Kolek planning to go pro
My biggest concern is rebounding. A bad rebounding team last year and Lewis, the best rebounder, is likely gone.Maybe Wrightsil and Gold can help on the boards. We will have to wait and see.
I agree. I think an extra year in the system for some guys with added chemistry will make for a better team. It would be great if that team included Lewis, but I think we have some talent from last year that will benefit from more experience.It’s also possible our recruits are underrated based on what Covid did for the services ability to watch guys.
Is there some kind of annual monetary award for starting the most new threads that I don’t know about?
Next man up, aina?
Lewis? Will we know by June 1st? Do we have hammer type auxiliary options if he bolts? I'm starting to feel a little anxiety. TY.
It's official? FK.
In agreement with this sentiment. I always defer to the benefit of the doubt, but I don’t see a ton on this roster. However, I felt the same way last year. If OMax is getting legit NBA talk, that does ease some concern. Lace ‘em up!
2.5 and 6.6 ppg on middling teams in first two years is “getting legit NBA talk?” The Netherlands Basketball Association?
LOL. Relax and enjoy life a little more. I for one am very excited about next year, whether Lewis stays or not. I am happy to see there are at least a few others on this thread that can picture us being better next year than this year, which is more than enough to ask for in year two. Excellent freshmen that showed a ton of potential becoming sophomores this year (where oftentimes Division I athletes improve the most), continued development of players like Omax and Kolek and Oso, some exciting newcomers coming in, a full year for team chemistry to develop, etc., etc. I feel we overachieved last year despite so many obstacles and this year there are less obstacles and more continuity taking place. Top 5 seed next year is very realistic to me, but keep feeling anxious if you must. I guess summer time is meant to be feeling anxious about Marquette basketball, instead of enjoying yourself. See you next November.
Hey, this year's freshmen will be next year's freshmen. Just ask Marquette. So will this year's sophomores and juniors!
Givony having him in a mock draft this early clearly indicates he’s on NBA radars
I am extremely optimistic about the upcoming season and beyond. Not having a traditional transfer out this season says a lot about Shaka and the program he is building. I fully expected that we would lose a guy or two, simply because that is the nature of college basketball today, and keeping the core is victory in itself.As for Omax, I have been high on him since the first time I saw him play and got higher on him every step of last season. He is high motor guy, an athlete and has some real basketball skills. There were several times he took a defensive rebound and went coast to coast and he looked like an NBA guy already. I am going to enjoy him this season because I think it will be his last one at MU.Lastly, as I stated in another thread, I have complete confidence that Shaka can flat out recruit and knows what he is doing. He did not bring in one player last year that made me wonder if he knew what he is doing. I have expectations for the new guys, but am counting a big uptick in performance with the returning guys. Will say it again, OMax is going to have a major breakout season and looking forward to watching him play.
ShooterIf I think Shaka is the wrong guy or not getting it done, I will be one of the first to point it out. Last year was a good start to the Shaka era and the bar is higher going into next season. Imo, if Shaka thought the returning guys were not up to the task he would have nudged some out or recruited over guys, and he did not do it. Hey, I could be proven wrong, but I think Shaka has a plan and can execute on it. TAMU mentioned often about creating culture and having everyone back looks like seven guys bought in on the culture. Now, 1-2 guys need a big step forward and things are looking good.