2015-2016 Season

[BearcatSpaniard513]

What would you consider a success for the season? Just curious where everyone on here is at. For me I think AAC champs is something we should contend for every year. This year we win it. 3-5 seed in the tourney. I think we have all the talent to make the elite 8. That would be a success to me. Sweet 16 would leave me with an okay feeling, anything less would be a disappointment.

Final 4 if we get a favorable draw in the tourney. Not sure if our SOS is strong enough for a 3 seed, but if we win the conference, have a solid winning streak and take care of Iowa State, UConn and Butler it's possible.

We better beat that other team in town also.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Apologies if this has already been posted:

@GoBearcats MBB
.@CBSSportsCBB lists the #Bearcats No. 25 in its ranking of all 351 college basketball teams. http://t.co/EfzbXpRFdV via @cbssports

 

[jacobkdoyle]

From the above link:

25. Cincinnati: The Bearcats can absolutely win the AAC, and we think Octavius Ellis is among the most valuable players Mick Cronin's ever coached.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

There will be a public scrimmage on Oct 24th at 1:00pm. Notes will be appreciated.

 

[TheLongHaul]

There will be a public scrimmage on Oct 24th at 1:00pm. Notes will be appreciated.

Where did you see this? I'd be interested in going but haven't seen anything about it.

 

[LaxCat31]

Where did you see this? I'd be interested in going but haven't seen anything about it.

It's going to be an open to the public scrimmage at 1:00pm on October 24th, before the homecoming game. Not many details out to this point though.

 

[ucdave]

Where did you see this? I'd be interested in going but haven't seen anything about it.

I'm guessing it's from this:

Mick CroninVerified account
‏@CoachCroninUC
Homecoming weekend October 24. 1:00 pm. Cincinnati men's Basketball scrimmage open to the public. Look for details to come on @GoBEARCATS

 

[TheLongHaul]

Thx

 

[mdchick]

http://youtu.be/i1gu5_i1FFU

Caupain looks like he is going to be bruiser this year he looks like he's 220 even though I know he's not he just looks fuller.

Thanks for the video chad

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Dan Hoard with Cobb.

http://www.gobearcats.com/collegesportslive/?media=507867

 

[BearcatSpaniard513]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

We bring back nearly the entire team that advanced in the tournament, our head coach is back, we added 3 talented freshman and still do not crack the top 25 of the coaches poll? What a joke.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Are we looking at the same amount of zone defense as last year? Seems like that could work well with a shortened clock. I'd like to see KJ applying pressure in the backcourt after makes if we are falling back into the zone.

 

[Bulldog01]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

We bring back nearly the entire team that advanced in the tournament, our head coach is back, we added 3 talented freshman and still do not crack the top 25 of the coaches poll? What a joke.

none of returning players strike fear to NOBODY but homers. Ok everybody returns off team that struggled scoring big time. Some places fans would be saying a lot if these players shouldn't even returned. I think this is our best team in years they still need come out firing on all cylinders and prove to world their good. We probably don't have 1 top 100 nba prospect on team outside of Clark.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

Ellis and Caupain are among the top 5 NBA prospects in the AAC per Draft Express.

 

[waterhead]

none of returning players strike fear to NOBODY but homers. Ok everybody returns off team that struggled scoring big time. Some places fans would be saying a lot if these players shouldn't even returned. I think this is our best team in years they still need come out firing on all cylinders and prove to world their good. We probably don't have 1 top 100 nba prospect on team outside of Clark.

I don't think any single player on offense strikes fear. However, if we can get just 2 more points out of each position we would average 70 pts. When you combine that with our top tier D our TEAM might strike some fear in the opponents! We have a well rounded team...it's not all about individual offensive performance.

 

[Bearcat Rob]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings

We bring back nearly the entire team that advanced in the tournament, our head coach is back, we added 3 talented freshman and still do not crack the top 25 of the coaches poll? What a joke.

What's funny is Purdue who we beat is ranked higher than us even tho we bring back the whole team that beat them and added better recruits than them

 

[LaxCat31]

What's funny is Purdue who we beat is ranked higher than us even tho we bring back the whole team that beat them and added better recruits than them

They added a 5* recruit in Swannigan, which is huge in the eyes of pollsters who don't really look into each team. So if they take a glance and see Purdue added a big recruit, they will automatically put them ahead of us. It's stupid, but just how the system works.

 

[Bulldog01]

Ellis and Caupain are among the top 5 NBA prospects in the AAC per Draft Express.

Clark over both so draft express hasn't seen us play

 

[Bulldog01]

I don't think any single player on offense strikes fear. However, if we can get just 2 more points out of each position we would average 70 pts. When you combine that with our top tier D our TEAM might strike some fear in the opponents! We have a well rounded team...it's not all about individual offensive performance.

I totally agree. You can't say though we return ALL our top players when only one or two actually played good basketball. Nobody averaged over ten points or five assists. I think without doubt were top 15. We still have to prove it though

 

[Bulldog01]

They added a 5* recruit in Swannigan, which is huge in the eyes of pollsters who don't really look into each team. So if they take a glance and see Purdue added a big recruit, they will automatically put them ahead of us. It's stupid, but just how the system works.

Purdue still has big center?