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xiaoxue · 10-02-06, 08:01 AM

that is some kind of prediction. you say we will go 22-5 and 19-3 in a league that only has gotten way, way tougher with the addition of humboldt state.

i think this team will be much better than last year's version which went 17-10 and did not make the playoffs for the first time in years. so let me say 17-5 in conference, second behind humboldt, and 20-7 overall. if the young kids mature quickly like larry gordon did then make it 21-6.

here's my best guess:

NEW PLAYERS: both donelle and rashad look like they can contribute as freshmen. they sure don't look like months away from high school to me. if either one can come close to gordon's impact last year look out. the big german kid is untested and coming into an entirely different system and environment. am thinking he sits this year.

RETURNING PLAYERS: cook will light it up from all over the floor. gordon will only improve on his freshman of the year performance. billy will have a steady season with major assists and key threes. baby shaq looks lean and ready. if melvyn is healthy and the freshmen emerge this team can win the conference. the other guys like bill and kevin play minor roles.

PLAYERS LOST: the only real loss was boyd, and billy will need to step up to serve as the team's outside threat the way jonathon was last year. the team will have a more serious approach now that showboat malone is gone, though he is hanging around announcing volleyball and signing autographs and pictures of himself as if he did something.

THE KEY GAMES: if this team is serious here are some signs: first, if this team can hang around and not get blown out by one of the big boys. while a victory is highly unlikely even against a very strong LMU club, just being in the game in the late minutes would be a plus. second, one win and one close loss in seattle will say something. and third is that huge game dec. 2 with humboldt. a win there and we are in the mix for the conference crown.

THE KEY COMPONENT: leadership. we just didn't have that last year. cook is da man if he chooses to accept.

i predict we finish 20-7 with a four seed in the tourney and advance to the regional finals. if the one seed is still around we lose on that school's home floor (humboldt?). if not, we keep dancing. even if we lose we go 22-8 and that ain't bad. if we win, final four baby.

10-02-06, 08:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
xiaoxue Guru Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 506	WOW--Our best record in 40 years???? that is some kind of prediction. you say we will go 22-5 and 19-3 in a league that only has gotten way, way tougher with the addition of humboldt state. i think this team will be much better than last year's version which went 17-10 and did not make the playoffs for the first time in years. so let me say 17-5 in conference, second behind humboldt, and 20-7 overall. if the young kids mature quickly like larry gordon did then make it 21-6. here's my best guess: NEW PLAYERS: both donelle and rashad look like they can contribute as freshmen. they sure don't look like months away from high school to me. if either one can come close to gordon's impact last year look out. the big german kid is untested and coming into an entirely different system and environment. am thinking he sits this year. RETURNING PLAYERS: cook will light it up from all over the floor. gordon will only improve on his freshman of the year performance. billy will have a steady season with major assists and key threes. baby shaq looks lean and ready. if melvyn is healthy and the freshmen emerge this team can win the conference. the other guys like bill and kevin play minor roles. PLAYERS LOST: the only real loss was boyd, and billy will need to step up to serve as the team's outside threat the way jonathon was last year. the team will have a more serious approach now that showboat malone is gone, though he is hanging around announcing volleyball and signing autographs and pictures of himself as if he did something. THE KEY GAMES: if this team is serious here are some signs: first, if this team can hang around and not get blown out by one of the big boys. while a victory is highly unlikely even against a very strong LMU club, just being in the game in the late minutes would be a plus. second, one win and one close loss in seattle will say something. and third is that huge game dec. 2 with humboldt. a win there and we are in the mix for the conference crown. THE KEY COMPONENT: leadership. we just didn't have that last year. cook is da man if he chooses to accept. i predict we finish 20-7 with a four seed in the tourney and advance to the regional finals. if the one seed is still around we lose on that school's home floor (humboldt?). if not, we keep dancing. even if we lose we go 22-8 and that ain't bad. if we win, final four baby.