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Post by kiyoat on Oct 7, 2019 11:15:35 GMT -6
Lots of coverage ahead. Yotes voted #2 behind NDSU....
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Post by kiyoat on Oct 7, 2019 14:23:52 GMT -6
Bullet points from Coach Lee (paraphrased): - We return a lot of guys, a lot of seniors. That's good for a mid-major program. - It's a wide-open league. Very competitive. - On the road to start the non-con 7 of 9 games. Will test us early.
Q: Can you win the Summit? A: Yeah, but I think there are other teams that can, also.
Q: What can we expect to see from Stan Umude this year? A: He plays extremely hard on every play. He didn't used to do that last year. Last year at the beginning of the year he didn't practice hard and compete hard all the time. In the middle of the year, the light went on for him, and he had a great 2nd half. Now his motor is a lot higher.
I told him: "you can scout a player's skill, or tendencies, but you can't scout a motor." He took that to heart. I no longer have to talk to him about effort. He's grown as a player.
Q: How big will getting Hagedorn back be? A: This year we expect him to be as good or better than any post player in the league. Health-wise he's in great shape. Really, he was healthy towards the middle of last year, but we redshirted him because he had that option. He didn't want to play less than half a hear.
Now he has had a whole year to get used to the system, and his body has changed. He's in better shape. Last year we didn't get anything easy inside. To have that inside presence,... last year we lost twelve games by 7 points or less. We didn't have a go-to player at times. I think Hags will be that go-to. Also Stan and Triston.
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Post by kiyoat on Oct 7, 2019 14:29:29 GMT -6
Q: Tristan really improved his scoring by the end of the year last year. He also was good rebounding and passing at times. Will he be that "glue" guy for you? A: Yeah. I was proud of him, and all the guys that improved statistically last year. He ended up shooting 80% from the foul line as a point guard. That's big. His 3-point % went way up. He's quick. Had a pretty good assist/turnover ratio. He's a leader for us, and he's gonna run the team.
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Post by Yotes on Oct 7, 2019 18:23:32 GMT -6
I'm so pumped for basketball season. For some reason NDSU got the nod as the favorite, but we all know it's USD (we did get six 1st place votes). Just look at the preseason all-conference picks. Umude is preseason player of the year, Simpson is 1st team, and Hagedoorn is 2nd team (underrated for sure). I wasn't going to be shocked at all to see Cody Kelley on that list too.
We stay healthy and this league is ours to lose.
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Oct 8, 2019 8:53:34 GMT -6
How do you think the starting lineup and bench will look? I project the following:
C: Hags F: Umude G/F: Kelly/Armstrong? Other? G: Peterson G: Simpson
Lots of interesting players: Chisom, Jovic, Armstrong, Johns, Ausies...
It feels like we are SO much bigger.
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Post by easmus on Oct 8, 2019 10:36:41 GMT -6
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Post by easmus on Oct 8, 2019 10:38:04 GMT -6
How do you think the starting lineup and bench will look? I project the following: C: Hags F: Umude G/F: Kelly/Armstrong? Other? G: Peterson G: Simpson Lots of interesting players: Chisom, Jovic, Armstrong, Johns, Ausies... It feels like we are SO much bigger. I’d say TP plays SF and Kelly is SG. But you’ve got the 5.
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Post by Cousin Eddie on Oct 8, 2019 13:14:11 GMT -6
How do you think the starting lineup and bench will look? I project the following: C: Hags F: Umude G/F: Kelly/Armstrong? Other? G: Peterson G: Simpson Lots of interesting players: Chisom, Jovic, Armstrong, Johns, Ausies... It feels like we are SO much bigger. I’d say TP plays SF and Kelly is SG. But you’ve got the 5. Right. My guess is that if we go "big" then Kelly gets pulled in favor of Armstrong. I would not be the least surprised to see Kelly start coming off the bench as the 6th man spark plug.
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Post by easmus on Oct 8, 2019 14:53:37 GMT -6
I feel like unless something has changed, Armstrong is bound to come off the bench. The chance to take a starting spot was there last year and he spent a ton of the early part of the year in the doghouse. He has length, but not sure if Armstrong plays enough defense to start. But I’d be glad to be proven wrong.
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Post by kiyoat on Oct 8, 2019 18:29:42 GMT -6
So if we are assuming: C Hags PF Stan SF/G TP SG Kelly PG Simpson
That leaves four Forwards Sim Jovic 6-9 Matt Johns 6-8 Hunter Goodrick 6-7 Tasos Kamateros 6-8
Lee said on media day that Sim would back up Hags. Of the other three guys I think Lee has talked the most about Goodrick, so I’ll say he backs up Stan? Could use others as a 3 if going “big”.
For bench guards we have: Armstrong 6-5 Ty Chisom 6-4 Kruz Perrott-Hunt 6-3
Kruz is a true PG, I think he backs up Simpson. Ty is an elite defender, a speed guy and a slasher. I think we use him like Carlton, to shut down their best scoring guard. As a 2 or 3.
Heiman redshirts, koster and AJ greyshirt.
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Post by Yotes on Oct 8, 2019 19:39:41 GMT -6
So if we are assuming: C Hags PF Stan SF/G TP SG Kelly PG Simpson That leaves four Forwards Sim Jovic 6-9 Matt Johns 6-8 Hunter Goodrick 6-7 Tasos Kamateros 6-8 Lee said on media day that Sim would back up Hags. Of the other three guys I think Lee has talked the most about Goodrick, so I’ll say he backs up Stan? Could use others as a 3 if going “big”. For bench guards we have: Armstrong 6-5 Ty Chisom 6-4 Kruz Perrott-Hunt 6-3 Kruz is a true PG, I think he backs up Simpson. Ty is an elite defender, a speed guy and a slasher. I think we use him like Carlton, to shut down their best scoring guard. As a 2 or 3. Heiman redshirts, koster and AJ greyshirt. I think you nailed the rotation, except wasn't Kelley more of the PG and Simpson the SG last year? Peterson is going to be the 5th starter unless we've got a lot more in the newcomers than I realize. Hopefully he finally puts it all together for a strong senior season.
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Post by elcoyote on Oct 8, 2019 20:44:21 GMT -6
If I remember correctly at midseason Coach Lee flipped Simpson and Kelley, and Simpson ran the point the rest of the season. Seemed to work out for the best for both of them.
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Post by kiyoat on Oct 8, 2019 21:18:16 GMT -6
Yup, what he said ^^^
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Post by golfingyote on Oct 9, 2019 6:38:33 GMT -6
I would be suprised if Kruz isnt steadily in the rotation by the end of the year. He should push for minutes at the point or the 2 guard as long as he can get used to the style. He has experience with New Zealand's national team and has a great looking outside stroke which is something we could really use to space the floor to give Hags/Umude space to work.
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Post by canislatrans on Oct 9, 2019 9:28:40 GMT -6
The 6 that we're familiar with are pretty solid, and plenty of experience.
If we get decent contributions from 7-9, this will be a special team. Looks like we have some candidates in Johns, Chisom, Jovic and the Aussies. Other than Johns, the rest I'm not familiar with, but look forward to seeing them next month!
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