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Preseason Predictons

oldrunner said:
Berry is, by far, the best player on the floor. I'm not sure that there is anyone in the BSC that can compare to him. He is 'that good'. Mook has lost a few pounds and gained a lot of quickness. He lost the weight to make it easier on his knees and if that works as planned, he will be a force to be reckoned with. Wheelwright put on about 10 lbs of upper body muscle. I almost didn't recognize him. Tresnak has trimmed down a little and was playing with great enthusiasm, dunking everything. Likewise, Hayek was playing with confidence. Richardson was running the show, keeping everyone organized, and doing a little bit of everything. Bamforth was playing with abandon and having fun again. Fulton was in the best shape that I have seen him in and it was showing up in his play. Bolomboy is a young beast. He had 3 or 4 monster dunks in a row. He can be dominating. He just needs to develop more consistency. Hill is a really good athlete and a very skilled player. He, also, needs to develop the consistency. All three of the JC players are athletic and skilled. Bradford stood out to me. He is a taller, more athletic version of Bamforth. He can shoot the lights out.

I expected to see the JC kids as more advanced than the freshmen. However, that is not the case at all. I would say that the freshmen are making a case to play. The question is, How much? And, Will it be worth burning a year of eligibility for the minutes?

Randy is going to have some big decisions to make.
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Thanks for the update oldrunner. I only have seen Berry play once last year at the purple and white game and next to Lillard he was pretty special. I love the depth and the fact that lots of our players are versitle and play several positions. If I were to guess who would redshirt if any at all I would say Bradford and Hill. I was wrong last year so who the heck knows? Coach Rahe has a good problem. :rockon: Geez, I just want to fast foward to Oct. 24th.
 
wazzu;

I was thinking the same thing about Bradford and Hill, until I watched them play a few more times. Now, I'm not so sure. A lot depends on how Randy sets his rotation up and what primary positions each player has. Much will depend on Mook's main position. I can see him going with a 10 player rotation with 2 additional, 'utility', players getting some minutes. I can also see him playing everyone and turning the presure and speed up a notch. :twocents:
 
Thanks for the info oldrunner. I heard from a couple of the players last year that Berry and Wheelwright were awfully good. I think we saw Wheelwright's potential at the end of last season. Glad to have confirmation about Berry. My concern is rebounding. Tres has not impressed me in that area of his game. Neither has Fulton. Will Otis be able to carry the load?
 
Inside game as usual is my biggest concern for this team, but then again welcome to the Big Sky where it has been a guard dominated league forever. It would be great if our big's could improve on rebounding and I personally feel like Fulton is MUCH too SOFT!!. I think he is a big that want's to play guard. If you are big then play big for hell's sake.
 
I think that it will need to be 'rebounding by committee'. Berry is a fair rebounder and Mook is very good. However, with Mook's knees, I'm not sure that we want him to carry that load. You know, play the amount of minutes it would take to get 10+ boards a game. I am hoping that everyone is a little bit better at it this time around. It can make such a huge impact on the outcome of a game. I think that all of our new guys can help with rebounding. Rebounding is more of an effort thing than a skill thing. I think our rebounding will be improved over last year. I think that all of the guys know that if they don't get it done, there will those on the bench who will be happy to give it a try. :twocents:
 
Great info Oldrunner, thanks!

I can't wait to see Berry, haven't heard anything but good things about him. Do you think Richardson will get the start over Wheelwright or is that one still up in the air a bit?
 
jon said:
Great info Oldrunner, thanks!

I can't wait to see Berry, haven't heard anything but good things about him. Do you think Richardson will get the start over Wheelwright or is that one still up in the air a bit?
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It was pretty clear the last 10 games of last season when Wheelwright got the bulk of the backup PG minutes that Wheelwright will be the starter this year. It's not even close between these two in my mind. Wheelwright is a better creator, much better shooter, & penetrator to the basket. Richardson will be a nice backup who's forte is pressure D.
 
As for the Point guard situation; I wouldn't go so far as to say that one or the other will be the starter, at this point. They both looked really good and have both improved over last year. I would say shooting =, ball handling =, athletisism + G, defending + J, leadership + J, attacking style + G. They are both going to play a lot. There may also be times when they are on the floor at the same time. :twocents:
 
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