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Post by DownTownJoeyBrown on May 23, 2007 14:40:14 GMT -5
Assuming Jeff stays in the draft which 5 guys will JTIII start next year?
I am the only one that thinks Ewing remains on the bench and comes in as our 6th man / energy guy?
This would leave us with Wallace, Sapp, Freeman, Summers and Roy down low.
Also, what type of rotation are we looking at? With the addition of Wright does Rivers see much time? What about the two other new guys?
Should be fun to see what happens.
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Post by TBird41 on May 23, 2007 14:43:45 GMT -5
I could see PE2 in the DJ role, coming off the bench to sub for Roy/Dajuan/Austin. I have a feeling it probably wouldn't happen until the end of the year, as JT3 emphasizes defense, and Austin needs to work on that, from what i understand
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Post by nathanhm on May 23, 2007 14:44:36 GMT -5
Pre-Big East Wallace Sapp Summers Ewing Hibbert
Big East Wallace Sapp Summers Macklin Hibbert
Macklin/Ewing, Rivers, Crawford, Freeman, and Wright all get minutes early until 1 of them, prob Crawford falls out of the rotation.
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Post by alonzosflattop on May 23, 2007 14:50:08 GMT -5
put me in the camp hoping for:
Wallace Sapp Freeman Summers Hibbert
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Post by stenyhoya on May 23, 2007 14:50:38 GMT -5
ewing's production, offensively and defensively, towards the end of last year was very good for the number of minutes he was getting. we all know the energy boost he brings coming off the bench. My question is whether it is beneficial to keep him on the bench for his energy when he does come in the game, or will his production per minutes rise at the same rate he showed in the latter part of the year? i'd like to see him get a chance to show what he's got with a starter's minutes
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Post by FOTP on May 23, 2007 14:58:06 GMT -5
I think our team pre-big east is:
Roy Ewing Summers Sapp Wallace
Our crunch time and best team will be: Roy Summers Freeman Sapp/Ewing (w/ Freeman at the 2) Wallace
We are a Top 5 team...which is fantastic and all we can ask for.
Wallace
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on May 23, 2007 15:05:53 GMT -5
I think the starting 5 will depend a lot on who steps up btw now and the first game.
I could see these 3 possibilities are most likely: 1. wallace sapp summers macklin hibbert
wallace sapp summers Eweing hibbert
wallace sapp freeman summers hibbert
but by the big east wright could have replaced sapp with any of the forward combinations.
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Post by prhoya on May 23, 2007 15:06:40 GMT -5
I won't assume until June 18th or until Jeff has an agent.
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Post by hoyaparanoia1984 on May 23, 2007 15:14:35 GMT -5
We will be deep that is for sure What about these numbers....
Hibbert 16ppg Ewing 10ppg Wallace 12ppg Summers 11 ppg Sapp 8 ppg with bench scoring a realistic 15 ppg 71 ppg vs a defense that only gave up 55 ppg last season?
I think we'll win a few ballgames in 07
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Post by SaxaCD on May 23, 2007 15:33:43 GMT -5
If other teams really key on Roy, which I expect, I think Summers' numbers will bump up. I love his game, and think he can be explosive if teams preoccupy themselves too much with the big man. We will be deep that is for sure What about these numbers.... Hibbert 16ppg Ewing 10ppg Wallace 12ppg Summers 11 ppg Sapp 8 ppg with bench scoring a realistic 15 ppg 71 ppg vs a defense that only gave up 55 ppg last season? I think we'll win a few ballgames in 07
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Post by williambraskyiii on May 23, 2007 15:39:13 GMT -5
compensating for jeff's points will not be that difficult...it is his court presence and role as point-forward that will take some time to adjust not having.
summers will be a very good scorer, but he needs to improve in other areas, mostly rebounding and passing. while roy is a great passing big man, to make our offense click, we need a mobile big to step up and demonstrate superior court vision. while i don't expect green part deux from anyone next year, that is a must for the offense.
i am hoping young jeezy develops a multi-faceted game in the offseason rather than settling for the jumpshot which he did too often his freshman year. that could also be explained by his not having to be multi-faceted b/c we had his physical clone, JG, doing all the fundamentals heavy lifting.
