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perogi97	View Space \| Friends \| Playbook \|
Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#1 Posted: 10/5/2012 10:42:44 AM This is kind of an ugly looking league this year with the number of coaching changes and early departures from a number of schools. I see the conference as clearly Memphis’ to lose as they are the most talented team in the conference. Fighting it out for 2^nd I see Marshall & UCF. Marshall brings in a couple of highly rated jucos this year. UCF returns a conference POY candidate in Clanton. I like Houston & UTEP to move up in the conference this year. I think both have the pieces in place to be competitive, but I they both look to me like they are a year away from really being able to make some noise.
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Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#2 Posted: 10/5/2012 10:43:01 AM Memphis Head Coach: Josh Pastner Returners: Tarik Black jr F 10.7 ppg, 1.5 blkpg, 4.9 rpg, 68.9% fg% - CUSA 2^nd team, CUSA defensive team Chris Crawford jr G 9.1 ppg, 1.8 stpg, 3.8 apg, - CUSA 3^rd team Joe Jackson jr G 11 ppg, 3.9 apg Adonis Thomas so F/G reserve 8.8 ppg, 40.5% 3pt% Antonio Barton jr G 40% 3pt% D.J. Stevens sr F/G reserve 64.3% fg% Losses: Will Barton G 18 ppg, 2.9 apg, 8 rpg, 50.9% fg% - CUSA POY Wesley Witherspoon G/F reserve 1.5 stpg Charles Carmouche G 46.2% 3pt% Newcomers to watch: Shaquille Goodwin fr PF – ranked no. 10 position, no. 44 overall Damien Wilson fr PF – no. 30 position
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Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#3 Posted: 10/5/2012 10:43:16 AM Marshall Head Coach: Tom Herrion Returners: DeAndre Kane jr G 16.5 ppg, 3.5 apg, 5.4 rpg, - CUSA 2^nd team Dennis Tinnon sr F 10.2 ppg, 10 rpg, 55.4% fg% - CUSA defensive team Nigel Spikes sr C reserve 52.3% fg%, 4.8 rpg Robert Golf sr G 4.6 rpg Losses: Damier Pitts 14.7 ppg, 4.3 apg, - CUSA 3^rd team Shaquille Johnson G 9.2 ppg Newcomers to watch: Elijah Pittman jr F (juco transfer) 21^st ranked juco player – 18.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.9 blkpg, 56% fg% D.D. Scarver jr G/F (juco transfer) 23^rd ranked juco player – 24.1 ppg
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Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#4 Posted: 10/5/2012 10:43:33 AM UCF Head Coach: Donnie Jones Returners: Keith Clanton sr F 14.5 ppg, 1.8 blkpg, 8.1 rpg – CUSA 1^st team, CUSA defensive team Isaiah Sykes jr G 12.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 54.5% fg% Kasey Wilson so F reserve 50% fg% Losses: Marcus Jordan G 13.7 ppg Dwight McCombs C reserve 51.7% fg% A.J. Rompza G 4.4 apg, 2.4 stpg Newcomers to watch: Calvin Newell jr G (Oklahoma transfer) 13 ppg Staphon Blair fr PF – no. 39 position
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Veteran Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1202 Location: Barbados	#5 Posted: 10/5/2012 5:52:57 PM How do you figure Memphis will do nationally? Do you think they can keep up with the big boys?
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Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#6 Posted: 10/5/2012 6:38:01 PM pec, I guess I can answer that by saying...I think Pastner is one hell of a recruiter, but I'm not entirely sold on his coaching abilities. There were a few games his team should have won last year, in particular, that I believe they lost because of the coaching. I believe they have the talent there to keep up, but he's yet to show me anything that would lead me believe he can guide a team to a Final Four. He's young yet and with the talent he can recruit it allows him time to "learn on the job" in that conference.
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Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#7 Posted: 10/5/2012 7:11:32 PM pec, as far as nationally, they only have one true road game in out of conference play at Tennessee right before the conference schedule starts. I think they mow through the conference and end up within the top 10, top 15 at year's end. The only bumps in the road in conference play for them are likely the road games at UCF & Marshall...they may lose one or both of them.
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Rookie Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 949 Location:	#8 Posted: 10/5/2012 7:39:12 PM Actually...thinking about it a bit more...somewhere between 15-25 is more likely where they will land...top 10 probably not.
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