eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Primetime {l Wrote}:vegasEagle {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:NJM89 {l Wrote}:Freshman- Demaar Langford (G/F) JVB (C)
Sophomore- Tabbs (G) Heath (G) Felder (F) Williams (F)
Junior- Makai Langford (G)
Senior- Mitchell (F) Luka (F/C)
5th year Transfers- Kelly (G) Scott (F) Adams (F/C)
Waiting on eligibility one year left- Karnik (F/C)
If i had to guess on a lineup (if Tabbs is 100%)
PG- Heath
SG- Tabbs
SF- Scott
PF- Mitchell
C- Adams
Kelly and Felder first ones off the bench with the Langfords also getting plenty of minutes. Kamari Williams looked good at the end of the year and could see more playing time. 5 open scholarships for next year and could be 6 if Karnik plays and we only have two current offers out that could actually be commits, the two local kids that play for Langford and JVB AAU team. Most teams have 20+ offers out to players at this time. I get it that its tough with no AAU to recruit but Jimmy is gonna have to pretend like he’ll be here next year again.
I say this every year, but that lineup can’t score or shoot. Agreed with TWB that freshman Langford will start and play a ton.
I vote for starting all four sophmores and young Langford.
if we are gonna suck, we might as well suck while we build on something for 2-3 years from now and maybe even for a period after that
(See BC hoops 90-91 through 93-94)
So you would bring in four grad transfers, along with your best returning player, and bench them all? That doesn't make any sense.
Tabbs/Heath/Mitchell are starting. I tend to agree with the OP - Scott and Adams start to begin the season, and time will tell if Felder or one of the Langford brothers replaces them.
Also note, we aren't going to suck or at least suck as much as we have the past few years - this is the most competitive team Jimmy Mac has had (minus the Hawkins year, undone by injury).
Can you explain your optimism on this team? They'll win between 3-7 ACC games as constructed unless the freshman are amazing or you get a huge jump from Felder & Kamari.
There's a reason these transfers played in the NEC (or whatever conference Southern Utah plays in).
Reason for optimism: Tabbs/Heath is a really good backcourt, Mitchell is one of the best defenders in the ACC, and they have a ton of depth.
Also, just to put things into perspective - Christian's best ACC record is 7-11 in 2017-18, so his "best team" doesn't mean I think they're making the tourney (which is the only thing that'll save his job). My point was that he's not tanking with his job on the line. As another poster noted, JC doesn't have time to suck.
Prediction: I think 8-10 ACC wins and the NIT (and Christian gets canned).