It looks like we're going to have some SRs competing for starting spots this season, which is a good thing given our dismal record last season.
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MBB roster gaps to fill next season
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We will be very athletic and long next year, the only players under 6'6 are Meechie if he returns, Cooper, Jacobi and Eli...
Meechie, Cooper and Jacobi would have a plethora of 6'6-6'8 wings with a very athletic scorer in Dibba; a year older athletic get to the basket passer in Davis- hope he works on his his mid range pull up; drop dead shooter in Stute; banger, hustler, set hard picks in BBV(the little stuff); rim protector, control the block and bang in Gray(could be al SEC defense); athletic young Conyers reminds me of Davis as a High School SR with a better off the dribble shot, he can gaurd 1-3 and Broyles has an SEC body at 6'7 220 athletic enough to gaurd anyone on the court with a decent handle and shot but shows the ability to finish in traffic.
I hope Meechie returns and Mack commits to allow Davis and Wright time at PG but us not to have to rely on them, while Mack allows BBV to do the dirty work on defense/glass but we do not rely on him...
Meechie, Cooper and Jacobi would have a plethora of 6'6-6'8 wings with a very athletic scorer in Dibba; a year older athletic get to the basket passer in Davis- hope he works on his his mid range pull up; drop dead shooter in Stute; banger, hustler, set hard picks in BBV(the little stuff); rim protector, control the block and bang in Gray(could be al SEC defense); athletic young Conyers reminds me of Davis as a High School SR with a better off the dribble shot, he can gaurd 1-3 and Broyles has an SEC body at 6'7 220 athletic enough to gaurd anyone on the court with a decent handle and shot but shows the ability to finish in traffic.
I hope Meechie returns and Mack commits to allow Davis and Wright time at PG but us not to have to rely on them, while Mack allows BBV to do the dirty work on defense/glass but we do not rely on him...
Updated to include Morris Ugusuk (assuming he is 2023 class) and BJ Mack.
If Meechie withdraws from the draft, we are at the scholarship limit.
If Meechie withdraws from the draft, we are at the scholarship limit.
I am cautiously optimistic for next year now. I think we've got a good mix of experience and youth. I think we'll be more competitive while laying the foundation for future success at the same time.
I would assume Meechie is most likely returning, but you really don't know these days.
I hope so. Realistically, he is not getting drafted. But you're right, we don't know what he's hearing and who has his trust.
Today was a good day for MBB. I'm hopeful.
My perception is the Euro guys we had with Frank were not as aggressive as they needed to be in SEC games as the seasons wore on.
They have the athleticism and skill to play for the national teams in their respective countries when they finish here, but they tend to cave into the intimidation against good opponents. They are good, but the lack of hunger to get to the NBA works against them in college games.
Sadly, that would also apply to most all of our other players in recent years as well. LOL
We have to play A LOT better this year.
They have the athleticism and skill to play for the national teams in their respective countries when they finish here, but they tend to cave into the intimidation against good opponents. They are good, but the lack of hunger to get to the NBA works against them in college games.
Sadly, that would also apply to most all of our other players in recent years as well. LOL
We have to play A LOT better this year.
You are seeing big time why canning Martin was a good idea. With the wide open portal now players just arent gonna stick around for a guy like Frank Martin
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And yet, there are players from both last year's and this year's team leaving the Gamecocks to go play with him. I was ready to try another coach at the end of his 10 years in Columbia, but I never doubted Frank's investment and commitment to his players. It might have been tough love for some, but it was love nonetheless. And for most of his players, that love was mutual.
And a Gamecock transfers to UMASS, a few followed him to UMASS, some great players stuck around for Frank Martin, Seventh Woods transfered to South Carolina before transferring was
and I see no need to bad mouth the only coach to win an NCAA Tourney game in my lifetime.... he is at UMASS, wish him luck as he is in a very small club of coaches to leave South Caroliba and get a job. Hope he has success but loses to us! It shows the growth in our program from Foglers succes, Frank's Final Four run to go with our pledge in facilities as well as Dawn that we were able to move on from one talented coach to another as well as the job Coach Tanner has done with the Athletic Department...hes a disaster at Umass with everyone leaving after 1 year with him. The guys that followed him there weren't SEC quality anyway, which is why Umass finished with 6 conference wins
Can we give the UMass / Frank Martin discussion a rest? Like it or not, that was over a year ago. He's moved on, we've moved on.
Let talk about coach Paris and our team.
Let talk about coach Paris and our team.
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Yeah, one team finished .500 in conference last year and only won 4 games this year while the other won 7 last year and 6 this year, your right
I'll stop now! One had 3 players follow him to his new school...Coach Paris built a foundation and framed it in last year, he is roughing it in on the recruiting trail and finishing it in the transfer portal while trying to furnish it and make it a home this summer... I love the length, experience, athleticism, shooting and scoring/basketball IQ he brought in to go with what he had already cultivated...
I hope he gets it right again and with the new influx of talent we make a run in the NCAA Tourney, Scott reminds me of Tevin Mack out of Dreher with a better head on his shoulders...
We will be more athletic on the wings this year, if we can get Pringle we could put one of the most athletic and longest teams ever on the court with Davis, Scott, Noah, CMB and Gray... throw in Stute, Fredriko and Conyers...
We need Pringle or a player like him and another big, experienced PG to help Wright and Davis
We will be more athletic on the wings this year, if we can get Pringle we could put one of the most athletic and longest teams ever on the court with Davis, Scott, Noah, CMB and Gray... throw in Stute, Fredriko and Conyers...
We need Pringle or a player like him and another big, experienced PG to help Wright and Davis
the older guys on our roster i wouldnt expect much development out of, but the younger guys who played last year are the ones who ideally take the leap. zach davis showed he could finish last year, now can he develop the ball handling, shooting, and decision making to be more of a threat and possibly create for himself and others. cmb extending his range and ball handling so he can counter whatever size defender is guarding him. it may be asking too much for ugusuk to increase his strength, ball handling, and shooting all in one offseason to be a potential starter but you'd at least want him to be a guy who can get in the 20 minute range that wright played at last season considering his length at 6'4 if need be.
i look at wright, stute, and gray as largely finished articles, but you'd like to see them do the things we are counting on them to do even better next season.
ideally you bring in a starting point and a starting center and i feel thats a better overall roster than last year. while that wont necessarily translate to more wins, if we fill out the roster with 2 starting caliber players or even just one i feel were better equipped to not got overwhelmed by another teams length or athleticism like we did at times last year.
i look at wright, stute, and gray as largely finished articles, but you'd like to see them do the things we are counting on them to do even better next season.
ideally you bring in a starting point and a starting center and i feel thats a better overall roster than last year. while that wont necessarily translate to more wins, if we fill out the roster with 2 starting caliber players or even just one i feel were better equipped to not got overwhelmed by another teams length or athleticism like we did at times last year.
Gray has improved every year and I expect him to make some offensive improvements(FT%), Wright will improve his floor leadership and Stute needs to improve his handles and shooting off the drbble, these are vital
The improvements I hope to see will come from Conyers and Morris...