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#Post#: 21569--------------------------------------------------
Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: February 26, 2018, 10:46 am
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I know we have three conference tournament games, the 16-seed
play-in game, and six games until we cut down the nets ;D but
let's take a gander of what we have coming back and also the new
arrivals.
PG: McKenzie, Cornish, Almonacy, Ceesay
SG: Olaniyi, Latimer, Long
SF: Yeboah, Garcia, Moor
PF: Ochefu
C: Christie
We have at least one more spot to fill; I have no evidence, but
I sense though that at least one of these guards will transfer
out, so perhaps maybe more. Pure speculation.
Yes, five seniors come off the books, so that's a lot of game
experience that we won't have, but the cupboards aren't bare. I
view Yeboah and Olaniyi as our two best players right now, but
you can see the growth in Ochefu and McKenzie. The latter with
Cornish is a pretty good place to start at PG, although both
clearly have their flaws (and to be fair, their assets too).
Across the AE, Vermont gets hit pretty hard by graduation I
wonder if Becker gets lured away a la Pikiell and UMBC loses
its two guards. Is Hartford the favorite? It's strange to say,
but their nucleus is that good. Albany has a pretty strong core
returning also between Cremo, Nichols and Campbell. Otherwise, I
can't see us falling behind the rest of the league; a lot of
teams just spinning their wheels.
I'm not sure what deals we're locked into in terms of scheduling
at Norfolk State next year? at Bucknell? LIU Brooklyn here?
but at least we're sure about playing at Hofstra.
I'm cautiously optimistic not a tournament team, but I think
we have a good group that will hopefully be flanked nicely by
the newcomers.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: steveoh
Date: February 26, 2018, 12:06 pm
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I'd think we'd probably line up like this, to be honest:
PG: McKenzie, Cornish, Almonacy, Ceesay
SG: Latimer, Long
SF: Olaniyi, Garcia
PF: Yeboah, Moor
C: Ochefu, Christie
Or, rather, I think Boals sees positions in this way (and I
don't disagree):
PG: MCKENZIE. Cornish, Almonacy, Ceesay
WINGS: LATIMER, OLANIYI, YEBOAH. Long, Garcia, Moor
BIGS: OCHEFU. Christie
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: February 26, 2018, 12:27 pm
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--- Quote from: steveoh link ---
>
> I'd think we'd probably line up like this, to be honest:
>
> PG: McKenzie, Cornish, Almonacy, Ceesay
> SG: Latimer, Long
> SF: Olaniyi, Garcia
> PF: Yeboah, Moor
> C: Ochefu, Christie
>
> Or, rather, I think Boals sees positions in this way (and I
don't disagree):
>
> PG: MCKENZIE. Cornish, Almonacy, Ceesay
> WINGS: LATIMER, OLANIYI, YEBOAH. Long, Garcia, Moor
> BIGS: OCHEFU. Christie
>
--- End Quote ---
I wanted to avoid Yeboah being our starting 4, but in AE play, I
suppose he could manage that. And may have to if we don't
address our lack of size.
We really can't say for sure what these freshmen bring to the
table, but on the surface, I like your bolded starting five.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: sbugold
Date: February 26, 2018, 1:02 pm
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Lest we forget: There's still one open scholly spot open. I
think we all agree that it preferably would be a big, or at
least a SF. The Seawolves have offers out to some fairly good
prospects, some of whom have at least expressed some interest in
SBU. Current possibilities are:
-- C Carlos Dotson (JUCO)
-- C Jeff Otchere (JUCO) (Highly unlikely get)
-- PF Eli Abaev (JUCO)
-- PF Tre King (From Hargrave Military: same school as Brenton,
Moor and McKenzie)
-- PF Alanzo Frink (From Roselle Catholic: same school as
Warney)
-- SF Frankie Policelli (From Long Island Lutheran)
-- SF Gaven Pinkley (Highly unlikely get)
There are even others. But, any one of these guys could change
the picture significantly.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: February 26, 2018, 1:19 pm
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I'm not nearly up on the new guys coming in as the rest of you,
but looking at who's presumably coming back, I think we're in a
much weaker position next year than we are this year. Sort of
like the Knicks in 2017-18; pretty decent starting 5, but if we
lose anyone of importance to injury (or transfer), it could get
ugly fast.
No doubt Almonacy will transfer; nothing for him to get excited
about coming back. Given his pedigree at Brentwood, I sincerely
doubt he's willing to sit on the pine his last 2 years.
Cornish, who has ability, is going to have to learn how to
become a controlled quarterback in the off-season. I think
Ochefu is a project, but with the right Big coaching, could
become a legitimate force moving forward. He's shown some
flashes this year, in his limited minutes.
Looking forward to this Latimer kid, and Christie. Haven't seen
enough of Long to see his value yet. We definitely need some
size; I'd prefer one Juco and one freshman to keep things
balanced. Aren't there any 2nd-tier Long Island kids at 6'9"
and above that we could convince to stay local? A Petras type
maybe?
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: February 26, 2018, 2:41 pm
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One good sized guy 6'8 or better would help especially with
inside scoring and rebounds. Some nice bigs mentioned I
wonder if anyone transfers in from a Power 5 school given the
scandals breaking out in basketball . One good kid with our
guards and small forwards would fit nicely . By they the way
they wouldn't need to red shirt and could play right away .Just
another option for us.
#Post#: 21581--------------------------------------------------
Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: February 26, 2018, 3:18 pm
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From a basketball standpoint, I hope Almonacy transfers, not
because its an available scholarship spot for us but because he
has two years left in his career and hed be better off playing
30 minutes a night someplace, competing at a high level and
making some memories rather than fighting for crumbs here. No
shame in making that move. Molloy, Adelphi, Tech, Post, all good
landing spots. Even Farmingdale, where he could play with
Mableton again and win a bunch of games.
A friend thinks he will transfer, play for a year, and then not
play as a senior. Not sure on that rationale but it comes from
experience.
The above more or less applies to Long.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: OldSeawolf
Date: February 26, 2018, 6:09 pm
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--- Quote from: Seawolf97 link ---
>
> I wonder if anyone transfers in from a Power 5 school given
the scandals breaking out in basketball .
>
--- End Quote ---
Very interesting point. From the sound of it, the NCAA will
probably wait until after the Tournament completes, before it
starts levying its death sentences to certain programs.
Depending on the scope and breadth of punishment across schools,
mid majors like Stony Brook could see some benefit. No kid with
high basketball ambition is going to go to a school that's
banned from the Tournament for the next 2-3 years.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: August 1, 2018, 8:48 am
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It is impossible to not like Elijah Olaniyi. How could you?
HTML https://cbbtoday.com/mens/stony-brook-seawolves-elijah-olaniyi-renaissance-man/
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Re: Looking ahead to 2018-19
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: August 1, 2018, 10:15 am
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That's a great story . He seems like a person that just gets
things done very matter of factly .
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