2011-12 UD Basketball Preview.
So after the recent “Sandusky Sex Scandal”, I would like to take the time to discuss a “Clean College Program”. The Dayton Flyers started the season last Saturday with a solid 87-58 win over Western Illinois. This begins with Archie Miller campaign off right. Now, mark my words this guy will be the best coach we’ve seen in years and will make Dayton into a similar program as the warlords of the south, Xavier. Archie comes in with a great background playing basketball at NC State, coaching at Arizona, Ohio State and Arizona State. Derrick Williams, the number 1 pick in last year’s NBA Draft, credits Archie Miller with his development. Miller is a type of the guy who will do anything to win and rumor has it he sat down with administration asking for more lee- way with academics. He’s going to push the standards just like he did signing Jevon Thomas who recently has attended 4 high schools in the last 4 years and also has a 1.97 GPA to brag about. Archie has backed up his recruiting by getting Vee Sanford for Georgetown to transfer along with Matt Derenbecker from LSU. Both of these players are the best on the team already and will great additions for next year. Along, with recruits Devon Scott (forward), Jalen Robinson (pf), and Jevon Thomas (pg) all these guys were recruited heavily by D1 schools. Also, mark my words Archie Miller will be a better recruiter then Brian Gregory. Every recruit he’s signed mentions how much the development of Derrick Williams has had and the reason why he is coming to UD.
What I would like to point out to the Flyer Faithful it’s not about this year, it’s about next year. Things you should watch for this is movement of the ball, shooting will improve, and the pace on offense will increase. Overall, UD will be fun to watch on offense this year. Defensively this year will be a nightmare; UD is very weak upfront with the loss of Searcy and Chris Wright. Josh Benson, Matt Kavanaugh, and Alex Gavrilovic will lead the Flyers weak front court. If any of these players get in foul trouble we’re fucked, but again I repeat it’s not about this year, it’s about next year. I will be looking for improvements and changes from the old regime. Look for improvements from Josh Benson, and Chris Johnson both will make A10 second team and will have a big year for us. The motion offense will be a great improvement with ball movement unlike last year which was a struggle with the dribble weave. Also, thank god there will no longer be any line change substitutions. Now, my predictions will be a 21-9 record is very possible and a 9-7 record in conference is possible. I think they finish anywhere from 4th to 6th place.
My predictation is way ahead of the schedule. Wining the old spice classic was fun, but beating Alabama was even better. Point is Miller has made his mark with less talent then Gregory. The best challenge will be against gangsta u Jan 21. I will be in attendance, it's clear if they can handle Bama athleticism they could pull out another upset.
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