I do believe our big 3 play very well together. Yes, we have had some bad games this year, but I saw a good team beat Texas Tech and Duke. I believe the team feeds off of Mcneil's defense and his absence was truly felt. Crean will have his team ready for Syracuse and I would rather have Mcneil well rested for this one than the PC game.
James, McNeal, and Matthews as the Big 3. Realistically they're sophomores who are starters in a D-1 program. All have an upside which is yet to be approached. Until that happens, they're only "big" at MU because the rest of the team may be the Little 11. Quality programs must have more than three "big" players to be successful.
Good teams need an upper class! How would this team look with Mason and Amo? (Arguably our top recruits in those years.)
Good teams need balance. How would this team look with a stud or 2 in the front line? How would this team look with a legit outside shooter?
The makeup of this team is very good for the playground. We'll struggle until we develop some kind of an inside presence and/or outside game and I don't see where it's going to come from.
You sound like dean smith (now retired), Todays successful team dont rely on seniors as a rule.
It would have been interesting to have seen Mason stay at MU. He's had a pretty good run so far this season at LSU: In the three games of the Hispanic College Fund Classic last week he had 38 points in 14 of 19 shooting. It helps that LSU has 6-9 300 pound Gelnn Davis......
Quote from: mviale on January 06, 2007, 09:41:44 AM
You sound like dean smith (now retired), Todays successful team dont rely on seniors as a rule.
They don't rely on them for star power but they need them for stability. The studs are in the under classes and leave early but if you don't have a lot of underclassmen who are NBA caliber, you better have some upper classmen. (And I did say upperclassmen, not necessarily just seniors.)
Quote from: mviale on January 06, 2007, 09:41:44 AM
You sound like dean smith (now retired), Todays successful team dont rely on seniors as a rule.
Your elite teams might not rely on seniors because they get top 20 talent year in and year out but outside of those teams, experienced juniors and seniors are huge.