Bear34
Freshman
Posts: 10
Age: 34
Reg: 02-22-12
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03-01-12 01:22 PM - Post#123180
In response to Brown50
I'm not sure what we are suppose to say on the board then. This is set up to express your opinions ( good or bad) . Bruno was stating agel's record and that he believes he wasn't a good choice, which I agree with.
Agel has been here for 6 years, 2 under Robinson and 4 as head coach, the numbers are black and white.
Why can't we hold people accountable here?
To possible recruits reading this, we are 8 - 21, 2-10 in the league, with 2 very tough games coming up, if our posts re hurting his recruiting, then it's worse than I thought. Those numbers alone would scare any potential recruits.
Everyone is saying next year will be better and so on, no kidding! Could it get any worse? We may be 2-12 in the league.
I'm not sure if we're supposed to just pretend like everything is ok.
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Bruno
Masters Student
Posts: 690
Loc: Brooklyn, NY
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-01-12 03:22 PM - Post#123210
In response to Bear34
Yeah, not too worried about the tone or our posts turning off prospective recruits. More worried about wins, and why we don't have enough of those.
How about we make this thread a little more optimistic. Next season, we are looking at a starting lineup of 6'2 McGonagill (who will be the league's best point next year), 6'3 Albrecht (a top shooter, if streaky), 6'6 Sullivan (who has actually played and shot very well in the Ivy season), 6'8 Halpern (we know how good and versitile he is), and the 6'9 Maia (who everybody says is a real good big man for the Ivy). That's a very good starting lineup in any season. It's big, it can shoot, it has inside presence. It's probably not real strong defensively or on the boards, but there's no reason this starting lineup can't compete at a high level.
We will have lots of experience and depth in the frontcourt in McCarthy, Walker and Ponticelli, and little depth in the backcourt, with only the unproven Sharkey and Longi - maybe Lundevall, maybe Biber - as viable candidates for PT.
All in, I like this lineup. It might not be Hunt-Nu-Forte-Powers-Kilb urn, or Huffman-McAndrew-Sullivan -Mullery-Skrelja. But you never know.
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Silver Maple
PhD Student
Posts: 1977
Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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03-01-12 03:41 PM - Post#123213
In response to Bruno
I think you're right that there's a lot to work with there. I'd only counsel extreme caution w/r/t your expectations for Maia. Freshmen are always unpredictable. You never know who's actually going to pan out. Even when they do, big men in particular often need an entire year to get acclimated to the college game.
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Old Bear
Postdoc
Posts: 2147
Reg: 11-23-04
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Agel / AD
03-01-12 04:29 PM - Post#123223
In response to Silver Maple
Mapes, my friend, I think you will be surprised by Maia. He played for the Brazilian National Junior Team, went to Prep School for a year and practiced with the team this season. He wont be a "freshman" next year.
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Silver Maple
PhD Student
Posts: 1977
Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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03-01-12 05:00 PM - Post#123229
In response to Old Bear
You're probably right. He'll probably be pretty good at the least, and possibly much better than that. But newcomers have come into this conference with even more impressive credentials than that and laid an egg. I'm just saying, for your own mental health (such as it is), temper your expectations.
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Old Bear
Postdoc
Posts: 2147
Reg: 11-23-04
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03-01-12 05:10 PM - Post#123230
In response to Silver Maple
Let's remember this conversation next year. 
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Silver Maple
PhD Student
Posts: 1977
Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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03-01-12 05:28 PM - Post#123235
In response to Old Bear
No way for you to bust my chops in a year's time. I've been hedging far too much. We consultants are good at that sort of thing.
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Old Bear
Postdoc
Posts: 2147
Reg: 11-23-04
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Agel / AD
03-01-12 08:35 PM - Post#123248
In response to Silver Maple
Lamb Chops, I trust. (I've been reading "Can't Wait for Friday!" on the Penn Board.)
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Bears03
Freshman
Posts: 10
Age: 33
Reg: 02-23-12
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03-04-12 03:05 PM - Post#123881
In response to Old Bear
Doesn't hurt that Maia will be 21 before he touches a college court. Those extra years of development help, especially for a bigman.
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