PirateCrew: Seton Hall Pirates Football & Basketball Recruiting
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From our part 2 interview with Dave Popkin
Questions from our writer Zack Cziryak
Getting into the team, which of the returning players are you most interested to see and which of the incoming players, either freshmen or transfer, are you most excited to see?
"The biggest question mark is Kadary Richmond and how much he will develop and how healthy he'll be. He's a first team All Big East candidate when he's right and and I'm hoping that he has a big year and is able to lead Seton Hall into the top half of a very tough conference. Without that, I think it could be difficult with this roster because there are not a ton of ball handlers. You could see Isaiah Coleman, he's just a freshman and still raw obviously, but he could see some time at the point - they say he's a very good playmaker and slasher that can create. So, that's an option."
"I definitely want to see Dre Davis, and if he's able to stay healthy, I think he could lead the Big East in scoring. I really think that he has that knack, just a natural ability to put the ball in the basket, which many players do not have. He can score at all three levels and you don't need to necessarily draw up a play for him; he can score within the flow of the game. And it was a huge difference for the team when he was not in there last year and I don't know that anybody knew that coming in. He had a rep as a defensive player, a good glue guy. To me, he was the most reliable scorer on the team, along with maybe Al-Amir Dawes, and he missed almost half the season, which probably kept them out of the NCAA tournament. So, I'm hoping for a big season from Dre Davis."
"They say that Jaquan Sanders has worked on his body and is going to see more minutes. He's obviously a very good shooter and, you know, decided to stick it out at Seton Hall and let this coaching staff develop him. So that is somebody they need. They need somebody to make three-point shots. The team shot less than 33% from downtown last year and he's a guy that can shoot it at probably 40%. So, if he can play enough defense and do enough other good things on the court I would expect him to see some time."
"And then the other thing is just all the new faces. Half the roster is new; many of them are transfers. You just have to wonder, as a lot of them transfer up from mid-major to high major, do their stats translate, does their ability translate and can they be rotation players on a Big East team? Those are some of the questions and some of the things that I'm looking forward to seeing."
