Wisdom of Crowds Recap – Part II: Big Men
On Monday we posted Part I of our The Wisdom of Crowds recap covering the guards. Today we move on to the big dogs, our forwards / centers. On Saturday, we will post our final installment — the team summary, including observations and implications of the polling results and the much anticipated description of our computational methodology. Let’s lead off this morning with Mouph ….
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MOUPHTAOU YAROU: 23.1 MPG … did not play last season … projected games = 38
Colt’s Take: “Mouph’s biggest adjustment will be with the speed of the game at the next level. Jay won’t be limiting Mouph’s minutes as much as cheap fouls will. Mouph will have to figure out how to stay in the game as much as play it.”
Games Played Assumption: Like Dante, Mouph will play in all games in his freshman year .
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ANTONIO PENA: 21.9 MPG … ▲4:18 from 2008-09 … projected games played = 38
Regred’s Take: “TP is perhaps the most interesting player going into next season. He seems ripe for a breakout season and certainly has the tools to accomplish it. He just needs to get it together mentally. I hope he learned from Dante and put in the work over the summer.”
Games Played Assumption: Played in 37 games last year; will play in all 38 this year
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TAYLOR KING: 18.5 MPG … did not play last season … projected games played = 38
Chad’s Take: “Definitely an unknown how King will fit in with the team. However, he was one of the best players at last year’s Hoops Mania scrimmage. Having another long-range option is great in the event that one of the other bombers is off on a given night.”
Games Played Assumption: Plays in all games with the loss of Dante, Dwayne and Shane
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ISAIAH ARMWOOD: 10.0 MPG … did not play last season … projected games = 28
Randy Foye’s Shot’s Take: “I think people are underselling Armwood. I watched Montrose Christian play Oak Hill last year and thought Armwood had a better game than Mouph. Armwood is a tremendous athlete for his size and with RR taking the fall off, I see him getting a big chance to play early.”
Games Played Assumption: Plays in 75% of games, like Shane’s freshman year
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MAURICE SUTTON: 7.4 MPG … did not play last season … projected games played =16
Brian 06’s Take: “This kid has the height and instincts to be a good player. He’s just got to get his body ready to deal with the big men in the Big East.”
Games Played Assumption: Plays in 42% of games, like Dwayne’s freshman year
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RUSSELL WOOTEN: 1.8 MPG … ▲0:24 from 2008-09 … projected games played =17
Ed ’77s Take: “I give Colenda and Wooten tons of credit for doing whatever the team needs from them knowing that there is little opportunity for personal glory nor prospect of seeing more than an occasional minute of “garbage time” next season. They truly define what it means to be a team player, a virtue that will carry them far in life.”
Games Played Assumption: Same as last season, plus one game for Senior Night start
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