Have you heard anything new because I for one have not heard anything one way or the other. I'd suspect that they do have all their ducks in a row and are just waiting for the NCAA to clear him. I would think getting the records from France should be a lot easier then let's say Nigeria. I heard that we should find out about where we are with him right after finals are done, Dec. 14th??? or so.
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who will be the new starting 5?
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Have you heard anything new because I for one have not heard anything one way or the other. I'd suspect that they do have all their ducks in a row and are just waiting for the NCAA to clear him. I would think getting the records from France should be a lot easier then let's say Nigeria. I heard that we should find out about where we are with him right after finals are done, Dec. 14th??? or so.
From today's PJStar:
One week before the end of first semester, the case of committed Bradley recruit John Wilkins of Belgium still seems far from any resolution. Bradley has not heard from the NCAA Clearinghouse's Eligibility Center, which means Wilkins' academic documentation from his Belgium high school has not yet been received. The transcripts the NCAA receives must be originals and have to come through the Belgian government. Wilkins was hopeful of being enrolled at BU for second semester and start practice next week. Aside from the grades issues, Wilkins' amateurism also will need to be evaluated by the eligibility center. He made a limited number of appearances for a Belgian professional team two years ago.
The question there would be, who's paying his tuition? We cannot give him an athletic scholarship without being cleared.
This would be my lineup;
Wilson
Brown
Thompson
Maniscalco
Dunson
This would give us a better chance to score more points inside and get more offensive rebounds, as far as defense , I doubt they would give up as many points as last night. E.McCain would get a lot of playing time as he has earned it.
Wilson
Brown
Thompson
Maniscalco
Dunson
This would give us a better chance to score more points inside and get more offensive rebounds, as far as defense , I doubt they would give up as many points as last night. E.McCain would get a lot of playing time as he has earned it.
ser_solace
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If Wilkins is confident he will be cleared, then he could enroll and take out a loan or the money could come form his family. I know tuition is quite a bit, but it's only a semester.
Also, if he is later cleared by the NCAA, then couldn't Coach Les then award him the scholarship retroactively? Like the school could refund the money then? Or pro-rate his tuition?
I remember that Coach Les at least once would award an open scholarship to a walk-on who performed well for the year. I thought this was retroactively applied to the current semester or year. Anyone know?
There may also be other rules regarding scholarships and being cleared to play for a school that is recruiting you athletically but I would also suspect if JW enrolled at BU as a regular student he would probably receive a bunch of financial aid regardless. He brings diversity and good grades to the Hilltop and right there BU usually helps out.
Out of Bounce
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I have ran my mouth about finding solutions and getting things upright, so maybe I should answer this thread. Also I opened my mouth about winning the MVC way before the season started. Though some unlucky things have happen and like I said in another thread, things are up-side down right now and we need to get them up-right, I still think that winning the title is still a very good possibly. So here is my take on what we need to change. This is going with what we have as now, no AW.
First, we need to get to a 8 no more than 9 rotation before the MVC.
Second, we need to change to a more inside game and that will open better looks for the 3's
Third. we need to go bigger.
Guards would be SM, DD, and EM
Forwards would be TW, CR, TB and AT
Center would be SS (with AT at times)
I like using CR and TB off the bench. Both can play the 3 or 4 and I can see AT when SS out to the 5 and TW at the 4, also there may be times where we may play TW, CR, and TB at the same time. By having TW, SS and AT in there at the same time, our rebounding and production will improve and TW can still rebound plus help out more on D.with the guards.
Starting 5 1 - SM, 2 - DD, 3 -TW, 4 -AT and 5 - SS
First, we need to get to a 8 no more than 9 rotation before the MVC.
Second, we need to change to a more inside game and that will open better looks for the 3's
Third. we need to go bigger.
Guards would be SM, DD, and EM
Forwards would be TW, CR, TB and AT
Center would be SS (with AT at times)
I like using CR and TB off the bench. Both can play the 3 or 4 and I can see AT when SS out to the 5 and TW at the 4, also there may be times where we may play TW, CR, and TB at the same time. By having TW, SS and AT in there at the same time, our rebounding and production will improve and TW can still rebound plus help out more on D.with the guards.
