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re: Next season the SEC will have at least 5-6 tourney teams
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:31 am to BRUNNIN4
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:31 am to BRUNNIN4
I will say Arkansas and LSU are going to have some damn epic battles down low.
Pair of McDonalds All Americans and we've got another Top 30 big in Kingsley with big size, add in 6'10" 230+ Mickelson off the bench as a junior and Coty Clarke who has had a great year.
We are stacked down low as well.
Pair of McDonalds All Americans and we've got another Top 30 big in Kingsley with big size, add in 6'10" 230+ Mickelson off the bench as a junior and Coty Clarke who has had a great year.
We are stacked down low as well.
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Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:32 am to UltimateHog
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Yes but you aren't replacing him 1 for 1, there is an overall influx of talent across the bench where 2 or 3 newcomers can offset the loss of O'Bryant.
He cant be replaced, this is my point. His point production overall might be replaced by a few folks, hell maybe even his rebounding overall gets replaced by a few folks. But as an individual he is irreplaceable. You do not simply replace a guy who is doing what he is doing right now with a freshman or two. You don't replace a dominant 6'9 265 pound player with 6'8/6'9 skinny freshmen, talented or not.
It's like trying to replace Glen Davis, you just do not replace an individual like that who is huge and controls the inside. Glen Davis was an unstoppable force inside in college who pushed folks around. JOB III is averaging 17.3 pts (52%) and 10.4 rebs over his last 10 games including 21/12 against Noel/Poythress, 14/11 against Oriahki/Bowers and 24/8 against Stokes. He's been dominating the best big men in the conference during this stretch. not to mention was 2 assists away from a TRIPLE DOUBLE 2 games ago. So yeah, no, you dont simply replace a guy like that.
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Also, where are you guys getting that he might go pro? I don't even see him listed on NBADraftNet or DraftExpress unless he's going to go overseas?
He is #83 on the Top 100 board on nbadraft.net which was updated last on Feb 3rd, which was a while ago and he's only played lights out since then. The worry with JOB III is he has gotten so dominant recently that he'll eventually receive a high 2nd round draft grade at the end of this year which may be enough for him to go pro. He has been itching to go pro since he got out of high school, so it may not take a 1st round grade for him to leave.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:33 am to BRUNNIN4
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Exactly, plus if/when JOB gets in foul trouble we won't be completely screwed like we are this year.
Yep, now we'll have Martin, Mickey and Odo...maybe even Malone if needed. Instead of Courtney, Tuba and a 6'5 SF playing the 4
Gigantic difference between this year and next at the big man depth.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:34 am to UltimateHog
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Pair of McDonalds All Americans and we've got another Top 30 big in Kingsley with big size, add in 6'10" 230+ Mickelson off the bench as a junior and Coty Clarke who has had a great year.
Here's an interesting tidbit. Coty Clarke was #2 in rebounding in all of JUCO, #1 was John Odo.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:39 am to thunderbird1100
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Here's an interesting tidbit. Coty Clarke was #2 in rebounding in all of JUCO, #1 was John Odo.
Yep, Clarke is a large part of why we are even remotely on the bubble right now. He took over the Missouri game Saturday scoring 13 on 4-6 from the field and 3-3 from three to go with 7 boards a block and 2 steals.
And you usually don't see JUCO's have a big effect until their 2nd year, but Clarke is starting to hit that stride midway through conference play.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:41 am to reggierayreb
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Only UK, UF and Mizzou can really recruit on a national level year in and year out
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:42 am to UltimateHog
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I will say Arkansas and LSU are going to have some damn epic battles down low.
Pair of McDonalds All Americans and we've got another Top 30 big in Kingsley with big size, add in 6'10" 230+ Mickelson off the bench as a junior and Coty Clarke who has had a great year.
We are stacked down low as well.
Didn't read back, sorry if mentioned. Don't forget Alandise Harris.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:44 am to Woopigsooie20
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Didn't read back, sorry if mentioned. Don't forget Alandise Harris.
One does not simply forget
Damn we are loaded with bigs next year.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:45 am to UltimateHog
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Damn we are loaded with bigs next year.
When's the last time we could say that?
If we get Desmond Lee.. good lord.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:46 am to UltimateHog
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Yep, Clarke is a large part of why we are even remotely on the bubble right now. He took over the Missouri game Saturday scoring 13 on 4-6 from the field and 3-3 from three to go with 7 boards a block and 2 steals.
This is the biggest difference from our team this year to what we'll see next year. Our depth outside of JOB III this year is a 7 foot tuba playing walk on and a 6'8 PF who is so terrible, a 6'5 SF plays in front of him and sees under 10 minutes a game despite us having absolutely no front court players outside of JOB III. Our 6'9 ginger has been out all of conference play and he still only sees like 7-8 minutes a game
Next year we will have Martin - 5 star, Mickey - high 4-star, Odo - #1 JUCO rebounder and #3 shot blocker outside of JOB III (Assuming he does return). That is just a massive upgrade. That's not including our 7 foot aussie who either will redshirt or barely play. Our worst depth player for next year will be better than our best depth player from this year.
This post was edited on 2/20/13 at 1:48 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:53 am to thunderbird1100
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Next year we will have Martin - 5 star, Mickey - high 4-star, Odo - #1 JUCO rebounder and #3 shot blocker outside of JOB III (Assuming he does return). That is just a massive upgrade. That's not including our 7 foot aussie who either will redshirt or barely play. Our worst depth player for next year will be better than our best depth player from this year.
Yep, pretty much what I meant about the battles down low.
We'll have Portis - 5 star, Kingsley - Top 30 high 4 star, Clarke back as a senior, Mickelson as a junior, Harris the stud Houston transfer pictured above, to go with Williams that has contributed as a frosh this year.
Depth out the arse and talent out the arse.
Portis 6'10 225+
Kinglsey 6'9 220+
Mickelson 6'10 245+
Clarke 6'7 225+
Williams 6'8 210+
Posted on 2/20/13 at 7:48 am to Gcockboi
No way in hell we are a bubble team next year. We have about three guys that are SEC-Caliber on our whole roster. Sure, Thornwell and McKie will help, but its going to take more than just them.
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