Too early 2018-19 predictions

[tribecalledquest]

In addition to Childs for the Braves keep an eye on DLO. Already an elite defender, he was getting to the line with regularity by the end of the season. 10/12 in Arch semis vs Loyola, 13 ppg the last 4 games. Braves are gonna need him and Childs to step up their game.

Didn't know I would need to copy the players' initials from 2 pages ago in this thread for all future Bradley posts.

EC = Elijah Childs
KB = Koch Bar
DLO = Dwayne Lautier Ogunleye
AP = Antoine Pittman
LVP = Luke van Bree (somehow?)
NK = Nake Kennell
JH = Jayden Hodgson
DBJ = Darrell Brown Jr.

This is funny...but I did kind of think DLO was a "known name" around the MVC since he's been on campus since 1998 it seems. The other initials--not so much.

[BEARZ77]

can i borrow everyone's rose colored glassed today? good lord.

Hmmm; not sure what kind of answer you would expect to a question that asks posters to identify a player who might be uder the radar league wide but perhaps capable of having a break out season. Kind of invites an optimistic reach wouldn't you say ??

[uniftw]

In addition to Childs for the Braves keep an eye on DLO. Already an elite defender, he was getting to the line with regularity by the end of the season. 10/12 in Arch semis vs Loyola, 13 ppg the last 4 games. Braves are gonna need him and Childs to step up their game.

Didn't know I would need to copy the players' initials from 2 pages ago in this thread for all future Bradley posts.

EC = Elijah Childs
KB = Koch Bar
DLO = Dwayne Lautier Ogunleye
AP = Antoine Pittman
LVP = Luke van Bree (somehow?)
NK = Nake Kennell
JH = Jayden Hodgson
DBJ = Darrell Brown Jr.

No one is going to memorize the players names for any school outside of their own. Just use names

[uniftw]

Thoughts on this list of potential MVC breakout players? Who(if anyone) might he be overlooking?

https://twitter.com/CBB_Central/status/ ... 3D3153.175

If any MVC fan isn't aware of Pickford after last season they never will be.

As a 6'4 true freshman 2 guard he started every single game, averaged 9 poinss 8 board (2nd overall in the conference and 14th in the nation for freshman) last year. He was on the All-Freshman team, All Newcomer team, won the MVC NOW multiple times.

He was the lone bright spot of the team last season.

Breakout player for UNI this year? Let's go with....Isaiah Brown.

[VUGrad1314]

I agree. Pickford was incredible last year. Maybe he thinks Pickford will take a big leap towards Conference POY status.

[BCPanther]

The Green/Pickford/Brown back court is going to be pretty salty.

Isaiah Brown is turning into a defender at Jeremy Morgan's level and is 2 inches taller. Held Ryan Taylor and Clayton Custer to 2 points in StL.

Pickford isn't a shooter he's a slasher and UNI being uncharacteristically terrible shooting the 3 last year made it pretty easy to pack it in. AJ Green and Biggle Goldman should allow UNI to get back to spacing the floor and Bennett Koch being gone means that there won't be someone on the floor that can't go outside 8 feet.

[uniftw]

8 feet?

You’re very generous.

[underdawg]

I'm not sure what "break out" is but if Marcus Bartley, Cook, Lloyd, Fletcher, Bol and Pippen expand their PPG but 2-3 points each we will be hard to handle.

Well, youre not asking for much are you. Be realistic.

NO I'M NOT Asking too MUCH SMART GUY..

for example Fletcher went from 11.1 ppg in 2016-17 to 14.1ppg in 2017-18

Lloyd went from 7.6 ppg to 12.1 ppg from Soph to Jr year

Cook went from 3 ppg to 9.8 ppg

Bartley, Pippen and Bol can raise theirs in a similar manner--they've only played one year

[Jsnhbe1Birds]

You're asking to raise the overall PPG by 12-18. Of course, a few points left so more like 10-15. It's not reasonable to believe your team is going to consistently score 12 more PPG.

[BirdsEyeView]

You're asking to raise the overall PPG by 12-18. Of course, a few points left so more like 10-15. It's not reasonable to believe your team is going to consistently score 12 more PPG.

You're assuming all other factors (aka scoring from other players) stay the same. However, they had players like Smithpeters graduate meaning someone has to make up the scoring difference.

It's not far fetched when you use logic.