I wonder how good Derrio will be this year. For a few games last season, he was the best player on our squad, and then he just disappeared. Wonder what the impact of Briscoe will be on Derrio’s game. We know the post is going to be improved, and hopefully we work the ball inside-out for open threes this year.
I have loved this thinking for the past 4 months…
So, we get an unproven assistant and he is a real coach, yet the all times wins leader is some sort of joke? Seriously it is getting ridiculous.
Well here is my reasoning then. If our old leader got us to 19-12 against the 95th rated schedule in the country and I think finished 75 in the RPI, leaves the cupboard full, and is considered not a real coach, wow. Well, then our new “real coach” needs to go 26-5. PERIOD. If Lutz was so bad, then you guys stop giving Major this oh he gets 3-4 years to get players crap.
This job was a PRIME job because the cupboard was NOT bare. If we finish below 4th in the conference this is a MAJOR disappointment.
So, we get an unproven assistant and he is a real coach, yet the all times wins leader is some sort of joke? Seriously it is getting ridiculous.[/quote]
Pathetic
I think the cupboard is pretty full as well and that this team should win 20+ games. It all depends on how well Major has sold his style and if the guys are buying in to the system. There is plenty of potential here for Major to be successful and possibly an NCAA team in his first season.
I do think it’s laughable how much people are building up Alan Major to be the greatest new head coach in the country, but I think it’s safe to say that we will probably be more disciplined and play better defense next year.
At least, that’s the vibe I’m getting.
Quick reality check:
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We are going from an uptempo, never-saw-a-shot-I-didn’t-like coach who scheduled UNCA, Gardner-Webb, Winston-Salem States … to a defensive-minded coach.
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Braswell deserves more minutes. Last year, Braswell played about 23 while Phil played 18 (mostly as centers). You can’t move either player to PF as long as Spears is fresh. Throw in Sherrill, Barnett, and Sirin looking for playing time as forwards under a new coach and it’s a total balancing act. With no one graduating, Braswell or any other forward may not see a substantial jump in scoring or minutes. [It’s the total opposite at guard, with Harris, Ian, Coleman, Parks, and Church gone.]
Here’s my own imaginary 2010-2011 team stats:
Player Name____ '11 Minutes ('10 minutes) — '11 PPG ('10 ppg)
[font=courier]Deuce Briscoe________ 32.3 i[/i] -1 — 10.8 i[/i] -7
Derrio Green_________ 30.6 i[/i] +2 — 11.1 i[/i] -2
Shamari Spears_______ 28.7 i[/i] 00 — 13.0 i[/i] -3
Chris Braswell_______ 24.6 i[/i] +2 — 9.5 i[/i] 00
An’Juan Wilderness___ 22.3 i[/i] +5 — 5.7 i[/i] 00
Phil Jones___________ 16.5 i[/i] -1 — 4.4 i[/i] -1
Charles Dewhurst_____ 11.7 i[/i] -4 — 2.8 i[/i] 00
Gokhan Sirin_________ 10.0 i[/i] +4 — 3.9 i[/i] +1
Javarris Barnett_____ 08.4 i[/i] +1 — 2.4 i[/i] 00
K.J. Sherrill________ 08.4 i[/i] – — 2.5 i[/i] +1
Luka Voncina_________ 05.0 [/font]font=courier[/font][font=courier] – — 2.0 i[/i] –
Colby Lewis__________ [/font][font=courier]01.5[/font][font=courier] i[/i] 00 — 1.5 i[/i] 00[/font]
[font=courier]And that’s still a whopping 70ppg! Individual scoring is going way down this season.
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[quote=“2k, post:25, topic:24012”]I think the cupboard is pretty full as well and that this team should win 20+ games. It all depends on how well Major has sold his style and if the guys are buying in to the system. There is plenty of potential here for Major to be successful and possibly an NCAA team in his first season.[/quote] I don’t think the cupboard is quite full. A transfer sophomore starting at pg is a major transition point. And the depth at guard is a little suspect in general. Plus, any time you add a new coach with a new way of doing things (as Survivor points out), there are going to be hiccups in the early years. Everybody is one big happy family right now, but wait until after the first few losses, how the team responds will be really interesting. I think you’re setting yourself up for disappointment if you don’t expect at least some struggles with the new style this year. Just ask Umass or Saint Louis how smoothly their coaching changes went. Upperclassmen talent really struggled in their new system.
I also think Lutz could coach this team to a respectable record. I didn’t like his style at all, but it’s clear he was able to wring a fair number of wins out of teams most years. We would win 1 or 2 games we didn’t expect at all and lose 2 or 3 really poor games. All teams do this to some extent, but Lutz’ teams sure seemed to have bigger extremes (related to his high risk, high reward coaching style). Last year might have been one of his more consistent years, but more of the losses came later in the season when the schedule got tougher (the loss at GW and against Umass were borderline questionable). The team did flirt with losses at LaSalle and Fordham, but managed to pull those out, and still got two big wins at Richmond and against Temple.
[quote=“9erken, post:28, topic:24012”][quote=“2k, post:25, topic:24012”]I think the cupboard is pretty full as well and that this team should win 20+ games. It all depends on how well Major has sold his style and if the guys are buying in to the system. There is plenty of potential here for Major to be successful and possibly an NCAA team in his first season.[/quote] I don’t think the cupboard is quite full. A transfer sophomore starting at pg is a major transition point. And the depth at guard is a little suspect in general. Plus, any time you add a new coach with a new way of doing things (as Survivor points out), there are going to be hiccups in the early years. Everybody is one big happy family right now, but wait until after the first few losses, how the team responds will be really interesting. I think you’re setting yourself up for disappointment if you don’t expect at least some struggles with the new style this year. Just ask Umass or Saint Louis how smoothly their coaching changes went. Upperclassmen talent really struggled in their new system.
I also think Lutz could coach this team to a respectable record. I didn’t like his style at all, but it’s clear he was able to wring a fair number of wins out of teams most years. We would win 1 or 2 games we didn’t expect at all and lose 2 or 3 really poor games. All teams do this to some extent, but Lutz’ teams sure seemed to have bigger extremes (related to his high risk, high reward coaching style). Last year might have been one of his more consistent years, but more of the losses came later in the season when the schedule got tougher (the loss at GW and against Umass were borderline questionable). The team did flirt with losses at LaSalle and Fordham, but managed to pull those out, and still got two big wins at Richmond and against Temple.[/quote]I know there will be hiccups for our team. I would be more concerned if we had a coach coming in that would be implementing a complex offensive scheme, that isn’t Major’s philosophy. I don’t know if we’re an NCAA caliber team, but if our guards remain healthy, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re in contention for a bid late in the year.