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Post by pj on Oct 9, 2009 14:25:29 GMT -5
I like this team. I think that they grew up last year with that run near the end of the season. I think that we have some guys who will take the 'big shot'.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Oct 9, 2009 14:32:01 GMT -5
naw, mckee was definitely a senior last year. in fact, he might have been a 5th year senior at that... try 6yr. senior... i was thinking the same thing because i knew there were some eligibility issues with him last year...
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Post by aggie62 on Oct 10, 2009 10:48:33 GMT -5
we will win the regular season championship thr year. Take that to the bank....
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Post by aahhbigboy on Oct 10, 2009 12:21:18 GMT -5
we will win the regular season championship thr year. Take that to the bank.... Na, that's a bad check. lol Too young and not adequate enough coaching. That's your aggie blue coming out.
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Post by ATLaggie on Oct 10, 2009 20:04:24 GMT -5
Huh?? Reagular season championship!!
It must be bad when we are shooting for a regular season championship before the season even starts.
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Post by DECKS on Oct 10, 2009 20:07:33 GMT -5
we will win the regular season championship thr year. Take that to the bank.... Na, that's a bad check. lol Too young and not adequate enough coaching. That's your aggie blue coming out. This will be a young team. I don't expect better than a fifth place finish.
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Oct 10, 2009 23:17:56 GMT -5
Na, that's a bad check. lol Too young and not adequate enough coaching. That's your aggie blue coming out. This will be a young team. I don't expect better than a fifth place finish. Too Young? Oh, well. Will A&T ever reach a time in which they won't be too young? Three seniors left last year and four will leave after this season. It seems as if this program has been in a continuous rebuilding phase. This is Coach Eaves' seventh season. He should be challenging for the championship of the conference (first place) as well as the tournament championship. This team has got to be very productive and that means not "too young".
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Oct 11, 2009 21:13:52 GMT -5
I am not sure how you can characterize this as a young team. The main rotation should involve the following:
Joshua - SR Alston - SR Johnson - SR Coleman - JR Porter - SR Hill - SO and I would antcipate (based on paper) Witter & Upchurch to play in the mix. Next year the team will be extreme young with Coleman - SR. and Hill - Jr. and a host of sophmores unless Simpson and Williams step it up his year. In addition Nic Simpson was a rivals two star recruit with solid offers from quite a few mid-majors. Let's help he brings something to the table this year.
We need to and should finish in the top 3. I expect one or both of the following to happen:
Porter & Coleman are dominate in the post - good possibility with Coleman being able to play the 4. one or two of the freshman have a signifigant impact (most probable Witter & Upchurch)
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Post by aahhbigboy on Oct 12, 2009 6:41:45 GMT -5
Delusional. Or you've never seen these cats play.
It's one of the two.
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Oct 12, 2009 8:11:13 GMT -5
aahhbigboy,
really not sure what point you are trying to make. Maybe you are delusional ?
as far as the freshman you are right I have never seen these guys play that's why I said they look good on paper. Don't tell me you are downing the freshman already and they have never picked up a ball yet while wearing the Aggie Jersey.
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Post by DECKS on Oct 12, 2009 8:46:15 GMT -5
I am not sure how you can characterize this as a young team. The main rotation should involve the following: Joshua - SR Alston - SR Johnson - SR Coleman - JR Porter - SR Hill - SO and I would antcipate (based on paper) Witter & Upchurch to play in the mix. Next year the team will be extreme young with Coleman - SR. and Hill - Jr. and a host of sophmores unless Simpson and Williams step it up his year. In addition Nic Simpson was a rivals two star recruit with solid offers from quite a few mid-majors. Let's help he brings something to the table this year. We need to and should finish in the top 3. I expect one or both of the following to happen: Porter & Coleman are dominate in the post - good possibility with Coleman being able to play the 4. one or two of the freshman have a signifigant impact (most probable Witter & Upchurch) You expect Porter & Coleman to dominate? What have you seen from them in the past to lead you to this conclusion? Coleman is a good defender but what about his offense? Porter?
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Post by cnixon79 on Oct 12, 2009 10:05:40 GMT -5
I think in todays game it's difficult to start to bigs. It can be a match up problem for the uptempo game. In todays game, teams are using a tall 3 to play the 4. Plus, if you start both Porter and Coleman, what bigs do you have coming off the bench. I definatley think a Freshman will start at the 4. Witter, Powell, or Upchurch.
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Post by pj on Oct 12, 2009 11:12:00 GMT -5
Last year's team was up and down. I have seen them make 15-16 turnovers and will still be in the game. I have seen T Alston take shots ('3's), that surprised some teams and made the games easier. Really we tended to be a '3 ball' heavy team. It looked good at times, or it looked like we had a ways to go. To me, the bright spot was the 'two man game' between T Alston & Coleman. Coleman started to do 'Big Man moves' near the end of the year. It's important for Coleman to get his.
This is what I have noticed: >This team has been a 3/4 court pressure type team. >The '3 ball' is not frowned on. >"The outside shot will open up the inside shot," has been the vibe. (it gets ugly at times) >We can play defense when we want to. >Corbett feeds this team. >The league teams never really blew out this team. >It is the Akron's & St Lou's of the world that we should have played better against or beaten. I have found that some of these teams were taller & just a little deeper, coupled with our cold spells. > The games with the UNLV's of the world should be closer if we want to become a mid-major of note. ====== I like this team. >I just hope that the brothers worked on their '3 pt %' over the summer. This team got many 'open looks' last year. >Do we have a tall scorer or a 6th man (offensively)?
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Post by DECKS on Oct 12, 2009 11:36:20 GMT -5
For this team to improve, Eaves will need to focus on reducing turnovers and improving shot selection. We can not continue to have 18 turnovers per game and expect to win. At MEAC Tournament time this kills us! Last year we ranked #340 out of 343 teams in turnovers!
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Oct 12, 2009 12:18:50 GMT -5
I am 100% with you on turnovers. Unfortuanely alot of them came from the point guard spot. Alston was probably the most consistant scorer but he probably lead the team in to's Yes I expect Coleman to benefit tremendously not having to spend all his time at the 5 spot. As far as Porter; I think he will surprise us. The guy is 6"10 and a pretty good shot blocker which will allow Coleman to play more weakside def. Provided Coach Eaves runs the same off which had Coleman up at the top of the key / free throw line - that guy know becomes Porter allowing Coleman to become more of a off. threat. just my opinion. Eaves tried it with Shepard but Shepard threw the ball away or loss the ball the majority of the time. Hopefully Coleman did all the things he said he was going to do after the tournament lost. "Strength & Cond"
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