Next year's recruit? We only have 1 left!

[dogsrus]

I BIG doesn't have to be all that tall anyway.....would anyone take Eric Coleman or heck even that guy from UWM. Granted these guys were wide bodies vs being 6'9" + but a space eater can be very effective.

SS would be fine IF he had a tad bit more offensive skills or some more athleticism.

 

[ER3]

And we can't gorget Taylor Brown, too. That kid could be special.

Yeah, I only left taylor out because i was talking about guys that could conceivably get minutes at center next year...
Taylor has a chance to be really, really good if he can develop a little better midrange game on offense. He already is the best natural rebounder we have on our team, and he has a "nose for the ball" that is second to none.
Get a little stronger, improve his midrange jumper a little, and he can be a huge, huge contributor from the 4 spot for us for the next 3 years...

 

[dogsrus]

Yeah, I only left taylor out because i was talking about guys that could conceivably get minutes at center next year...
Taylor has a chance to be really, really good if he can develop a little better midrange game on offense. He already is the best natural rebounder we have on our team, and he has a "nose for the ball" that is second to none.
Get a little stronger, improve his midrange jumper a little, and he can be a huge, huge contributor from the 4 spot for us for the next 3 years...

Wouldn't TB be a better 3....ideally having him there...WE at 4 and AT the 5. I said IDEALLY becuase I hope but am not expecting, sadly, for AT to fill the 5.

 

[SFP]

Maybe one third.

I've read that JW can play point if needed. 1/3 point, 1/3 shooting guard, 1/3 PF!:-o

 

[ph]

Yeah, I only left taylor out because i was talking about guys that could conceivably get minutes at center next year...
Taylor has a chance to be really, really good if he can develop a little better midrange game on offense. He already is the best natural rebounder we have on our team, and he has a "nose for the ball" that is second to none.
Get a little stronger, improve his midrange jumper a little, and he can be a huge, huge contributor from the 4 spot for us for the next 3 years...

I was very impressed by a late-season comment from TB that he realized that he needed to get a lot stronger for D1 (and sounded very willing to work hard on adding strength)

I really, really hope he gets major minutes at the 4 (sure 3 would be great, I hoped MS would be played more as a 3 too, but based on our history, it'll be a 3)

 

[TheHeemyMonster]

I hope are bigs are fine next year but there should be a little cause for concern.
WE- hopefully he comes back 100% but even if he is he still has really only played significant minutes in 3 or 4 games in his career. He looked like he had potential but so did David Collins.
JP- freshman, will he really be able to contribute 15-20 minutes next year? i hope but clearly not a given
SS- he is what he is, should be a backup at beast on any team trying to win a conference title. I like SS but he isnt a guy that will put a eam over the top but should get some minutes and shoul contribute
MK- sounds like hes not a true big, more of a 3 or 4 type player who can create matchup problems/
AT- will he ever get off the bench? Obviously hes behind the depth chart of SS and WE should how can we expect him to do anything this year
TB- not a true big but hopefully can pick up some of the slack from TW next year. I hope for him to give us 8-10 ppg and 5-7 rpg and be ready to start hopefully.

 

[Stryker]

why do people think that TB can effectively play the 3? So far we have seen no 3-pt shooting from him, something I think he doesn't have. TB will always be a 4, a body inside hitting the boards, getting dunks, and using the mid-range shot to his advantage. An effective SF or 3 needs to be able to shoot a good % from beyond the arc.

 

[MacabreMob]

why do people think that TB can effectively play the 3? So far we have seen no 3-pt shooting from him, something I think he doesn't have. TB will always be a 4, a body inside hitting the boards, getting dunks, and using the mid-range shot to his advantage. An effective SF or 3 needs to be able to shoot a good % from beyond the arc.

I really like TB at the 4. He has a lot of potential. I like his size, quickness, ability to rebound well, (and maybe his mid-range shot).

I will really miss TW next year but I hope TB steps up big.

