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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2009 14:27:28 GMT -5
and one other thing regarding our recruits. even though upchurch and witter may have better stats, i wouldn't underestimate the ability of lawrence smith if i were you. don't forget that he played with marc hill at mcnamara high school and they are very familiar with each other. i'd also want to point out that mcnamara high school was very good to a&t last year. it provided us our most productive men's (marc hill) and women's (tierra thomas) freshmen last year and neither were the best players on their teams in high school. that should tell you what kind of quality comes out of mcnamara high school and its conference (wcac).
last year eaves said he had the best team he's ever had at a&t and i disagreed. i actually thought his '07-'08 team with seniors steve rush and jason wills was his best team. but no doubt, next season's team should be his best. he'll have plenty of experience (can you believe coleman will be a jr!), plenty of depth, and a bona fide leader running the show! it'll be interesting to see what eaves' schedule will look like next season...
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Post by aahhbigboy on May 21, 2009 14:34:04 GMT -5
For the record, last year's recruiting class wasn't impressive at all. To be honest, other than Hill, I can't even really remember any significant contributers. So that whole McNamara thing isn't really impressive on the guy's side.
And as for the schedule, it's like a credit report. There's no way to tell what someone will do tomorrow than by looking at what they did yesterday. The schedule will be easy. There will be a couple of guaranteed home wins against schools we've never heard of and about 7-8 fairly tough games (for us) against larger schools on the road. Then we'll go into conference play where every game will be competitive. It's been like that for the last 4-5 years. It's Eaves' M.O.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2009 15:25:29 GMT -5
For the record, last year's recruiting class wasn't impressive at all. To be honest, other than Hill, I can't even really remember any significant contributers. So that whole McNamara thing isn't really impressive on the guy's side. bigboy, the measurement is not how good the recruiting class was. the measurement is did they have significant "impact" as freshmen and both definitely did and both were very capable of starting. in fact, there were times when hill was the best point guard on the team, period! and thomas was one of the top defensive players on her team. both mcnamara grads played important roles on their team and both were in the top 7 or 8 rotation on their teams. so its not about how strong the recruiting class was, its about how productive the mcnamara grads were...
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2009 15:31:59 GMT -5
And as for the schedule, it's like a credit report. There's no way to tell what someone will do tomorrow than by looking at what they did yesterday. The schedule will be easy. There will be a couple of guaranteed home wins against schools we've never heard of and about 7-8 fairly tough games (for us) against larger schools on the road. Then we'll go into conference play where every game will be competitive. It's been like that for the last 4-5 years. It's Eaves' M.O. and regarding his schedule, who cares if he plays a couple of cup cakes? when you play money games on the road, chances are we ain't gonna win those games, they're virtually guaranteed losses. so if you got to play several guaranteed loss games, i see nothing wrong with playing a couple of guaranteed win games to balance it out...
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Post by Aggie One on May 21, 2009 17:24:46 GMT -5
It's either that or be like NCCU and beat no one until like mid January then wait again until mid-February to get another win or two before the season ends.
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Post by aahhbigboy on May 21, 2009 20:41:20 GMT -5
And as for the schedule, it's like a credit report. There's no way to tell what someone will do tomorrow than by looking at what they did yesterday. The schedule will be easy. There will be a couple of guaranteed home wins against schools we've never heard of and about 7-8 fairly tough games (for us) against larger schools on the road. Then we'll go into conference play where every game will be competitive. It's been like that for the last 4-5 years. It's Eaves' M.O. and regarding his schedule, who cares if he plays a couple of cup cakes? when you play money games on the road, chances are we ain't gonna win those games, they're virtually guaranteed losses. so if you got to play several guaranteed loss games, i see nothing wrong with playing a couple of guaranteed win games to balance it out... Fang, Bozeman, Jackson, and Hampton don't do that. They've all been winners in this conference and play tough competition all the way up to conference play. No cupcakes Nuff said. You shouldn't have a reply.
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Post by DECKS on May 21, 2009 22:17:09 GMT -5
Hoopscoop rated A&T as having the worst recruiting class in the nation last year along with Grambling & JSU. Even though this class shows a little improvement we still must improve our recruiting.
