re: SEC Exhibition Bball - How's your team looking?

Belle, I actually don't like the platoon system for real games. I'm obviously hoping to be wrong, but I think it'll be a problem. It seems to me that if Cal is too rigid with the platoons, we could drop some games, but if he's too willing to adapt them, players could be more pissed than if he'd just told them they'd be bench guys to begin with. Then, assuming we go away from the platoons, you've potentially got guys that, while they know each other's games, probably haven't played together in games or practice all that much (assuming they were on different platoons).


TL;DR: I'm worried and overthinking the platoons.

So it's a group of gym rats, who are scrappy, and have a high basketball iq?

We have some "young talent" that is going to have to "grow up quickly." Plus our big guys need to work on their "footwork" but they have "a lot of desire."

Our shooting guards are going to be nicknamed "the Rocky Marcianos." (Hands of Stone)

I'm being a little too deprecating of our team. But we certainly have some gaping holes. I do like where we are headed at the present time. It's hard to do worse than Where we were headed.

Much better than last year, this team is young, but experienced. Everyone is back minus Brenton Williams, our backcourt should be pretty damn good. We'll surprise some people this year.

This has to be the most excitement around the program in the Frank Martin Era, especially with Football being down this year.

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Offense will be interesting.

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may be the most notable difference and improvement to the team, not relying on the point guard to make a pass as the only offensive weapon,, I can get used to that.

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Our shooting guards are going to be nicknamed "the Rocky Marcianos." (Hands of Stone)

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I like our players from what little I've seen, Gil-Casear looks like he has amazing potential.. the only guy that really doesn't Rosberg, well he's our practice pylon but he will square up, plant his feet and fight for a rebound that comes his way, what more can he do?

I think you're going to be surprised by how fast this team comes around.

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Lets be honest. We scuffled against a D2 team. Montevallo is solid for their division, but they'd win maybe one game (if they got lucky) against any team on our regular schedule. I do realize we were without players, but I was still hoping for a little more separation from Montevallo.

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Montevallo is actually Great for their Division... returned 4 starters and leading scorers from last years final four team... expected to win the championship this year... they have some great shooters and we held them down defensively..

Middle of the pack, or worse, but better times coming.

Will take awhile to clean off the stain of Haith.

Final Four dark horse.