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Post by ceharv on Apr 24, 2014 14:16:20 GMT -5
time for some predicting now - it's the off-season! So here goes -
I nominate/predict Andell Cumberbatch (pictured above). I know his play was somewhat disappointing this past year, but I think he has all the tools and ability and desire to improve. I think his primary problem this past year was he simply got too excited when he was in - one sign of that was his tendency to make a mistake, then almost immediately follow that with another mistake - a missed shot followed by a lapse on D, followed by a TO. I think that with a year under his belt, and with some serious film study with the staff in the off-season, things will slow down for him and he'll gain more control over his emotions, which will allow his abilities and talents to take over and let him produce. Many here liken Dion Wright's game to Meech Conger's, but I think Andell also has that ability and production in him. I am not necessarily predicting he will become an every-game starter (although if he gets close to Conger-level of play, he will), but that by mid-season '14/'15, he will have become a key contributor game in and game out. I sure hope I am correct about this, b/c we'll need the contributions on our run into the A-10 tourney. Although I also hope that the award will come down to a toss-up between Andell and maybe 6 or 7 others deserving of the award.
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Post by kcSBU03 on Apr 24, 2014 14:58:19 GMT -5
I'll go with Denzel Gregg. Kid showed a lot in his Freshmen season and he has room to improve even on that. He has the athleticism and talent, he just has to put it together. I think once he gets a little more confident in his jump shot, the sky is the limit for him.
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Post by ddsmugs on Apr 24, 2014 17:33:55 GMT -5
Dion's game is to blue collar lunch pail to get to Congers level.His outside shot is very unorthodox an cannot see it being a big part of his game going forward. Gregg seems to have the athleticism to elevate his game.
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Post by pete on Apr 24, 2014 19:26:01 GMT -5
I see CUMBERBSTCh with diminished minutes next year, GREGG looks to be the real deal and I expect a big jump from him but DION is gonna take a bigger leap, IMO
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Post by brownindian11 on Apr 24, 2014 23:40:13 GMT -5
Yousou. All though he is a senior I really think that he may take a huge leap this season and can be one of the best bigs in te A10.
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Post by tani on Apr 25, 2014 0:11:28 GMT -5
I agree on big Yous. This year he will def. stop bringing the ball down before he goes up with It.
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Post by mnbonnie on Apr 25, 2014 11:16:24 GMT -5
the transition from the junior college ranks has been seen time and time again to take longer than many folks anticipate and sometimes it doesn't happen, function of a number of factors. I've watched this unfold here in Minnesota. Back a number of years in the Clem Haskins era, they brought in this jc kid, Bobby Jackson. In his first year he was more or less finding his way, in his second year he went on to be a team leader and All Big Ten, more recently the Gophers brought in a kid, sorry can't remember the name, but I believe he was the best junior college player in the country, by some vote. Well he got some playing time early on, but for a number of reasons, could not get on the floor much at all in his senior season. Patience is such a difficult thing, but give these kids a chance before we write them off. While it's unrelated this specific thread, my hope is that we develop a rotation like Dayton did, that enables us to play end to end for 40 minutes. Part of that equation is having at least a couple of guys who can run the point and I feel a lot better about that possibility heading into next year.
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Post by 5and23 on Apr 25, 2014 12:17:18 GMT -5
Ndoye will be an absolute beast.
We've seen flashes of it, but it will all be out there for the world to see. He's going to have one heluuva senior year.
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Post by dadster81 on Apr 25, 2014 15:00:04 GMT -5
I vote for Gregg. He was a young 18 year old last year, even after prepping, when alot of frosh these days are 19/almost 20. He showed alot of athletic ability and court sense for a person so young.
Also, I can see games where we go 10 deep. I can see Coach fitting players in for special situations - sort of like a MLB manager using 5 pitchers to get the match ups that he wants. A great "problem" to have.
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Post by MM77 on Apr 25, 2014 20:52:30 GMT -5
I think Gathers is going to step up big, and of course Youssou will make his presence even more well known as he approaches the possibility of NBA recruitment or draft. He needs a big year to get noticed at that level. This past season Dion Wright was my most improved, and he might improve even more next season and be a real offensive threat.
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Post by ceharv on Aug 16, 2014 13:14:57 GMT -5
Thought I'd renew this to obtain any comments to include summer play/development
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Post by Copenhagen on Aug 16, 2014 17:48:06 GMT -5
I like Dion & Xavier going on Euro tours, confident this will help both!
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Post by mcspin on Aug 19, 2014 16:17:02 GMT -5
We lost the most at guard, so that is where the biggest potential for gains are. I think Gathers will take it to another level. He was already the highest percentage 3-point shooter on the team and this year I'm predicting he will take a lot more shots.
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Post by class70 on Aug 19, 2014 18:38:43 GMT -5
Actually, Matt Wright was the go-to 3-point shooter last year. Only a slightly better percentage than Gathers (36.2 vs. 36) but way more attempts (188 vs. 100). It raises the interesting question, however, as to whether the Bonnies will be a significantly better 3-point shooting team this year. Last year's third best percentage from beyond the arc belongs to Andell (22-70/31.4%). Despite his many strengths, Kloof struggled from long range (28-98/28.6%). I'm going to hope that both Gathers and Cumberbatch are better this year, so the question is whether the new guys can match the combined performance of our now-departed guard combo of Wright and Kloof: 64 of 198 for 32.3%.
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Post by jh on Aug 19, 2014 20:39:34 GMT -5
Actually, Matt Wright was the go-to 3-point shooter last year. Only a slightly better percentage than Gathers (36.2 vs. 36) but way more attempts (188 vs. 100). It raises the interesting question, however, as to whether the Bonnies will be a significantly better 3-point shooting team this year. Last year's third best percentage from beyond the arc belongs to Andell (22-70/31.4%). Despite his many strengths, Kloof struggled from long range (28-98/28.6%). I'm going to hope that both Gathers and Cumberbatch are better this year, so the question is whether the new guys can match the combined performance of our now-departed guard combo of Wright and Kloof: 64 of 198 for 32.3%. I'd expect the answer is yes - look at Posleys numbers and any film on him he has deep range.
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