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Need info on Pitt. b4 we beat them on the floor. Hurry up damnit.
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15. Pittsburgh
Key Returners: Jared Wilson-Frame, Shamiel Stevenson, Khameron Davis, Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown
Key Losses: Marcus Carr, Ryan Luther, Parker Stewart
Key Newcomers: Xavier Johnson, Malik Ellison (St. John’s), Sidy N’dir (NMSU), Trey McGowens, Au’Diese Toney
Lineup:
Outlook: It’s safe to say the two-year Kevin Stallings experiment at Pitt was a spectacular failure. After being a perennial conference title contender under current TCU coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers spiraled down a deep dark hole and finished a putrid 4-32 in conference play under Stallings (including a 0-18 showing in 2017-18). Stallings was so bad Pitt decided to axe him and move on earlier than his initial contract intended resulting in the school owing its ex-coach over $9 million. But all that is the past, and if there’s one thing Pitt fans want to do, its look forward and focus on the future.
Jeff Capel, Coach K’s sideline pal for the past seven or eight years, looks to take over a down program and right the ship. Capel is well known in the college basketball world for his ability to recruit, which is a quick and surefire way to kick start Pitt’s revival. Capel also brings with him head coaching experience having already served as the captain of VCU and Oklahoma. At OU, Capel led a star-studded team featuring Blake Griffin to the Elite Eight in 2009 before ultimately flaming out his final two seasons in Norman. Say what you will about Capel’s in-game coaching ability, this is an absolute homerun hire for a program in desperate need of a new beginning.
Pitt was one of the nation’s youngest teams in 2017-18 and will be so again this year. Capel will be without two of Pitt’s few bright spots in Marcus Carr and Parker Stewart, as the two freshmen jumped ship with the coaching change. But, in true Capel style, Pitt brings in several promising new additions via high school and the transfer wire.
The biggest impact newcomer this season will be Malik Ellison, a St. John’s transfer that sat out last year per NCAA rules. Ellison was technically a Stallings addition, but we’re not going to split hairs in this preview. Reports say that Capel has already named Ellison a team captain heading into the year after the guard proved to be one of Pitt’s best players in practice last season. Ellison brings much needed scoring ability from all three levels of the floor and can handle the ball and facilitate, acting as a safety valve for the young Pitt PGs. He’ll be joined in the backcourt by New Mexico State grad transfer Sidy N’Dir (a Capel get), an athletic 2-guard that can shift to the wing or the point and provide scoring punch via penetration or behind the arc. N’Dir started all 34 games last year for an NMSU Tourney team and should be a valuable piece either in the starting five or, more likely, off the pine in Capel’s system.
From a freshman perspective, Capel brings in three well-regarded recruits in guards Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens and wing Au’Diese Toney. One of Johnson or McGowens will start at point guard this year for Capel, but both freshmen can play off the ball as well. Johnson is the quicker of the two and probably the more “true” PG, but McGowens is the overall better playmaker and shooter and has better size. Both guards are explosive driving to the basket and both will make immediate impacts at Pitt.
Toney, a 2019 reclass, is a 6’6” wing that holds gobs of potential to be a really good ACC player down the road. He’s already highly athletic and has a good looking shot. Experience and commitment to defense will help his game tremendously.
Capel’s returning core is more talented than people give them credit. Jared Wilson-Frame, a former JUCO star and last year’s leading scorer, should once again be the focal point of the offense along with Ellison. Wilson-Frame’s shooting percentages were much lower than anticipated, but that’s likely due to the burden he had to try to score – JWF led the ACC in both usage and % of team shots attempted in 2017-18. With a little more offensive firepower around him, Wilson-Frame can let the game come to him and improve those percentages.
Khameron Davis, Shamiel Stevenson, Terrell Brown, and Kene Chukwuku are the other key returners for Pitt. All four guys are underclassmen and all fours guys already have starting experience in their young college careers. Davis is primarily a shooter on offense but he’s probably the team’s best perimeter defender on the other end of the floor. Stevenson is a big body that can play either the 3 or 4 position. He’s best when bullying smaller defenders in the post and finishing near the rim – if his developing three-point shot becomes more consistent, he’ll be a major breakout candidate this season.
Brown and Chukwuku are the primary big men option outside of Stevenson. Brown, a 6’10” center, has a 7’3” wingspan that helped him notch the ACC’s 3rd best block rate during his freshman season. He’s another guy that looks to be on the verge of breaking out as shown by his uptick in production near the end of last year. Chukwuku is a stretchy 4 but “stretchy” should be in heavy quotes until he can prove he can shoot over 20% from deep.
