Crews and Chism

#2
#2
A speed bump in the middle of the lane would be a welcome site after tonight's game.
 
#3
#3
lol, try chism, crews, passley, and harris, maybe even smith. we will have a much deeper frontcourt next year.
 
#4
#4
LOL. That's twice now that Crews and Chism have been brought up after a Vol loss. By Smith, are you referring to Tyler? :blink:
 
#5
#5
kiwan smith. hes a 6'7" 200 athlete that will play wing but can bump inside as well. tyler would be nice, but his dad effed that one up.
 
#7
#7
well, i dont know who will replace watson. the candidates are bradshaw, howell, jujuan smith, marques johnson, josh tabb, and maybe ramar smith if we get him.
 
#9
#9
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 14 said:
well, i dont know who will replace watson. the candidates are bradshaw, howell, jujuan smith, marques johnson, josh tabb, and maybe ramar smith if we get him.
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Jujuan has definitely showed flashes of brilliance this year. He's a little streaky, but when he's on, he's ON.
 
#10
#10
that doesnt mean we want him at point though. i think he'll still be the backup at 2 behind lofton. my guess for starters next year is:

5-chism
4-crews
3-passley
2-lofton
1-bradshaw

2nd teamers:

5-wingate
4-childress
3-kiwan smith(if we get him)
2-smith
1-johnson

3rd teamers:

5:harris
4:?
3:?
2:tabb
1:howell
 
#11
#11
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 16 said:
that doesnt mean we want him at point though. i think he'll still be the backup at 2 behind lofton. my guess for starters next year is:

5-chism
4-crews
3-passley
2-lofton
1-bradshaw

2nd teamers:

5-wingate
4-childress
3-kiwan smith(if we get him)
2-smith
1-johnson

3rd teamers:

5:harris
4:?
3:?
2:tabb
1:howell
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If Bradshaw is the starting point guard, we'll have major trouble next year.
 
#12
#12
I think Howell is more likely to start at PG next year than Bradshaw. Bruce Pearl has alot of confidence in his ball handling ability.
 
#13
#13
(DKG534 @ Jan 16 said:
I think Howell is more likely to start at PG next year than Bradshaw. Bruce Pearl has alot of confidence in his ball handling ability.
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That would also be a disaster. Neither of those guys are quick enough to advance the ball against pressure at this level.
 
#14
#14
(DKG534 @ Jan 16 said:
I think Howell is more likely to start at PG next year than Bradshaw. Bruce Pearl has alot of confidence in his ball handling ability.
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It seems lately that even when Howell is in the game, Bradshaw has ended up running the team in the half court.
 
#15
#15
well, no offense, but ur stupid if u think that bradshaw wont be starting next year and id rather have him at point than in the post, especially with the weapons we will have at post next year. u dont have to be the quickest man in the world to be a point anyways. hes not a huge threat shooting wise, but he is our best passer. he will start on hustle alone and because of the fact that pearl likes him so much.
 
#16
#16
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 16 said:
well, no offense, but ur stupid if u think that bradshaw wont be starting next year and id rather have him at point than in the post, especially with the weapons we will have at post next year. u dont have to be the quickest man in the world to be a point anyways. hes not a huge threat shooting wise, but he is our best passer. he will start on hustle alone and because of the fact that pearl likes him so much.
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I'll put my basketball knowledge against yours anyday. I didn't say Bradshaw would or wouldn't start. My point is that if he does become our primary ballhandler, we can expect teams with defensive quickness to completely strangle our offense. Also, he's not in the same league as CJ Watson as a passer. Bradshaw is little more than a bulkier version of Aaron Green, minus the jumpshot. Everyone loves him because he dives around, even though half the times those dives and attempted steals get him out of position.
 
#17
#17
i meant to say bradshaw will be the best passer on the team next year, obviously hes not better than watson. smith wont be a pg, because he doesnt play pg at all right now. the only reason bradshaw doesnt play pg this year is because we need him so badly inside. i dont love bradshaw because he dives around anyways, i dont love him at all. pearl is the one that sees so much in him and i would take his knowledge against urs anyday as well. i dont think pearl cares so much that his pg is the fastest guy on the court anyways, otherwise he wouldnt be so high on marques johnson as a pg.
 
#18
#18
(hatvol96 @ Jan 16 said:
I'll put my basketball knowledge against yours anyday.
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dude, hvwarriors knows his stuff. he knows so much about our basketball team, there recruting, and all the moves pearl makes. he is very good with his information.
 
#19
#19
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 16 said:
i meant to say bradshaw will be the best passer on the team next year, obviously hes not better than watson. smith wont be a pg, because he doesnt play pg at all right now. the only reason bradshaw doesnt play pg this year is because we need him so badly inside. i dont love bradshaw because he dives around anyways, i dont love him at all. pearl is the one that sees so much in him and i would take his knowledge against urs anyday as well. i dont think pearl cares so much that his pg is the fastest guy on the court anyways, otherwise he wouldnt be so high on marques johnson as a pg.
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My guess is the main thing Pearl sees in Bradshaw is the fact that he is all he's got. What's he going to do, give Childress more minutes? Pearl also has to talk Johnson up as a point guard, that's how he recruited him. Lute Olson and Rick Pitino both think he's a two, and given that both of them have won a D1 national championship, I might be inclined to listen to them.
 
