Quote from: Cards Fan on January 07, 2020, 08:16:55 AM
Wesleyan hasn't been touched on much, so here's my analysis:

The team can't shoot the 3 ball. Seriously, there are several players shooting below 25% on it. All their points come on 2s.

The senior class is quite possibly the worst senior class the school has ever seen. They almost never see the floor, yet they are all captains. None of them have been useful in the slightest for giving them a needed boost.

There is serious potential to be a great team next year, but right now it seems they are a step away from that. Getting obliterated by Eastern CT (4-7) and Williams (6-5), is awful. Sure, great teams in general, but both are on down years, and they just can't be losses. The team hasn't shown any ability to compete in a big game yet.

Coach Reilly will have this figured out once the conference games start, do not sleep on this team

There's absolutely a chance they get hot behind Jordan James, but help from 3 point land is definitely needed. The team has talent, but haven't effectively used it yet. They could honestly finish anywhere from 3-10. That's just how the NESCAC works sometimes, though - no one is out on day 1!

Quote from: Colby Hoops on December 06, 2019, 09:42:10 AM
NEhoops -- definitely agree that Colby should be a top 4 team in the league, and if all breaks right maybe top 1 or 2. Still, there's a little part of me that has to see it to believe it.

I agree with lumbercat that Stephon Baxter looks like a real player. Have been very impressed by him. I think he'll be poised to take over a huge scoring role next year when Spellman graduates. Bates is kind of a weird team right now, with a lot of smallish guards who can't all share the floor together. I'm surprised Coyne isn't getting more minutes, he's a dynamic shooter that really changes the game when he's in. But between Spellman, Greenhalgh, Coyne and Baxter you can only play so many smallish guards at once.

Discouraging loss for Bowdoin, I thought they'd maybe turned a corner with the competitive game against Babson. To lose this one at home in not very competitive fashion doesn't bode well. Outside of Reynolds, there just aren't a lot of guys comfortable creating offense.

SpringSt7 -- I think you might be a little low on Trinity in the ranges you mention below. Yes, they have 4 losses, but they have all been close games that could go either way against very good teams. (St. Joe's is maybe only decent). They were just a possession or two away from beating UMass Darmouth, Nichols and Springfield. Win a couple of those and they'd have a much different resume. I'd probably have them and Williams in the same tier after the top 5 teams.

Agree on Baxter.  Having watched Coyne's shot per minute ratio over the past 3+ years he's more of a sink or swim player.  I expect his minutes to drop relative to the other guards you've mentioned, especially to Baxter.  If Coyne gets hot ride him, if not get him out. 

Snoddy needs to give them some paint points.  The freshmen bigs are holding their own and making an impact defensively but are not reliable low post scorers.  Snoddy needs to bring this for Bates to maintain some consistency.