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Watched the last few games after taking a hiatus. Here is what I think. Sorry if I do this too often for some of you. This is really the only part of the season I enjoy.

1-
2-Clarke-Henderson
3-Orr(?)
4-Holmes-Sealy-Parker
5-Black-Gomez

We at least know we have that back. My guess is that Orr stays despite the firing of his father. Just seems like something he would do for some reason. He would be 1 of our 2 returning starters. I am going to guess that Clarke starts at the 2. He offers much more potential at the spot then Henderson, even if it' unpolished. Holmes at the 4 makes so much sense. He is a better help side defender then straight on and runs the floor very well. If Orr(the player) returns I predict that this will be how things play out. Adding in the Freshman

1-Tisdale
2-Clarke-Henderson-Denny
3-Orr(?)
4-Holmes-Sealy-Parker-Mayleben
5-Black-Gomez

I expect Tisdale and Denny to make their presences felt early and Mayleben and Gomez to make their presences felt maybe never.

We have 2 more scholarships to give. I would hope that its a SF and and a PG.

If I were the coach next year I would.
1. Play Holmes and Black together as much as possible but try to have Holmes also play backup to C because I don't think we have another solid option.
2. Play Clarke 30 minutes a game despite his inconsistency. He has the potential to be great, hasn't seen the minutes or been put in a situation for that to happen.
3. Run a ton when we have Sealy and Holmes in at the 4 and 5. That's an athletic high flying bunch.
4. Tell Chauncey Orr to attack the basket way more often. Good things seem to happen when he does.

If I were trying to sell the roster to a new coach I would tell him we have gaps in the following spots.
1 X-Tisdale?
2 Clarke?-Henderson-Denney?
3 Orr?
4 Holmes-Sealey-Parker-Mayleben
5 Black-Gomez?

1. We have no PG although Clarke has shown a bit that he can do it and Tisdale's highlights show he can play there too.
2. We have a lot of potential at the 2. Clarke is probably a better fit at the 2, Henderson is an absolute enigma who has some solid games then disappears for weeks. Denney will at the very least stretch the floor for our big men which is important when we should have 2 good ones.
3. Orr may leave but if he doesn't he is an adequate 4-7 guy in your rotation and can play the 2 and 3.
4/5 Holmes and Black should give you the best interior defense in the MAC. Sealey and Holmes can run if you go up tempo. Parker is an aggressive strong post presence. Gomez and Mayleben are likely eating 2 scholarships for 3 and 4 years respectively. Sorry.

You have potential star in Clarke and Holmes. Sealey and Black have some good traits. Everyone else returning is filler. You will likely love Denney but he might be athletically limited. Tisdale probably has the highest ceiling of the new guys.

Orr won't stay after his dad gets fired.

If Orr is fired you may see a completely different incoming class.

Hopefully, Denny would stay. But I wouldn't be upset if a new coach brought a whole new crop of guys in. Transfers, JUCOs, unsigned players.

You've never seen Gomez or Mayleben play....how do you know what they'll do here over the course of three and four years?

Flipper wrote:You've never seen Gomez or Mayleben play....how do you know what they'll do here over the course of three and four years?

Come on flipper, seeing them play doesn't matter, just seeing their stat line from high school or only year at another college is all you need to determine how they'll be here......

guest44 wrote:Orr won't stay after his dad gets fired.

If Orr is gone after this year, Chauncey would probably NOT stick around BG. He grew up in NJ, I'd expect him to transfer that direction. He's posted good enough numbers this year to transfer to another D1 program. I hope to quickly fill his scholarship with a better athlete.

If Coach Orr remains for next year but isn't offered a new contract, it's very hard to say if Chauncey would stay for his senior year.