BD80
04-17-2009, 01:35 PM
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/14557764
This is interesting in that Alex Tyus (6'8" 220lbs) is also the second leading scorer, so this isn't an issue of someone leaving for more PT - as has happened on occasion at Duke. I think this is the third "departure" in the last year. Jai Lucas left in November of '08, and incoming 2009 freshman DeShawn Painter (6-9, 210) was recently granted a release. The prior year, Brandon Mitchell transferred to Rutgers, and Doneal Mack transferred to Memphis.
Florida adds former McDonald's All-American 6-foot-9, 240-pound center Vernon Macklin, who transferred from Georgetown and sat out last season. and incoming 2009 freshman Erik Murphy (6-10, 220), and some kid named Kenny.
But could the luster be falling off of Billy the kid so quickly? Even with Boynton, Macklin and Murphy coming in, how much can an NIT team that loses its top two (and three of the top four) scorers improve? I hear that the freshman that was hurt this past year, Elroy Vargas (6'10" 215 lbs), is supposed to be good, but that gives Billy very little experience to work with. The leading scorer amongst returnees is 5' 8" Erving Walker, which suggests that Boynton will be playing off the ball.
This is interesting in that Alex Tyus (6'8" 220lbs) is also the second leading scorer, so this isn't an issue of someone leaving for more PT - as has happened on occasion at Duke. I think this is the third "departure" in the last year. Jai Lucas left in November of '08, and incoming 2009 freshman DeShawn Painter (6-9, 210) was recently granted a release. The prior year, Brandon Mitchell transferred to Rutgers, and Doneal Mack transferred to Memphis.
Florida adds former McDonald's All-American 6-foot-9, 240-pound center Vernon Macklin, who transferred from Georgetown and sat out last season. and incoming 2009 freshman Erik Murphy (6-10, 220), and some kid named Kenny.
But could the luster be falling off of Billy the kid so quickly? Even with Boynton, Macklin and Murphy coming in, how much can an NIT team that loses its top two (and three of the top four) scorers improve? I hear that the freshman that was hurt this past year, Elroy Vargas (6'10" 215 lbs), is supposed to be good, but that gives Billy very little experience to work with. The leading scorer amongst returnees is 5' 8" Erving Walker, which suggests that Boynton will be playing off the ball.