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Now that we have about a 10 day lull before SoCon play starts, figured we could briefly touch base about next season's roster.
Coach Richey always says on his podcasts the best way to have continued success every season is to simultaneously coach this years team and next years team.

2023-2024

Possible Lineup:

PG JP Pegues
SG Marcus Foster
SF Ben VanderWal
PF Tyrese Hughey
PF Garrett Hien

Bench:
Joe Anderson
Carter Whitt
Alex Williams
Jonny Lawrence

I am not sure we would have enough ball handling and shooting in that starting lineup, but also not really sure what adjustments I would prefer

Coming off redshirt year:
Davis Molnar
James Repass

Walk-on:
Blake Harris

Incoming Freshman: (https://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/furman)
Eddrin Bronson
Tommy Humphries

Regarding the schedule, I wonder if we have any chance to get into anther good MTE event? I know we just did the 'Charleston Classic', another nearby one is the 'Myrtle Beach Invitational'.

Also will we continue to push to land a P6 school to come play us at 'The Well', I sure hope we still have hopes of landing one of those type games downtown, that would be fun!

Will the 'Greenville Winter Invitational' return for a second installment?

Belmont I believe is on the schedule again next year, any other teams we know we have contracts with currently for next season?

One thing for sure, this is going to be one of the more interesting off seasons we’ve had in a while.

While the above is a good shot at next years lineup, I just have a gut feel that we will see some unexpected changes by the time next Nov rolls around.

Wouldn’t shock me to see the transfer bug bite us a little (just speculating), and also wouldn’t surprise me to see a guy like Molnar or one of the two incoming Fr make a much bigger impact than we expect.

And of course the elephant in the room is CBR. Will he finally get that “big job” that he seems destined for, and if so how does that trickle down?

This is going to be one off-season where it’s not going to be easy projecting anything. Which for those of us that like to look ahead will be a bit frustrating.

Paul C wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:29 pm

And of course the elephant in the room is CBR. Will he finally get that “big job” that he seems destined for, and if so how does that trickle down?

I'm always spooked when I see a post along these lines from among those who are much closer to the program than I am. Nevertheless I always come back to whether CBR would even want the "big job". Seems to me he weighs his role in developing quality individuals a little heavier than Niko did. Accordingly, while he & Niko are "basketball coaches" my guess is CBR's bar will be a lot higher than Niko's before he bids us farewell.

I get the sentiment, that stuff will always be in play any season that we have success, could have been the case last year, could be the case any year in the future. Just the nature of the business, its a good problem to have though if you can keep it an active issue, means the program is having continued success.

furpop16 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:47 pm

Paul C wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:29 pm

And of course the elephant in the room is CBR. Will he finally get that “big job” that he seems destined for, and if so how does that trickle down?

I'm always spooked when I see a post along these lines from among those who are much closer to the program than I am. Nevertheless I always come back to whether CBR would even want the "big job". Seems to me he weighs his role in developing quality individuals a little heavier than Niko did. Accordingly, while he & Niko are "basketball coaches" my guess is CBR's bar will be a lot higher than Niko's before he bids us farewell.

Agreed, it's not the speculation but who's doing the speculating Obviously want the best for CBR after what he's done for us. Selfishly I hope we're able to offer him something close to that so he can stay if he wants!

Re:transfers - I thought we might see a bit of that this year but thankfully not. Mike and Slaw are going to open up a lot of minutes next year so hopefully that keeps folks in the boat. Genuinely root for each of these kids and want to see them kill it in purple and white. I think it's a huge differentiator for us that unlike a lot of schools now, we get years to watch these guys grow into studs.

Might be time for CBR to hit the portal and find another diamond in the rough like Conley Garrison. The Belmont is/was a 4 game series so 1 home and one away left. Seems like CBR is still trying to figure out the rotation. Alex Williams and Carter Whitt did not play on Saturday.

FU Hoopla wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:24 am

2023-2024

Possible Lineup:

PG JP Pegues
SG Marcus Foster
SF Ben VanderWal
PF Tyrese Hughey
PF Garrett Hien

Bench:
Joe Anderson
Carter Whitt
Alex Williams
Jonny Lawrence

Think I might adjust my lineup to be:

PG Carter Whitt
SG JP Pegues
SF Marcus Foster
PF Ben VanderWal
PF Garrett Hien

Bench:
Joe Anderson
Alex Williams
Tyrese Hughey
Jonny Lawrence


Fingers crossed one of the freshmen comes in ready to roll

FU Hoopla wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:56 pm

[Think I might adjust my lineup to be:

PG Carter Whitt
SG JP Pegues
SF Marcus Foster
PF Ben VanderWal
PF Garrett Hien

That's better. Pegues would be more comfortable in Bothwell's slot. Whitt can shoot & he can dribble - if he stops throwing the ball away he will be fine.

i'm for just concentrating on finishing this year.win the conference,win the tournament.win an ncaatourney game.i'll start thinking about next year in april.

saltyshaker wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:45 pm

i'm for just concentrating on finishing this year.win the conference,win the tournament.win an ncaatourney game.i'll start thinking about next year in april.

Should I change the thread title to say saltyshaker don't read this thread?

FU Hoopla wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:30 am

Coming off redshirt year:
Davis Molnar
James Repass

Walk-on:
Blake Harris

Incoming Freshman: (https://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/furman)
Eddrin Bronson
Tommy Humphries