Bottom Line: Pitt should be an improved team from last season (hell, they can’t get any worse). Capel will hopefully bring with him a new offensive scheme that emphasizes space and attacking the basket, as Stallings’ group fell in love with the three too often in 2017-18. Defense is still going to be a question mark, but the maturation of Brown and Davis, among others, should help this cause. Expect 2-4 wins in the ACC from Pitt this season, anything higher would be an astounding achievement.
15. Pittsburgh
Key Returners: Jared Wilson-Frame, Shamiel Stevenson, Khameron Davis, Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown
Key Losses: Marcus Carr, Ryan Luther, Parker Stewart
Key Newcomers: Xavier Johnson, Malik Ellison (St. John’s), Sidy N’dir (NMSU), Trey McGowens, Au’Diese Toney
Lineup:
Outlook: It’s safe to say the two-year Kevin Stallings experiment at Pitt was a spectacular failure. After being a perennial conference title contender under current TCU coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers spiraled down a deep dark hole and finished a putrid 4-32 in conference play under Stallings (including a 0-18 showing in 2017-18). Stallings was so bad Pitt decided to axe him and move on earlier than his initial contract intended resulting in the school owing its ex-coach over $9 million. But all that is the past, and if there’s one thing Pitt fans want to do, its look forward and focus on the future.
Jeff Capel, Coach K’s sideline pal for the past seven or eight years, looks to take over a down program and right the ship. Capel is well known in the college basketball world for his ability to recruit, which is a quick and surefire way to kick start Pitt’s revival. Capel also brings with him head coaching experience having already served as the captain of VCU and Oklahoma. At OU, Capel led a star-studded team featuring Blake Griffin to the Elite Eight in 2009 before ultimately flaming out his final two seasons in Norman. Say what you will about Capel’s in-game coaching ability, this is an absolute homerun hire for a program in desperate need of a new beginning.
Pitt was one of the nation’s youngest teams in 2017-18 and will be so again this year. Capel will be without two of Pitt’s few bright spots in Marcus Carr and Parker Stewart, as the two freshmen jumped ship with the coaching change. But, in true Capel style, Pitt brings in several promising new additions via high school and the transfer wire.
The biggest impact newcomer this season will be Malik Ellison, a St. John’s transfer that sat out last year per NCAA rules. Ellison was technically a Stallings addition, but we’re not going to split hairs in this preview. Reports say that Capel has already named Ellison a team captain heading into the year after the guard proved to be one of Pitt’s best players in practice last season. Ellison brings much needed scoring ability from all three levels of the floor and can handle the ball and facilitate, acting as a safety valve for the young Pitt PGs. He’ll be joined in the backcourt by New Mexico State grad transfer Sidy N’Dir (a Capel get), an athletic 2-guard that can shift to the wing or the point and provide scoring punch via penetration or behind the arc. N’Dir started all 34 games last year for an NMSU Tourney team and should be a valuable piece either in the starting five or, more likely, off the pine in Capel’s system.
From a freshman perspective, Capel brings in three well-regarded recruits in guards Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens and wing Au’Diese Toney. One of Johnson or McGowens will start at point guard this year for Capel, but both freshmen can play off the ball as well. Johnson is the quicker of the two and probably the more “true” PG, but McGowens is the overall better playmaker and shooter and has better size. Both guards are explosive driving to the basket and both will make immediate impacts at Pitt.
Toney, a 2019 reclass, is a 6’6” wing that holds gobs of potential to be a really good ACC player down the road. He’s already highly athletic and has a good looking shot. Experience and commitment to defense will help his game tremendously.
Capel’s returning core is more talented than people give them credit. Jared Wilson-Frame, a former JUCO star and last year’s leading scorer, should once again be the focal point of the offense along with Ellison. Wilson-Frame’s shooting percentages were much lower than anticipated, but that’s likely due to the burden he had to try to score – JWF led the ACC in both usage and % of team shots attempted in 2017-18. With a little more offensive firepower around him, Wilson-Frame can let the game come to him and improve those percentages.
Khameron Davis, Shamiel Stevenson, Terrell Brown, and Kene Chukwuku are the other key returners for Pitt. All four guys are underclassmen and all fours guys already have starting experience in their young college careers. Davis is primarily a shooter on offense but he’s probably the team’s best perimeter defender on the other end of the floor. Stevenson is a big body that can play either the 3 or 4 position. He’s best when bullying smaller defenders in the post and finishing near the rim – if his developing three-point shot becomes more consistent, he’ll be a major breakout candidate this season.
