Gabe Madsen is the best player in the class imo
Gabe Madsen is the best player in the class imo
My guess is he will be the most prolific scorer of the Brannen recruits (so far). He's a play maker with a lightning quick release on the 3 ball (with accuracy).
I think all 3 can find decent minutes in year one given the overall youth and makeup of the team next year...and even Mason is an additional shooter for heat checks.
i was thinking the other day Gabe could be a guy in the running most 3's as a bearcat. a strange thought before he's ever put on a uniform but i'd have to imagine he'll attempt a ton of them over the course of his career here.
this year has obviously been a huge disappointment, but i can't help but be really excited about the young guys we're bringing in.
Agreed...he can catch and shoot but he also has a nice step back and can release the ball very fast at 6'5"-6'6" that will be hard to block. He seems to be able to shoot on the move.
I wonder what we do with MAW. Can you even slide him over to the wing with Harvey and Gabe fighting for that 2nd spot? Is he a good enough ball handler to run the point with Saunders coming in? Will Mason back up Saunders with MAW on wing or will we start with MAW on point and let Saunders back him up? After Keith is gone things open up a bit more.
I've heard people talking about a grad transfer wing...but I'm not sure I see that happening. I would rather grab another 4 and 5 and let the young guys get experience on the wing.
One other note about some of CJB's recruits is their competitive nature, enthusiasm and in some cases even cockiness.
Jarron has swagger but he's not firing up the rest of the team. I see guys like Saunders and Madsens adding some of that attitude we have been lacking this year. That killer instinct. MAW is confident. Davenport is excitable. I don't really know the demeanor of Eason. We haven't seen much of Harvey. But in general I think we are adding excitement and confidence.
This year's team just hasn't been able to maintain or manufacture the energy required to win the games we need to win.
I suspect Brannen loves the idea of running two ball handlers out there at the same time in MAW and Saunders, especially given MAW’s three point success so far this season. His length and height will matchup well against most 2’s in the NCAA.
The biggest challenge will be how young next year’s team will be. Big steps needed from returning players, especially Keith, who will finally be needed as a primary go-to guy more than he has been in his first three years.
Something I’m excited about — Vogt took HUGE steps forward physically in his first Summer with the Bearcats. Having an entire offseason come April will be huge in taking his quickness and agility to another level. He could be truly dominant next season.
Ryan James, a recruiting analyst from MN, did a spot on Cincy Slangin’ and sounded very bullish on Mason.
Not that he doesn’t see the upside in Gabe, but the word is out on Mason as a high level shooter, good defender, and nice creator.
I suspect the Madsen brothers’ immediate impact will be limited, but I don’t find myself questioning the decision to take Mason along with Gabe anymore.
Eason is a talker. I noticed in a few of his highlights he wasn't shy about telling the guy guarding him what was up. we need to get our swagger back.
It's going to be interesting next year when there is not really a clear cut player that you have to find ways to get him the ball outside of the context of your natural offensive system.
Like it or not Brannen likely feels obligated to change the offense a little for Jarron at times. Next year I think the talent will be somewhat equal to one another and Brannen can run his sets without feeling the need to switch gears for a single player quite as much. We will still want to feed Vogt a lot...but we are doing that now...and it is part of the system to do that.
As young as we will be I think the coach won't have to worry so much about damaging egos. It will be more of a pure style of play for him where everyone shares the load. I don't think Keith is the type of player you need to design a specific offense around and he works well in the system anyway.
i think we're looking for a progression like what Dayton has done the last 3 years. Now they've got the players Grant wants for the system and they're rocking it out. We aren't as likely to have a player as dominant as Obi, but we can have multiple shooters and multiple guys that can score. Grant/Brannens system works.
We wasn't going very far anyway once i seen our slow plodding C's jad better ball skills than most of our guards. MAW plays scared, McNeal just has zero confidence, jaevin was a wasted roster spot, jarron only can do so much, KW can't dribble, harvey should've sat out this year.
This roster in need of couple SF with ball skills. I'll take two Rashad's Bishop's over two more plodding C's.
He looks like the most skilled. You never know what kind of competition they are playing though. I know Saunders is always playing some of the best teams in the country. Always hard to tell.
from my understanding is they are playing in a really good conference
Jaevin is far from a wasted roster spot. He can change the game in the course of 5 minutes when hot. Harvey cannot right now. McNeal cannot right now. Davenport cannot right now. Diara cannot right now. Moore could not. MAW is solid but not a game changer. Sorolla is solid but not a game changer.