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waterhead said:
It's crazy looking at Mich Barttorvik site. They had Simpson and Brooks 6'0" and 6'1" playing over 30 minutes each. Also DeJulius playing over 20 minutes at 6'0".

You don't see that very often
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They had an odd roster last year. Their 6 other rotation players went 6'7, 6'8, 6'8, 6'10, 6'11 and 7'1. They essentially played all year without a traditional 2 guard.
 
cincyguy13 said:
What brannen has done in 1 year is incredible. Hes been able to bring in a lot of talent. Lot to be excited about
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It's a really nice class with a lot of talent. I'm going to cherry pick the top rankings for these guys coming out of high school (either 247 or 247 composite whichever is better because I feel like it)


Tari Eason - 114
Gabe Madsen - 152
Mike Saunders - 175
David DeJulius - 107


Rapolas Ivanauskas - 145
 
What an outstanding week for Brannen.

I think we've solidified our roster as top 2 or 3 in the AAC for next season with expectations to make the NCAA tournament (granted DDJ is eligible).
 
Pretty quickly we've gone from next season being rebuilding year to looking pretty solid with a VERY solid future.


This system is going to be a lot of fun for guards and wings. I think a lot of them are going to want to come here.

Vogt
MAW
Harvey
Davenport

Eason
Gabe
Saunders
Mason
DeJulius
Rap


Not bad for the first 2 (and not counting last years grad transfers).
 
cincrulz11 said:
Pretty quickly we've gone from next season being rebuilding year to looking pretty solid with a VERY solid future.


This system is going to be a lot of fun for guards and wings. I think a lot of them are going to want to come here.

Vogt
MAW
Harvey
Davenport

Eason
Gabe
Saunders
Mason
DeJulius
Rap


Not bad for the first 2 (and not counting last years grad transfers).
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Let's not forget late to the table in 2019 and late for building relationships for 2020. 2021 was supposed to be his first attempt at a class with little to no handicap.
 
TheLivingLegend said:
Bench is deeep. No clue who starters are.

Dejulius. Maw. Keith. Rap. Vogt. Would be my guesss.

With Harvey first off bench.
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MAW is intriguing to me. He does better on the ball and I'm not sure I really like his off-ball game. But maybe the faster overall pace will fit more to his game. Having to be a 2 with Jarron as the 1 can't be too easy for guys that aren't just jump shooters.



We're gonna wear other teams backcourts out.
 
cincrulz11 said:
MAW is intriguing to me. He does better on the ball and I'm not sure I really like his off-ball game. But maybe the faster overall pace will fit more to his game. Having to be a 2 with Jarron as the 1 can't be too easy for guys that aren't just jump shooters.



We're gonna wear other teams backcourts out.
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Agreed... His defense could be elite... But then again Harvey started playing great defense at end of yr.

Man we better run teams and press.
 
cincyguy13 said:
I’d rather diarra start. Let’s see if he figured it out. His ceiling is the highest if he can ever stop the dumb things.
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Id agree.. But I don't see that happening. Vogt was very good for majority of season and then got exposed some. Curious how his game builds.
 
TheLivingLegend said:
Id agree.. But I don't see that happening. Vogt was very good for majority of season and then got exposed some. Curious how his game builds.
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I think I agree with SkyBlade here with Vogt playing with either Diara or Eason but not Rap. Diara can play with Rap, Eason, or Vogt.

Unless Brannen gets Rap to go all out on D every play like he should. There are too many alternatives for players to take plays off right now. Also the parity between players is not as big as it was with Cumberland and Scott. Scott didn't take plays off but Cumberland did and we could not afford to have Cumberland not in the game. We can probably afford to have any of our roster out of the game right now...so the bench will become much more effective tool for CJB. I think CJB even said at one point he didn't have much choice but to watch some players take a play off at times...and in the future it would not be an issue.

This roster is shaping up for up tempo, balls to the wall press, high competition for playing time, etc. If you are lazy...we have a solution. Also 5 man out motion should be ripe.
 
With Williams...did we just add our 2 biggest play makers? Obviously we don't know about the frosh.
 
if anybody we play has a post player Vogt and Rap are definitely going to play together. Vogt is the only post defender on the roster.
 
Realistically, getting a decent big and a confident scoring guard is about the best we could have hoped for at this stage in the process.

I really would have liked to see that Bowling Green kid come in, but I do like our back court options now.

I see some chatter on Facebook about a big from Michigan might also be in play. Any legs to that?

Since we've heard absolutely nothing about Prince thus far I'm assuming nothing positive has changed in his situation. I'm sure the roster could make a hole if the opportunity arises.
 
cincrulz11 said:
if anybody we play has a post player Vogt and Rap are definitely going to play together. Vogt is the only post defender on the roster.
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I am hoping Diarra can take some time to train and learn some post player defense. He's raw but his progress this summer could be really good. We just won't know.

Same with Vogt. This is his last year. So conditioning might be next level. We know he understands the system, he just can get worn down and fouls a bit too much. I love his attitude and temperament, mostly.
 
We are VERY deep all of a sudden. And you always want everyone to be happy enough with minutes, so I'm not worrying about adding anyone at this point.

I think you need to get to work on the HS circuit for 21 to fill out a promising wing and big man.
 
sirthought said:
I see some chatter on Facebook about a big from Michigan might also be in play. Any legs to that?

Since we've heard absolutely nothing about Prince thus far I'm assuming nothing positive has changed in his situation. I'm sure the roster could make a hole if the opportunity arises.
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I think the chances for the Michigan big (Castleton) died on the vine once Rap committed. We don't have any minutes to offer him next season.

As you mentioned, no news about Prince probably means his spot/scholarship is in place for the time being. Unless someone unexpectedly transfers out, it seems like our roster is set until further notice.
 
Queens_NYC said:
I think the chances for the Michigan big (Castleton) died on the vine once Rap committed. We don't have any minutes to offer him next season.

As you mentioned, no news about Prince probably means his spot/scholarship is in place for the time being. Unless someone unexpectedly transfers out, it seems like our roster is set until further notice.
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If we get another Harvey situation...Princes scholarship won’t last long. At least not his sports scholarship
 
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