mako1331
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Their senior year is still the most bizarre thing to me. How were they not at least 8-8?
That team lost one of the greatest players in the history of the program and a very good role player class. The team had no PG and no bench. It was literally a three man team. It was even worse than I thought when I checked the stats. Big E, JGray, and Strickland all played 32+ min a game. The next highest? Drum, Hale, and Ellie at 20-22 min/game and 5.5-5.6 pts/game.
I had forgotten how much Visser played that year. Even started 17 games, the most behind the top 3 seniors.
It was a horrible recruiting fail by Skip. Surround those three with any decent class and that team probably makes the NCAAT. Surround them with Harvey Hale, Kevin Swinton, Cam Stanley, and Shamaine Dukes? NIT.
The 2007 class would have fit well with the big 3 on the 2006 team. A starting lineup of Ish, Gray, Trent, Skeen, and Big E would have been pretty good. LD, Viss, Chas off the bench.
The loss of Paul really affected them. That team had trouble finding their identity. They found it in the acc tourney. Had they played like that all season they were an ncaa team. jgray gets a bum wrap. He improved as the season went on. Certainly not a classic pg but he was a serviceable lead guard.
The loss of Paul really affected them. That team had trouble finding their identity. They found it in the acc tourney. Had they played like that all season they were an ncaa team. jgray gets a bum wrap. He improved as the season went on. Certainly not a classic pg but he was a serviceable lead guard.
Who cares? We are going to suck whether they come back or not.
When Ph turns on you, it gets ugly fast.
Remind how many 5* players has Danny "buried on the bench".
Chaundee was his first player of that caliber and he definitely played him way less than he should haveRemind how many 5* players has Danny "buried on the bench".
Chaundee was not as highly rated as Hoard. I don't remember anyone having Chaundee in the Top 20.
It wasn't just losing Chris that year. We also lost Taron.
He has shown the propensity to sit Moore with the game still in reach and put in a walk on who can't score, commits 5 fouls in 5 minutes but can dive on floor for loose balls. I am sure Moore took personal exception to that.