2014-15 Post-WBS Roster Thoughts and Bold Predictions

As you all know by now, the annual transfer season has started. I hoped to not lose a PG, but if we lost someone…I expected PG is where it would happen. Our fondest best wishes to the Wee Baby Seamus, and I hope to see him lead a nice Cinderella run in the 2016 or 2017 NCAAT.

Here is how I see our playing rotation play out next year:

PG – Cat
SG – Lacey
SF – Black Scott Wood
PF – Frenchie Le Nard
C – King Hippo

Bench Contributors (from most to least minutes):

Washington (pretty even with Le Nard, in terms of role/PT)
Abu
Des (biggest question mark, as to how capably he can play PG – especially for longer stretches if Cat gets in foul trouble or distemper)
Twin A
Twin B

I think that’s workable. You have 3 guards, 3 wings, and 4 low-post players (with some overlap into other position groups as need/matchups may dictate). That’s a pretty good distribution, deep enough to handle fouls/illnesses/injuries without being a sure recipe for discontent. I most certainly DO NOT think we could easily absorb another transfer, however.

Another Alex Johnson would be a welcome addition, though. Devonte Graham, maybe?

Now, time for bold predictions. Mine relates to my personal favourite player, so feel free to dismiss my prediction as biased. It clearly is.

King Hippo is no worse than 2nd team all-ACC, and a strong contender for DPOY.

What’s yours?

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  • #50500
    DrWuffette1day
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    No hurtsies. You’re first now after Wufpacker.

    #50502
    bill.onthebeach
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    ’82… i don’t think she really understood your post… might be better to leave this alone…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #50510
    Wufpacker
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    “If I could, I would change “psycho” to “gentle, sweet, godly, brilliant writer/all around super fellow.” If you have editing powers, please do. Plus, how do you know it wasn’t you I was referring to on the last line.”

    As true as all of that is, you were probably closer to the truth the first time around, thus I will leave it unedited. But now we all know that you are just as unseemly as the rest of us.

    And yeah Va…like bill said, just shush. My reputation has already been tarnished enough ’round here for one day.

    #50512
    DrWuffette1day
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    Ugggh.

    #50513
    BJD95
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    Because I can:

    #50527
    Rick
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    BJD,
    It amazes me our politics are so far off from each other given how often we agree on just about everything else.

    #50528
    Rick
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    And yeah Va…like bill said, just shush. My reputation has already been tarnished enough ’round here for one day.

    We need a way to differentiate you and wulfpacker. I get you two mixed up way too often. Must be these old eyes

    #50530
    Wufpacker
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    I’m the psycho, gentle, sweet, godly, brilliant one.

    😉

    #50532
    DrWuffette1day
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    Yeah- you are! (except for the psycho…that was my lame attempt to be funny.)

    I am now going to ban myself from this website for 30 days or at least 30 hours.

    I’d pay good money to have this whole thread deleted. Ugggh. I really like everybody and am sorry.

    #50536
    Wufpacker
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    I’d pay good money to have this whole thread deleted.

    Feel free to tender an offer, but keep in mind I’d likely have to split it with BJD since he originated the thread (so don’t be lowballing me)

    #50541
    DrWuffette1day
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    Yes, we are going to be awesome next year. (Delete this thread- million dollars.) 🙂

    My self-imposed sanction starts now.

    #50982
    redisgood
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    Cat Barber touted in a CBSsports.com article this morning listing their top 5 breakout candidates for 2014-2015. I think he will be as well. He showed flashes as a freshman, and was very good at the end. Classic signs of someone who will take it to the next level as a sophomore.

    #50081
    wilmwolf80
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    Transfer season is where we learn that some grown men fans are just as immature as the teenagers they root for. I say best wishes to those that leave, and welcome aboard to those that come in to the program. Only choice we have is to play with the players that we have, and hope to maximize their abilities and minimize their deficiencies. None of the teams still alive in the tourney right now are perfect. They don’t have 5 skill guys on the court and 5 perfect subs. But they play as a team, and to me, that is the most important factor. There is no questioning that this year’s squad was more of a team than last year’s, hopefully we can continue building that.

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