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On 12/7/2024 at 11:51 AM, willie said:
I obviously agree with a lot of your post. I seem to be the only one who would like to see if Max could possibly help. I was told by several insiders that the coaches were very high on him. I know he lacks weight and strength. Maybe he is our Wembly. Give him a chance . If nothing else he has 5 fouls to give.
I'm starting to question whether our best lineup by the end of the season may be Pikaar, Avila, Anya, Jimerson and Swope with Thames getting a lot of time off of the bench. I say end of season, because I think Pikaar needs playing time to learn how to best fit in and for the other guys to learn how to utilize him. Pikaar is a rim protector who, once he gets more experience, will be a defensive presence we don't have right now. Someone else mentioned this, but if he can guard the rim inside, the other guys don't have to sink so far inside, thus, improving our 3-point defense. Avila would likely be guarded by a smaller defender when Pikaar is on the floor, making his 3 point shooting more effective. Given how the season has gone, I would start getting this guy more playing time and see how he fits in.
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9 minutes ago, longtimelistenerfirsttimec said:
avila came because of this coach he is going to stay here because of the coach college sports can change rosters year to year unless you have given up on this coach and his ability to judge talent why give up
I think that is what I have to hang my hopes on. The idea that Schertz is a very good coach who is having abnormal results for him despite bringing two of his best players with him, adding Jimerson, and adding a hand picked roster from a larger NIL pot is the only way to shine a positive light on what is happening. Perhaps he learns better how to construct a roster that fits his system and can play defense next year. However, next year's team will be mostly new, at least with regard to the key players.
However, If the season continues like this, I do not think that Avila stays regardless his relationship the coach. He came with Schertz, because he had success last season and was counting on having better success (meaning play in the NCAA tournament) at a school that was a higher level. If that doesn't happen, and it seems like a longshot now, he will leave and go somewhere that he thinks will get him to the tournament in his final season of eligibilty. There's no way he sticks around without Swope and Jimerson and tries again with a mostly new team.
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Someone help talk me off the ledge with regard to what is happening this season and what the future holds. I know we have injuries, but teams need to overcome them and recruit depth to avoid having the problems we are having. I keep hearing that we live and die by the three, but "yes" that happens, and Schertz has a system reliant on threes, and we are not getting good attempts and not hitting them. Right now, we are losing to teams that we should beat and being told "but that's a really good team." We used to be competitive with the Butlers, Marquettes, Memphises of the world, and now we are making excuses for losses or close games with the likes of San Francisco and 0-9 Jackson State (they lost they're most recent game to Arkansas State).
Jimerson and Swope are gone after this season. The way the season is going, I cannot see Avila sticking around for his last year. Given this, where is our team going to be at the beginning of next season? With Jimerson, Swope and Avila gone, are we just starting over and counting on Schertz's system to win out with a new bunch. All I can see is bleakness.
Does anyone have a reasonable argument that there is a silver lining?
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I assume Hendricks is watching cuts being made by power conferences to see if we can pick up some talent.
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Just shot a Brett Jolly 3
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1 minute ago, thunderdan said:
Just not enough healthy bodies. Particularly ones that can defend.
Not an excuse. We’re just not that good.
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2 minutes ago, TRN said:
Live by the 3, die by the 3. 27 point difference in 3s, down 26….
Not an excuse. We’re just not good.
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I feel like emails went out in the past seeking entrants. I haven’t seen any this year. I would seek out the promotions people on the athletic department list and shoot them an email.
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I bashed the schedule when it came out. Now I think I’m somewhat happy that it’s as weak as it is.
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We only have 5 fouls.
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Why not foul?
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Just now, billikenbill said:
Why did we shoot the three so early? Gifted Lowell 2 points.
Because Hughes got the ball
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Watched warmups. Hughes warmup consisted of all dunks. Let’s see how that preparation does for the game.
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5 hours ago, billikenfan05 said:
The thing about upside is, it has nothing to do with what they ended up as. It's all about potential. Carteare, Willie Reed, Nesbitt all had major potential. The rest were not highly thought of as Freshmen. Lisch and Liddell were big time local, but not really on the national radar, but I was young. I could be wrong.
It also has a lot to do with being physically gifted as a young player. Willie Reed wasn't a BIG TIME player but his frame had so much room for growth as a player. Pikaar is someone I would compare him to.
I’m excited about McCotry, but I was more excited about the careers of all the guys I listed when they were freshmen. Maybe Amari gets himself into that category by the end of the season . He’s just not there now.
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15 hours ago, HoosierPal said:
Dayton now gets to play UConn in the double losers game. Dayton is going to be a problem in the Atlantic10.
Dayton does this every year. They are better than how they actually show up in the non-conference, then come to the A-10 and do well even though games against them mean less than they should.
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23 hours ago, Fraz said:
I can’t remember a freshman with as much upside as McCottry maybe ever
That's a really broad statement. I'm excited that Amari may develop into a decent player, but really? How about Dwayne Evans, Goodwin, French, Ellis, Lisch, Liddell, Kwamain, Willie Reed, Rob Loe, Carte'are (before we knew better), Thatch, Yuri, Nesbitt, etc. Regardless of whether they panned out for us or not, I think all the guys on my list were thought of as having pretty good upside as freshmen.
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Anya with 18 RBs. Double double when adding 11 points.
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It's a sad state of affairs for us when our team is favored by less than 10 when playing Quinnipiac (yes, frickin Quinnipiac) at home.
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Good thing we have such a weak schedule coming up
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We look like a bad AAU team
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Swope playing like he laid some money on the Shockers.
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Swope 2-13 with 5 TOs
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Swope’s been a bit of a turnover machine
Coach Schertz on the Radio 4/28 Press Box w/Frank
in Billikens.com Main Board
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I understand what you are saying, but I also think there is a counter argument. If all teams have to deal with free agency and chemistry issues, I would think coaches who have a consistent system in place may find it easier to bring in players that will fit in said system and gel faster.