I 1000% believe tat these players do not hate Willard like you all suggest. Yet again what do I know I just spent a few hours with them when many of you are behind keyboards..
Carino: Q&A with Seton Hall hoops coach Kevin Willard
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I 1000% believe tat these players do not hate Willard like you all suggest. Yet again what do I know I just spent a few hours with them when many of you are behind keyboards..
Jcalz88. Totally agree. What I saw last night was a bunch of happy to be here players. There was no faking. If you watched them there was great chemistry with the players and coaches. If it wasn't real, after 4 hours you would see it. Let's focus on the season n front of us, support these kids and coaches and hope that they succeed in being the best team they can be. Most important thing for me is that we have a competitive team that represents the university well on and off the court. From what I can tell we got a good group of young men who will do that.
Pretty much verbatim what people posted here after last year's wonderful dinner. Kumbaya my Lord...
Here we go again. I really couldn't care less what Willard says at this point or the comments about how cohesive the team is, blah, blah, blah. We've been listening to the same broken record for 5 years now.
NCAA Tournament or adios. It's that simple. No NIT's, no improved records, nothing but landing in the field in March. That's it.
NCAA Tournament or adios. It's that simple. No NIT's, no improved records, nothing but landing in the field in March. That's it.
+1. White noise...put up or shut up. NCAA and NO excuses.
" Most important thing for me is that we have a competitive team that represents the university well on and off the court. From what I can tell we got a good group of young men who will do that."
That sums it up perfectly. Gonzaga is the model.
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These may be the same guys who wanted to boot PJ. However, there are a lot of people who would rather see clouds than sunshine. It's a new year, a new team and I, for one, hope KW turns it
around and starts something big. Will he do it? Remains to be seen, but at least give the guy a
chance because he's our coach and that's that.
Gibbs left on his own after lying to the coach, AD and his teammates. He wasn't run off.
He was asked a question and he answered it. What did you expect him to say...it's a cake walk!!
I am very interested to see how the team operates this season. Obviously the coach wasn't effective at bridging the gap with the players last year and the 2014 Class won the struggle. Now let's see what happens. This coach has been riddled with team dysfunction over 6 seasons, so I'm not optimistic, but perhaps the 2014 group is a group that can police itself?
It's a different team, so it will play differently. It could be better. The bar's not set high as last year's team was just 16-15, 6-12 (RPI #103, KenPom #107) and went 1-4 against Marquette and DePaul.
Frontcourt: Last year we relied on a sensational true freshman in Delgado, then a stretch-4 in Mobley who was not a physical player, a RS freshman in Anthony who really was under-skilled, and an undersized-4 in Desi. This year we have more traditional depth there with Anderson, Anthony, Nzei, and Carter with Desi shifting to a more natural 3-spot (plus Singh and Sanogo). But they are still totally unproven players, so what's the net result? Although I like the idea of having a look with Desi, Nzei, and Delgado attacking the glass.
Backcourt: We've lost a lot of quality shooting with Gibbs and Sina gone. And both were outstanding with the A:T marks. Whitehead and Carrington are better playmakers and much better defenders, but not as good of shooters. I would expect their turnover problems to improve in Year 2 as it typically does for guards, but until that's proven it remains a concern. Gordon is a lockdown defender off the bench too. but little offfense. So it's different. Net positive?
Scheme: With the aforementioned points in mind, are we going to be more of a dribble-drive team and work the ball inside? Or are we going to continue to freak out and chuck-and-duck? We do not have many outside shooters. Willard is a defensive coach, right? So will we be consistently good on defense for a change with this roster configuration? That would be a major net-positive.
Intangibles: Again, I'm assuming more order because the alpha '14 class now runs the locker room. No clue what personality the team will take on. I'm hoping the tough, NYC-style the '14 class came in with, but the past history of the coach is worrisome.
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How is this team better?
The freshman are now sophomores and have a year's experience under their belt.
The players are physically more prepared , stronger and in better condition .
You have more length, more size and more options up front then last year.
Some of the freshman we added will see time and as will Nzei who sat out last year.
You added two Graduate Seniors who bring experience to the roster at need positions.
IW's role is more clearly defined and Desi will be playing his natural position.
Look this team still has unanswered questions and if they're resolved this team could surprise but right now it's not unfair to say there is reason for cautious optimism with the key word being "cautious" .
The freshman are now sophomores and have a year's experience under their belt.
The players are physically more prepared , stronger and in better condition .
You have more length, more size and more options up front then last year.
Some of the freshman we added will see time and as will Nzei who sat out last year.
You added two Graduate Seniors who bring experience to the roster at need positions.
IW's role is more clearly defined and Desi will be playing his natural position.
Look this team still has unanswered questions and if they're resolved this team could surprise but right now it's not unfair to say there is reason for cautious optimism with the key word being "cautious" .
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