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Gotta think Bourk will be a likely replacement -
It's been an honor watching Augie's coach K his entire Viking career. When my daughters were young they asked why he yells so much, I've noticed he's been more gentile the last few years. His daughters Julie and Katie were fantastic athletes at AU, would not be surprised to see his grandchildren were navy blue and gold in the future.Comment
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Don't know if this is news or not, but the Vikinga website on the men's BB page has updated with photo's sans bios on the new guys. Brady Helgren looks really tall.2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster - Augustana University Athletics (goaugie.com)
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Fine-looking group. Oddly excited for the season, given that there really is no reason for high expectations.Originally posted by vikingfaithful View Post
Curious which freshmen play and how many minutes they get. Also curious whether my rosy prediction for Zac Johnson comes to fruition.
Looks like new uniforms to boot.Comment
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I will have to see this bunch in KC in a few weeks. Young, for sure. They are a fine looking group and the potential is there. Get Fink the ball, help him score, and it should all work out.Originally posted by Blue Ridge Viking View Post
Looking forward to seeing all these teams in KC.Comment
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This is the same boat I'm in. It's always kind of fun to have no expectations other than "Well, they should be good because they're usually pretty good."Originally posted by Blue Ridge Viking View Post
If some of the recruits turn out to be as good as (or better than) expected, I have a feeling we'll have one of those seasons where we pick off a couple of top-tier teams like Moorhead or Duluth but manage to drop a few games to low/mid-tier teams like Mary or St. Cloud.
As Augieholic has noted, it should at least be a fun ride whether we repeat as conference champs or not.
I think the key will be some of these new guys. Jadan Graves at PG is a huge factor. A good point guard can make a team great, a bad point guard can really hurt a team. Also, going from Riemersma and Dykman to basically freshmen and Akoi will be a pretty dramatic shift in the frontcourt (particularly on defense...and rebounding, which Riemersma in particular excelled at). Hoping some of the young guns step in ready to fire away.
I'm also intrigued by the grad transfer guard from Grandview, Ryan Miller. He had a salty game against the Vikes and had a really strong senior year at Grandview, so hopefully that carries over to a new team/system without much dropoff.
Hard to believe games will be starting in just 3-4 weeks. Feels like summer takes five years and then all of a sudden games are just a few weeks away.Comment
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I'm getting terrible Dan Jansen vibes from Caden Hinker. That's not to say Hinker will be as good as Jansen, but I think I'm going to really dislike him playing in a Viking uniform for the next four years.Comment
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[QUOTE=Thunder;n702469]I'm getting terrible Dan Jansen vibes from Caden Hinker. That's not to say Hinker will be as good as Jansen, but I think I'm going to really dislike him playing in a Viking uniform for the next four years.[/QUOTE]
In the transfer portal era, I'll consider it a success if four of the nine Class of 2022 and 2023 recruits stay for all four years. Just the way it is.Comment
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[QUOTE=Blue Ridge Viking;n702475]Truth. Would be awesome if they all committed to staying and winning at Augie though. Assuming they win. I'd like to think they will.Originally posted by Thunder View PostComment
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[QUOTE=MrAugustana;n702491]Maybe I'm naive, but I'd like to think that winning and Augustana being a special place would be enough to keep at least 80% of 2022 and 2023 recruits.Originally posted by Blue Ridge Viking View PostComment
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[QUOTE=vikingfaithful;n702599]I hope you're right, and I agree that Augie is a special place. But recent history shows even Augie isn't immune to this trend.Originally posted by MrAugustana View Post
Look at the players who left, for a variety of reasons, in just the past couple of years:
Plitzuweit
Cartwright
Schaefer
Todd
Wheelock
Winkel
Eze
A mixed bag, to be sure. It just shows you never know how recruits will pan out, both on and off the court.
I didn't include Trevor Hanson, who had to give up the game because of foot injuries, which is a shame, because I believe he would have gone down as one of the best big men, at least on the offensive end, in Augie history. He could flat-out shoot the ball.
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Yes, Trevor Hanson loss to injury was a shame, could shoot the ball like a guard. Cartwright and Schaefer hurt as they took lateral moves to other D2 schools. We have benefitted from at least 1 transfer from Mankato in Mike Busack 2016/2017 who tore it up as a Grad transfer. He still has AU BB pictured on his twitter acct.Comment
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Your not fully functional quote makes it look like I'm the one that thinks 80% of Augie's 2022 and 2023 classes will stay. While I am hopeful, I'm not quite as confident as vikingfaithful.Originally posted by Blue Ridge Viking View Post
That list of transfers is always in my head. I have a hard time not playing the "what if" game, much to Augieholic's and others' annoyance, I'm sure. Plitzuweit is the biggest loss in that group to me by far. Cartwright and Schaefer are tough because it makes you wonder if we could've gone all the way last year with both of them adding to the depth we were lacking, particularly Schaefer in the frontcourt. That being said, NWMSU would've been tough whether we had a stronger bench or not.
That being said, I can't complain too much because last year was a special group. Maybe Cartwright, Schaefer, and Todd leaving helped with chemistry or something. Who knows? I know LeBrun was pretty intent on shutting Cartwright down from the sound of things, so there seemed to be no love lost there.
Either way, if we can at least get 2-3 seasons out of the majority of our 2022 and 2023 classes, I'll consider that in and of itself a win.Comment
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