Yeah, this season has blown chunks, but its almost over. I would like to attempt to take the emotions and frustration out of the discussion for a moment…and ask a question.
“Why should we looking forward to next season for the men’s basketball program?”
At this time, I see 2 reasons:
Making a financial investment in the Athletic Department of my alma mater seems like the right thing to do.
By the end of next season, we should have the REAL ANSWER* as to whether or not the Charlotte 49ers will have a football team.
Am I missing something else?
defined as an answer from Mac Everett as to whether or not the money to start football exists.
[QUOTE=49erCC;222002]Next year, a rebuilding year with good young athletic players. This year hurts because it is not rebuilding.[/QUOTE]
I will agree if you say “a rebuilding year with young players”.
Are they “good”? Are they “athletic”? They very well may be just that. But I would suggest that we base that on what do when the games count in the W-L record of the Charlotte 49ers, not at their HS, prep school, community college, etc.
Believing in recruiting “gold sheets” and results from preseason practices have a tendency to create unrealistic expectations.
[QUOTE=SilvioDante;221992]Yeah, this season has blown chunks, but its almost over. I would like to attempt to take the emotions and frustration out of the discussion for a moment…and ask a question.
“Why should we looking forward to next season for the men’s basketball program?”
At this time, I see 2 reasons:
Making a financial investment in the Athletic Department of my alma mater seems like the right thing to do.
By the end of next season, we should have the REAL ANSWER* as to whether or not the Charlotte 49ers will have a football team.
Am I missing something else?
defined as an answer from Mac Everett as to whether or not the money to start football exists.[/QUOTE]
I must say that is a NNN first. You used a *footnote on a post.
Young teams win a lot more games playing to the fundamentals such as rebounding, protecting the ball, and playing some GD defense as opposed to trying to outscore teams.
You learn something you can fall back on whenever your shot is not there as you develop into an upperclassman.
I think next year could be fun. I like watching young teams, young teams can be dangerous at times, not as much is expected of them, and you know that you will be watching the kid develop over the next 3-4 years.
I am excited to finally see dewhurst, jones, and Wilderness.
Bobby can not play jack up 3 offense next year, there is no way, we don’t have the talent for it. I will buy season tickets, if we take 30+ 3’s in any of the first 3 home games, I may be done.
[QUOTE=NinerLoudNProud;222026]Young teams win a lot more games playing to the fundamentals such as rebounding, protecting the ball, and playing some GD defense as opposed to trying to outscore teams.
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Have we ever had a team here that did that under Lutz?
[QUOTE=ninerID;222028]Bobby can not play jack up 3 offense next year, there is no way, we don’t have the talent for it. I will buy season tickets, if we take 30+ 3’s in any of the first 3 home games, I may be done.[/QUOTE]
I would be willing to all but guarentee you that is what you will see ALL of next year is more of the same.
[QUOTE=ninerID;222028]I think next year could be fun. I like watching young teams, young teams can be dangerous at times, not as much is expected of them, and you know that you will be watching the kid develop over the next 3-4 years.
I am excited to finally see dewhurst, jones, and Wilderness.
Bobby can not play jack up 3 offense next year, there is no way, we don’t have the talent for it. I will buy season tickets, if we take 30+ 3’s in any of the first 3 home games, I may be done.[/QUOTE]
I’m looking forward to it too although it’s going to be difficult to watch at times, which is no different than this year.
Definitely not as many threes, PLUS DA wont be here to kill the offensive flow. I can see Leemire, Phaler and Andersen shooting a bunch of threes. Gerrity drives the ball and gets fouled. Wilderness is a slasher garbage man type, Dewhurst takes it to the basket. Jones to work inside.
Our guys play hard. If you consider jacking a 3 a bailout or a “I don’t care” type thing, then maybe they don’t, but I don’t think that’s the case. Either way they seem to care, they play hard and I’ll give them that.
Only other mild reason to be excited is we’ll have our assistants for a full offseason.
[U]This Year - Next Year[/U]
Jerrel Lewis - Jerrel Lewis
Carlos Williams - Carlos Willaims
Leemire Goldwire - Leemire Goldwire
Ian Andersen - Ian Andersen
Sean Phaler - Sean Phaler
De’Angelo Alexander -
Jerrell Jamision - Javarris Barnett
Charles Dewhurst* - Charles Dewhurst
David Booker - David Booker
EJ Drayton - An’juan Wilderness
Antwon Coleman - Lamont Mack§
Courtney Williams - Gaby Ngoundo
Phil Jones* - Phil Jones
Thoughts:
Jamison/Barnett - Barnett is much better at shooting the 3 than JJ, but the tradeoff is Barnett’s weakness at defense and we will lose Jamison’s rebounding and versatility. Barnett is a project at SF and probably won’t play much in his first year.
Drayton/Wilderness - Wilderness is a SF that will be relied upon to provide interior offense at the 4. He is only 6’5".
Coleman/Mack* - Mack is a versatile SF. The tradeoff is we lose depth at center.
Gaby/Courtney - Gaby should be a better defender, but the tradeoff is Gaby will have join the team with little experience playing organized basketball (Courtney played 17mpg in his freshman year of college at Oakland in the MCC)
DA/Gerrity(2nd half) - We lose the team’s best player and good rebounder and gain a very good point guard. DA has the most talent but is seen as the poster child for the wrong direction of the program. Gerrity will be able to contribute at point guard, but the tradeoff is that he won’t play until January.
*Possible scenario. (Cool, another footnote for NNN )
[QUOTE=Gill2003;222078]I cant wait for next season. Even if we are .500 or so again. I think just watching the new guys grow and develop will be exciting![/QUOTE]
Symbolic. As you seem to be growing into the new Lefty right before our eyes.
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