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Post by gregcrow on Nov 25, 2014 17:12:54 GMT -5
Guy, Cluess' best team? My memory is fading, but didn't we have a team with a great PG (Scott), a great inside presence (Mike), and a good PF, even if he was playing out of position (Taj). And wasn't MoMo and Sean on the team along with Randy? I think that might have been the at-large team. This team is good but that was great. What this team does have is a coach that is more experienced. Are you saying Cluess wasn't experienced way back in 2011 and 2012?
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Post by GuyF on Nov 25, 2014 17:52:51 GMT -5
Guy, Cluess' best team? My memory is fading, but didn't we have a team with a great PG (Scott), a great inside presence (Mike), and a good PF, even if he was playing out of position (Taj). And wasn't MoMo and Sean on the team along with Randy? I think that might have been the at-large team. This team is good but that was great. What this team does have is a coach that is more experienced. I stand by my comments.
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Post by Super on Nov 25, 2014 17:55:32 GMT -5
Guy, Cluess' best team? My memory is fading, but didn't we have a team with a great PG (Scott), a great inside presence (Mike), and a good PF, even if he was playing out of position (Taj). And wasn't MoMo and Sean on the team along with Randy? I think that might have been the at-large team. This team is good but that was great. What this team does have is a coach that is more experienced. I stand by my comments. I stand by my predictions for 2014-15!
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Post by Joebird on Nov 25, 2014 21:56:06 GMT -5
What may make this team unique is Laury and especially English may be NBA players and Williams is a pro. 2 NBA players on a mid major at the same time is very rare. If these two turn out to be that good this would make this team unique to any other Iona team ever and give them potential to be Cluess best. Another quality this team has that his others didn't are more defensive minded players. Williams, Sed, IBN and Amayo all look like they enjoy playing defense, although I doubt a Cluess team will ever be a good defensive team this one could be his best. It's still early but I could see this being his best team, especially since the last couple of games they have looked like a much better 3 point shooting team than I originally thought they were.
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Post by chelseadal on Nov 25, 2014 23:37:30 GMT -5
What may make this team unique is Laury and especially English may be NBA players and Williams is a pro. 2 NBA players on a mid major at the same time is very rare. If these two turn out to be that good this would make this team unique to any other Iona team ever and give them potential to be Cluess best. Another quality this team has that his others didn't are more defensive minded players. Williams, Sed, IBN and Amayo all look like they enjoy playing defense, although I doubt a Cluess team will ever be a good defensive team this one could be his best. It's still early but I could see this being his best team, especially since the last couple of games they have looked like a much better 3 point shooting team than I originally thought they were. DL3 in the NBA? Don't see it at all. Love him at Ioba though
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Post by chelseadal on Nov 25, 2014 23:38:18 GMT -5
What may make this team unique is Laury and especially English may be NBA players and Williams is a pro. 2 NBA players on a mid major at the same time is very rare. If these two turn out to be that good this would make this team unique to any other Iona team ever and give them potential to be Cluess best. Another quality this team has that his others didn't are more defensive minded players. Williams, Sed, IBN and Amayo all look like they enjoy playing defense, although I doubt a Cluess team will ever be a good defensive team this one could be his best. It's still early but I could see this being his best team, especially since the last couple of games they have looked like a much better 3 point shooting team than I originally thought they were. DL3 in the NBA? Don't see it at all. Love him at Ioba though
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Post by chelseadal on Nov 25, 2014 23:38:39 GMT -5
DL3 in the NBA? Don't see it at all. Love him at Ioba though And Iona
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Post by ic59 on Nov 26, 2014 4:37:09 GMT -5
greg, TC wasn't experienced as a DI coach at that time. Sort of like the Cleveland Cav's coach, today.
Guy, it's always good to stand by your comments. But it wouldn't be a good idea to try to back them up with facts. At least not in this case. But there is nothing wrong with hope.
Joebird, to say we have two possible NBA players is a stretch. I'd think that I'd go with, we have two possible NBA HOF players. It just sounds better.
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Post by GuyF on Nov 26, 2014 7:49:00 GMT -5
greg, TC wasn't experienced as a DI coach at that time. Sort of like the Cleveland Cav's coach, today. Guy, it's always good to stand by your comments. But it wouldn't be a good idea to try to back them up with facts. At least not in this case. But there is nothing wrong with hope. Joebird, to say we have two possible NBA players is a stretch. I'd think that I'd go with, we have two possible NBA HOF players. It just sounds better. I said this could be Tim's best team. That's called an opinion. Since when does one have to back up an opinion out here? But I'll play along anyway. Here are some early reasons why my preseason prediction looks good. 1. Statistically, and against good opponents, our defensive numbers are the best in the Cluess era. 2. I felt the league wasn't going to be very good this year. Turns out it's weaker than I thought. The 17-3 record I picked is very reasonable. 3. My confidence was based on my belief that we have three of the best players in the league. Nothing has changed there. 4. This team is already ahead of my projections, based on the win over Wake. And Wake is not terrible. That's sufficient for now.
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Post by ic59 on Nov 26, 2014 7:55:10 GMT -5
Guy, Guy, Guy, I agree with #1, #2, #3, and #4. My only question is what do they have to do with this being TC's best team? Maybe you should just say that this is TC's weakest competition, at least in the MAAC.
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Post by GuyF on Nov 26, 2014 9:09:50 GMT -5
But so far we are winning games OOC, and our OOC will turn out to be pretty tough by season's end. Your point is irrelevant. I brought up the weak MAAC because you asked me to justify my prediction. Quite frankly, since I've normally been proven to be dead on with my picks, really they need no justification. I was just humoring you.
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Post by Joebird on Nov 26, 2014 9:36:58 GMT -5
I think aj has a decent chance to play in nba and Laury a chance to eventually make it. What I am saying is if they both do make it you will look back and realize that we had a team with 2 nba players and that is unique and special.
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Post by hawaii bill on Nov 26, 2014 9:46:53 GMT -5
Larry has the raw ability to make it to the NBA. Needs to work on making better decisions, imo. Love the guy and his heart.
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Post by chelseadal on Nov 26, 2014 9:58:48 GMT -5
Larry has the raw ability to make it to the NBA. Needs to work on making better decisions, imo. Love the guy and his heart. So do Moe and Curly.
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Post by hawaii bill on Nov 26, 2014 10:06:12 GMT -5
Larry has the raw ability to make it to the NBA. Needs to work on making better decisions, imo. Love the guy and his heart. So do Moe and Curly. Not Shemp though
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