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Post by SaxaCD on May 23, 2007 15:44:16 GMT -5
I think he'll still take lots of 3's -- and probably should, I love how silky smooth he is -- but he also showed some nice drives last year, especially late in the season. I think 3 is going to show lots of new wrinkles next year, since the team's focus will be different, but the athleticism, range and offensive talent is going to make for some very pretty backdoors and what I believe will be new records set from the three point line. The questions, as with this past year, will be rebounding and defense. Vernon, Summers and others will really need to step up the boarding. I think the D will be ok; I always thought that was an area Jeff could have improved on a little, but his height and athleticism helped us with blocked shots and charges taken. compensating for jeff's points will not be that difficult...it is his court presence and role as point-forward that will take some time to adjust not having. summers will be a very good scorer, but he needs to improve in other areas, mostly rebounding and passing. while roy is a great passing big man, to make our offense click, we need a mobile big to step up and demonstrate superior court vision. while i don't expect green part deux from anyone next year, that is a must for the offense. i am hoping young jeezy develops a multi-faceted game in the offseason rather than settling for the jumpshot which he did too often his freshman year. that could also be explained by his not having to be multi-faceted b/c we had his physical clone, JG, doing all the fundamentals heavy lifting.
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Post by Highsmith on May 23, 2007 15:45:56 GMT -5
My "hopeful" rotation is-
C- Hibbert PF- Macklin SF- Summers SG- Wallace PG- Sapp
I say hopeful because I really hope Vernon progresses to the point that he is able to be a starter. If we are still able to bring Ewing off the bench, along with Wright and Freeman--that would be HUGE!!! If Vernon can't step into that role, then I see Ewing in the PF spot with possibly Freeman in the SF and Summers to PF down the line. Vernon is/was going to be a big key to this team if we were to have lost either Jeff or Roy and incredibly big if both went. With Roy staying, it takes more pressure off Vernon (I think) to step into a starting role, but he is still going to need to at least develop into a pretty big minutes guy for us to really be as good as we can be.
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Post by aggypryd on May 23, 2007 15:52:50 GMT -5
Roy Lil' Pat Dajuan Sapp Wallace
We'll have a pretty nice rotation...Crawford, Jeremiah, Vernon in Heavy rotation...
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Post by HeartAttackHoya on May 23, 2007 16:47:18 GMT -5
Does Wright and Freeman coming in mean Jermiah is on mop-up duty from here on out?
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Post by dajuan on May 23, 2007 17:03:35 GMT -5
Can someone put an apostrophe somewhere in the title of this thread?
Thanks.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 23, 2007 17:11:06 GMT -5
Does Wright and Freeman coming in mean Jermiah is on mop-up duty from here on out? I doubt it, but a lot of it will depend on Jeremiah. It's no secret that his lack of outside shooter is a real problem, but he has fantastic handles, very good quickness and is likely our best guard defender for the next three years. He should be shooting all day, every day, because if his shot becomes a plus, he's an NBA player.
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Post by Eurostar on May 23, 2007 17:42:18 GMT -5
No way macklin and hibbert start together or play much together. 2 guys who cant really play on the perimeter. teams will be sagging down on roy... we're gonna need slashers and shooters on the floor.
ewing will start in place of jeff and the rest will look the same. wright will be the first guard off the bench, freeman will play a bit of 2/3, and macklin will sub in for roy. i dont think we will see much of Pat,Jr at center like we did last year, because that means summers would move to 4 with freeman or crawford at 3. jt3 didnt like going small at 3 this past year. im convinced that macklin will be used as roy's direct sub for most of this year. if they both get into foul trouble then we go to plan C which is going small.
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Post by prhoya on May 23, 2007 17:44:52 GMT -5
And best rebounding guard...
NBA? IMO, that's a streeeeetch. But, I hope you're right because that means he played great for three years and we won at least one NCAA championship.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 23, 2007 18:29:04 GMT -5
And best rebounding guard... NBA? IMO, that's a streeeeetch. But, I hope you're right because that means he played great for three years and we won at least one NCAA championship. NBA is a stretch -- but not if he develops his shot. You'd see a completely different player out there. He has a good handle with either hand and excellent quickness. As he gets more experienced, if defenders have to respect his outside shot, he'll be a great drive and dish guy. He's also got NBA size and defensive skills.
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