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Post by sweetness on Mar 18, 2024 13:04:44 GMT -5
Khani Rooths just decommitted. I don't recall if we were linked with him.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 17, 2024 18:53:41 GMT -5
The NCAA selection committee is a joke. Unreal inconsistency, stupidity, and lack of transparency. Hard not to think politics is at play.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 15, 2024 14:51:39 GMT -5
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Post by sweetness on Mar 15, 2024 10:26:12 GMT -5
Fielder is a keeper. A pick and pop big who can also take it to the basket - that's exactly what you need these days. And on top of it seems to really care, so I am sure he will continue to develop and get stronger. Definitely one of the things that has me positive about the future.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 11, 2024 19:08:32 GMT -5
Meyer was on St. John's radar at one point. Looks like he had a good year.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 11, 2024 11:37:01 GMT -5
Whatever numbers Sorber puts up in this tourney are irrelevant. He's already proven himself to be a high level recruit and a great fit for what we need going forward.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 9, 2024 6:33:02 GMT -5
Johnnies will be incentivized to run up the score - both for NET metric purposes, and also making a psychological impression on the selection committee. I just want our guys to show some fight and pride.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 7, 2024 16:03:42 GMT -5
Definitely fits the profile of the type of guy we need.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 6, 2024 13:44:10 GMT -5
That would be wonderful!
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Post by sweetness on Mar 5, 2024 22:53:22 GMT -5
Here is link...
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Post by sweetness on Mar 5, 2024 22:30:12 GMT -5
Another painful loss, but agree it was a good postgame presser. I thought Cooley struck the right tone. Not overly sales-y, but positive in a more authentic way. His resolve was there.
Had high praise for Fielder. I didn't know he had been battling knee issues? Is that news? Anyway, he said Fielder was as healthy as he has been all year. Hopefully not a long-term issue for him.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 4, 2024 16:08:21 GMT -5
That's fair, but again I think the lack of interior presence is the key factor.
At a minimun I would just like to have a five that we can go to when we really need stops, even if we give up something on O for those possessions....e.g. end of games where maybe we have a lead, or when a particular guy on the other team is killing us. We never had that this year. With 7-8 newcomers next year there has to be some combo that can do that...and I'm assuming we are recruiting for that.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 4, 2024 15:34:08 GMT -5
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I feel like the guys on the squad who are comically/historically bad on D are ones that are not coming back. Won't name them, but one is a senior guard and one is a senior (transfer) forward. These guys are totally incapable of stopping anyone from doing anything on the offensive end. While I think the other, younger guys are not great on D, hopeful that they will get better with age and added strength.
But the biggest factor right now imo is that we have almost zero presence inside defensively. So next year, even if you pair Cook or Fielder with another big who is a defensive presence, I think it will radically improve our D.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 4, 2024 13:38:33 GMT -5
Agree with this perspective. And on top of that Cooley opted for younger transfers as opposed to the 5th year types. Pretty much every game in the Big East we are playing older/more experienced teams, particularly in the backcourt. Hopefully this will pay dividends going forward.
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Post by sweetness on Mar 2, 2024 13:04:25 GMT -5
Acaden looks like a stud!
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Post by sweetness on Feb 24, 2024 20:30:09 GMT -5
Looking good - great stat line!
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Post by sweetness on Feb 22, 2024 9:58:28 GMT -5
Love it - great passing by the big man!
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Post by sweetness on Jan 21, 2024 13:53:10 GMT -5
Those calls didn't seem all that bad imo. Seton Hall fans and coach made way too much of it.
Admittedly I'm biased, but thought we got a much worse whistle the other night at Xavier.
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Post by sweetness on Jan 19, 2024 20:12:13 GMT -5
I'm not one to blame the refs, but this is an extremely one-sided whistle tonight.
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Post by sweetness on Dec 22, 2023 20:07:04 GMT -5
He's not good right now.
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