Sign Geno and hopefully he ends up the starter.
I think a starting line up of Battle, TT, Thorpe, Brissett and Moyer is likely. With Marek,Howard and PC getting time.
Not knowing how the recruits will perform leaves most of us very cautious. But what if we pick up Thorpe and Brissett and Dolejac end up playing like 5 star recruits. I think we end up being top third in ACC and definitely a tourney team.I think Solejaz may sneek in as one of the starting forwards and Sidibe could overtake Chukwu. I could see your senario as well though.
I seeI think Solejaz may sneek in as one of the starting forwards and Sidibe could overtake Chukwu. I could see your senario as well though.
Not knowing how the recruits will perform leaves most of us very cautious. But what if we pick up Thorpe and Brissett and Dolejac end up playing like 5 star recruits. I think we end up being top third in ACC and definitely a tourney team.
and new locker room pleaseWhat if I win the Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge Powerball Jackpot tonight. I'll pitch in half for the new dome roof.
I see
1: FH starting but Thorpe getting more minutes. HW 3rd
2: Battle with Thorpe playing there as well. HW 3rd
3: Euro Bris Moyer
4: TT Moyer Sid Euro Bris
5: Chew Sid TT
3 4 and 5 are going to be wild. JB will have more choices than a Greek diner. I hope that he brings this team along in a positive fashion this season as there is a ton of interchangeable talent. I actually really like this group. Thorpe is critical as he can play both point and off G well. It will provide time for Washington to grow without pressure. Lets hope that Frank has his psyche together and if so we have a shot to make some noise.
This team has a lot more talent than when things looked bleak 6 weeks ago. Hope some of the questions listed above get answered positively, because this team might have the capacity to be quite a bit better than what many prognosticators expect / expected.
I think that on paper this team is still far short of what we had last year.
Offensively, probably so. Defensively? There is certainly a real possibility of being better.I think that on paper this team is still far short of what we had last year.
I feel pretty good about that.
I don't.I think that on paper this team is still far short of what we had last year.
Love that starting 5 and love Marek as a super sub. If TT is average defensively at the 5, that's huge for us. We don't need him to be Fab or Rak, but he can't be a liability.I think a starting line up of Battle, TT, Thorpe, Brissett and Moyer is likely. With Marek,Howard and PC getting time.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts sometimes. In Battle I trust.I don't.
This year has a lottery pick in Battle, that's something we didn't have last year.I don't.
Good post. Two points. Lydon was adequate in the post but playing out of position. Chewy and Sid will provide us with a solid 5 hopefully allowing TT to play the 4. Thorpe is Huge. He upgrades the top of the zone and his ability to shoot the 3 and play both the 1 and 2 allows a ton of options while his outside threat should open up driving lanes for our 3s. I also think that euro moyer and Bris are going to surprise with the long ball. Add Thorpe and i like this team.This year has a lottery pick in Battle, that's something we didn't have last year.
You could make the argument that TT could be a 1st rounder after next year depending how he plays. Last year's team MAY get 1 st rounder if Lydon goes.
The length and depth of our forwards will make our zone more effective and our players more rested. No more 40 minutes of AW3 on defense. Having the ability to have Marek, MM, OB, TT and even Battle play the wings will be a big advantage. We won't be able to replace the shooting of AW3 though. Having 3 guys who can play the 5 will also help. I think Sidbie might be super underrated.
The zone overall should be better no matter what - at worst, Howard is an upgrade defensively to Gillon. I think our forwards all have the athletic ability and build to be successful in the zone. The question simply will be how fast will they pick it up? Battle IMO will join Triche and MCW as the best top of the zone defenders of the last decade for us. Gillon just wasn't good most of the time up there, and while AW3 finally picked it up later in the year, he's not the type of body JB prefers down there. JB wants the long athletes with the crazy wingspan - which is what MD, OB and MM bring.
2 obvious advantages from last year:
1. Our 3pt shooting. We all know what AW3 did from deep, we had Gillon, Lydon and Battle. No matter what happens this year we won't be that good from 3 again. Battle will be our best, the addition of Thorpe will be massive and hopefully Howard improves from 3. However I don't see much 3pt offense comi,ng from our forwards. TT might be able to step out, but nothing close to Lydon
2. Lydon at the 5. For as much as he had quiet games offensively, Lydon at the 5 was really, really good. He was very good on the glass, blocking shots, and rotations. The difference of him and TT last year was monumental. I don't expect PC, TT or Sidbie to be as good as Lydon was defensively at the 5, but if those guys can be just average and not hurt us and block shots, I think it will be passable.
I think this year will be more fun to watch, because I think we have the foundation of a young core that we can build on for the next 4 years - it felt like a while since we had that. I also think that Battle might be our best player since Waiters/MCW. The kid is gonna be a blast to watch this year.