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09-25-2008, 12:50 PM
"Temple and Dayton could both struggle early given what they lost from last season. I know Dionte Christmas is the guy who got the pub, but Mark Tyndale was the Owls glue. They'll miss his defense, leadership and overall toughness. Brian Roberts was one of the best players EVER in the Atlantic 10 and the Flyers will have to look elsewhere when the shot clock is running down. They can be competitive as we get into February but it will be a tough transition for both teams.
I expect Temple to be a team that gets better later in the season. Fran Dunphy will have this team playing it's best ball (like last year) by March. Dayton will be an NIT team if they're lucky."
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"When push comes to shove, I find it really difficult to put Brian Roberts on the list of greatest players ever in Atlantic Ten history. Yeah he scored a ton of points, but he never won a league championship and he never appeared in the NCAA Tournament. He was great, but I don't consider him one of the best players ever to come from the Atlantic Ten (Marcus Camby, David West, Jameer Nelson etc.).
As for Temple and Dayton... I can see Dayton struggling because of the lack of Roberts more than Temple struggling because of lack of Tyndale. Dayton's other guards besides Roberts have been underwhelming (other than Marcus Johnson, at times). Temple, on the other hand, obviously has Dionte Christmas, their leading scorer last year, as well as other guards who played a significant role last year. Lavoy Allen could be a major "x" factor for Temple this season. He had a good freshman campaign and should continue to blossom this season. The most important position in basketball is the guard position, and Temple has that, Dayton really does not, yet. Plus, Temple has the momentum coming off a championship season. Dayton still has to live with their injury laden/collapse last season. A deep NIT run, however, could make Dayton hungry for bigger and better things.
Bottom line though, I really don't expect Temple to struggle too much. I really don't expect Dayton to do so either, but if I had to pick one over the other to struggle, it's much easier to see Dayton starting slow."
Do you guys think we will struggle? I don't think we will struggle one bit. We have a good schedule for our guys to play with (Auburn, Marquette) I think the people who posts these might want to do a little more home work. Wright, Johnson,Little will all step up and we have a great big man in Kurt Hulesman.
I expect Temple to be a team that gets better later in the season. Fran Dunphy will have this team playing it's best ball (like last year) by March. Dayton will be an NIT team if they're lucky."
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"When push comes to shove, I find it really difficult to put Brian Roberts on the list of greatest players ever in Atlantic Ten history. Yeah he scored a ton of points, but he never won a league championship and he never appeared in the NCAA Tournament. He was great, but I don't consider him one of the best players ever to come from the Atlantic Ten (Marcus Camby, David West, Jameer Nelson etc.).
As for Temple and Dayton... I can see Dayton struggling because of the lack of Roberts more than Temple struggling because of lack of Tyndale. Dayton's other guards besides Roberts have been underwhelming (other than Marcus Johnson, at times). Temple, on the other hand, obviously has Dionte Christmas, their leading scorer last year, as well as other guards who played a significant role last year. Lavoy Allen could be a major "x" factor for Temple this season. He had a good freshman campaign and should continue to blossom this season. The most important position in basketball is the guard position, and Temple has that, Dayton really does not, yet. Plus, Temple has the momentum coming off a championship season. Dayton still has to live with their injury laden/collapse last season. A deep NIT run, however, could make Dayton hungry for bigger and better things.
Bottom line though, I really don't expect Temple to struggle too much. I really don't expect Dayton to do so either, but if I had to pick one over the other to struggle, it's much easier to see Dayton starting slow."
Do you guys think we will struggle? I don't think we will struggle one bit. We have a good schedule for our guys to play with (Auburn, Marquette) I think the people who posts these might want to do a little more home work. Wright, Johnson,Little will all step up and we have a great big man in Kurt Hulesman.