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Looking forward to seeing him play. Next time will be the first time.

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I liked this pick up from day 1 after watching the film on him and finding a full game online to watch of his. We have not had a guy like this in a while. He is one of many on this team that I cannot wait to see play together.
We could have a pressing line up of Garrison, Williams, Oweh, Aberdeen and Chandler. That is 6'10, 6'8, 6'4,6'5 and 6'6. All with good reach. Can also swap JQ for Garrison and Hawthorne for Williams and so forth. Could be fun.
 

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Here’s my thought process. Last year, with a first year coach, that, had to piece together a team quickly, made it to the second weekend of the tournament, for the first time in five years.

Now, he’s put together, a deep, and talented team, that he’ll have numerous options with. It
should be, not only exciting, but, a team that could, at least, get to the Final Four, for the first time in 11 years.

Pretty exciting.

Happy to be back posting. I got banned a few years ago, but, have always kept up on the board.
 
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3 years of eligibility left. Pope values player retention and did a great job constructing this roster prioritizing players from the portal with multiple years of eligibility.
 
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I think Kam and Denzel are going to be better than expected
I am going to be very interested to see how Jasper Johnson fits into all this. He might be the sleeper stud we're all thinking he can be. Playing alongside all these other great guys should really help him shine, too. We shall see....
 

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Here’s my thought process. Last year, with a first year coach, that, had to piece together a team quickly, made it to the second weekend of the tournament, for the first time in five years.

Now, he’s put together, a deep, and talented team, that he’ll have numerous options with. It
should be, not only exciting, but, a team that could, at least, get to the Final Four, for the first time in 11 years.

Pretty exciting.

Happy to be back posting. I got banned a few years ago, but, have always kept up on the board.
great to see you here !
 

Dr Jerry Bust

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was one of the most intriguing profiles in the first raft of portal entries and pope wrapped him up quick

no reason the staff can’t develop him into more than a highly switchable 3 & D guy, but that’s already enough to be extremely valuable

pope targeting kam, diaboute & jq was extremely encouraging, we’re gonna score but that doesn’t mean we’re gonna be soft
 
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So if we get to a clear cut rotation of 7 players, who are they?
No way this team only plays 7 guys in a regular rotation.

Lowe
Aberdeen
Oweh
Dioubate
Quaintance

Jelavic
Williams

Jasper
Chandler
Garrison

This would be my top 7 if we HAVE to cut the rotation to 7. But, if guys like the next 3 I listed don’t get regular, quality minutes, it’ll hurt future recruiting & I’d imagine that we’ll lose a few guys to the portal.

IMO, Potter looks like the only guy who might not see much time. Possibly Hawthorne, but, I’ve read that he has impressed this summer. I think Noah & Moreno get decent minutes when possible, but, not regular rotational minutes. I just see no way to play fewer than 10 guys, on a consistent basis, without ruffling some feathers. And, this is under the assumption that Jelavic is eventually cleared.
 

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No way this team only plays 7 guys in a regular rotation.

Lowe
Aberdeen
Oweh
Dioubate
Quaintance

Jelavic
Williams

Jasper
Chandler
Garrison

This would be my top 7 if we HAVE to cut the rotation to 7. But, if guys like the next 3 I listed don’t get regular, quality minutes, it’ll hurt future recruiting & I’d imagine that we’ll lose a few guys to the portal.

IMO, Potter looks like the only guy who might not see much time. Possibly Hawthorne, but, I’ve read that he has impressed this summer. I think Noah & Moreno get decent minutes when possible, but, not regular rotational minutes. I just see no way to play fewer than 10 guys, on a consistent basis, without ruffling some feathers. And, this is under the assumption that Jelavic is eventually cleared.


We'll see. After injuries, guys not running the system properly, etc I bet we get to 7 or 8 that can be trusted. That's fine by me, just curious who it will be.
 
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Jkr21790

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No way this team only plays 7 guys in a regular rotation.

