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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby hoopmanx » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:21 am

Our bigs aren't an issue, with or without MK
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby ponyinNC » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:46 am

i love the sunshine and rainbows X, but you cannot take a unanimous all-AAC player out of our lineup and say it is NO BIG DEAL.

i love Moreira, but he played really soft at times last year. We will miss MK as a bruiser and low post force. no way around it.
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby hoopmanx » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:30 am

ponyinNC wrote:i love the sunshine and rainbows X, but you cannot take a unanimous all-AAC player out of our lineup and say it is NO BIG DEAL.

i love Moreira, but he played really soft at times last year. We will miss MK as a bruiser and low post force. no way around it.


Sorry, I think losing Yanick last year was a far bigger deal b/c he had the higher ceiling and more pro potential. He was considerably better than Kennedy early. I love MK, but we have 3 other pay for play bigs on the roster. It could be a whole lot worse
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby SMUstangs22 » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:35 am

If we get MK back they will be beast down low.
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby SMUstangs22 » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:01 am

Hoopman... how realistic is it to expect MK back in December?
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby ponyinNC » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:19 am

hoopmanx wrote:
ponyinNC wrote:i love the sunshine and rainbows X, but you cannot take a unanimous all-AAC player out of our lineup and say it is NO BIG DEAL.

i love Moreira, but he played really soft at times last year. We will miss MK as a bruiser and low post force. no way around it.


Sorry, I think losing Yanick last year was a far bigger deal b/c he had the higher ceiling and more pro potential. He was considerably better than Kennedy early. I love MK, but we have 3 other pay for play bigs on the roster. It could be a whole lot worse


hey, i usually defer to you on most BB related items. hope you are right.
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby hoopmanx » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:27 am

ponyinNC wrote:
Sorry, I think losing Yanick last year was a far bigger deal b/c he had the higher ceiling and more pro potential. He was considerably better than Kennedy early. I love MK, but we have 3 other pay for play bigs on the roster. It could be a whole lot worse


hey, i usually defer to you on most BB related items. hope you are right.[/quote]

Ha, much of this stuff is swing & miss. I'm also the one who never really got into Mudiay cause I thought it was a slight to Nic and would hurt chemistry more than help. I still think that.

As for MK, he's not the player Yanick is, IMO. That said, he's a much better fit for LBs system, so that matters. I'm not saying we won't miss him or that he's not good. we're just 4 deep in high end bigs. IF yanick gets back to form or is made a focal point, and IF Ben Moore keeps his productivity w/increased minutes, I imagine we can handle the loss statistically. Its the other areas, like toughness, that we'll miss
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby White Helmet » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:30 am

hoopmanx wrote:
ponyinNC wrote:
Sorry, I think losing Yanick last year was a far bigger deal b/c he had the higher ceiling and more pro potential. He was considerably better than Kennedy early. I love MK, but we have 3 other pay for play bigs on the roster. It could be a whole lot worse


hey, i usually defer to you on most BB related items. hope you are right.


Ha, much of this stuff is swing & miss. I'm also the one who never really got into Mudiay cause I thought it was a slight to Nic and would hurt chemistry more than help. I still think that.

As for MK, he's not the player Yanick is, IMO. That said, he's a much better fit for LBs system, so that matters. I'm not saying we won't miss him or that he's not good. we're just 4 deep in high end bigs. IF yanick gets back to form or is made a focal point, and IF Ben Moore keeps his productivity w/increased minutes, I imagine we can handle the loss statistically. Its the other areas, like toughness, that we'll miss[/quote]

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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby LA_Mustang » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:32 am

I've been to a couple of practices.I can tell you Yanick looks fantastic. A huge year from him is very possible. Ben, too.
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby SMUstangs22 » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:41 am

LA_Mustang wrote:I've been to a couple of practices.I can tell you Yanick looks fantastic. A huge year from him is very possible. Ben, too.


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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby hoopmanx » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:09 pm

LA_Mustang wrote:I've been to a couple of practices.I can tell you Yanick looks fantastic. A huge year from him is very possible. Ben, too.


He certainly has the tools, I just worry about the system for his talents. Gotta run for Yanick
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Re: When do we get final word on MK?

Postby LA_Mustang » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:17 pm

You could see how well he plays when his team runs at the Worlds. I hope "playing the right way" includes running.
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