#20
#20
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 16 said:
i meant to say bradshaw will be the best passer on the team next year, obviously hes not better than watson. smith wont be a pg, because he doesnt play pg at all right now. the only reason bradshaw doesnt play pg this year is because we need him so badly inside. i dont love bradshaw because he dives around anyways, i dont love him at all. pearl is the one that sees so much in him and i would take his knowledge against urs anyday as well. i dont think pearl cares so much that his pg is the fastest guy on the court anyways, otherwise he wouldnt be so high on marques johnson as a pg.
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When you say Smith, do you mean Ramar or JuJuan?
 
#21
#21
Point guard is a position you can find a player at late in the process. USC found Ryan Francis late in the spring. He's now starting on a much improved team. Undersized guys get overlooked. If you do your homework, which I'm certain Pearl, Jones, Edgar, and Shay do, you can find an under recruited PG from either the high school or junior college ranks. As an aside, I bet John Brady is kicking himself for not recruiting Francis, who is from Louisiana. If LSU had even average point guard play, they would be a national contender.
 
#22
#22
i was referring to jujuan(i dont think we will get ramar). as for finding another pg, we arent currently recruiting any pgs. the main players we are recruiting are ramar smith(sg) and kiwan smith(sf). if we dont land either of these, we will save the scholly for next class. as for next class, the only pg we are really looking at this point is maurice miller and he is a memphis lean. that may change as im sure interest will grow between other players and us, but idk of any other pg on our radar. we already have a pg for the 2008 class. hes already a top 10 player, the younger passley brother. he should be awesome. we have our pg for next year on our roster or current signing class, most likely.
 
#23
#23
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 16 said:
i meant to say bradshaw will be the best passer on the team next year, obviously hes not better than watson. smith wont be a pg, because he doesnt play pg at all right now. the only reason bradshaw doesnt play pg this year is because we need him so badly inside. i dont love bradshaw because he dives around anyways, i dont love him at all. pearl is the one that sees so much in him and i would take his knowledge against urs anyday as well. i dont think pearl cares so much that his pg is the fastest guy on the court anyways, otherwise he wouldnt be so high on marques johnson as a pg.
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hvwarrior58, if Bradshaw was our point guard this year, we'd be 2-11 instead of 11-2. No disrespect to Bradshaw as he's gotten the most out of his abilities this year, but a point guard he is not. Not only is he too slow, but his ball handling is suspect. He looks good dribbling the ball this year only because he doensn't have a guard guarding him. And please don't confuse ball handling with passing as they are two different animals. One he is very good at (passing), the other he is not. Pearl knows his abilities and he's fully aware that if Dane was his best point guard, we'd be in big trouble.
 
#24
#24
who would u play at pg? i think johnson may be starting by sec play, but idk who else we would put ahead of him. howell would do no better than bradshaw. smith may, but ive not seen him play pg at all this year, he isnt a good enough passer. tabb isnt more of a sg from what i hear. lofton wont be moved. itll be between howell, bradshaw, and johnson and id rather have bradshaw at pg and 3 true post presences than howell or a freshman and 2 true posts and bradshaw.
 
#25
#25
(hvwarrior58 @ Jan 16 said:
i was referring to jujuan(i dont think we will get ramar). as for finding another pg, we arent currently recruiting any pgs. the main players we are recruiting are ramar smith(sg) and kiwan smith(sf). if we dont land either of these, we will save the scholly for next class. as for next class, the only pg we are really looking at this point is maurice miller and he is a memphis lean. that may change as im sure interest will grow between other players and us, but idk of any other pg on our radar. we already have a pg for the 2008 class. hes already a top 10 player, the younger passley brother. he should be awesome. we have our pg for next year on our roster or current signing class, most likely.
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I find it hard to believe Pearl is comfortable with his current PG scenario. The recruiting of junior college players generally occurs as the season wears on. I would bet you a cold beverage Pearl at least contacts some JC guys this spring. I agree with you on Ramar Smith. He's a nice talent, but after all of his bouncing around I bet his transcript is a disaster. Finding a solid JC PG would be the perfect bridge to Passley. If Johnson or Tabb turn out to be able to play the point even better. I will stand by my earlier statement. If Bradshaw or Howell are playing the majority of the minutes at the point next year, we will take a major step backward.Also, there may be guys out there that we aren't recruiting for academic reasons who, by getting their acts together during the second semester, put themselves in a position to qualify. I also think we'll have at least one extra scholarship, because either Harris or Childress, possibly both, will see the writing on the wall and move on to a program where they can get meaningful playing time.
 
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