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#Post#: 35853--------------------------------------------------
Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: Checkmate Date: March 2, 2022, 1:58 pm
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With Policelli hurt and Roberts all but declaring himself done,
I think we can safely say that we won't be playing in the
postseason. Even if we magically do, we can still look ahead.
Let's look at what we have.
G: Clarke, Noll, Stephenson-Moore, Phillip, Onyekonwu, Pettway,
Heiden
F: Policelli, Sarvan, Nahar
C: Fitzmorris, Muratori
There are a lot of ifs immediately. Greene should absolutely get
looks from power conference schools, although I really hope he
stays—such a likable player. I think the CAA's a good spot for
TSM and Policelli. We'll see about Roberts, Pettway and the
freshmen as far as playing at that level. Roberts looked like an
all right backup in his limited time with us.
We need to add size—not just because we'll be green but because
of the step up in competition. But still, it's not like the CAA
is the land of the giants either. The biggest team in the league
(Northeastern) stinks, but the two best—Towson and UNCW—are by
no means bludgeoning their opposition with bigs in the paint. So
you can survive. But I don't think we can count on Tykei or some
other guard leading us with 8 a night because the frontcourts
will be more formidable.
The transfer market will again be filled with talent, and we
suddenly leapfrog a lot of schools simply based on conference
affiliation. Does a LuHi kid like Rafael Pinzon and/or Drissa
Traore get restless at St. John's, see an opportunity here and
make the jump? As an AE program, no chance, but now I think it's
possible (not knowing either kid one bit). Can we be in play for
the kind of transfers that Hofstra got, as Ford mentioned in his
NJIT presser to end the 2021-22 season? It's all very exciting.
But first we have to know what we have, specifically pertaining
to Greene, TSM and Policelli. I would hate to see Kaine Roberts
have the most seniority on the team come November. But it is the
wild west out there.
Schedule-wise, our first Division I home game was St. John's,
and I'd love to see us do everything we can to bring in one
stalwart program next year—not Kentucky or Duke, not at UBS
Arena or MSG (albeit nice) but on campus so the students and
locals can all attend. Again, as an AE program, little to no
chance, but possible as part of the CAA. An A-10 school or two
would do.
Let's get the hot stove chatter going. We're part of this too.
Every good program has a good message board. [emoji106]
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Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: OldSeawolf Date: March 2, 2022, 3:02 pm
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[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=939.msg35853#msg35853
date=1646251112]
With Policelli hurt and Roberts all but declaring himself done,
I think we can safely say that we won't be playing in the
postseason. Even if we magically do, we can still look ahead.
Let's look at what we have.
G: Greene, Stephenson-Moore, KRoberts, Pettway, Onyekonwu
F: Policelli, Diallo, Nahar
C: Muratori
There are a lot of ifs immediately. Greene should absolutely get
looks from power conference schools, although I really hope he
stays—such a likable player. I think the CAA's a good spot for
TSM and Policelli. We'll see about Roberts, Pettway and the
freshmen as far as playing at that level. Roberts looked like an
all right backup in his limited time with us.
We need to add size—not just because we'll be green but because
of the step up in competition. But still, it's not like the CAA
is the land of the giants either. The biggest team in the league
(Northeastern) stinks, but the two best—Towson and UNCW—are by
no means bludgeoning their opposition with bigs in the paint. So
you can survive. But I don't think we can count on Tykei or some
other guard leading us with 8 a night because the frontcourts
will be more formidable.
The transfer market will again be filled with talent, and we
suddenly leapfrog a lot of schools simply based on conference
affiliation. Does a LuHi kid like Rafael Pinzon and/or Drissa
Traore get restless at St. John's, see an opportunity here and
make the jump? As an AE program, no chance, but now I think it's
possible (not knowing either kid one bit). Can we be in play for
the kind of transfers that Hofstra got, as Ford mentioned in his
NJIT presser to end the 2021-22 season? It's all very exciting.
But first we have to know what we have, specifically pertaining
to Greene, TSM and Policelli. I would hate to see Kaine Roberts
have the most seniority on the team come November. But it is the
wild west out there.
Schedule-wise, our first Division I home game was St. John's,
and I'd love to see us do everything we can to bring in one
stalwart program next year—not Kentucky or Duke, not at UBS
Arena or MSG (albeit nice) but on campus so the students and
locals can all attend. Again, as an AE program, little to no
chance, but possible as part of the CAA. An A-10 school or two
would do.
Let's get the hot stove chatter going. We're part of this too.
Every good program has a good message board. [emoji106]
[/quote]
I'm going to out on a limb and predict that Greene, Policelli,
and TSM will all return. I think Greene will get screwed by AE
on All-Teams, and not get the recognition he deserves, and that
will hurt his chances of making a big jump, not that he is even
considering it. Policelli had a bounce-back year, and TSM
worked hard, kept his mouth shut, and we saw him blossom this
year. Can't see either of them trading what they gained for
anything better than the CAA.
With ARoberts looking like he's bolting, gotta wonder if JRod
regrets his late season defection. KRoberts looks like he has
some speed, handles the ball pretty well, but his
decision-making and shot-making ability will need to improve, if
he's even considered to be playing next year. Granted he's only
a freshman, but Geno got to see him a bit this year, and I think
his time on the floor will only help him moving forward.
