Enquirer's Ernst is "bullish" on Holmes

[letabrotherspeak]

Nice little write up for the Bulldogs.

Still a long ways to go...

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/preps/

[Tiger1]

Great Article

[theguru]

There are plenty of positives in the article but Ernst also lists some negatives, do you agree with him?

 

Now, a few concerns:

 

1. They're long, but they're not very big. The team's tallest player is 6-4.

2. They're young. Most teams that do well in the Sweet Sixteen are senior-dominated. The Bulldogs have quite a few sophomores in that rotation. And their juniors didn't get much playing time last year.

3. They don't have that one player they can count on to get a tough basket late in a close game, at least not yet. Last year's team had two -- Rice and Hill. Henderson is a good scorer, but he gets most of his points in the natural flow of the game. Of course, he's really never really had to be the guy that has to get a tough basket late in a close game.

 

Really, who knows. But they sure look like something special.

[Qryche11]

If they advance to Sweet 16 I think it will be on Henderson's shoulders. He has to be the go-to guy whether he likes it or not. The young sophs are long and athletic but arent as talented as the sophs were 4 yrs ago when it was Hill/Rice/Jefferson, etc. I do like David Henley's chances from a coaching perspective the best. He seems to have one of the toughest jobs in NKY and year in year out he gets the most out of them. 2 trips to the Sweet 16 in last 3 yrs and last year's excellent Final Four finish was quality.