Brown and Chukwuku are the primary big men option outside of Stevenson. Brown, a 6’10” center, has a 7’3” wingspan that helped him notch the ACC’s 3rd best block rate during his freshman season. He’s another guy that looks to be on the verge of breaking out as shown by his uptick in production near the end of last year. Chukwuku is a stretchy 4 but “stretchy” should be in heavy quotes until he can prove he can shoot over 20% from deep.
Bottom Line: Pitt should be an improved team from last season (hell, they can’t get any worse). Capel will hopefully bring with him a new offensive scheme that emphasizes space and attacking the basket, as Stallings’ group fell in love with the three too often in 2017-18. Defense is still going to be a question mark, but the maturation of Brown and Davis, among others, should help this cause. Expect 2-4 wins in the ACC from Pitt this season, anything higher would be an astounding achievement.
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15. Pittsburgh
Key Returners: Jared Wilson-Frame, Shamiel Stevenson, Khameron Davis, Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown
Key Losses: Marcus Carr, Ryan Luther, Parker Stewart
Key Newcomers: Xavier Johnson, Malik Ellison (St. John’s), Sidy N’dir (NMSU), Trey McGowens, Au’Diese Toney
Lineup:
Outlook: It’s safe to say the two-year Kevin Stallings experiment at Pitt was a spectacular failure. After being a perennial conference title contender under current TCU coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers spiraled down a deep dark hole and finished a putrid 4-32 in conference play under Stallings (including a 0-18 showing in 2017-18). Stallings was so bad Pitt decided to axe him and move on earlier than his initial contract intended resulting in the school owing its ex-coach over $9 million. But all that is the past, and if there’s one thing Pitt fans want to do, its look forward and focus on the future.
Jeff Capel, Coach K’s sideline pal for the past seven or eight years, looks to take over a down program and right the ship. Capel is well known in the college basketball world for his ability to recruit, which is a quick and surefire way to kick start Pitt’s revival. Capel also brings with him head coaching experience having already served as the captain of VCU and Oklahoma. At OU, Capel led a star-studded team featuring Blake Griffin to the Elite Eight in 2009 before ultimately flaming out his final two seasons in Norman. Say what you will about Capel’s in-game coaching ability, this is an absolute homerun hire for a program in desperate need of a new beginning.
Pitt was one of the nation’s youngest teams in 2017-18 and will be so again this year. Capel will be without two of Pitt’s few bright spots in Marcus Carr and Parker Stewart, as the two freshmen jumped ship with the coaching change. But, in true Capel style, Pitt brings in several promising new additions via high school and the transfer wire.
The biggest impact newcomer this season will be Malik Ellison, a St. John’s transfer that sat out last year per NCAA rules. Ellison was technically a Stallings addition, but we’re not going to split hairs in this preview. Reports say that Capel has already named Ellison a team captain heading into the year after the guard proved to be one of Pitt’s best players in practice last season. Ellison brings much needed scoring ability from all three levels of the floor and can handle the ball and facilitate, acting as a safety valve for the young Pitt PGs. He’ll be joined in the backcourt by New Mexico State grad transfer Sidy N’Dir (a Capel get), an athletic 2-guard that can shift to the wing or the point and provide scoring punch via penetration or behind the arc. N’Dir started all 34 games last year for an NMSU Tourney team and should be a valuable piece either in the starting five or, more likely, off the pine in Capel’s system.
From a freshman perspective, Capel brings in three well-regarded recruits in guards Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens and wing Au’Diese Toney. One of Johnson or McGowens will start at point guard this year for Capel, but both freshmen can play off the ball as well. Johnson is the quicker of the two and probably the more “true” PG, but McGowens is the overall better playmaker and shooter and has better size. Both guards are explosive driving to the basket and both will make immediate impacts at Pitt.
Toney, a 2019 reclass, is a 6’6” wing that holds gobs of potential to be a really good ACC player down the road. He’s already highly athletic and has a good looking shot. Experience and commitment to defense will help his game tremendously.
Capel’s returning core is more talented than people give them credit. Jared Wilson-Frame, a former JUCO star and last year’s leading scorer, should once again be the focal point of the offense along with Ellison. Wilson-Frame’s shooting percentages were much lower than anticipated, but that’s likely due to the burden he had to try to score – JWF led the ACC in both usage and % of team shots attempted in 2017-18. With a little more offensive firepower around him, Wilson-Frame can let the game come to him and improve those percentages.
Khameron Davis, Shamiel Stevenson, Terrell Brown, and Kene Chukwuku are the other key returners for Pitt. All four guys are underclassmen and all fours guys already have starting experience in their young college careers. Davis is primarily a shooter on offense but he’s probably the team’s best perimeter defender on the other end of the floor. Stevenson is a big body that can play either the 3 or 4 position. He’s best when bullying smaller defenders in the post and finishing near the rim – if his developing three-point shot becomes more consistent, he’ll be a major breakout candidate this season.
