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by bmoreirish (2020-10-16 10:21:50)

In reply to: CBS analysts not high on the Irish  posted by Ty Webb

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This team grew a lot last year and I expect it to hit the ground running this year. Low expectations will help us sneak up on some teams, and this is usually when Brey is at his best. I think our starting 5 will be rock solid, the only question for me is if we will get enough production from the bench to be able to make a run at the tournament.

My concern is we lost our 2 top scorers and glue guy
by pmoose  (2020-10-19 07:57:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Mooney was a beast last season and Gibbs was heating up before COVID ended the season early. Rex didn't light up the stat sheet (except in assists - had the same number as Gibbs) but was one of the better glue guys we've had.

Seems hard to imagine that our opening game starting five will be any other than Hubb, Ryan, Goodwin, Laz, and Juwan. After that, it seems as if we are depending on freshmen to step in and make an impact right away.

At guard it's either Djogo or freshman Sanders Jr, probably both. Losing Carmody again for the early part of the season probably means both of them play quite a bit. Heck, I could even see Morgan getting significant time.

At forward, the other 2 options are freshmen in Taylor and Zona.

It's not hard to see why experts predict a bottom 4 finish. We have 5 decent starters (only 4 of which have played in an Irish uniform) and a bunch of question marks. On top of that, we have to replace our top 2 scorers from last season.
Wishful thinking most likely
by Ajax  (2020-10-19 21:03:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

But your description is not far off the 2010-11 team in terms of what was lost from 09-10 and who was proven going into that season.