Re: talking basketball

[Michael Ryan]

Playing minutes projection -
 Hicks - 30
White - 30
Cedric - 20
Armein - 25 (20, if he's not motivated)
DeAndre - 10 (maybe more if AK is not motivated)
Ronald - 10 (maybe 15 as the season progresses)
Abdul - 10
Chadd - 10
Devan - maybe more than Jihad as the season progresses
Jihad - maybe less than Devan as the season progresses
Dom - will struggle to get mins with the other guards ahead of him

*Walk-Ons*
Murray 2
Patz 2
Branden freshman walk-on
Watt freshman walk-on

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Mike Ryan

 On 11/2/05, Dan Marshall <address@hidden> wrote:
> I think he will be a difference maker... one way or the other.
>  He does have that BBall player Build, and his shot looked good(in the 10
> sec' he was on the news)
>  I'm just really curious why he was where he was if he was really skilled
> enough to play at this level... (I know it's possible for sure... but still)
>  If anything at least he can take up some space, and probably has more
> skills that Souly.

 *From:* Brock Schweitzer [mailto:address@hidden
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 01, 2005 3:42 PM
> *To:* address@hidden
> *Subject:* Re: [UC Basketball] talking basketball
>
>  I think one person everyone is going to overlook is Allen. I just think
> he's got a lot of potential. He has reasonable size and just looks like a
> ball player. I don't know what his attitude is like, but I would expect him
> to be very motivated following all he's been through and to get an
> opportunity like this would be a huge motivation.
>
> He's travelled (excuse the pun), and I think he's got a lot to bring to
> the team. That being said, he's banging against Hicks every day in practice,
> which can only make you a better player. I haven't seen any of the
> practices, so those who have seen him practice can comment, but with Hicks
> being a leader this year, I would imagine he'd want the other big guys to
> produce and would certainly push him.
>
> The odds of UC landing a big man after all that has happened at the time
> it did almost seems like destiny, so I'm going to keep a close eye on how
> Allen performs, and I recommend everyone else do the same.

 On 11/1/05, address@hidden < address@hidden> wrote:
> > I'll step up to the plate (sorry, free throw line) on playing time at
> > least:
> >  20 minutes for Downey instead of 10, with that time mostly coming from
> > Tilford. I'm guessing Downey is ready for the big time but Tilford isn't. (I
> > don't think the distinction between point guard and 2 guard will be a big
> > one this year and expect whoever gets it will be pushing it down court. I'd
> > expect White, Moore, Kirkland or Downey to be getting us into our half court
> > offense, depending on who's in the game and what the defense is giving us.)
> >  8 minutes for Herrera (I'm an optimist), with that time coming from
> > Coleman. Except when fouls (or free throw percentages) cause a problem or
> > against the weaker teams on our schedule, I'd expect Coach Kennedy would
> > want to have two of the following (Hicks, McGowan, Herrera and Allen) in the
> > line-up together. Coleman may be skilled, but muscle and height in at least
> > two players will be crucial in the Big East.
> >  My sense is that this will be a breakout year for Kirkland - he'll
> > think less and play more instinctively without Huggins' pressure on him, but
> > he'll still have those defensive skills Huggins demanded.
> >  Despite the negativities and the uncertainties, I think this year we'll
> > surprise the forecasters who have said 7th-9th in the Big East: the
> > motivation to do well to honor Huggins and the motivation to do well in
> > order to get a job (the seniors + the coaches) or a transfer opportunity
> > (the non-seniors, if the new coach doesn't look appealing) will be powerful
> > factors. That said, this would not have been an easy year for UC, even with
> > everybody back and all our recruits in place, so expecting better than 4-6
> > in the Big East would have been unrealistic...
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> >
> > > It's odd - people say they want to talk about the team, basketball,
> > the
> > > season, etc - but when I posted about this years rotations - no one
> > > responded . . .
> > >
> > > Since I have to say it - the post was pretty good - so I'm going to
> > repost
> > > some of the info:
> > >
> > > The upcoming season 3 big questions and one lingering one -
> > > BIG
> > > 1) Who will handle the point?
> > > 2) Who will get the 40 minutes at the 5 position?
> > > 3) How will a first year head coach do?
> > > Lingering
> > > 1) Will Kirkland play to his potential?
> > >
> > > The Bearcats do not nearly look as good as they did last May - since
> > then
> > > we've lost Vincent Banks, Roy Bright, Tyree Evans, Ivan Johnson and
> > coach
> > > Huggins!
> > >
> > > This years projected rotation -
> > > Point - White 15, Moore 10, Downey 10, Jihad 5
> > > 2 guard - Jihad 23, Kirkland 5, Tilford 12
> > > 3 forward - White 17, Kirkland 17, Coleman 6
> > > 4 forward - Hicks 20, Kirkland 10 Coleman 10
> > > 5 forward - McGowan 20, Hicks 12, Allen 8 (Herrera if he gets cleared
> > will
> > > get at lease these 8 minutes)
> > >
> > > Hicks 32
> > > White 32
> > > Kirkland 32
> > > Muhammed 28
> > > McGowan 20
> > > Coleman 16
> > > Tilford 10
> > > Moore 10
> > > Downey 10
> > > Allen 8
> > >
> > > To be honest, I can't figure out the front line - the above scenario
> > assumes
> > > Kirkland will be willing to play in the four spot - a huge assumption
> > and it
> > > still remains to be seen if Kirkland can come prepared to play every
> > night.
> > > The other alternatives are to get more minutes out of McGowan and
> > Allen or
> > > Herrera if he gets cleared to play.
> > >
> > > For what it is worth - here's my last year's prediction and (actual):
> > >
> > > Maxiell 33 (31)
> > > Hicks 32 (31)
> > > White 30 (29)
> > > Kirkland 30 (25)
> > > Moore 25 (15)
> > > Williams 20 (22)
> > > Muhammad 15 (26)
> > > Banks 5 (0)
> > > Bright 5 (14)
> > > Souleyman 5 (1)
> > > Lucas (12)
> > > Patswald (3)
> > > Meeker (2)
> > > Murray (2)