Yesterday I bought Athlon at Barnes & Noble as I do every September. I also glanced over Lindy's and Street & Smiths. As I expected we are picked 14th in Athlon and Lindy's but Street & Smith has us picked as 13th. We just have to get over the hump and surprise some teams and people. I love the job that Pikiell and our staff are doing. Many of us wish we could move up quicker but I firmly believe that Coach is doing things the right way. I have watched him closely and spoken with him often. I think this coming season we will be improved & better but like others it might not be seen in our record. I know that last year we had very little depth. Hopefully all 11 scholarship players that are eligible for this season will all be good contributors to our team and I think they will be. Best of luck to our staff and players for this coming season.
Athlon, Lindy's & Street and Smiths are all out.
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Sports is a results oriented business .Pikiell and staff are doing a outstanding job in teaching fundamentals and being very active in recruiting all over the country.Ultimately all the hard work must translate into wins and it needs to happen within the next two seasons.Coming in last in conference standings is a measure of talent versus league opponents.
Art, I also read something online where we were picked 14th. They said Shaq Carter was the player to look out for. Weren't we told to cool our jets on expectations for him a little while ago?
I think the program finishes 12th or 13th. Like you said, they are going to surprise some teams.
I think the program finishes 12th or 13th. Like you said, they are going to surprise some teams.
Saw it at Target in North Brunswick. It's a combo college + NBA issue, so if you only see the NBA one you have to flip it around to see the college. They have that one and Athlon there. I got the Athlon issue at a Stop & Shop but haven't seen Lindy's anywhere.
Weirdly the Target in North Brunswick had the Philadelphia Athlon issue (Eric Paschall cover) while the Stop & Shop in South Brunswick had the New York issue (Tyus Battle cover). Go figure.
Shields, I bought my Athlon at Barnes & Noble in Clark. Every year I buy my copy there or at Barnes & Noble in Mountainside/Springfield on route 22.
Too much new this year for a guide to really have a good handle on us.
We lose our two leading scorers, and bring in 5 new bodies - and have just 1 senior on the roster. While Kiss and Johnson had a year with the team, and Carter is coming off two years at Juco... no one has ever seen them in scarlet. Expectation with that much changeover and that many underclassmen is that it'll take some time to know if they'll come together.
Expecting this to be a learning year, and for next year to start making some strides.
We lose our two leading scorers, and bring in 5 new bodies - and have just 1 senior on the roster. While Kiss and Johnson had a year with the team, and Carter is coming off two years at Juco... no one has ever seen them in scarlet. Expectation with that much changeover and that many underclassmen is that it'll take some time to know if they'll come together.
Expecting this to be a learning year, and for next year to start making some strides.
One interssting quote from Pikiell from the Lindy's one is that he thinks Peter Kiss might be the best athlete on the team.
If Kiss can get to the hoop and finish against your average B1G lead guard, and stay in front of those same guards defensively, then we are a better team than people think. I’ll believe it when I see it, personally. In Kiss’ freshmen highlights, there was a lot of stopping and popping from mid-range when he got walled off, rather than taking it all the way to the hole.
We'll see about that. Watched his highlights against SHU and Gonzaga and he would always pull up. Obviously it's been two years since then, of course.
Yeah. I’m curious what Pikiell means by “best athlete.” Highest vertical? Most explosive lateral movement? Strength/power? I’d be surprised if he was the most explosive athlete on the active roster, but maybe so.
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Pikiell is excited about a lot guys so it's going to be fun to watch the team develop. Obviously we are a different team without Corey and Freeman. I don't think finding scorers is going to be an issue as we have shooters but the ball movement will take time to flow and we need to replace Freeman's rebounding. Who will step up in that role? Will Doucore make big strides and what do we get from Myles Johnson and Carter in the post and on the boards on both ends? The competition in the Big 10 is always going to be at a high level. No way of really knowing where we stack up just yet? I'm excited to find out?
