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From what I've seen of Atkins I think he'll step in and be a pretty good leader. He seems to be playing his distributor-role this year but when Ben Hansborough went out tonight, he didn't shy away from penetrating to the middle and finding the open guy. Obviously won't be the same scorer that Ben is from the get-go but I've been impressed with how he handles himself. Doesn't seem to be afraid or out-matched.

 

Wish I could say the same about Martin and his shooting. (Scott's a tough kid and fights for rebounds and mid-range jumpers but just seems to be overwhelmed at times.)

 

But I really just hope that Atkins keeps working on his shot--although I'm going off of limited work--and develops a good confidence. Gotta love his assist-to-turnover ratio. Shows great signs of being able to handle the tenacity of the Big East...

 

atkins shooting motion is not the best, but im sure he can tweak it a little and make it a little better. Kind of like Tory Jackson was, by the way tory jackson was one of the best penetrators ive ever seen for nd

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I am looking forward to seeing next year's team as well. Jerian Grant is Harvey Grant's son and Horace Grant's nephew. Horace has 4 NBA rings from his time with the Chicago Bulls in the 90's. He is supposed to be pretty good. Him and Atkins gives a nice athletic front court. It will be tough to absorb the losses of Ben and Nash but there are 5 more bench guys that could command playing time next year in Grant, Brooks, Broghammer, Dragivich, and Knight...not to mention the true frosh coming in Connaughton. So I don't think they can duplicate the success of this years team at this point but they might be the deepest team of guys that can contribute that Brey has had. The big question will be can anyone be a good leader next year because their 2 best this year are graduating.

 

Can't believe I said Jerian was Harvey's brother, I knew he was his son. It was 1988 that I watched Oklahoma almost win the national title. They were in the title game with Kansas and had beaten Kansas 3 times already. Kansas played the game of their lives. It was similar to when Villanova beat Georgetown.

 

It is possible that we will be just as good next year. As stated above, we will be deeper and Atkins will be a good leader. We will have big time experience in Abro, Martin and Scott. Just remember how these guys develop under Brey. Look for Martin and Cooley to make huge strides. Atkins will be more of a scorer. I think Knight will play the role of Cooley this year and he is 6' 10''. Face it guys, we're a basketball power!!!!

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