Absolutely agree & I have been saying it myself for awhile.While it's great to be recognized, Jay Bilas saying were top 5 doesn't make it real. I think we'll be a really good team, but unless someone steps up to be THE guy, we might not reach our ceiling.
Absolutely agree & I have been saying it myself for awhile.
Scoop has the mindset to be the man, but he lacks the elite talent.
Kris is the likeliest candidate, but he needs to add consistancy, mindset, and a post-up game.
Brandon is no way even close mentally and physically he is not quick enough.
Only other outside candidate in my mind would be Dion, but at this stage of his career he probably is lacking too much in both experience and consistancy.
I love CJ, but he just not well rounded enough offensively, and he is more of an elite garbageman than he is a go to type - at least until such time as he might develop a reliable J.
All the bigs are works in progress, and besides the game has shifted in such a way that it is very difficult a five hole player to be dominent unless he really has ultra-elite talent.
While it's great to be recognized, Jay Bilas saying were top 5 doesn't make it real. I think we'll be a really good team, but unless someone steps up to be THE guy, we might not reach our ceiling.
We're pretty much a consensus top 5 preseason pick in every poll ive seen, not just bilas. Not every team needs a carmelo or kemba walker to win it all. Top to bottom this is 1 of the most loaded cuse teams i can remember.
While it's great to be recognized, Jay Bilas saying were top 5 doesn't make it real. I think we'll be a really good team, but unless someone steps up to be THE guy, we might not reach our ceiling.
Rick was a man among boys. Fab is a big boy. A big boy is not a man. If last years team played this years I would bet on last years, due to Rick, the Ruler. He would abuse Fab, and the five fouls would come in a blink of the eye. Only time will tell how this years edition will do. I can't wait.
You know Fab was on last year's team also, so a sophomore Fab would probably dominate a freshman Fab.Rick was a man among boys. Fab is a big boy. A big boy is not a man. If last years team played this years I would bet on last years, due to Rick, the Ruler. He would abuse Fab, and the five fouls would come in a blink of the eye. Only time will tell how this years edition will do. I can't wait.
Wouldn't shock me to see us overtake that #3 spot behind UNC and UK, who play each other in December. #2 ranking definitely possible for this squadYoure forgetting about the sophmore leap! Dion, CJ, BMK, and hopefully Melo will all be improved over last year's versions, and if any of them make a huge leap the way KJ did his soph year then its on. Some people think we're gonna have the exact same team as last year minus rick. Players improve from year to year. Triche didnt have the big sophmore leap alot of us expected, maybe it clicks for him his junior year. Last year was scoop's FIRST year as the starting pg, maybe he'll use that experience to play smarter and more under control. KJ tried too hard to be "the man" last year, maybe this year he's more relaxed and confident and doesnt try to force the issue as much. And hopefully he worked on a pull up jumper!
Hey if none of them improve, and if the incoming frosh prove they arent ready yet, then yea its probably gonna be a similar season as last year. But to me theres a bunch of talent on this team top to bottom and enough guys are gonna improve to make us a legit top 5-10 team.
Well said. Who is better than us? OSU lost a lot. Diebler, Lighty, Lauderdale. The first 2 really stretched the floor and let Sully get all those one on ones and mismatches. While Lauderdale wasn't Dwight Howard down low, he was a big body and took up space, letting Sully take advantage of smaller guys. They're relying on a 6'10 215 lb freshman Amir Williams to come in and play like a 4th year center. Either that or they're going to go with a very small lineup ofI believe we deserve this ranking. Who would you have above us at this point? Being ranked so high does not mean we are a great team. But we do have very good talent - no superstar but other than the top few teams, neither does anyone else.
North Carolina and Kentucky have ridiculous talent aided by the NBA lockout. I'd put Ohio State and Duke above us as well. But after that, we're as good as anybody.