Lowe
Aberdeen
Oweh
Dioubate
Quaintance

Jelavic
Williams

Jasper
Chandler
Garrison

This would be my top 7 if we HAVE to cut the rotation to 7. But, if guys like the next 3 I listed don’t get regular, quality minutes, it’ll hurt future recruiting & I’d imagine that we’ll lose a few guys to the portal.

IMO, Potter looks like the only guy who might not see much time. Possibly Hawthorne, but, I’ve read that he has impressed this summer. I think Noah & Moreno get decent minutes when possible, but, not regular rotational minutes. I just see no way to play fewer than 10 guys, on a consistent basis, without ruffling some feathers. And, this is under the assumption that Jelavic is eventually cleared.

Theres no way we go with 7. Were absolutely loaded.

Lowe
Aberdeen
Oweh
Mo D
JQ

Bench in order of min
Jasper (will be huge off the bench)
Kam (same as JJ)
Jelevic (who knows rn)
Garrison (could be a breakout player
Chandler

Hawthorne (he could be a surprise and take mins from Chandler.
Moreno (prolly play some mins early vs bad teams)
Noah (will barley play unless he goes off)
Porter (might get mins early vs bad teams)
 
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Theres no way we go with 7. Were absolutely loaded.

Lowe
Aberdeen
Oweh
Mo D
JQ

Bench in order of min
Jasper (will be huge off the bench)
Kam (same as JJ)
Jelevic (who knows rn)
Garrison (could be a breakout player
Chandler

Hawthorne (he could be a surprise and take mins from Chandler.
Moreno (prolly play some mins early vs bad teams)
Noah (will barley play unless he goes off)
Porter (might get mins early vs bad teams)
Yeah, like I said, I can’t see any way of playing fewer than 10 without causing some problems. Plus, we’d be crazy to not take advantage of the insane depth. We can afford to apply serious pressure, defensively, for 40 minutes & wear teams down like the 90s. I’m not saying we’ll press full court. But, the defensive intensity could still mirror that of the 90s. If we can be decent from 3, it’ll take Herculean efforts to beat us, IMO.
 

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I'm probably looking forward to seeing Williams as I am any of the players personally. I'll be looking to see what he's got as much as any early on

Same bro. He was solid at Tulane as a young frosh. Hes tall and athletic. Has a really nice shot from deep. Can play D. I think he’s primed for a breakout season. With his ability. Size and a 2nd year in college he could be on draft boards next year I’m excited about Aberdeen too man.
 

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No way this team only plays 7 guys in a regular rotation.

Lowe
Aberdeen
Oweh
Dioubate
Quaintance

Jelavic
Williams

Jasper
Chandler
Garrison

This would be my top 7 if we HAVE to cut the rotation to 7. But, if guys like the next 3 I listed don’t get regular, quality minutes, it’ll hurt future recruiting & I’d imagine that we’ll lose a few guys to the portal.

IMO, Potter looks like the only guy who might not see much time. Possibly Hawthorne, but, I’ve read that he has impressed this summer. I think Noah & Moreno get decent minutes when possible, but, not regular rotational minutes. I just see no way to play fewer than 10 guys, on a consistent basis, without ruffling some feathers. And, this is under the assumption that Jelavic is eventually cleared.
You are correct.10 plus are playing. And thinking the mountain Mamba isn't getting some run is just silly. Kid can shoot and he's tough. That plays.
 
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Runt#1969

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I can't get away from the thought process that keeps 10, even 11 regularly engaged in active and important roles.

10 or 11 players .... that is depth we haven't seen since 15.

fascinating stuff
 
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Here’s my thought process. Last year, with a first year coach, that, had to piece together a team quickly, made it to the second weekend of the tournament, for the first time in five years.

Now, he’s put together, a deep, and talented team, that he’ll have numerous options with. It
should be, not only exciting, but, a team that could, at least, get to the Final Four, for the first time in 11 years.

Pretty exciting.

Happy to be back posting. I got banned a few years ago, but, have always kept up on the board.
All that while being hampered by injuries to key players!