With our final scholarship used up for 2017 and all the Bragg chatter now off the board it's time to really focus on 2018 recruiting. I think we need the following with the number one priority listed first:
PG..Big time recruit that can be a possible starter for 3 years.
A PF or C with some serious talent around the basket.
SF/SG...Depending if Keith Williams will be a SF or SG I don't think it matters but always good to get some shooters and athleticism in especially if JE doesn't return after his JR. year.
Trevor Moore/Cumberland/Brooks are a few names that committed during the July months going into their senior year. I think we will start hearing some chatter on some serious names in the next month or 2.
Agree, PG is top priority in 2018, then maybe a 4With our final scholarship used up for 2017 and all the Bragg chatter now off the board it's time to really focus on 2018 recruiting. I think we need the following with the number one priority listed first:
PG..Big time recruit that can be a possible starter for 3 years.
A PF or C with some serious talent around the basket.
SF/SG...Depending if Keith Williams will be a SF or SG I don't think it matters but always good to get some shooters and athleticism in especially if JE doesn't return after his JR. year.
Trevor Moore/Cumberland/Brooks are a few names that committed during the July months going into their senior year. I think we will start hearing some chatter on some serious names in the next month or 2.
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With our final scholarship used up for 2017 and all the Bragg chatter now off the board it's time to really focus on 2018 recruiting. I think we need the following with the number one priority listed first:
PG..Big time recruit that can be a possible starter for 3 years.
A PF or C with some serious talent around the basket.
SF/SG...Depending if Keith Williams will be a SF or SG I don't think it matters but always good to get some shooters and athleticism in especially if JE doesn't return after his JR. year.
Trevor Moore/Cumberland/Brooks are a few names that committed during the July months going into their senior year. I think we will start hearing some chatter on some serious names in the next month or 2.
Really hoping for a big class here with PG, PF, and wing. We should have a lot of momentum on the court and a brand spanking new arena experience to pitch to recruits. If we can't capitalize on this class in a big way I am not sure we will under Cronin. We have been able to get one fairly significant recruit per class but I think we should aim for at least 2 out of 3 here to be top 100's...it would be nice to get all 3. Top 25 ranking in class at a minimum.
This season on the court and the recruiting class will go a long way for me in determining what type of level we can reach under Cronin. Can he reach the elite status or is very good his plateau?
Last season was a nice step up but in the end we still were not able to beat elite teams. We need to be able to beat elite teams. 1-5 we are going to be extremely solid this year. We shouldn't have any major weakness in the starting lineup. We need to keep replacing our elite talent if we want to maintain and hopefully improve.
This is the first year going into a season I feel we have the ability to be elite because of our talent 1-5. We will lose 2 talented BIGS and need to replace at least one with talent on offense. We can be decent with the old standby of having an athletic big to block shots and rebound but it's been too much fun having guys down low who can score.
We can win with an elite PG and a solid athletic big...but we don't have the type of elite guards (Lonzo Ball etc) to be able to get by without one IMO. I think we have pretty good wing talent right now for a couple more years...so that is not a necessity. I don't think we will lose a wing to NBA or graduation after this year. We will have two senior PG's after this year meaning we have to start planning for their departure. On the wing we might be OK for a little while but always nice to keep adding talent there.
If we can land a top 100 PG and BIG I will be extremely happy and hopeful.
Really hoping for a big class here with PG, PF, and wing. We should have a lot of momentum on the court and a brand spanking new arena experience to pitch to recruits. If we can't capitalize on this class in a big way I am not sure we will under Cronin. We have been able to get one fairly significant recruit per class but I think we should aim for at least 2 out of 3 here to be top 100's...it would be nice to get all 3. Top 25 ranking in class at a minimum.
This season on the court and the recruiting class will go a long way for me in determining what type of level we can reach under Cronin. Can he reach the elite status or is very good his plateau?
Last season was a nice step up but in the end we still were not able to beat elite teams. We need to be able to beat elite teams. 1-5 we are going to be extremely solid this year. We shouldn't have any major weakness in the starting lineup. We need to keep replacing our elite talent if we want to maintain and hopefully improve.
This is the first year going into a season I feel we have the ability to be elite because of our talent 1-5. We will lose 2 talented BIGS and need to replace at least one with talent on offense. We can be decent with the old standby of having an athletic big to block shots and rebound but it's been too much fun having guys down low who can score.
We can win with an elite PG and a solid athletic big...but we don't have the type of elite guards (Lonzo Ball etc) to be able to get by without one IMO. I think we have pretty good wing talent right now for a couple more years...so that is not a necessity. I don't think we will lose a wing to NBA or graduation after this year. We will have two senior PG's after this year meaning we have to start planning for their departure. On the wing we might be OK for a little while but always nice to keep adding talent there.
If we can land a top 100 PG and BIG I will be extremely happy and hopeful.
I couldn't agree more. I'm fine with the stuff that has been going on and have been extremely happy on the recruits and team. I think our success has been great too but it's time for some bigger recruits with what we have to offer with a new arena and a lot of playing time at the PG and possible big. At least a top PG needs to be signed. This is all of course assuming we aren't going to get a transfer for 2018.
With Williams and Cumberland on the books for the next few years my first priority is a scoring Big. Thats my 1st and 2nd priority. After that Brendan Adams or another PG
Agree. No more 2 star projects. Need to get kids like X is getting who are coming in with very good basketball skills. Can't afford to give scholly's away just to find practice players.