Starting 5 1 - SM, 2 - DD, 3 -TW, 4 -AT and 5 - SS
SaintLouBrave22
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Only problem I have w/ this is that we will need Norris at some point and I feel Sammy and Dodie will both produce better if they're not playing so many minutes...especially Sammy...
That and I think before the end of the year, Darian will win us some games w/ his shooting...I still feel as though he is the best pure shooter from 3 that we have...he just needs to get a few minutes in and get on a roll so to speak.
Dubl R 1
Active member
I might go with this, and this IS NOT A SLAM TO SAM M, as I really like him and think he is crucial to our success.
EM
DD
TB
TW
SS
I like EM starting, to set the tone with some quickness to pressure the ball from the get go.
I also think this might be our best defensive/rebounding 5.
Bring in SM, DN and CR for some offensive spark off the bench.
I'd love to see some more time for AT, but I'm not sure he's ready to start yet.
We have to fix our defense first, I don't know if this lineup is the answer or not, but at this point I think this is who I'd start.
EM
DD
TB
TW
SS
I like EM starting, to set the tone with some quickness to pressure the ball from the get go.
I also think this might be our best defensive/rebounding 5.
Bring in SM, DN and CR for some offensive spark off the bench.
I'd love to see some more time for AT, but I'm not sure he's ready to start yet.
We have to fix our defense first, I don't know if this lineup is the answer or not, but at this point I think this is who I'd start.
Dubl R 1
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Maybe, we havn't seen this yet, who knows what they can do.:lol:
It said they had to go through the Belgian govt.....YIKES...no burecracy there huh.
Haha
Out of Bounce
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I know what your saying my friend, I like Darian too and think he is a real deal. I just feel we need to tighten up the rotation. I feel that as of today SM, DD and EM have shown to be the three best guards. I also think moving TW out to the 3 will help these guards with their D. I also like the idea of AT working into the line up at the 4 next to SS. That will give us a better inside game while giving AT a chance to play more and get a feel for D-1 play without just throwing him to the wolfs. He is really skinny and the 4 is the best spot for him right now, also SS is playing pretty good and this would help his game to. With TB and CR coming in off the bench will give us a big lift at the 3 & 4 and maybe TB at the 5 at times against smaller line ups or for short runs.
As you know SLB22 so far this team has shown it is not a good 3 point shooting team and we haven't been able to establish a inside game. My opinion is by improving the inside game with AT, SS, and TW will lead to better looks and more time for the 3 point shot. I know how you feel about DC, as I am frustrated with his play but maybe, just maybe he can come off the bench at some point like he did last year in the CBI and help the team.
Thats my spell how I see us turning this thing around and competing for the MVC title. I still think with the way the valley is this year, we have as much chance as any one to win it. Just got to do a 180 and get back on top of our game.
audacious_aficionado
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i agree, Ned should get some quality PT.
..... I wonder who would win that game of King of the Hill..... start discussion now.
SaintLouBrave22
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Excellent way of putting it and I can't disagree w/ you there.
SaintLouBrave22
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Also, am I the only one that feels maybe Sammy should be our 6th man? After watching him play last year, I feel like maybe he would serve us better being that spark off the bench to come in and knock down some shots once the game has gotten going a little bit...
Also, I feel this would be better for him as it would limit his minutes...and you can still have him in there at the end of the game when it matters most..
I just have felt that Jim has him playing too many minutes and he'll wear down from his bumps, bruises, and just simply from playing too much....
Jim really needs to get closer to evening up the minutes for Edge, Sammy, and then still give some to Darian...I'm counting on D-Norris to knock down some big shots before the end of the season for us.
Thoughts?
Also, I feel this would be better for him as it would limit his minutes...and you can still have him in there at the end of the game when it matters most..
I just have felt that Jim has him playing too many minutes and he'll wear down from his bumps, bruises, and just simply from playing too much....
Jim really needs to get closer to evening up the minutes for Edge, Sammy, and then still give some to Darian...I'm counting on D-Norris to knock down some big shots before the end of the season for us.
Thoughts?
Dubl R 1
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Read post #30.