It was a banner day for the "Big East" today...

BearcatTalk

Help Support BearcatTalk:

The AAC and new Big East are very interesting this year. The Big East is pretty balanced where the AAC has a pretty distinct line separating the good teams from the bad. That said, both conferences will likely grab four or five bids each.
 
Scheids21 said:
The AAC and new Big East are very interesting this year. The Big East is pretty balanced where the AAC has a pretty distinct line separating the good teams from the bad. That said, both conferences will likely grab four or five bids each.
Click to expand...

I agree there's more balance in the Big East too. It's balanced because it's a mix of mostly average to good teams. There doesn't seem to be a dominant team or two in the mix this year.

The bottom half of the American isn't good, but with teams like the Cats, UConn, Memphis, L'ville, and maybe SMU there seems like a chance someone in the conference could make a run in the tourney. Outside of Nova, I'm not sure the Big East has that at the moment.

I'm starting to see some similarities to X, St. John's and maybe a Seton Hall. They seem to snag great recruits but the promise isn't realized with team success. I think they have lost their team identity in the process. 4 and 5 star recruits are great, and I'm excited when the Cats get them. But I think Mick does a better job of targeting players that fit his vision for the team versus just signing anyone.
 
Bearcat22 said:
I agree there's more balance in the Big East too. It's balanced because it's a mix of mostly average to good teams. There doesn't seem to be a dominant team or two in the mix this year.

The bottom half of the American isn't good, but with teams like the Cats, UConn, Memphis, L'ville, and maybe SMU there seems like a chance someone in the conference could make a run in the tourney. Outside of Nova, I'm not sure the Big East has that at the moment.

I'm starting to see some similarities to X, St. John's and maybe a Seton Hall. They seem to snag great recruits but the promise isn't realized with team success. I think they have lost their team identity in the process. 4 and 5 star recruits are great, and I'm excited when the Cats get them. But I think Mick does a better job of targeting players that fit his vision for the team versus just signing anyone.
Click to expand...

Not to beat a dead horse...I think Mick is amazing at getting the best of the rest recruits, I mean he def would take all 4 and 5 star guys but I doubt they have much interest in U.C. at the moment.... So he targets the best players he can actually get. Somehow X and St John pull high recruits...just don't manage to do much with them. Give Mick those guys and watch out...
 
Bcatfollower said:
Not to beat a dead horse...I think Mick is amazing at getting the best of the rest recruits, I mean he def would take all 4 and 5 star guys but I doubt they have much interest in U.C. at the moment.... So he targets the best players he can actually get. Somehow X and St John pull high recruits...just don't manage to do much with them. Give Mick those guys and watch out...
Click to expand...

Frankly I think Mick's most disappointing season was when he had Lance. Lance was still young and immature but even as a freshman his talent was through the roof. I don't think Mick played to his strengths at all and IMO is the main reason for their disappointing season. To date, Mick has done better with the lesser rated recruits. That said, I hope he starts getting better recruits and maximizes their potential - best of both worlds.
 
TheLongHaul said:
Frankly I think Mick's most disappointing season was when he had Lance. Lance was still young and immature but even as a freshman his talent was through the roof. I don't think Mick played to his strengths at all and IMO is the main reason for their disappointing season. To date, Mick has done better with the lesser rated recruits. That said, I hope he starts getting better recruits and maximizes their potential - best of both worlds.
Click to expand...

There were some chemistry issues on that team. Ask some of the Pacers early in Lance's career. He isn't easy to play with, especially when he was the high profile/talked about player overshadowing everyone else on the team. Since then, Mick has definitely gone for the 4 year players that come from good families who don't have huge egos. I still love Lance, but that is the truth.
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
There were some chemistry issues on that team. Ask some of the Pacers early in Lance's career. He isn't easy to play with, especially when he was the high profile/talked about player overshadowing everyone else on the team. Since then, Mick has definitely gone for the 4 year players that come from good families who don't have huge egos. I still love Lance, but that is the truth.
Click to expand...

Completely agree with this. Also, I think Vaughn wasn't the best team player. That team definitely had some chemistry issues. Chemistry can be the difference between an underachieving team and an overachieving team.
 
david aka the TYZ said:
Completely agree with this. Also, I think Vaughn wasn't the best team player. That team definitely had some chemistry issues. Chemistry can be the difference between an underachieving team and an overachieving team.
Click to expand...

Deonta definitely had his flaws, but I will always be grateful that he stuck it out during those rough first few years. It takes a team player to not transfer after watching Adam Hyricanuk miss 10 straight bunnies every game. Vaughn didn't play very well towards the end, but he had a nice career.
 
JumpinJack5 said:
Deonta definitely had his flaws, but I will always be grateful that he stuck it out during those rough first few years. It takes a team player to not transfer after watching Adam Hyricanuk miss 10 straight bunnies every game. Vaughn didn't play very well towards the end, but he had a nice career.
Click to expand...

I would take Adam H on this team in a heartbeat.
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
There were some chemistry issues on that team. Ask some of the Pacers early in Lance's career. He isn't easy to play with, especially when he was the high profile/talked about player overshadowing everyone else on the team. Since then, Mick has definitely gone for the 4 year players that come from good families who don't have huge egos. I still love Lance, but that is the truth.
Click to expand...

Lots of teams have chemistry issues, it's the coaches job to figure it out.

Mick will still recruit a Lance type player with a huge ego every day of the week, you're kidding yourself if you don't think that's the case.
 
JasonS said:
Yes. That is exactly what I am telling you. Your memory fails you if you think Adam H has a place on a team with aspirations for a deep NCAA Tourney run.
Click to expand...

Adam H is better than our current backups at the 4 and 5 and I think Mick would take him in a heartbeat... Big strong guy that moved pretty well. Thats already an upgrade.. The layup thing was blown out of proportion and clearly got into his head. Could really help this team out.
 
TheLivingLegend said:
Adam H is better than our current backups at the 4 and 5 and I think Mick would take him in a heartbeat... Big strong guy that moved pretty well. Thats already an upgrade.. The layup thing was blown out of proportion and clearly got into his head. Could really help this team out.
Click to expand...

Helen Keller would've been a better 5 than Adam H. Dave isn't very good, but he is clearly better than Adam. Adam was probably one of the worst scholarship players in UC history.
 
JumpinJack5 said:
Helen Keller would've been a better 5 than Adam H. Dave isn't very good, but he is clearly better than Adam. Adam was probably one of the worst scholarship players in UC history.
Click to expand...

Do you not remember Ronald Allen?

Adam H was playing way too many minutes, on this team, he would be a better back up center than Nyarsuk.

He averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes a night. He also shot 71% from the FT line.
 

Similar threads

J
Full Season Grades/Review
2
Replies
25
Views
12K
ervins84
E
M
AAC vs Big East
Replies
5
Views
3K
MylesFoxMorrisey
M
G
East Carolina
3 4 5
Replies
94
Views
28K
Uclawrugby
U
J
Old Threads
Replies
0
Views
3K
jacobkdoyle
J
J
Fatigue
2
Replies
37
Views
9K
Patrick Bateman
P

Latest posts

Back
Top