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Post by hootevers on Jan 14, 2019 15:28:10 GMT -5
90045...of course dunlap's 'conversation' with douglas was made up. practices are closed. eli has been lmu's best player in league. he is a 4. so is zafir. zafir is not a 5 nor is he a 3. eli is not a 5 nor is he a 3. where would you play zafir? rswan...smc will be better by the end of this season than they were last season. ford is better than last year and much more of a threat than naar ever was. fitts is more talented and more versatile than hermansen. londale's absence allows for others to develop, including krebs. their 3 post players aren't as talented or as offensively productive as londale but they defend and rebound just as well. even though smc lost to usf on the road, they likely will finish 2nd again. the announcer correctly stated that it seemed that whereas the smc players were quicker to make a decision after a catch, it seemed that the lmu players were taking a second before deciding.
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Post by nbdlion22 on Jan 14, 2019 17:38:44 GMT -5
90045...of course dunlap's 'conversation' with douglas was made up. practices are closed. eli has been lmu's best player in league. he is a 4. so is zafir. zafir is not a 5 nor is he a 3. eli is not a 5 nor is he a 3. where would you play zafir? rswan...smc will be better by the end of this season than they were last season. ford is better than last year and much more of a threat than naar ever was. fitts is more talented and more versatile than hermansen. londale's absence allows for others to develop, including krebs. their 3 post players aren't as talented or as offensively productive as londale but they defend and rebound just as well. even though smc lost to usf on the road, they likely will finish 2nd again. the announcer correctly stated that it seemed that whereas the smc players were quicker to make a decision after a catch, it seemed that the lmu players were taking a second before deciding. shows how much you know...
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Post by rswan on Jan 14, 2019 21:43:08 GMT -5
90045...of course dunlap's 'conversation' with douglas was made up. practices are closed. eli has been lmu's best player in league. he is a 4. so is zafir. zafir is not a 5 nor is he a 3. eli is not a 5 nor is he a 3. where would you play zafir? rswan...smc will be better by the end of this season than they were last season. ford is better than last year and much more of a threat than naar ever was. fitts is more talented and more versatile than hermansen. londale's absence allows for others to develop, including krebs. their 3 post players aren't as talented or as offensively productive as londale but they defend and rebound just as well. even though smc lost to usf on the road, they likely will finish 2nd again. the announcer correctly stated that it seemed that whereas the smc players were quicker to make a decision after a catch, it seemed that the lmu players were taking a second before deciding.
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Post by rswan on Jan 14, 2019 21:44:13 GMT -5
Hootevers...yea I screwed up that text box thing....YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! "SMC will be better by the end of the season then they were last season." Are you out of your mind? Last year SMC
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Post by rswan on Jan 14, 2019 21:52:53 GMT -5
LAST YEAR SMC WON 30 GAMES! They were 30-6, beat a Top 10 ranked Gonzaga team and were ranked #25 in the Nation. How could you even believe that on any level? Fitts better then Hermanson? SMC in ANY WAY AT ALL better off without one of the best players in the Conference in Jock Londale? WOW...I have heard it all. The announcer did not say "LMU players were taking a second before deciding", he was accurately berating the fact they "don't go", which is very on point as to the teaching, for whatever reason, to not make quick decisive basketball plays. Do you watch the games? Do you see all the late shot clock shots? Lack of player movement and hard screening and ball movement? I just wonder what people watch when they see this brand of basketball. It is an NBA style offense for what someone else accurately characterized largely borderline D1 talent. We are a one trick pony, who lately has been more of a mule. You can't just high ball screen all game long with a 7'3 post player who can do nothing at all on the roll. And you cannot pick and pop with Markusson either because he cannot shoot from the perimeter at all. I agree with the assessment on Zafir W. He is most likely a DII power forward, caught in D1 tweener land and cannot play the 5, too small, cannot play the 3, not good enough from the perimeter or with the ball, so he is an undersized 4 lacking the raw power, quickness and ability that his other undersized counterpoint possesses...i.e. Eli Scott...not to mention Scott is ridiculously ambidextrous and finishes as well with his off hand as any kid I have ever seen at the collegiate level.
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Post by rswan on Jan 14, 2019 21:56:34 GMT -5
SMC will be LUCKY to finish a distance 4th in this year's conference behind, in the following order; 1. Gonzaga 2. BYU - Yoeli will put this team on his back in conference 3. USF 4. SMC
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Post by hootevers on Jan 14, 2019 22:49:07 GMT -5
smc has already beaten BYU by 22. Guess Yoeli’s shoulders aren’t 44 points wide. My point in comparisons smc 2019 and 2018 is how each team finished their season. smc didn’t make it to the wcc tournament final in 2018. They will make it there this season because they will continue to improve. That 30 win team beat USF by 36, then lost by 7 two weeks later. Naar and Bennett didn’t get along and londale got exposed in the USF loss.
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Post by rswan on Jan 15, 2019 22:13:57 GMT -5
Respectfully disagree...It was a travesty that a 30 win team, which beat a really good 2018 Gonzaga team, and was ranked #25 in the Nation, did not make the NCAA tournament and they were the last team out.
You cannot take one upset in a conference tournament and associate that with a basis for why 19 is better than 18, when this year's SMC team will guarantee win 10 games less than last years in a weaker conference. This year's SMC edition is one of the least talented I have seen in years under Bennett. Naar was a way better PG than Ford, who is erratic, out of control and a turn over machine. Londale was fringe NBA front court good and is playing very well in the Eurocup for a Serbian pro team and Hermanson was one of the best big shooters in the Conference.
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Post by bdwillie32 on Jan 16, 2019 0:23:31 GMT -5
BYU definitely won’t finish 2nd in league. USF is 2nd best in WCC easily. And although st Mary’s isn’t better than last years team Ford and Fitts are more talented duo than Naar and Hermanson
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Post by rswan on Jan 17, 2019 23:00:43 GMT -5
"easily" 2nd best in WCC.....Uh no....They just barely beat one of the worst teams in the conference by 1 point, scoring an anemic 53 points. And if you believe that Ford and Fitts are more talented than Naar and Hermanson you need some glasses. Not even close.
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Post by bdwillie32 on Jan 18, 2019 11:29:43 GMT -5
"easily" 2nd best in WCC.....Uh no....They just barely beat one of the worst teams in the conference by 1 point, scoring an anemic 53 points. And if you believe that Ford and Fitts are more talented than Naar and Hermanson you need some glasses. Not even close. are you serious? Naar and Hermanson were good system players. I’ve never seen either one of them break down a defender and create. Naar was only effective off pick and roll. He rarely broke down a defense without screen plus his shot was atrocious and he could only get it off if he was wide open with his feet set. And Hermanson was only a catch and shoot guy..maybe one or two dribble pull up at most. And I don’t know how good of one on one defenders they are either. Fitts and Ford are way more individually talented..not even close
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Post by bdawg on Jan 19, 2019 2:40:58 GMT -5
Fitts and Ford are clearly BETTER than Naar and Hermanson...are you SOBER? They are a definite upgrade. Let's see...Fitts and Ford are averaging a combined 37pts/gm, Naar and Hermanson averaged a combined 21pts/gm. its really hard to believe that this is a debate, You are really out of touch with reality if you can't see the upgrade in creating a shot, athleticism and TALENT! I SAW the St Marys team play live last year. Naar thrived off the pick and roll to his bigs. All the kid would do was read the defenders and lob up to his bigs, He could NOT create his own shot. Hermanson was a spot up guy primarily. Let's move on to REASONABLE debates please!
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