Here we go again. Seems way too early for basketball...and quite frankly I've paid little attention to CU or anyone else when it comes to bball up to last night.
For CU I can give you the headlines:
Jacob Epperson, coming off of a couple injuries, suffered a compound leg fracture. Out for what they say is "most of the season". I can't see how he ever comes back...very injury prone. Outside of him they had one other legit "5". A grad transfer from somewhere...name is escaping me right now...but he looked fairly decent last night. Not a bad "back to the basket" game. Probably not the gazelle that Epperson once was but serviceable (at least against bad competition). From there we go to Christian Bishop playing the "5". 6'7". Mac's inability or unwillingness to recruit size bugs the s--- out of me. But it is what it is. Bishop is going to be a really good player. He's put on 20 lbs and is obviously greatly improved from his freshman season. Generally, CU is still small ball/let it fly.
Davion Mintz is out for a few weeks with a "high ankle sprain". He was an awful PG but I like him at the 2 (or whatever you want to call it). He'll be missed early. But best to keep him out as long as necessary so he's good to go for Big East play.
With Mintz out CU started Shareef Mitchell (Omaha Burke) a true frosh. The only other true freshmen that have started game 1 for Mac are Doug McDermott and Khyri Thomas. Not bad company. Looks to be a really good defender. Offense will take a while...a little out of control which isn't unexpected given the circumstances (frosh starting, home town, 1st game, etc.)
Alexander is primed for a big season. He had an excellent soph season and played for the US in the Pan Am games this summer. He hit his first 3 or 4 3s last night. Needs to develop a drive game still if he wants to be a complete player.
Fairly challenging OOC schedule. Spanked kennesaw last night but they have Michigan next then La Tech (20 game winner last year), San Diego St. (20 game winner), Iowa or Texas Tech the next game, OU, Nebraska and ASU....so that's a pretty tough schedule. With no research at all I'll say I'll say 9-4 in the non-con and 9-9 in the Big East, 1-1 in the tourney and missing the dance. I'll also predict that I'll be pissed at Mac a lot and damn his lack of big man recruiting to hell at least a dozen times.
Somehow I thought UCONN was back in the big east this year...must be next year.
For CU I can give you the headlines:
Jacob Epperson, coming off of a couple injuries, suffered a compound leg fracture. Out for what they say is "most of the season". I can't see how he ever comes back...very injury prone. Outside of him they had one other legit "5". A grad transfer from somewhere...name is escaping me right now...but he looked fairly decent last night. Not a bad "back to the basket" game. Probably not the gazelle that Epperson once was but serviceable (at least against bad competition). From there we go to Christian Bishop playing the "5". 6'7". Mac's inability or unwillingness to recruit size bugs the s--- out of me. But it is what it is. Bishop is going to be a really good player. He's put on 20 lbs and is obviously greatly improved from his freshman season. Generally, CU is still small ball/let it fly.
Davion Mintz is out for a few weeks with a "high ankle sprain". He was an awful PG but I like him at the 2 (or whatever you want to call it). He'll be missed early. But best to keep him out as long as necessary so he's good to go for Big East play.
With Mintz out CU started Shareef Mitchell (Omaha Burke) a true frosh. The only other true freshmen that have started game 1 for Mac are Doug McDermott and Khyri Thomas. Not bad company. Looks to be a really good defender. Offense will take a while...a little out of control which isn't unexpected given the circumstances (frosh starting, home town, 1st game, etc.)
Alexander is primed for a big season. He had an excellent soph season and played for the US in the Pan Am games this summer. He hit his first 3 or 4 3s last night. Needs to develop a drive game still if he wants to be a complete player.
Fairly challenging OOC schedule. Spanked kennesaw last night but they have Michigan next then La Tech (20 game winner last year), San Diego St. (20 game winner), Iowa or Texas Tech the next game, OU, Nebraska and ASU....so that's a pretty tough schedule. With no research at all I'll say I'll say 9-4 in the non-con and 9-9 in the Big East, 1-1 in the tourney and missing the dance. I'll also predict that I'll be pissed at Mac a lot and damn his lack of big man recruiting to hell at least a dozen times.
Somehow I thought UCONN was back in the big east this year...must be next year.