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Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?

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desco80

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Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« on: September 29, 2014, 05:38:59 PM »
I think it'll be Thomas.   I haven't seen him play other than watching the JUCO games that were on youtube, but he's going to be given a big opportunity to fill the void left by Sampson and Sanchez.   

I'm not expecting much from ADR, but with Obekpa as the only other center on the roster, and with coach talking him up to reporters in the preseason, he might surprise us. 
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2014, 06:02:22 PM »
I would have to agree with you. Especially after seeing the picture of the kids today, hes built and will be tough on the boards. He is going to get a ton of playing time and I would expect something like 8pts and 7 boards a game from him this year.
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TONYD3

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2014, 06:23:23 PM »
I picked thomas. If he can rebound, play defense, and not be a lability on offense. We are going to be good
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96 Schermerhorn Street

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2014, 06:27:55 PM »
Quote from: TONYD3 on September 29, 2014, 06:23:23 PM
I picked thomas. If he can rebound, play defense, and not be a lability on offense. We are going to be good
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I also picked Thomas either he is for real or we may have real problems.
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Amaseinyourface2

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2014, 06:51:52 PM »
I picked Thomas. I think he well get huge minutes from day one. I think we will have no problems for the PF spot. See him and Jones combining for about 16 pts and 13 rbs
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2014, 07:35:56 PM »
thomas, because I believe he will be good and he is at a position that is open. The other positions would be hard for a newcomer to be a starter unless they were a 5 star recruit. One could argue the 3 is a little weak, but we will be playing a lot of three guard lineups. And the only newcomer who might be considered a 3 is Amar. Hopefully Adonis could get in shape, because CO is foul prone. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Jones at the 4 and Thomas at the 5 sometimes.
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Amaseinyourface2

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2014, 09:11:47 PM »
Quote from: ras on September 29, 2014, 07:35:56 PM
thomas, because I believe he will be good and he is at a position that is open. The other positions would be hard for a newcomer to be a starter unless they were a 5 star recruit. One could argue the 3 is a little weak, but we will be playing a lot of three guard lineups. And the only newcomer who might be considered a 3 is Amar. Hopefully Adonis could get in shape, because CO is foul prone. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Jones at the 4 and Thomas at the 5 sometimes.

Agree,
Branch
Rysheed
DLO
Jones
Thomas

Our best offensive lineup.
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mkras99

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2014, 10:06:30 PM »
If Jones is an option, shouldn't Felix be one too?
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2014, 10:22:40 PM »
Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on September 29, 2014, 09:11:47 PM
Quote from: ras on September 29, 2014, 07:35:56 PM
thomas, because I believe he will be good and he is at a position that is open. The other positions would be hard for a newcomer to be a starter unless they were a 5 star recruit. One could argue the 3 is a little weak, but we will be playing a lot of three guard lineups. And the only newcomer who might be considered a 3 is Amar. Hopefully Adonis could get in shape, because CO is foul prone. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Jones at the 4 and Thomas at the 5 sometimes.

Agree,
Branch
Rysheed
DLO
Jones
Thomas

Our best offensive lineup.

What makes you put Thomas and Jones on this list?
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desco80

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2014, 11:41:26 PM »
Quote from: mkras99 on September 29, 2014, 10:06:30 PM
If Jones is an option, shouldn't Felix be one too?

Technically felix played last season, we haven't seen Jones in over a year.
That was the basis for his inclusion, but Felix is an interesting poasibility.
Do you think he gets on the floor enough to make an impact?
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Amaseinyourface2

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2014, 06:01:09 AM »
Quote from: Poison on September 29, 2014, 10:22:40 PM
Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on September 29, 2014, 09:11:47 PM
Quote from: ras on September 29, 2014, 07:35:56 PM
thomas, because I believe he will be good and he is at a position that is open. The other positions would be hard for a newcomer to be a starter unless they were a 5 star recruit. One could argue the 3 is a little weak, but we will be playing a lot of three guard lineups. And the only newcomer who might be considered a 3 is Amar. Hopefully Adonis could get in shape, because CO is foul prone. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Jones at the 4 and Thomas at the 5 sometimes.

Agree,
Branch
Rysheed
DLO
Jones
Thomas

Our best offensive lineup.

What makes you put Thomas and Jones on this list?