Brown and Chukwuku are the primary big men option outside of Stevenson. Brown, a 6’10” center, has a 7’3” wingspan that helped him notch the ACC’s 3rd best block rate during his freshman season. He’s another guy that looks to be on the verge of breaking out as shown by his uptick in production near the end of last year. Chukwuku is a stretchy 4 but “stretchy” should be in heavy quotes until he can prove he can shoot over 20% from deep.
Bottom Line: Pitt should be an improved team from last season (hell, they can’t get any worse). Capel will hopefully bring with him a new offensive scheme that emphasizes space and attacking the basket, as Stallings’ group fell in love with the three too often in 2017-18. Defense is still going to be a question mark, but the maturation of Brown and Davis, among others, should help this cause. Expect 2-4 wins in the ACC from Pitt this season, anything higher would be an astounding achievement.
Thanks tk, u came thru again... as usual.
Sounds like they are young, tho plenty of young teams are "Capel"able of playing well AND WINNING if the team comes together with chemistry and wisdom.
Sounds like a probable win, hope we don't have a let down in a game we should be favored in.
BigD
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15. Pittsburgh
Key Returners: Jared Wilson-Frame, Shamiel Stevenson, Khameron Davis, Kene Chukwuka, Terrell Brown
Key Losses: Marcus Carr, Ryan Luther, Parker Stewart
Key Newcomers: Xavier Johnson, Malik Ellison (St. John’s), Sidy N’dir (NMSU), Trey McGowens, Au’Diese Toney
Lineup:
Outlook: It’s safe to say the two-year Kevin Stallings experiment at Pitt was a spectacular failure. After being a perennial conference title contender under current TCU coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers spiraled down a deep dark hole and finished a putrid 4-32 in conference play under Stallings (including a 0-18 showing in 2017-18). Stallings was so bad Pitt decided to axe him and move on earlier than his initial contract intended resulting in the school owing its ex-coach over $9 million. But all that is the past, and if there’s one thing Pitt fans want to do, its look forward and focus on the future.
Jeff Capel, Coach K’s sideline pal for the past seven or eight years, looks to take over a down program and right the ship. Capel is well known in the college basketball world for his ability to recruit, which is a quick and surefire way to kick start Pitt’s revival. Capel also brings with him head coaching experience having already served as the captain of VCU and Oklahoma. At OU, Capel led a star-studded team featuring Blake Griffin to the Elite Eight in 2009 before ultimately flaming out his final two seasons in Norman. Say what you will about Capel’s in-game coaching ability, this is an absolute homerun hire for a program in desperate need of a new beginning.
Pitt was one of the nation’s youngest teams in 2017-18 and will be so again this year. Capel will be without two of Pitt’s few bright spots in Marcus Carr and Parker Stewart, as the two freshmen jumped ship with the coaching change. But, in true Capel style, Pitt brings in several promising new additions via high school and the transfer wire.
The biggest impact newcomer this season will be Malik Ellison, a St. John’s transfer that sat out last year per NCAA rules. Ellison was technically a Stallings addition, but we’re not going to split hairs in this preview. Reports say that Capel has already named Ellison a team captain heading into the year after the guard proved to be one of Pitt’s best players in practice last season. Ellison brings much needed scoring ability from all three levels of the floor and can handle the ball and facilitate, acting as a safety valve for the young Pitt PGs. He’ll be joined in the backcourt by New Mexico State grad transfer Sidy N’Dir (a Capel get), an athletic 2-guard that can shift to the wing or the point and provide scoring punch via penetration or behind the arc. N’Dir started all 34 games last year for an NMSU Tourney team and should be a valuable piece either in the starting five or, more likely, off the pine in Capel’s system.
From a freshman perspective, Capel brings in three well-regarded recruits in guards Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens and wing Au’Diese Toney. One of Johnson or McGowens will start at point guard this year for Capel, but both freshmen can play off the ball as well. Johnson is the quicker of the two and probably the more “true” PG, but McGowens is the overall better playmaker and shooter and has better size. Both guards are explosive driving to the basket and both will make immediate impacts at Pitt.
Toney, a 2019 reclass, is a 6’6” wing that holds gobs of potential to be a really good ACC player down the road. He’s already highly athletic and has a good looking shot. Experience and commitment to defense will help his game tremendously.