We definitely will need to pick-up a couple of Point Guards, and
as you stated, some height. In our early days of DI (before the
transfer portal became commonplace) we went after bigs in
Europe. Might that not be a place to look, now that we're in
the top 1/3 of all conferences?
Now I know Muratori is 7'3", but can he play? What's the word
on Nahar, Pettway, and Onyekonwu? Will any of them crack our
lineup next year? And isn't baby brother Olaniyi committed to
us, or is that just a scholarship offer (I believe he's only
5'10")?
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Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: ecasadoSBU Date: March 3, 2022, 5:46 am
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[quote author=Checkmate link=topic=939.msg35853#msg35853
date=1646251112]
With Policelli hurt and Roberts all but declaring himself done,
I think we can safely say that we won't be playing in the
postseason. Even if we magically do, we can still look ahead.
Let's look at what we have.
G: Greene, Stephenson-Moore, KRoberts, Pettway, Onyekonwu
F: Policelli, Diallo, Nahar
C: Muratori
There are a lot of ifs immediately. Greene should absolutely get
looks from power conference schools, although I really hope he
stays—such a likable player. I think the CAA's a good spot for
TSM and Policelli. We'll see about Roberts, Pettway and the
freshmen as far as playing at that level. Roberts looked like an
all right backup in his limited time with us.
We need to add size—not just because we'll be green but because
of the step up in competition. But still, it's not like the CAA
is the land of the giants either. The biggest team in the league
(Northeastern) stinks, but the two best—Towson and UNCW—are by
no means bludgeoning their opposition with bigs in the paint. So
you can survive. But I don't think we can count on Tykei or some
other guard leading us with 8 a night because the frontcourts
will be more formidable.
The transfer market will again be filled with talent, and we
suddenly leapfrog a lot of schools simply based on conference
affiliation. Does a LuHi kid like Rafael Pinzon and/or Drissa
Traore get restless at St. John's, see an opportunity here and
make the jump? As an AE program, no chance, but now I think it's
possible (not knowing either kid one bit). Can we be in play for
the kind of transfers that Hofstra got, as Ford mentioned in his
NJIT presser to end the 2021-22 season? It's all very exciting.
But first we have to know what we have, specifically pertaining
to Greene, TSM and Policelli. I would hate to see Kaine Roberts
have the most seniority on the team come November. But it is the
wild west out there.
Schedule-wise, our first Division I home game was St. John's,
and I'd love to see us do everything we can to bring in one
stalwart program next year—not Kentucky or Duke, not at UBS
Arena or MSG (albeit nice) but on campus so the students and
locals can all attend. Again, as an AE program, little to no
chance, but possible as part of the CAA. An A-10 school or two
would do.
Let's get the hot stove chatter going. We're part of this too.
Every good program has a good message board. [emoji106]
[/quote]
Thank you Checkmate. You are simply amazing contributor which
adds life to this board everyday. I share your sentiment. We
need to work this off-season to make this board better and
prepare for the CAA.
I'm looking forward to next season. I haven't had season tickets
for basketball. But I'm strongly considering it for next year
despite the distance (from Port Morris, Bx) to support the alma
mater. Others should consider it too. If the alma mater is to
get stronger - it will need more commitment from the fans.
Cheers!
Go Seawolves
#Post#: 35858--------------------------------------------------
Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 3, 2022, 7:07 am
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good point on the message board- in fact, i hope that when we
move, the quality of the content doesnt deteriorate. i've seen
that on many other message boards.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: Knicksbu99 Date: March 3, 2022, 8:46 am
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Checkmate good nugget on potential luhi kids who might want to
leave would take any guys from that program. TSM, Policelli,
Greene solid players maybe they could recruit them.
#Post#: 35860--------------------------------------------------
Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: GoSeawolves Date: March 3, 2022, 9:08 am
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If we are really going to make an impact we need a new coach.
Ford wont be able to hide that 2 of his 3 years players quit on
him. The only year they didn't was the first year of Covid.
Heilbron needs to step up, I am tired of hearing we have no
money and we have to let the coaches fulfill their contracts.
The reason the program has not grown and is not profitable is
because of Heilbron. I am sure when he applied for the job he
didn't state he will not grow the program financially and we
will be mediocre in the largest profitable sports. Time for
change from top to bottom.
#Post#: 35861--------------------------------------------------
Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: Accelerator Date: March 3, 2022, 10:08 am
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I don't want Heilbron to get too much credit for moving to the
CAA that it extends his leash too long. Getting us to the CAA is
NOT the end goal, we still need to perform well enough there so
we can eventually keep moving up. I'm tired of him crying poor
over every hundred-K amount. The fact that you can't eat a
million dollar contract is your own fault for being a bad
administrator, dude.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: iBOsbu Date: March 3, 2022, 10:55 am
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What I’m looking forward to most are the CAA game previews from
Checkmate!
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Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: Chairman of the Board Date: March 3, 2022, 11:10 am
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those are gold, checkie. gold.
will you need to brush up on a new slate of teams now!?!?!?!
lots of work! but it doesnt fall on deaf ears. ever.
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Re: Looking ahead to 2022-23
By: iBOsbu Date: March 3, 2022, 12:10 pm
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Agreed Chair. In fact I have seen links to Checkmate’s
previews on GMU and Hofstra forums along with praises.
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