2021-22 SEASON

[apaladin]

With the schedule shaping up to be possibly the best/toughest schedule we’ve seen in a long time the big question is will we have a team that can handle it? We lost the 2 best players from last year, both capable of taking over a game. We do have 2 fulltime starters back but both are guards(Bothwell and Hunter). Assuming Jalen Slawson moves into a fulltime starter that leaves two huge voids to fill. Who becomes the 4th and 5th starters to fill the shoes vacated by Mounce and Gurley? Someone from last years team or possibly a newcomer?Just throwing it out there for discussion.

[Furmanoid]

With the schedule shaping up to be possibly the best/toughest schedule we’ve seen in a long time the big question is will we have a team that can handle it? We lost the 2 best players from last year, both capable of taking over a game. We do have 2 fulltime starters back but both are guards(Bothwell and Hunter). Assuming Jalen Slawson moves into a fulltime starter that leaves two huge voids to fill. Who becomes the 4th and 5th starters to fill the shoes vacated by Mounce and Gurley? Someone from last years team or possibly a newcomer?Just throwing it out there for discussion.

I’m sure the DII transfer guy is supposed to be out there somewhere. And maybe Hien? We may be smallish but the offense takes that into account. The hope is that the DII guy or one of the freshman truly is the lights out shooter we’ve been looking for. Actually 2 or 3 of those would be nice.

On a slightly unrelated note, I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come, but the Nike Elite Peach Jam here in NA has just banned the general public I guess because of fears of the dreaded variants. I was hoping to talk to whatever coach FU sends down and pick his brain a little. I don’t know if we ever get Peach Jam level guys, but we always have at least one coach scouting them. Anyway that’s out the window unless I run into them at Circle K or something.

Anybody who wants a vaccination either has one or can easily get one, but we still can’t get sports back to normal so I’m starting to doubt they will ever get back to normal. I mean, what more can be done?

[Roundball]

With the schedule shaping up to be possibly the best/toughest schedule we’ve seen in a long time the big question is will we have a team that can handle it? We lost the 2 best players from last year, both capable of taking over a game. We do have 2 fulltime starters back but both are guards(Bothwell and Hunter). Assuming Jalen Slawson moves into a fulltime starter that leaves two huge voids to fill. Who becomes the 4th and 5th starters to fill the shoes vacated by Mounce and Gurley? Someone from last years team or possibly a newcomer?Just throwing it out there for discussion.

I’m sure the DII transfer guy is supposed to be out there somewhere. And maybe Hien? We may be smallish but the offense takes that into account. The hope is that the DII guy or one of the freshman truly is the lights out shooter we’ve been looking for. Actually 2 or 3 of those would be nice.

On a slightly unrelated note, I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come, but the Nike Elite Peach Jam here in NA has just banned the general public I guess because of fears of the dreaded variants. I was hoping to talk to whatever coach FU sends down and pick his brain a little. I don’t know if we ever get Peach Jam level guys, but we always have at least one coach scouting them. Anyway that’s out the window unless I run into them at Circle K or something.

Anybody who wants a vaccination either has one or can easily get one, but we still can’t get sports back to normal so I’m starting to doubt they will ever get back to normal. I mean, what more can be done?

My understanding is that college coaches will be allowed to attend the games.

[Furmanoid]

Yes. Otherwise they would cancel the event. But normally it’s really cool because it’s all general admission for coaches and the public so you can literally rub elbows with guys from every major and most mid majors.

I think you would love it. So maybe next year come down and we’ll check it out.

[Roundball]

Roster is updated. https://furmanpaladins.com/sports/mens- ... er/2021-22

[apaladin]

To say we are guard heavy is an understatement. 10 of the 16 players on the roster are listed as guards.

[apaladin]

Furmanoid, did they give a reason why the general public was banned. Hard to believe it is Covid. Every venue in the countryis at ful capacity now. I agree with you that peeps should be vaccinated by now so its all on them if they refuse the vaccine. They should at least let vaccinated peeps in.

[Furmanoid]

Pretty sure it’s Covid. Probably Nike’s call. They are pretty woke. I will say that it’s usually standing room only for the night sessions which may not have been a great idea, but all they had to do was cut back the capacity some. And it seems like elderly, for some reason unvaccinated coaches could have just sent young assistants, but oh well. I’m just a little concerned that everybody’s gonna start freaking out over the variants (sure seems like the media wants that for obvious reasons) and then what? If vaccinations aren’t enough, what do you do to get people to relax?

The Olympics are already unraveling.

[apaladin]

Yes the media is all over the delta variant. The UK has reported the most severe cases there have been a headache and runny nose. They will find a rise in cases somewhere in the US and report the percentage of increase but will not give actual numbers but reporting a high percentage sounds more sensational. ie: cases are up 70 percent in so and so. 70 percent since when and from where to where????

[apaladin]

Hard to believe it’s less than 90 days to the start of the season. Wonder how much longer before we see the schedule%?

[Roundball]

[apaladin]

Yep they are a little late been knowng about all of those for a while.

[Roundball]

Not for apaladin's eyes.

[apaladin]

I think the next tweet will be surprise “here are 2 games you didn’t already know about”.

[Northeast Furman Fan]

December 3rd - College of Charleston at Furman
December 10th - Appalachian State at Furman