Who will start for the Shockers against Memphis?

[wufan]

I like a 4 man rotation for point and wings of Fred,Ron,Tekele,and Rian
and 4 for 2 big rotation of Carter, Bush,Nurg, and Kelly.

littles are awesome
bigs have serious potential, but aren't on last years level just yet Carter,Coleby,Lufile, and Cle.

Add Evan to the rotation (at SF for crying out loud), and that's how I see it as well. Henderson also oozes potential, but needs a year of seasoning. The talent of Morris, Glass, and Brown hasn't quite matured to the point of on court minutes yet, but they are scary good for players # 11-13.

[wufan]

I think it will eventually be Nurger or Bush at the fifth spot, but both will get plenty of minutes based on what I saw today. Kelly will also play a lot. What I noticed is those guys move well on the pick and roll and making cuts to the basket at the right time. They all showed good hands and made good moves to the basket in traffic. There won't be a whole lot of traditional post up offense. Shaq and Glass are the odd men out right now on the rotation, imo.

Excellent post!

[Steeleshocker]

Add Evan to the rotation (at SF for crying out loud), and that's how I see it as well. Henderson also oozes potential, but needs a year of seasoning. The talent of Morris, Glass, and Brown hasn't quite matured to the point of on court minutes yet, but they are scary good for players # 11-13.

I think we need Henderson to be the true backup top Fred. Need to limit Baker's minutes at the point. Henderson showed me enough today that i think he can be the backup by conference play. Good vision and court awareness. Solid defense and rebounding. And a SMOOTH shooter.

[William]

Add Evan to the rotation (at SF for crying out loud), and that's how I see it as well. Henderson also oozes potential, but needs a year of seasoning. The talent of Morris, Glass, and Brown hasn't quite matured to the point of on court minutes yet, but they are scary good for players # 11-13.

I agree with all of this, just know that me and my buddy are always gonna roll our eyes when ew goes to the scorers table

[wufan]

I think we need Henderson to be the true backup top Fred. Need to limit Baker's minutes at the point. Henderson showed me enough today that i think he can be the backup by conference play. Good vision and court awareness. Solid defense and rebounding. And a SMOOTH shooter.

Perhaps Corey will have a feel for the offense and his teammates by conference play. I would not RS him by any stretch, but minutes will be hard to come by.

[Shock Top]

I think we need Henderson to be the true backup top Fred. Need to limit Baker's minutes at the point. Henderson showed me enough today that i think he can be the backup by conference play. Good vision and court awareness. Solid defense and rebounding. And a SMOOTH shooter.

They want to play Ron at PG, so he can improve his ball-handling and improve pro prospects (as he projects to play their at the next level). Eventually, Corey will be the main man at PG.

[William]

Bush is my favorite shocker right now, looooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvee me some bush!!!

[wufan]

Bush is my favorite shocker right now, looooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvee me some bush!!!

Ron called him "Big Bush" on the post game show…to distinguish him from ZBush…not because it's fun to say 'Big Bush.'

[1972Shocker]

Bush is my favorite shocker right now, looooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvee me some bush!!!

Zach is a nice kid but you won't be seeing him on the floor that much this year. He did play well though in his mop-up minutes today.

[wufan]

Zach is a nice kid but you won't be seeing him on the floor that much this year. He did play well though in his mop-up minutes today.

My sarcasm meter is broken I think.

[forevershockerfan]

Holy Toledo!!! We shot the lights out today except for throws. Baker was smooth as silk and if me needs a blow, Rian will be able and ready. Mr. Henderson sure shows point guard qualities out there
and can shoot the corner shot like Jamie Thompson back in the day. Nurger and Bush will be finer than a frog-hair inside and Kelly has a high-octane motor that will be revved up and ready. We have
a tough Non-Con set of games but appears we could go 8-10 deep with this squad. Yes, blending in at least 8 new players will be a work in progress. However, I truly like what I see and our
returning players can lead the way.

[Rlh04d]

I think we need Henderson to be the true backup top Fred. Need to limit Baker's minutes at the point. Henderson showed me enough today that i think he can be the backup by conference play. Good vision and court awareness. Solid defense and rebounding. And a SMOOTH shooter.

I disagree. The more minutes Baker gets at the point the better he becomes at it. Which is important for, one, the ability to have two viable 1's on the court at a time (something Marshall's always liked), and, two, important for Baker's NBA future.

Baker's already one of the three best PGs in the Valley. There's no need to limit that role for him, unless we're having significant trouble scoring with the other guys on the court.

[jocoshock]

I like a 4 man rotation for point and wings of Fred,Ron,Tekele,and Rian
and 4 for 2 big rotation of Carter, Bush,Nurg, and Kelly.

littles are awesome
bigs have serious potential, but aren't on last years level just yet Carter,Coleby,Lufile, and Cle.

The potential is there for this year's big to surpass last years. Optimism!!

[jocoshock]

I disagree. The more minutes Baker gets at the point the better he becomes at it. Which is important for, one, the ability to have two viable 1's on the court at a time (something Marshall's always liked), and, two, important for Baker's NBA future.

Baker's already one of the three best PGs in the Valley. There's no need to limit that role for him, unless we're having significant trouble scoring with the other guys on the court.

We can and should get CH minutes this year. No reason we cant have three guys getting regular minutes at PG.

[Shock Top]

Where would out bench finish in the Valley?

PG - Henderson
SG - Holland
SF - Brown
PF - Kelly
C - Nurger
Backups: "Bush", Glass

Seriously, Top 5?