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SoCal_Pony · Post by **SoCal_Pony** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:49 pm

Coach Doh is laying the RIGHT groundwork by bringing in top talent, the only way to succeed in college athletics.

Papa Dia ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼" Oklahoma and Louisville offers
Tomasz Kwiatkowski ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼" Virginia and Baylor offers
Paul McCoy ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼" Virginia and Kentucky offers
Derek Williams ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼" All Conference and All-region JC point guard
Mouhammad Faye ├â┬ó├óΓÇÜ┬¼" Georgia Tech transfer

We should see marked improvement this season.

We are 2 Dia/McCoy caliber players away from post-season play.

Charleston Pony · Post by **Charleston Pony** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:55 pm

let's hope Dia's back can hold up and that he can become the player we all hope he will be.

And...let's hope that everyone can remain academically eligible

indianmustang · Post by **indianmustang** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:33 pm

will be interesting,i dont want to get my hopes up

LA_Mustang · Post by **LA_Mustang** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:53 pm

My hope is that we can get McCoy and Williams on the floor at the same time.....that Williams can play the 2 and score the basketball. I've never seen him play, so I have no idea if that is a possibility?? But like BUS wishes for big men, I wish for some who can score consistently at the division 1 level.

PonyDoh · Post by **PonyDoh** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:10 pm

I'm interested in Robert Nyakundi. He has size to play the 4, but the sjot to hit from 3. It'll be interesting to see Frank Otis & Justin Haynes as well, particularly Haynes. He's a legit 2G w/some handle, hops, and shot a respectable percentage from deep

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:06 pm

We also need to be a better free throw shooting team.

Also, it'll be interesting to what kind of impact Faye will have when he is eligible to join the team in mid-December after the fall semester.

LA_Mustang · Post by **LA_Mustang** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:28 pm

PonyDoh wrote:I'm interested in Robert Nyakundi. He has size to play the 4, but the sjot to hit from 3.

I tend to forget about Nyakundi.....redshirting in BB is so rare. I tried a couple of times to get out to Arlington for one of his HS games when he was at Bowie, but never made it. I've had several people tell me he has a very good outside jumper. If he can hit it in games, he will definitely get pt this year. We are so desperate for guys who can score.

SMUFan · Post by **SMUFan** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:23 pm

Nyakundi should be interesting to watch. On the one hand, he can shoot from across Central Expressway and hit it. On the other hand, Coach Doherty seems to value defense above all else - is he quick enough on defense?

It's hard to imagine this year's team will be even younger than last year's team.

mustangbill67 · Post by **mustangbill67** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:15 am

Every year I say I cannot wait for basketball to begin, mainly because the football team sucks. Every recent year, when basketball starts I have been instantly disappointed and then it is a long 10 months to football. This year, although the football team still sucks at least there is hope. I will forget about basketball starting until it does in fact start.

apisarna · Post by **apisarna** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:53 am

We need to focus on taking one win at a time. The team is still fairly young...so having winning culture/attitude, this team will need a lot of coaching and positive attitude. Coach Doh can get it done here.

LA_Mustang · Post by **LA_Mustang** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:06 am

apisarna wrote:Coach Doh can get it done here.

I think he can too, but this is year three....we need to see some signs of turning the corner this year.

ponydawg · Post by **ponydawg** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:12 pm

indianmustang wrote:will be interesting

PonyDoh wrote:I'm interested

George S. Patton wrote:it'll be interesting

SMUFan wrote:should be interesting

Sounds like it should be an interesting year.

Looking forward to it, and I am interested in sitting in my new seats!

Pony_Fan · Post by **Pony_Fan** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:22 pm

we need to turn the corner fo sho

i'd like to see a lot of improvement and a glimmer of postseason hope for 2010

Alaric · Post by **Alaric** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:00 am

LA_Mustang wrote:
apisarna wrote:Coach Doh can get it done here.

I think he can too, but this is year three....we need to see some signs of turning the corner this year.

It is year 3 but year 1 only yielded one player in Cameron who's now gone so a Doh apologist would say it's year 2.1

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:10 pm

By year three in basketball especially in this one year rent a player environemnt, we should expect (1) at least a .500 season given the schedule. (2) at least a .500 season in conference. (3) semi-finals in the conference tournament. Obviously, injuries, academic issues, and the like can take their toll on that goal, but this should be an attainable set of goals even with the loss of one starter. I do think Doherty can pull this off as well. But meaningful progress should start being made.