And you are certain their position will not change in the aftermath of Moyer and Bazley defecting? Have you been privy to any discussions that have taken place regarding how they plan to address these departures?
I think we are all in agreement here that we would take a 5th year guy. It's the staff that has soured on them. And I don't get it. We were willing to bring in a guy that was only going to be here one year in Bazley. A guy that it has been reported is sort of a me first guy. I'm not saying that. I didn't see that in him in the Mickey Dees game that I wasted my time watching. But that is out there. My information is post Bazley news. I am hoping that on further reflection, Jb changes his mind. Or some kid changes it for him. The thing is, a number of us are hearing this and from different places up at Syracuse. Once again, why leave yourself short handed if you don't have to?
The roster, as it stands now and assuming full health for all who are expected to return, could certainly compete for a top 3 or 4 spot in the ACC and something in the range of a 3 to 5 seed in the NCAAT. That would make them a contender.
And once again, why assume whatever you're hearing is written in stone, when the dust has barely settled? You may well be proven right on all this in the end, but for now it seems a lot of people here are just blowing hot air and pursuing various agendas.
I'm in no way including Battle.
Sometimes there's a reason things don't make sense. (How am I doing with the cryptic statements?)
The visual of go go gadget ears is fantastic, b-t-dubs.
Internet forum. Sports fan internet forum.
Maybe I should have said "blowing more hot air than usual."
All the bigs will be a year older and stronger and more polished offensively and presumably even better in the zone from the jump. Frank should also take a step forward. The new faces will more than replace Battle collectively, IMO (and I loved Battle). So yes, I reasonably expect this team to be better than the banged up, no margin for error group that nearly advanced to the Elite 8. And I also expect JB to add at least one other piece to the roster.
What is our overall ACC record to date? Isn't that a better measure of the program's ACC trajectory?
Really, that's the story you're running with? If you're waiting for a full roster that uses all the scholarships, you might need a time machine.
I don't get your comment at all. No one here that has said that we are not going after another player is in agreement with that strategy. No one. Not me for sure. Or Alsacs or Iommi. We are just repeating what we have been told. Could something change? Of course. We all hope something changes. But what agenda are you talking about? If you don't want what information any of us gets, that can certainly be arranged.
I think part of the issue is that we recruit so specifically. It's hard to take guys that really fit our system...and it can piss off the players already here.
I think my first sentence expresses my thoughts quite clearly and isn't hard to understand. The second sentence is my opinion and I'll stand by it.
Well, we haven't lost our best player yet but count me in the group that thinks we are going to be very good next year. Everyone up front is back (I don't count Moyer). And we have our pt guard back plus a talented wing that sat out last year. Plus another talented guard. As for our schedule, I may be wrong but don't we play Pitt and B.C. twice every year? Sub out Virginia and Wake Forrest for two other teams and that might very well be a wash. We aren't going to roll over teams. But this looks to me like a team that can win a lot of games like the way we just played 4 NCAA tournament games. I believe this team was a lot better team at the end of the year than it was at the start of the year. And that difference was the difference between close losses and close wins. I think we will grind out more wins next year.
