Elijah Fisher is back

[Uncle Hectors Crab Farm]

Cats so angry they dont know hoops or still play 4x a week....cats angry from the bleachers with their joke surfsides

 

[HallLine69]

I know we've discussed this before but I'm just not seeing Copeland being 6'6/6'7, at least in one of the recent insta posts he looks taller than Theo who's listed around 6'7 1/2.

I'm hoping his physicality and toughness will compensate for his relative lack of true 5 height.

 

[radecicco]

So basically we’re the same as last year except with a worse center, worse PG and “same” rotating door at SG and SF. Oof

SHU won 21 games last year because of our strength at PG and center, the two most important positions in college hoops. Just don’t see that this year so we’ll have to see what Holloway does with this group.

 

[Piratz]

What a wild ride. 15 players, whew. He’s definitely depth if he remains eligible IMO.

As for Copeland, if the hype is real, we’ve had undersized centers do well here. It is possible.

 

[HallGuy2323]

SHU won 21 games last year because of our strength at PG and center, the two most important positions in college hoops. Just don’t see that this year so we’ll have to see what Holloway does with this group.

We’re going with the “more is better” method

 

[Piratz]

SHU won 21 games last year because of our strength at PG and center, the two most important positions in college hoops. Just don’t see that this year so we’ll have to see what Holloway does with this group.

While I agree on the importance, many ways to get it done. The fact we had such a good defense but such a terrible offense also contributed to the fact we only went 10-10 in that BE and had just 1 quality win of the 21 despite the productivity at those spots.

We were so close to so much more (games vs. SJU + UCONN), yes, but not horseshoes.

 

[hallmatt]

While I agree on the importance, many ways to get it done. The fact we had such a good defense but such a terrible offense also contributed to the fact we only went 10-10 in that BE and had just 1 quality win of the 21 despite the productivity at those spots.

We were so close to so much more (games vs. SJU + UCONN), yes, but not horseshoes.

We needed last year after the debacle of ‘24. 21 wins, 10-10, felt like a huge accomplishment. But the truth is we beat a lot of bad and middling teams (no problem with that). We were closer to a bad team than a good team last yr though. The BE should be much better and more parity this season. I don’t agree with Sha’s approach of going 10 deep, but he has lots of depth in his arsenal. His best year here he went 6 deep, not sure why he doesn’t go back to the approach that gave him the best results.

 

[HALL85]

SHU won 21 games last year because of our strength at PG and center, the two most important positions in college hoops. Just don’t see that this year so we’ll have to see what Holloway does with this group.

Center really a strength though? Both were excellent shot blockers and provided the last line of defense, which was obviously important. But we really didn’t get a lot of offense out of the position and Payne could not be relied upon even for stuff in close because of his hands. Hines was probably the best backup center in the league, but his stamina is also an issue.

I would probably characterize it as we were capable at the 2, 3 and 5. Deficient at the 4 and proficient at the 1 only because of Clark.

I agree that we’ll just have to see what shows up. Relying on guys in Key positions that haven’t produced at a major level yet