03-10-2020, 04:55 PM
(03-09-2020, 02:55 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yeah, Toppin. That guy is exciting, good to know they play good Defense and they are a great passing team.
Have to do both these things well to win in the tournament. That was what I was going to ask about Toppin, if he could shoot.
Impressive that he can shoot 3's as well. Will be watching these guys closely as well as the Bearcats if they get in.
The sad thing for Dayton is that Toppin will never be a Junior or a Senior. In a few months he will be drafted as one of the top picks in the NBA draft. ...Still, it was great to have a LeBron James type with the size to play inside and the ability to play outside. Toppin could win every slam dunk contest in the NBA in future. He has the size & muscle to get rebounds. He is NBA fast. He makes great passes. He hits the 3's. He is great on free throws. ...So Dayton who gets few NBA players had their best one ever. Toppin, we hardly knew ye, as he goes quickly into NBA, but it was a great show while it lasted. Some NBA team is getting a LeBron James type in size and ability this summer. Whoever drafts early.
Still, winning the NCAA may not be realistic. Only one team can win the NCAA. Dayton will have it's work cut out to win the A-10. St.Louis, Richmond, Rhode Island are very good teams also and a few others. There are going to be 3 NCAA teams in the A-10 Tourney and per ESPN & CBS announcers there should be more than 3, because the A-10 is loaded with talent this year.
If Dayton wins the A-10 Tourney in Brooklyn, THAT would be a nice banner to hang in UD Arena. I would like them to go deep into the NCAA, but the NCAA is full of upsets. The chances of winning the Lottery are better than picking a perfect bracket. All the teams are good, so many upsets. Yes Dayton is good, but so will be 64 other teams. Sweet 16 would be nice. Dayton not that long ago in NCAA beat Ohio State, Syracuse, Stanford before losing. Even Patrick Ewing and Georgetown lost. When was the last time a Cincinnati team or Ohio State won it all ? To win the NCAA is hard.....Winning the A-10 Tourney in Brooklyn this weekend will be hard. March Madness is Hard. Many good teams. The NIT is good again because too many good teams get shafted by the NCAA of auto bids and taking bad records just because in a Top 5 Conference. The NIT will have great teams. some better than in NCAA. The NIT is hard to win for good teams. The NIT is very good again. When you see teams win NIT with over 25 wins, you know the NCAA screwed up....MARCH MADNESS.
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