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2017-18 Basketball Season in Review


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The ORU Athletic Department prepared this review...

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Winners win and losers spin.............ready for ORU to start winning again.

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Yeah....who cares if we lose a bunch of guys from an 11-21 team....I guess Javan is a tough one to take but if he got a better deal then God Bless Him....TheEagleman is looking forward to seeing the new Mills' recruits and how the team comes together over the next 2-3 seasons....we really can't judge this coach on what happened this year....the jury is still out....:|

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Seven open roster spots heading into 2018-19 is big task but also an opportunity. Hopefully the coaching staff is able to find the talent (and size) necessary to compete in the Summit.

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One thing about having seven (7) open spots on the roster is that when recruiting a kid you can look him straight in the face and tell him with all honesty that there is a very high likelihood that he will see a lot of playing time his first year on campus and that positions are wide open for him to compete for a starting position or at least a role of coming off the bench and seeing a lot of playing time, unlike other programs where he may have to wait a couple of years to even see the floor.

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I have said this before, but I am excited about next year. I don't think next years team will be worse. In fact, I believe they'll be a little better. Nzekwesi, Kearns, Fuqua, and Miller are the main returnees from last season. Emir Ahmedic looked promising at times last year too. If he just gets a little bit better, then he and Miller can anchor the Center spot. Add in Milton, Obanor, and Weaver, who all look like potential contributors, and you already have a 7-8 man rotation with some length and athleticism. If, out of the seven open spots, Mills can get one more PF/C type, and a solid shooter at guard, then you have the makings of a really nice team for next season with lots of potential for the years to come. 

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14 minutes ago, Idig32 said:

I have said this before, but I am excited about next year. I don't think next years team will be worse. In fact, I believe they'll be a little better. Nzekwesi, Kearns, Fuqua, and Miller are the main returnees from last season. Emir Ahmedic looked promising at times last year too. If he just gets a little bit better, then he and Miller can anchor the Center spot. Add in Milton, Obanor, and Weaver, who all look like potential contributors, and you already have a 7-8 man rotation with some length and athleticism. If, out of the seven open spots, Mills can get one more PF/C type, and a solid shooter at guard, then you have the makings of a really nice team for next season with lots of potential for the years to come. 

I forgot about Jurgens too. Maybe he'll be the shooter we need. 

 

Also, regarding last year. There were flashes of really good basketball. I think Coach Mills has the program headed the right direction. He's giving the team an identity, a style of play that he can recruit to. This is a really important step in building a program. However, last year, there was a lot of inconsistency. I think it was largely a result of a team consisting mostly of the prior coach's players having to adjust to a completely different style of basketball. Also, Coach Mills had to recruit some stop-gap players that didn't mesh perfectly with the existing roster. However, even with the inconsistency in  the results on the court, there seemed to be a more consistent effort from the coaches and players. Overall, I think last season was good for the program and was a sort of "reset" for ORU basketball. Hopefully, the program can gain some momentum in the next year or two and we'll start winning some conference titles!  

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