Capel’s returning core is more talented than people give them credit. Jared Wilson-Frame, a former JUCO star and last year’s leading scorer, should once again be the focal point of the offense along with Ellison. Wilson-Frame’s shooting percentages were much lower than anticipated, but that’s likely due to the burden he had to try to score – JWF led the ACC in both usage and % of team shots attempted in 2017-18. With a little more offensive firepower around him, Wilson-Frame can let the game come to him and improve those percentages.
Khameron Davis, Shamiel Stevenson, Terrell Brown, and Kene Chukwuku are the other key returners for Pitt. All four guys are underclassmen and all fours guys already have starting experience in their young college careers. Davis is primarily a shooter on offense but he’s probably the team’s best perimeter defender on the other end of the floor. Stevenson is a big body that can play either the 3 or 4 position. He’s best when bullying smaller defenders in the post and finishing near the rim – if his developing three-point shot becomes more consistent, he’ll be a major breakout candidate this season.
Brown and Chukwuku are the primary big men option outside of Stevenson. Brown, a 6’10” center, has a 7’3” wingspan that helped him notch the ACC’s 3rd best block rate during his freshman season. He’s another guy that looks to be on the verge of breaking out as shown by his uptick in production near the end of last year. Chukwuku is a stretchy 4 but “stretchy” should be in heavy quotes until he can prove he can shoot over 20% from deep.
Bottom Line: Pitt should be an improved team from last season (hell, they can’t get any worse). Capel will hopefully bring with him a new offensive scheme that emphasizes space and attacking the basket, as Stallings’ group fell in love with the three too often in 2017-18. Defense is still going to be a question mark, but the maturation of Brown and Davis, among others, should help this cause. Expect 2-4 wins in the ACC from Pitt this season, anything higher would be an astounding achievement.
Stallings??? Yikes!!!!! Guess we dodged a bullet there didn’t we? Or did we? If this team keeps improving on both ends of the field this season then I guess the answer is YES we dodged a bullet there. If we calapse and cave in this season like we have a few others then I would say we dodged one bullet but took another one.
I actually feel we will be more solid this year than in any other season with Fran. There is just something about the chemistry of this year’s team that I have NEVER seen with any of Fran’s previous teams. Time will tell and very soon.
I'd feel a lot better if Bohannon and Baer would get their shot back. I imagine the Bohannon injury threw him off a little bit. I'm not sure if Baer is really a consistent shooter.
BigD
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I agree. It those two can get it going we could be very very good. Not sure what to think of Baer at this point. His first year it just seemed like he was always there to get the loose balls, also he was surprisingly good on the offensive boards and getting steals. Last year not so much and this year he seems to be off to a slow start. Hopefully he will get back into being the player that earned the sixth man award he got his first year.
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Well, so, I see they're 6-0 now and, I guess so far, have turned it around from last year, at least by record. In this regard, they are in a similar position as we. Since they are in a power 5 conference, would a win over them be considered a quality win?
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Baer shooting 28% from the floor, 16% from 3 land. Ouch!
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I think you are spot on about JBo's deep bone bruise. Let's hope he's 100% ready soon.
Baer is struggling shooting the ball, but is 2nd on the team in total rebounds, despite limited minutes, so he is contributing. He has grabbed a total of 27 boards compared to leader T. Cook's 34.
Some stats, listing JBo first and Baer 2nd:
Mins. per gm: 27.4 16.6
Pts. per gm: 9.6 4.8
Total points: 48 24
FG%: .357 .286
FG ATT/Made: 10-28 6-21
3 Pt.%: .263 .167
3 Pt. Att. Made: 5-19 2-12
Assist/TO ratio: 3.8-2.0 0.4-1.2
lightning1
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Jeff Capel is the head coach. Jeff Capel played and was an assistant coach at Duke. Under Coach K. He's originally from North Carolina. So....he was born and raised in one of the most corrupt states in the Union, when it comes to athletics - especially basketball. He learned everything from one of the biggest cheaters in college basketball. Not THE biggest cheater, mind you but it is worth noting that the biggest cheater also coaches in the state of NC. I'd expect the officiating to go against us, by far. And I'd expect PITT to have the best players that money could buy them, at that time. Courtesy of Nike.
I hope that helps.
I hope that helps.
Baer isn't afraid to shoot it, I like fearless players with hustle and smarts. If you go down, go down guns blazin, not cowering in fear and indecision.
mopkins
King Kong
Its really doubtful. They haven't beaten anyone yet this year, so that 6-0 is really misleading.
Kenpom: 119
Sagarin: 94
BPI: 163
I'm not a fan of BPI, but its funny and telling that it gives Iowa a 91% chance to beat Pitt.
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Wow! 91% That's heavy expectations.Does that put pressure on Fran and the boys?
