by 31southst on Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:02 pm
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:Shaddix {l Wrote}:Commit! Garland committed to BC
Excellent news! Welcome Garland!
We're not really in a position to pass up kids with his athleticism. Going to be fun watching Hanlan and Daniels throwing him alley-oops.
by claver2010 on Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:14 pm
by sweetriverbaines on Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:58 pm
by RedBaron67 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:53 am
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:Shaddix {l Wrote}:Commit! Garland committed to BC
Excellent news! Welcome Garland!
We're not really in a position to pass up kids with his athleticism. Going to be fun watching Hanlan and Daniels throwing him alley-oops.
by RedBaron67 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:20 am
Shaddix {l Wrote}:Top 2 targets for 2014:
Terrell and Cimino?
or Joseph and Brennan?
by BCEaglesFan on Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:34 am
RedBaron67 {l Wrote}:Shaddix {l Wrote}:Top 2 targets for 2014:
Terrell and Cimino?
or Joseph and Brennan?
Any guard/forward pairing among the above would be wonderful, but they're all recognized quality players and will be tough gets. Terrell and Joseph both stockpiled high-major offers this summer. Brennan and Cimino have not only high majors but also academic powerhouses after them; Brennan has offers from Brown and Yale, while Cimino has attracted interest from Harvard and Stanford. At the moment, it appears that BC's best shots are with Cimino and Joseph. A good (or at least much improved) performance by BC this season would be enormously helpful for 2014 recruiting.
by BCEaglesFan on Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:56 am
by Cadillac90 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:49 am
BCEaglesFan {l Wrote}:Video of Garland committing: http://vimeo.com/51881719
by claver2010 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:16 am
by 781 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:30 am
by wildcat81 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:44 am
by eagle9903 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:56 am
781 {l Wrote}:no shot at Brennan. Brennan is coming off a visit to Purdue and Northwestern this past weekend. BC waited to long to offer Brennan even after everyone realized he's for along in the development process then Dennis Clifford was at this time when they they both played for Milton Academy. If BC continues to land recruits outside of New England it won't be good for coaching staffs future.
by eepstein0 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:17 am
RedBaron67 {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:Shaddix {l Wrote}:Commit! Garland committed to BC
Excellent news! Welcome Garland!
We're not really in a position to pass up kids with his athleticism. Going to be fun watching Hanlan and Daniels throwing him alley-oops.
A player who can chip a tooth on the rim (as Owens has) will definitely be a refreshing change of pace; he also has an intriguing upside not only in his skills but in his age -- apparently he's not 18 yet. He does need some work on his handle and his perimeter shot, but he looks like he's prepared to do the work. He's also heavily recommended as a good kid, which should be a plus for team chemistry.
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:20 am
by NJM89 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:18 pm
by HJS on Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:55 pm
sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
by HJS on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:00 pm
Cadillac90 {l Wrote}:BCEaglesFan {l Wrote}:Video of Garland committing: http://vimeo.com/51881719
Garland seems like a good kid. I am glad Donahue is recruiting these types of players. Two observations: (1) he said "Boston College University" - ouch and (2) where did they get that BC hat? is that an officially licensed logo?
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:11 pm
by eagle9903 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:12 pm
HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:21 pm
eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
by eagle9903 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:42 pm
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:58 pm
eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
by eagle9903 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:03 pm
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:24 pm
eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
But Its a different kind of depth, in that you can get away with say Anderson at the 5 or Odio on the court potentially, if it is actually working.
by BCEaglesFan on Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:29 pm
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
But Its a different kind of depth, in that you can get away with say Anderson at the 5 or Odio on the court potentially, if it is actually working.
Can't start the break without the defensive rebound.
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:50 pm
BCEaglesFan {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
But Its a different kind of depth, in that you can get away with say Anderson at the 5 or Odio on the court potentially, if it is actually working.
Can't start the break without the defensive rebound.
Which Donahue said would be the team's biggest improvement this year...
by HJS on Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:54 pm
eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
But Its a different kind of depth, in that you can get away with say Anderson at the 5 or Odio on the court potentially, if it is actually working.
by apbc12 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:57 pm
BCEaglesFan {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
But Its a different kind of depth, in that you can get away with say Anderson at the 5 or Odio on the court potentially, if it is actually working.
Can't start the break without the defensive rebound.
Which Donahue said would be the team's biggest improvement this year...
by eagle9903 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:08 pm
HJS {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:sweetriverbaines {l Wrote}:Owens looks like a solid athlete, having a football background you'd have to assume he plays bigger than his size. With the ACC adding 3 Big East schools you would have to think that recruits will have to look @ BC as a solid option if you want to play in the # 1 college hoops league.
The best part of his video is his aggressiveness. One of the biggest problems most forwards have his not being aggressive enough. Size and athleticism pretty much don't matter if you can play tough and aggressive the entire time (Danya, Craig, Rashod Kent, Rodman, Duds, Artest, Barkley, etc., etc., etc.). He's got suspect height, good strength and great athleticism. If he focuses on staying relentless and constantly moving towards the basket, there is no reason he can be a high ACC player. I don't think he will be much of a shooter, but I think he will be a high effort, scrappy player. I love those types.
I think Owens is a great compliment to what we have returning next year. However, we still NEED to land a PF in THIS CLASS. Don't give me nonsense about 2014 players who won't be interested in us past April. We needed another big last year. Avoiding it two years in a row is simply sticking your head in the sand.
Not that its any more in response to this post than the billion others calling for big man depth and not that I don't think it would be great to have, but out of the three best Skinner teams in my opinion, neither the 2000-2001 (6'8 Agbai and 6'7 Beerbohm backed up by 6'8 B-Ross [this was not actually the lineup a lot of the time as they played smaller than this] and Andrew Dudley was on the team but only played in five games and had three FGA, making one) nor the 2004-2005 (Dornekamp and Smith backed up by *** *******, with Oates and McLain on the team but barely playing as true frosh) had good frontcourt depth. 2000-01 was worse than the current situation beyond argument, but the guard play was the engine behind that team so its not a straight apples to apples comparison. 2004-05 was at worse a little bit better than the current situation, Williams was wayyy better than anything we have no off the bench as a true frosh, but at that point his offensive game was disgustingly bad and he had less boards than Jermaine Watson, he was fun to watch play though. 2005-06 had decent front court depth.
Skinner played the Flex. Donahue wants to run.
Doesn't that make going small for longer stretches more palatable?
I suppose. What it really requires is more depth.
But Its a different kind of depth, in that you can get away with say Anderson at the 5 or Odio on the court potentially, if it is actually working.
I don't think we need another 7-footer, but I don't see a viable ACC 4 or 5 on this roster outside of Clifford and Anderson. I am 100% all on board for us landing a player who is 6'7" or 6'8" and is either a banger or very athletic.
by twballgame9 on Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:18 pm
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