Re: if Downey does leave

[Dan Marshall]

So in your mind
8 and 8 in the BE?  Isn't that what we did this year with this team?

Mick + a few Juco's > AK, 5 seniors, and a super PG?

I don't see how you can think that a completely unknown team, under a new
coach, a new system, that has never played together at all, is going to have
a better record than a team returning 5 seniors, Plus McGowen and Downey?

 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Al Uhrig
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] if Downey does leave

Overly pessimistic in my opinion, even if Downey, Herrara, and McGowen leave
I am of the opinion that next year the team finishes 1 or 2 games above
.500. Mick will bring in enough JUCO talent to have a winning season, the
non-conference schedule is Miami (US Bank) , Xavier (home), UAB (home),
Memphis (away), Ohio State (neutral) set, the other 5 will be buy wins at
the Shoe, 8-8 in the Big East.

 

<<<<<<<<From: Brian Hesseling
Date: 02 Apr 2006 - 01:57 PM EST


I look for McGowen and Herara to leave also. I know everyone thinks it would
be a huge mistake for McGowen to leave with only one year of eligibility
left but I think I would leave rather than play on a 7 win team. I say 7
wins cause I think if Downey leaves we go from 10 wins down to 7.

Downey leaving adds another year to the rebuilding process. A top level
point guard atracts big men and spot up shooters to a program. Also a good
point guard takes a lot of the pressure off a coach to make all the
decisions.>>>>>>>>>>