2016-17 Predictions and Expectations

[shockmonster]

Even Arkansas didn't recruit him. LOL

[Cdizzle]

Even Arkansas didn't recruit him. LOL

If I was trying to create a good basketball team, I probably wouldn't want to recruit most of the folks Arkansas has been landing. So, there's that.

[Stickboy46]

Even Arkansas didn't recruit him. LOL

Actually i think they started recruiting him right before he committed. Austin didn't do much AAU from what i remember so he was very under the radar.

[choida]

Everyone wants the for sure thing these days... Programs like us have to take risks in order to stay competitive

[pie n eye]

Merely an aside, but I'm pretty sure Austin dunked on the entire state of Arkansas in one of the highlight videos he had.

He looks to be quite a finisher in terms of dunking at the rim through traffic. He makes it look easy.

Those downplaying his competition might keep in mind that all divisions play each other in AR. He's not beating up strictly on small schools. I think, not 100%, his 70+ point game came against one of the larger schools.

I could be totally wrong but he looks to have all the tools necessary, from a skills perspective, to be the next big thing here. It seems possible that national people will look at him in a couple years and say Marshall again proved himself to be a phenomenal judge of talent.

[CBB_Fan]

He looks to be quite a finisher in terms of dunking at the rim through traffic. He makes it look easy.

Those downplaying his competition might keep in mind that all divisions play each other in AR. He's not beating up strictly on small schools. I think, not 100%, his 70+ point game came against one of the larger schools.

I could be totally wrong but he looks to have all the tools necessary, from a skills perspective, to be the next big thing here. It seems possible that national people will look at him in a couple years and say Marshall again proved himself to be a phenomenal judge of talent.

His 70 point game came against 5A Forrest City High School, which has an enrollment of 972 and is in the 5A division. Forrest City High School won the 5A division state title in 2014 and 2015 (the year Austin Reeves scored 70 against them). The largest schools are in the 7A division, and at a glance have enrollments around ~2,000.

So he beat a larger division state title winner, something equivalent to beating Heights during the Perry years in terms of size/strength of team. But they weren't from the largest division.

[pie n eye]

His 70 point game came against 5A Forrest City High School, which has an enrollment of 972 and is in the 5A division. Forrest City High School won the 5A division state title in 2014 and 2015 (the year Austin Reeves scored 70 against them). The largest schools are in the 7A division, and at a glance have enrollments around ~2,000.

So he beat a larger division state title winner, something equivalent to beating Heights during the Perry years in terms of size/strength of team. But they weren't from the largest division.

Thanks for the clarification.

[SlyShock]

https://twitter.com/paulsuellentrop/status/779122834761093121

Things just got more interesting...

[pinstripers]

http://kjccc.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/players/samajaehaynesjonesxaf3

[wufan]

Getting closer to real games, roster and injuries have shaken out a bit. My outlook is below.

Starters for the majority of the year:

Frankamp
Shamet
McDuffie
Kelly
Morris

I expect that Daishon will get more minutes at point than Conner.

Conner will play quite a bit of 2 as the primary back-up to Landry, but Landry will get a lot of minutes.

One of CJ or Austin will get more than 10 mpg. Brown will play some two if neither earns PT.

Markis will play some 4 and Zach, Markis, and Rashard will eat up 65+ minutes at the 3/4.

Shaq will play 15-20 minutes. Rauno and Darral will split the rest of the time in the post. Darral will get some time at the 4.

I think that's the 9 man rotation plus probably some Reaves mixed in.


This team is nice and deep. In order to have a very good year:

Shaq needs to stay on the court 20 mpg

A PG needs to run the team efficiently

Conner needs to hit 40%+ from deep

Markis needs to be first team MVC

The team needs to shoot 45%+ from the field

[Shocktoberfest]

Getting closer to real games, roster and injuries have shaken out a bit. My outlook is below.

Starters for the majority of the year:

Frankamp
Shamet
McDuffie
Kelly
Morris

I expect that Daishon will get more minutes at point than Conner.

Conner will play quite a bit of 2 as the primary back-up to Landry, but Landry will get a lot of minutes.

One of CJ or Austin will get more than 10 mpg. Brown will play some two if neither earns PT.

Markis will play some 4 and Zach, Markis, and Rashard will eat up 65+ minutes at the 3/4.

Shaq will play 15-20 minutes. Rauno and Darral will split the rest of the time in the post. Darral will get some time at the 4.

I think that's the 9 man rotation plus probably some Reaves mixed in.


This team is nice and deep. In order to have a very good year:

Shaq needs to stay on the court 20 mpg

A PG needs to run the team efficiently

Conner needs to hit 40%+ from deep

Markis needs to be first team MVC

The team needs to shoot 45%+ from the field

Of all the needs you mention my $0.02 is that the most likely is MM all valley. Dang he looks good.

[Shocker1976]

IMO HC3G will utilize the first five games of the season to evaluate the 12 scholarship players in real time basketball games; his starting lineup is likely to be:

1 - CF starts; with DS and AR sharing 25 minutes

2 - LS starts; with CF, AR and CJ sharing 15 minutes

3 - ZB starts; with MM and CJ sharing 15 minutes

4 - MM starts; with RK and DW sharing 25 minutes

5 - SM starts; with DW and RN sharing 20 minutes

When the MVC season opens I hope the starting lineup is -

1 - AR starts; with DS and CF sharing 15 minutes

2 - LS starts; with CF and CJ sharing 15 minutes

3 - ZB starts; with MM and CJ sharing 15 minutes

4 - MM starts; with RK and DW sharing 25 minutes

5 - SM starts; with DW and RN sharing 20 minutes

HG3G's target is for each scholarship player to average at least 10 minutes of play per game.

[Dave Stalwart]

Here's another fun one. I'm really trying to find whatever thread we used to make our MVC standings predictions, but I'm finding some other good stuff instead.

[wufan]

Conner positively answers all negative criticism and all pundits.

Worth a bump.

[wufan]

I predict we will all be updating our depth charts a time or two or three...

Bump