 

[shaunguth]

I really like TB at the 4. He has a lot of potential. I like his size, quickness, ability to rebound well, (and maybe his mid-range shot).

I will really miss TW next year but I hope TB steps up big.

My thoughts exactly! TB needs to fill that role and I have a feeling he'll do just fine. It'll be like having TW around for four years!

 

[VeveJones007]

why do people think that TB can effectively play the 3? So far we have seen no 3-pt shooting from him, something I think he doesn't have. TB will always be a 4, a body inside hitting the boards, getting dunks, and using the mid-range shot to his advantage. An effective SF or 3 needs to be able to shoot a good % from beyond the arc.

Also, a "3" would ideally have better handles.

 

[romar]

I hope are bigs are fine next year but there should be a little cause for concern.
WE- hopefully he comes back 100% but even if he is he still has really only played significant minutes in 3 or 4 games in his career. He looked like he had potential but so did David Collins.
JP- freshman, will he really be able to contribute 15-20 minutes next year? i hope but clearly not a given
SS- he is what he is, should be a backup at beast on any team trying to win a conference title. I like SS but he isnt a guy that will put a eam over the top but should get some minutes and shoul contribute
MK- sounds like hes not a true big, more of a 3 or 4 type player who can create matchup problems/
AT- will he ever get off the bench? Obviously hes behind the depth chart of SS and WE should how can we expect him to do anything this year
TB- not a true big but hopefully can pick up some of the slack from TW next year. I hope for him to give us 8-10 ppg and 5-7 rpg and be ready to start hopefully.

Here's my 2 cents on the bigs.

WE - will be serviceable at the 5 next year but even better the following year. He will have to gain confidence in the knee during the non-conf sched but by conf time he will be playing like we saw in the 3 games he started this year.

JP - Will shine as a back up early but may hit the wall later as most freshman do. From what I have heard from some reliable sources is that if he struggles it will be with adapting to the speed of D1 play - that usually results in early foul trouble for bigs.

SS - if his knees hold up he will rotate between starting (early in non-conf) but mostly back-up. As many have said he is what he is.

AT - this is merely a hunch but I have a feeling he is going to make his move as a soph for some signif playing time. It's his 3rd year in the system, he will have another summer to bulk up, JL always eval's players going into summer as to their strengths & weaknesses and I think the fact that he has not jumped ship shows that JL has told him there is a place for him here and he has a determination to make things work at BU.

MK - I agree with the above thoughts - a 3-4 but looks like he (similar to TB) may have a nose for rebounding the basketball.

TB - again agree with the above assessment - look for him to bulk up over the summer and come back next year with lots of confidence and determination - think he has his heart set to follow his Dad's footsteps to the NBA and will do whatever it takes to make it there.

 

[Braves4Life]

AT - this is merely a hunch but I have a feeling he is going to make his move as a soph for some signif playing time. It's his 3rd year in the system, he will have another summer to bulk up, JL always eval's players going into summer as to their strengths & weaknesses and I think the fact that he has not jumped ship shows that JL has told him there is a place for him here and he has a determination to make things work at BU.


TB - again agree with the above assessment - look for him to bulk up over the summer and come back next year with lots of confidence and determination - think he has his heart set to follow his Dad's footsteps to the NBA and will do whatever it takes to make it there.

I think these two guys will be the key to BU's success next year. Hopefully, they can both take it up a significant notch. I fear if AT sits on the bench again he will be gone after X-Mas break.

 

[tornado]

one thought....
our 3 best 3-point shooters this past season were Dodie (37%), Sam M. (35%), and Chris Roberts (34%) -- and yet none of those guys was known as a particluarly great 3-point shooter coming in...(Dodie shot only 30.3% at Iowa State and CRob shot lo-30's in JC)

BUT--- two of next fall's incoming kids (Eastman, Knezevic) are strongly credited with being great outside shooters, and the other two guys (DSE for sure & JP, too) are also not that shabby.

BU will be far more effective against all the zones they throw at us when we get our shooters.
Can't wait for the return of AW and Tyler Les also...