Anglin, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q Main bench pieces: Mozone, Harris, Riley, Mutombo End of bench: Spears, Bristol, Bass, Eziwiro You know Pat ain’t pushing Dante to the bench for a freshman who’s probably better suited for SG lol If anybody got the nod over Dante to start the year it would be Spears You think Spears is a candidate to start?? Most of his stats are abominable. I don't think PG is a position of strength for us, but I think we've seen over two years now that Dante isn't quite there as a Big East point guard, and just about everyone including the staff is high on Anglin. I think at the start of the year Dante will almost definitely be the starting point guard, but as the year goes on I really would not be shocked to see Anglin with that role. |
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Post by hoyaatheart55 on May 24, 2022 11:57:57 GMT -5
You know Pat ain’t pushing Dante to the bench for a freshman who’s probably better suited for SG lol If anybody got the nod over Dante to start the year it would be Spears You think Spears is a candidate to start?? Most of his stats are abominable. I don't think PG is a position of strength for us, but I think we've seen over two years now that Dante isn't quite there as a Big East point guard, and just about everyone including the staff is high on Anglin. I think at the start of the year Dante will almost definitely be the starting point guard, but as the year goes on I really would not be shocked to see Anglin with that role. I think Dante is Pat’s guy and he’s certainly not gonna start a freshman at PG in what SHOULD BE a do or die season. In my humble opinion. I don’t know much about Spears tbh. |
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Post by wsdhoya on May 24, 2022 12:05:14 GMT -5
You think Spears is a candidate to start?? Most of his stats are abominable. I don't think PG is a position of strength for us, but I think we've seen over two years now that Dante isn't quite there as a Big East point guard, and just about everyone including the staff is high on Anglin. I think at the start of the year Dante will almost definitely be the starting point guard, but as the year goes on I really would not be shocked to see Anglin with that role. I think Dante is Pat’s guy and he’s certainly not gonna start a freshman at PG in what SHOULD BE a do or die season. In my humble opinion. I don’t know much about Spears tbh. That's great that it's his guy but he simply hasn't been good enough. I forget if it was Hilltop Hoops or somewhere else that reported this, but it was made clear to Dante that he has no assurances of a starting role when he decided to return and you have to believe that this staff will do whatever it can to survive even if it means having a great kid like Dante relegated to the bench. As for Spears, he shot a woeful 36% from the field for a last place Duquesne team, so until he proves me wrong I have a hard time seeing him as an efficient guy at this level. |
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Post by hoyaroc on May 24, 2022 14:20:49 GMT -5
I notice Ezewiro is not getting mention a lot he’s a physical presence. Bristol and Riley will fight for major minutes. Don’t be surprised if coach Ewing put the best defensive players in the starting 5.
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Post by blueandgray on May 24, 2022 14:42:05 GMT -5
This is my favorite offseason game regardless of if we're a top 10 or last place team. Starters: Anglin, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q Main bench pieces: Mozone, Harris, Riley, Mutombo End of bench: Spears, Bristol, Bass, Eziwiro Imho, I think Dante is written in as our starting PG. He is the only possible pg that knows the offense from day 1 and the only returning starter of the 3 guys that didn’t transfer. I personally believe that Dante will have a bounce back year. |
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Post by prhoya on May 24, 2022 15:00:24 GMT -5
This is my favorite offseason game regardless of if we're a top 10 or last place team. Starters: Anglin, Heath, Murray, Akok, Q Main bench pieces: Mozone, Harris, Riley, Mutombo End of bench: Spears, Bristol, Bass, Eziwiro Imho, I think Dante is written in as our starting PG. He is the only possible pg that knows the offense from day 1 and the only returning starter of the 3 guys that didn’t transfer. I personally believe that Dante will have a bounce back year. I agree that he will have a better season than the last one, but I also could see him trying to show who's the boss to the new players and being inconsistent. The less scoring responsibility for Dante, the better... let it come naturally, not force it like this past year... |
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Post by professorhoya on May 24, 2022 15:21:18 GMT -5
It comes down to whether he can hit his Curtis Staples 3pt shot.
If he shoots 25% again he won’t play much. If he can shot 33% or more he will be unstoppable.
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Post by prhoya on May 24, 2022 15:45:59 GMT -5
Who will do the defensive breakdown for each player, i.e. what can we expect from each player defensively? For example, from info available online, we know that Collin H. felt that Bristol was the best defender on the team.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on May 24, 2022 23:09:07 GMT -5
It comes down to whether he can hit his Curtis Staples 3pt shot. If he shoots 25% again he won’t play much. If he can shot 33% or more he will be unstoppable. I wish this were true. Ewing will overplay Dante no matter what. It’s a head scratcher. |
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