Ive spoke out about Jones all year. Think he is a good player and is offensively talented. And any lineup that has Obekpa in it, though I like him, is already at a disadvantage offensively.
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Marco Baldi

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2014, 07:31:07 AM »
Thomas needs to be the answer to this question
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Poison

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2014, 07:45:54 AM »
Quote from: Marco Baldi on September 30, 2014, 07:31:07 AM
Thomas needs to be the answer to this question

He certainly does. Another thing that concerns me in the lack of depth in the paint. After Obekpa, who has been known to act like a difficult child, and Thomas, we are incredibly thin and young.
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desco80

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2014, 09:49:18 AM »
Quote from: Poison on September 30, 2014, 07:45:54 AM
Quote from: Marco Baldi on September 30, 2014, 07:31:07 AM
Thomas needs to be the answer to this question

He certainly does. Another thing that concerns me in the lack of depth in the paint. After Obekpa, who has been known to act like a difficult child, and Thomas, we are incredibly thin and young.

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Celtics11

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2014, 02:19:07 PM »
Quote from: Poison on September 30, 2014, 07:45:54 AM
Quote from: Marco Baldi on September 30, 2014, 07:31:07 AM
Thomas needs to be the answer to this question

He certainly does. Another thing that concerns me in the lack of depth in the paint. After Obekpa, who has been known to act like a difficult child, and Thomas, we are incredibly thin and young.
Young maybe but how can you say we are thin-we have ADR.   ;) :)
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2014, 03:36:08 PM »
I think we are committed to a 3-guard offense. Ideally D'Lo and Sheed will always be on the court, barring foul trouble. Then you rotate Branch, PGIV and Pointer in the 3rd spot. Up front, you have Keith, Obekpa as starters, with Christian Jones and ADR as first two bigs off the bench.
Hopefully we tighten the rotation this year too. Those nine names above should really get 90% of the minutes.
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2014, 04:04:11 PM »
Quote from: Celtics11 on September 30, 2014, 02:19:07 PM
Quote from: Poison on September 30, 2014, 07:45:54 AM
Quote from: Marco Baldi on September 30, 2014, 07:31:07 AM
Thomas needs to be the answer to this question

He certainly does. Another thing that concerns me in the lack of depth in the paint. After Obekpa, who has been known to act like a difficult child, and Thomas, we are incredibly thin and young.
Young maybe but how can you say we are thin-we have ADR.   ;) :)

And JDR! 
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2014, 04:31:09 PM »
Quote from: braintrust on September 30, 2014, 03:36:08 PM
I think we are committed to a 3-guard offense. Ideally D'Lo and Sheed will always be on the court, barring foul trouble. Then you rotate Branch, PGIV and Pointer in the 3rd spot. Up front, you have Keith, Obekpa as starters, with Christian Jones and ADR as first two bigs off the bench.
Hopefully we tighten the rotation this year too. Those nine names above should really get 90% of the minutes.

Last year 7 players got 85 percent of the minutes. How is 9 players getting 90 percent of the minutes tightening the rotation up?
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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2014, 05:02:38 PM »
Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on September 29, 2014, 09:11:47 PM
Quote from: ras on September 29, 2014, 07:35:56 PM
thomas, because I believe he will be good and he is at a position that is open. The other positions would be hard for a newcomer to be a starter unless they were a 5 star recruit. One could argue the 3 is a little weak, but we will be playing a lot of three guard lineups. And the only newcomer who might be considered a 3 is Amar. Hopefully Adonis could get in shape, because CO is foul prone. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Jones at the 4 and Thomas at the 5 sometimes.

Agree,
Branch
Rysheed
DLO
Jones
Thomas

Our best offensive lineup.

I could go with that lineup to start a game. Our best lineup would be to include Opekpa and take out Jones, gotta hope that Thomas can beast on the board as he did in JUCO.  I'd rather have CO at the end of games, I'd even wait till the under 12minute timeout if we had the lead.

Thomas as a newcomer will have the biggest impact.
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TONYD3

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Re: Which newcomer will have the biggest impact?
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2014, 06:08:40 PM »
Quote from: braintrust on September 30, 2014, 03:36:08 PM
I think we are committed to a 3-guard offense. Ideally D'Lo and Sheed will always be on the court, barring foul trouble. Then you rotate Branch, PGIV and Pointer in the 3rd spot. Up front, you have Keith, Obekpa as starters, with Christian Jones and ADR as first two bigs off the bench.
Hopefully we tighten the rotation this year too. Those nine names above should really get 90% of the minutes.
This is what a sane person would do. Their really isnt any other option. If Lavin does this, I think we win big east. If not He has to go.
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