08-09 Cards Team projections

It looks like Derrick and the seniors are all that should leave.

Earl does not want to go and his parents agree with that.

T-Will is projected as a 2nd round pick in 2009 on www.nbadraft.net

I don't think that Sosa will leave. He can share time with McGee, Delk, and Jerry Smith. We don't have any point guards coming in and we are not going to get Tyreke Evans.

I think that Kyle Kuric will sign with us. He is a 6'5" guard from Evansville, IN. He's all-state and averages like 20 or 25 a game. A big white kid. He's supposed to be a shooter.

I think that Goode will be here. He played well in the Red & White scrimmage.

Holloway is a mystery. He had heart surgery and his academics are in question which is why he went to prep school. He will be like a 21 year old freshman. He was supposed to come in 2006.

Swopshire, Samuels, and Jennings appear to be really strong. We still have a shot at Melquan Bolding who would give us another combo guard.

You can read about the recruits at www.scout.com or www.rivals.com

This is a strong class to add to a good team!!!!!! GO CARDS!!!!

Melquan Bolding has been out of the picture for a while now.  He's looking at Cincinnati and some other Big East Schools.  Holloway will likely never play, which doesn't matter because we have two centers coming in.  Next year's roster will look like this:

PG: McGee, Sosa

SG: Smith, Knowles

SF: T-Will, Delk, Swopshire

PF: Clark, Goode

C: Samuels, Jennings

Other: Will Scott, Stuart Miller, Steiden

That's fourteen players.  I think you're allowed to dress fifteen.  So that would make room for Kyle Kuric.  Although Pitino may not be as high on him because we're set at SG for the next several years and we've got Mike Marra coming in for 2009.

Swopshire is supposed to have a very similar game to Francisco Garcia.  We can only hope.  And Delk is supposed to be a 6-4 version of his uncle tony.  Jennings has drawn comparisons to Amare Stoudemire, and I've seen Samuels play several times.  He looks pretty slow but very mobile and pretty polished for a young man with that size.  I doubt he'd be 5 stars for no reason.

Personally I think little Richard is a long way from becoming a head coach.  If RP were to leave anytime within the next 10 years we would be better off finding someone else. 

I don't think Sosa will leave after next year, but T-Will will graduate and E5 will likely be gone.  That would leave us with a pretty deep lineup still.  We're accumulating some talent, now all we need to do is go win some tournament games.  I'd like to see us win a BE title for a change.

I just talked to guy who heard on the Bob and Will radio show this morning, that there is a rift bewteen Sosa and Pitino.  Nothjing rock solid, but that Pitino has told Sosa that it will be His ( pitino ) way or no way.

Another rumor from the same show was that DC went in to talk to Pitino after the NC game, and Pitino wouldn''t see him.

Guys, these are just rumors, not facts. I didn't hear the show.

But, I have heard rumblings ever since late February that the Godfather is done messing around with Sosa. Either he gets his stuff together, or playing time will dwindle to nothing. Which make sense if you have Delk available next year. He could possibly still try and be a back up to McGee at point.....

As the world turns :)

Russ, I heard much the same here in Vegas and have read it on several other boards. I believe that Sosa belongs somewhere that doesn't play a structured offense and requires him to do very little defensively. The team doesn't need anyone who doesn't seem to be able to think on the floor on offense and play matadoor defense. I believe that Preston knowles really came of age offensively in the tournament.

As far as DC. I wish him well.