ESPN Dallas Article

by **mavsrage311** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:45 am

Written by Art Garcia, who usually covers the NBA:

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncb/columns/story?id=6260109

Doh says we have turned the corner

Agreed?

by **SMU89** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:22 am

Good read...thanks

by **The PonyGrad** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:39 am

mavsrage311 wrote:Written by Art Garcia, who usually covers the NBA:

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncb/columns/story?id=6260109

Doh says we have turned the corner

Agreed?

Well, that is going to be the expectation given some returning players, those sitting out, and the recruits coming in.

by **GiddyUp** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:42 am

well written. no sugar coating. (bad OOC, attendance, expectations)
Would have really been bad if we didn't play after the CUSA tourney. Interesting that he said he wanted all programs to target locals.

by **hoopmanx** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:56 am

its turned w/regards to the program overall, just have to do it on the court the next few. We can officially recruit & play good team ball. Just need a talent infusion in a big way.

by **2ndandlong** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:53 am

mavsrage311 wrote:Written by Art Garcia, who usually covers the NBA:

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncb/columns/story?id=6260109

Doh says we have turned the corner

Agreed?

I think you need at least a couple of these [20 win seasons] before you can declare you've turned a corner. I hope the end of the bench can follow through with what he's saying, and I definitely have the Expectations that they will.

by **LA_Mustang** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:29 am

when you've beat ORU, Jacksonville AND Northen Iowa, you've def turned the corner.....just sayin :roll:

by **mustangxc** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:32 am

It looks like we have turned the corner, but I will withhold judgement until next season. If we can stay competitive with a roster full of newcomers then I think we have definitely turned the corner. Any sort of regression would cause a panic among the fan base.

by **GiddyUp** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:03 am

really a shame that Mangrum and Dia are seniors. Would have been pretty promising if those guys returned. We'll have to see how these guys gel with the system next year but Smith, Vilde, Giles seem pretty tough - we haven't had toughness in a long while. Losh has a lot of work to do, looks really lost out there.

by **The PonyGrad** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:44 am

My guess is that Losh and Clink will have trouble finding PT.

by **Pony!Poni!Pone'!** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:49 am

starting 5 looks like a bigtime starting 5. Frog at point, Cotton at 2, Rob at SF Leslee at PF and Vilde in the middle. On paper, that's solid.

Who is eligible among the freshmen will determine a lot of PT as well, in addition to who is in shape or not, and the redshirt picture overall.

Hope we sign a big for 2012

by **Mitch McConnell** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:59 am

When the 2011-12 schedule is released, the OOC should tell us what Doherty thinks this team is capable of handling. Then it will be up to everybody to handle it.

Kneejerk reaction: CBI is reasonable as far as I'm concerned.

by **GiddyUp** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:01 am

The PonyGrad wrote:My guess is that Losh and Clink will have trouble finding PT.

Now that I think about the full roster, I don't see either getting PT.

by **Mitch McConnell** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:21 am

BTW, I appreciated Orsini's candor in the story. What's even better is that the SMU name is visible in the NCAA tournament with him being at the Regional.

This was the first time I read where the school said 2010-11 was going to be it for Doherty.

Good March for the school.

by **hoopmanx** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:34 pm

Losh will find time, he's just a lot better than what we saw this year. Kid got massacred by the NCAA, and needed a minute to regroup. All good, just come back strong.

We're very different next year. Lots of options, but as was pointed out to me the other day, we can go w/a 6'7 line-up across the board. Exceptionally long and athletic, if we want. Manuel, Haynes, Williams, Smith, Nyakundi, maybe Jones etc. That's silly by comparison to what we could run out there this year.

The princeton isn't predicated on a low post big that needs touches, so I'm actually excited to seeing the passing lanes open up for hard cutters etc. From few who can finish at the rim, to an entire team that can. Only thing you can't account for is chemistry