clarkwgriswold Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said: Intense practice. Tavari looked good. Josiah Smith looks like he'll be our leading scorer. Skilled & definitely looks like he has a scorer's mentality. Seth Wilson is built like a bull. Great to hear. I assume you meant Josiah Harris. I am looking forward to hearing everyone's observations as I was unable to make it. Edited October 5 by clarkwgriswold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsFan31 Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 Very fun practice to go to. my biggest take away was although the new players are shinny new and have good resumes. I think the core of Tavari, Scott and Amani will be major players and all have improved a lot. (Nate Johnson did not play) Isaiah Gray and Seth Wilson look like grown men that will be bigger and stronger then anyone they guard. Like eye popping big. my biggest surprise was Eric Mahaffey. I think he grew this summer. Hit shots and looked like he will play. Was running with the core of Tavari, Wilson, Harris. Which I thought had starting back court vibes. my most excited player going into the practice was Sharron young. He was as advertised. Might not start but by March could be our best player. Can shoot, pass, and is a pesky defender. my prediction for the opening night starting line up is: Tavari Johnson Seth Wilson Nate Johnson Josiah Harris James Okonkwo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 3 hours ago, ZipsFan31 said: Very fun practice to go to. my biggest take away was although the new players are shinny new and have good resumes. I think the core of Tavari, Scott and Amani will be major players and all have improved a lot. (Nate Johnson did not play) Isaiah Gray and Seth Wilson look like grown men that will be bigger and stronger then anyone they guard. Like eye popping big. my biggest surprise was Eric Mahaffey. I think he grew this summer. Hit shots and looked like he will play. Was running with the core of Tavari, Wilson, Harris. Which I thought had starting back court vibes. my most excited player going into the practice was Sharron young. He was as advertised. Might not start but by March could be our best player. Can shoot, pass, and is a pesky defender. my prediction for the opening night starting line up is: Tavari Johnson Seth Wilson Nate Johnson Josiah Harris James Okonkwo That was pretty much my guess, with Tavari and Nate having the benefit of having experience in the system. It will be just as interesting to see who's finishing games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 18 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Honestly I think they are a huge downgrade and desperately need some navy trim. They look like those cheap Chinese knockoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted October 8 Report Share Posted October 8 I love the blue font it and yellow trim for me it makes it pop. I have weird taste though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 On 10/8/2024 at 4:52 PM, csims0917 said: I love the blue font it and yellow trim for me it makes it pop. I have weird taste though. That would be Gold trim. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 I wonder that with all of the guard depth this team seems to have that if we'll see more pressure on defense this year. Being able to consistently slap on more pressure is much easier when you have fresh bodies you can continue to swap in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 Some Josiah Harris clips- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 Isaiah Gray highlights- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 (edited) Seth Wilson highlights- Edited October 14 by clarkwgriswold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 (edited) Noticed Rhode Island is playing UCONN tonight in an exhibition/scrimmage, which got me thinking...anyone know who we're playing being closed doors? Edited October 14 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsFan31 Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 I agree! with all the Guards we should be able to play aggressive and hard if you count Harris as a SF then we have 9 Guards that play on the perimeter. I do not see a drop off from the various positions, hopefully it will be who has the hot hand plays as all the guys seem to be about Equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 Bowen Hardman highlights- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 James Okonkwo highlights- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 On 10/14/2024 at 7:48 PM, LZIp said: Noticed Rhode Island is playing UCONN tonight in an exhibition/scrimmage, which got me thinking...anyone know who we're playing being closed doors? YSU, results soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 (edited) On 10/14/2024 at 7:21 PM, clarkwgriswold said: I wonder that with all of the guard depth this team seems to have that if we'll see more pressure on defense this year. Being able to consistently slap on more pressure is much easier when you have fresh bodies you can continue to swap in. It's not just the depth - it's the size. This team has at least 3 guards built like Tyler Cheese. Not only will we have the depth to keep up with anyone in the back court, we'll have the size & physicality to wear down the opponent. Wilson, Gray, and Nate Johnson should be able to draw quite a few fouls in the paint and hopefully finish through contact. On paper, this is probably Groce's most balanced team, and I can't wait for basketball season. Edited October 17 by Let'sGoZips94 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 16 Report Share Posted October 16 9 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: It's not just the depth - it's the size. This team has at least guards built like Tyler Cheese. Not only will we have the depth to keep up with anyone in the back court, we'll have the size & physicality to wear down the opponent. Wilson, Gray, and Nate Johnson should be able to draw quite a few fouls in the paint and hopefully finish through contact. On paper, this is probably Groce's most balanced team, and I can't wait for basketball season. So it's the depth and the width! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsFan31 Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: It's not just the depth - it's the size. This team has at least guards built like Tyler Cheese. Not only will we have the depth to keep up with anyone in the back court, we'll have the size & physicality to wear down the opponent. Wilson, Gray, and Nate Johnson should be able to draw quite a few fouls in the paint and hopefully finish through contact. On paper, this is probably Groce's most balanced team, and I can't wait for basketball season. I totally agree. The line up of Gray, Wilson, Nate, Harris and okonkwo is a bunch of Thick Grown Men. coach Groce has a lot of options for line ups. We will see what ends up being the rotation by conference play. As I assume there will be a lot of mix and match in the non con. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akron1 Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 Register for the 2024 Tipoff Reception - Wednesday, October 30, 6PM to 8 PM at the JAR https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=7d5e7192-a310-41a8-be49-8dce2f9bfeeb&envId=p-UMe-qg1RCU-VaHO2Nu8s5A&zone=usa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 5 hours ago, Akron1 said: Register for the 2024 Tipoff Reception - Wednesday, October 30, 6PM to 8 PM at the JAR https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=7d5e7192-a310-41a8-be49-8dce2f9bfeeb&envId=p-UMe-qg1RCU-VaHO2Nu8s5A&zone=usa For those interested, something not mentioned in the posting is that it is $25 to attend. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Kangaroo Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 31 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: 51-48, huh? Was the 2nd half cancelled for some unforeseen circumstance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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