Basketball Post: How are we doing so far?

[Jgbishop]

Highlights I know are we sit at 3-2 and have lost Q. What can we expect as we get into the new year and start SEC play? Who are the key guys and who is "your boy"?

 

[ll Martain ll]

Watch/Go to the games to find out these things.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

Without Q, the entire team can be considered key guys. The players that will set the tone for us are IJ Ready, Tyson Carter, and Mario Kegler. Those 3 have shown the ability to be explosive, but inconsistent. Outside of Q, I am claiming Kegler as my boy from what I have seen first hand.

We have glaring weaknesses as a team right now with passing, post play, leadership and defense. Lehigh switched to a 2-3 zone Friday night and we melted badly. Watching the team, you can see the talent and potential that we possess. We simply won't recognize the fruits of it until late this year or next year. Q not being on the court really sucks too. He is such a difference maker on the court in almost every way.

This team needs a home crowd to fuel them. The team is young and they need support. You could tell that they fed off of the home crowd in the first two games against Norfolk St. and Lehigh when the crowd got involved. On that same note, as a fan this is the right time to start following them. We will have this core group of players on board for at least 2-3 years. My advice is to get familiar with them now because things are setting up well for us 2017 and going forward.

 

[kired]

Going to be a long year. One senior, one sophomore, and a bunch of freshmen. They'll get better as the year goes, but right now IJ Ready will probably be our leading scorer except for nights when Carter gets hot. Losing Q was a killer.

We only play defense in short spurts. Sort of like the basketball version of our football defense. Our big guys look like they're used to being the biggest guy on the court. They look like typical freshmen - don't expect much this year.