Trevor Cooney will average 15.3ppg this year

[SWC75]

And DaJuan Coleman will average 7.6, per SI:
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ce-preview-duke-unc-louisville?xid=nl_siextra


I'm all for it.

 

[NineOneSeven]

12.2. Not a tenth of a point more, or less.

 

[RF2044]

I'd sign up for that year from Rak.

But I expect more from Roberson.

And interestingly, no mention of BJ [who I'm predicting will flourish in his second year].

 

[OrangeTown]

My personal opinion is that he will lead us in scoring, but it will be lower than that and we will have a few guys near that number. Somewhere closer to 14-14.5 for him, with CMac and BJ also in double digits.

 

[moqui]

let's just hope its not 15.3 (shakey) potatoes per game

 

[Cusefan0307]

If those are the statistics I'll be shocked. The spread of points is eerily similar to Gerry's last year where he was the main option chucking 30 footers. I'll take the 15.3 from cooney if hes shooting 40% from three, but I think they are undervaluing Johnson, McCullough, and Roberson. I think those are the three guys that make or break our season.

 

[jordoo]

How do they come up with this stuff? Its a hard team to gauge as far as scoring. I think there are up to 7 guys who could average double figures but I don't think its reasonable to expect more than 3 of them to actually do it. Then we could see 4 guys in that 7-9 range. Really hard to figure until we start seeing who the main stays in the rotation are and how the staff decides to run the offense this year.

 

[baggerbob]

And DaJuan Coleman will average 7.6, per SI:
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ce-preview-duke-unc-louisville?xid=nl_siextra


I'm all for it.

You should have put in the title SI said, thought you were hallucinating, but if he does we should be in the Final Four.

 

[RandygoCuse]

They're predicting Joseph is gonna outscore McCullough? They must think Joseph is going to play a lot more minutes.

 

[Trueblue25]

Shaky

 

[SWC75]

You should have put in the title SI said, thought you were hallucinating, but if he does we should be in the Final Four.

Made you read it, didn't I?

 

[baggerbob]

Made you read it, didn't I?

I always read what you post, you remember the old times, like I do, and appreciate the good times, because we've seen the bad. it seems we might be on the cusp, of a new great period, as long as we are patient.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

And DaJuan Coleman will average 7.6, per SI:
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ce-preview-duke-unc-louisville?xid=nl_siextra


I'm all for it.

JF there's a normal distribution around that average I'd feel good about it. If we can get more consistency out of Cooney this year that will be big. The booms last season were great, but the busts really hurt.

 

[JayCuse]

I think Trevor will have a solid year, but Terry Cooney is gonna be a star. Book it.

 

[memcorsu]

Simple math:


(sports publications + every new season) SU basketball =

 

[cpatrocks]

OOC = 25 pt avg.
ACC= 5 pt avg.
Total = 15 pt avg.

Sounds about right.

 

[tboxCUSE92]

Coleman is going to average 7.6 arm stretches on the bench sadly. This injury mystery grows and it's trending to the negative..

 

[Cowtown]

... I'll take the 15.3 from cooney if hes shooting 40% from three, but I think they are undervaluing Johnson, McCullough, and Roberson. I think those are the three guys that make or break our season.

Agreed, those are the three with something to prove and the opportunity to do it. Let's hope the 'faithful' remember improvement is a process, not an event.

 

[Millhouse]

And DaJuan Coleman will average 7.6, per SI:
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ce-preview-duke-unc-louisville?xid=nl_siextra


I'm all for it.

i love the phony precision - makes them seem so smart. 15 sounds like they're taking a guess. 15.3 sounds like they know something

 

[SWC75]

i love the phony precision - makes them seem so smart. 15 sounds like they're taking a guess. 15.3 sounds like they know something

Yeah, fractions.

 

[supp]

And DaJuan Coleman will average 7.6, per SI:
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ce-preview-duke-unc-louisville?xid=nl_siextra


I'm all for it.

I'd love to see Cooney make that kind of a jump. He might need to stop having so much fun on campus to make it happen, though.

 

[andyw715]

I think the psychological toll of having to hit the bottom of the net every shot last year is what did him in. Starting with the second half of the Villanova game last year, teams moving forward keyed in on the fact that they would have to play tough through the 3-2 zone but also paying a lot of attention to Cooney would give them some chance to win. It worked most of the time, save last minute heroics.

This year, unless there is some bad team dynamic, the wealth can be spread out on the floor, allowing Cooney to settle in and consistently find the net 4-5 times a game.

 

[SWC75]

I think the psychological toll of having to hit the bottom of the net every shot last year is what did him in. Starting with the second half of the Villanova game last year, teams moving forward keyed in on the fact that they would have to play tough through the 3-2 zone but also paying a lot of attention to Cooney would give them some chance to win. It worked most of the time, save last minute heroics.

This year, unless there is some bad team dynamic, the wealth can be spread out on the floor, allowing Cooney to settle in and consistently find the net 4-5 times a game.

I think every team needs two outside threats- not just guys who can occasionally hit a three point but two guys the defense will have to gameplan for. We've rarely had that and out one good outside guy is usually shooting with somebody inn his face. I think this eyar's team has some potential for a better outside game. Joseph, McCullough, Johnson, Patterson and even Gbinijie can all hit the three: can they do so consistently? Even is we could hit some medium range jumpers, that would help. It's tough when you have to go to the basket for all your points.

 

[HeaterCuse22]

Only if he doesn't have to run 42 miles at top speed between each shot.