Rivals MVC preview

[LittleBrave]

Every year we hear about the 40 pounds of muscle he's added, the strides he's made in his game, how this is the year that he's going to become a significant contributor, and so on and so on...

If AT came to BU at 180 lbs. and has added 40 pounds after every season, he should be close to 300 lbs. of shear muscle. Finally! The stud we've been waiting for!!!

[LittleBrave]

Actually, AT gained about 4x the weight he gained in the past off-season (4) to (17-this off-season).
How good could we be if we actually see AT and MK with good minutes and production off the bench?
I see us having all the players we need to be successful - just need the right chemistry and right attitude/dedication!

[real fan]

I think we should all stop being delusional about what AT is going to contribute to this team until he actually shows us something. This is his 4th year at BU and he has been a complete non-factor to this point. He's a non-entity to me until he shows something otherwise in game action...Every year we hear about the 40 pounds of muscle he's added, the strides he's made in his game, how this is the year that he's going to become a significant contributor, and so on and so on...and then the season begins and he doesn't play a single meaningful minute...it gets frustrating to watch that cycle repeat itself year after year...

So, at this point...year 4 of the "AT Era"...I'm simply going to assume that he is going to give us absolutely nothing again, and I will hope that he finds a way to prove me to be very, very wrong on the matter...

Putting weight on does not make a player more aggressive or tougher which I believe to be his main weaknesses.

[Out of Balance]

Putting weight on does not make a player more aggressive or tougher which I believe to be his main weaknesses.

I agree here with you, weight may be a factor, along with height, but as you say, give me a player that is more aggressive, tougher and has the attitude of "your not going to beet me I also agree with ER3, that after 4 years here I am not going to delusional about AT but am going to take the hopefull and wait and see path I am not real delusional again this year with WE playing the 5 all the time and hope that JP may help there, giving WE a chance to play the 4 I know little about JP, other then his high school playing and that he has good size. Big jump from HS to Div 1 ball Hope he has all the above highlighted

[real fan]

I expect good things from J.Prosser as he has good post moves, good hands and a wide body, his red-shirt season was a good move as it allowed him to gain strength plus he was able to witness what it takes to play d1 basketball.

[SFP]

OOB - I will be real shock to see WE play anything but the 5. Last year we could have played SS at the 5 and WE at the 4 and that never materialized I believe but once at the end of a 1/2. WE's minutes will be used strictly at the 5.

[Out of Balance]

OOB - I will be real shock to see WE play anything but the 5. Last year we could have played SS at the 5 and WE at the 4 and that never materialized I believe but once at the end of a 1/2. WE's minutes will be used strictly at the 5.

Your killing me friend Maybe with the new coach's there will be a change in mind set and the way we approach the game. I am thinking like real fan that JP will be ready to contribute a lot this year With JP, AT, WE, MK and TB theres really NO Excuses why we can not play bigger with a lot of different looks (combinations) in at the 4 and 5 and even the 3 I hope I am not getting delusional over this again, only to be let down

[SFP]

Your killing me friend Maybe with the new coach's there will be a change in mind set and the way we approach the game. I am thinking like real fan that JP will be ready to contribute a lot this year With JP, AT, WE, MK and TB theres really NO Excuses why we can not play bigger with a lot of different looks (combinations) in at the 4 and 5 and even the 3 I hope I am not getting delusional over this again, only to be let down

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

[tornado]

A different Rivals writer now does a preview with a few changes from before..

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1142984

[BradleyBrave]

A different Rivals writer now does a preview with a few changes from before..
http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/...sp?CID=1142984

Garrett Stutz of WSU will make one of these teams. He's going to end up being one of the best bigs in the MVC IMO.