claver2010 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:claver2010 {l Wrote}:For those who thought that Skinner would get more than 22 wins this year, the last time he did that he had 3 1st rounders and a soon to be 1st team All-ACC player. Granted the ACC is down, it's not nearly that down. It's pointless to argue anyways, it happened & I'm happy it did -this program was regressing under him.
Also the idea that we have "maybe 6" ACC players is comical, we have 3 maybe 4? Reggie, Trap, Raji, Biko?
This is said no matter who is the coach, it's sad that the big class probably won't win a tourny game in their 4 years.
Skinner would have had a much better team than the Don has. Just sayin'. And the ACC is WAYYYYYYY down. In fact, it fucking blows.
As I said, the last time Al had a team with more than 22 wins was when he had 3 1st rounders & a to be All-ACC player. Even with fatass this team would have maybe 1 first rounder. Again, the ACC isn't that down.
The ACC is as bad as it has ever been. Ever.
There are clearly some assumptions involved in all of this, but with a second scorer in Sanders, a low post presence in Ravenel, and the replacement of Moton and Rubin with Noreen, Heslip and Papa, plus the fact that Sanders doesn't miss 6 weeks and come back looking like a Twinkie, this is a 22+ win team.
I have said on a number of occasions that Al did a shit job last season. Based on his track record, one has to believe that was an aberration. If you don't your memory is short. Plus, your whole assumption is wrong, they were 22-12 in 08-09 with his terrible class and Ty Rice (no first rounders). Al's teams won 20 7 times and 22+ on 5 occasions.
All of that said, I am glad the Don is here and I think he can match Al's success and hopefully field teams that are more suited for the tournament. Just don't feel the need to shit on Al or pretend that the Don is doing some sort of miracle job.
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