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Post by aahhbigboy on May 21, 2009 23:13:17 GMT -5
Hoopscoop rated A&T as having the worst recruiting class in the nation last year along with Grambling & JSU. Even though this class shows a little improvement we still must improve our recruiting. And people have the nerve to call me negative. You gotta be kidding me.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 22, 2009 7:54:41 GMT -5
and regarding his schedule, who cares if he plays a couple of cup cakes? when you play money games on the road, chances are we ain't gonna win those games, they're virtually guaranteed losses. so if you got to play several guaranteed loss games, i see nothing wrong with playing a couple of guaranteed win games to balance it out... Fang, Bozeman, Jackson, and Hampton don't do that. They've all been winners in this conference and play tough competition all the way up to conference play. No cupcakes Nuff said. You shouldn't have a reply. stupid statement, bigboy. since they're such big winners, of the coaches/school you listed above, how many of them had a better regular season overall and conference record than eaves? yeah, only bozeman! jackson was a friggin' 8-24 last year! fang was 13-19! eaves had a better overall and conference record than both jackson and fang! so what's there to brag about who they schedule?
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Post by aahhbigboy on May 22, 2009 9:03:19 GMT -5
All three of the coaches I've named have had championships in recent years. We haven't even been close..........regular season or tournament. Need I say more?
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 22, 2009 9:07:11 GMT -5
All three of the coaches I've named have had championships in recent years. We haven't even been close..........regular season or tournament. Need I say more? that ain't got shiggidy to do with scheduling!!!!!!!
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Post by aahhbigboy on May 22, 2009 9:17:15 GMT -5
All three of the coaches I've named have had championships in recent years. We haven't even been close..........regular season or tournament. Need I say more? that ain't got shiggidy to do with scheduling!!!!!!! I don't know about that oldeschool. I think that an argument can be made that when conference play comes around, some teams have seen much better coaching than others. Some teams have seen better players than others. And those "some teams" have won 5 outta the last 5 regular season titles and 4 outta the last 5 tournament titles. Of course there are other things that go into that, but I don't think that it's a coincidence that teams that play tougher competition are better at the end of the year. Take the Big East for example. I think I make a strong argument, like I always do. lol
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 22, 2009 9:29:25 GMT -5
In next year's BDV.com awards we are gonna include a new category: "Best Poster Rivalry".
I think ahhbigboy and oldschoolaggie are the early frontrunners. LOL.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 22, 2009 9:57:00 GMT -5
that ain't got shiggidy to do with scheduling!!!!!!! I don't know about that oldeschool. I think that an argument can be made that when conference play comes around, some teams have seen much better coaching than others. Some teams have seen better players than others. And those "some teams" have won 5 outta the last 5 regular season titles and 4 outta the last 5 tournament titles. Of course there are other things that go into that, but I don't think that it's a coincidence that teams that play tougher competition are better at the end of the year. Take the Big East for example. I think I make a strong argument, like I always do. lol it didn't help fang this year and he had the meac's most valuable player on his squad. fang had less conference wins and less overall wins than eaves! it didn't help jackson this year. jackson had far less conference wins and far less overall wins than eaves! both fang and jackson are "argubly" better coaches than eaves. yet, eaves out performed both! if your theory is so true, then why did eaves have a better conference record than jackson, fang, and nickelberry? back in the day, john thompson was notorious for scheduling the weakest ooc schedule just about anywhere! yet, his teams were always a top 20 team and performed well in the ncaa's. its not that eaves doesn't play stiff competition at all. he played unlv, cal, and georgia amongst others. but he just balances his probable losses with probable wins. i don't have a problem with that. the only problem i have is that his probable wins are against teams no one has ever heard of. i'd rather see him play mars hill, barton, or greensboro college than the marines and tennessee wesleyan...
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 22, 2009 9:59:46 GMT -5
In next year's BDV.com awards we are gonna include a new category: "Best Poster Rivalry". I think ahhbigboy and oldschoolaggie are the early frontrunners. LOL. thrilla, aahhbigboy has to have a good argument everyday or else he'll be miserable. so i'm happy to oblige, he's an easy foe... ;D
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