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Monday, October 4, 2010

JC's Malcolm McMillan chooses CCSU

The Mount lost out on combo guard Malcolm McMillan to Northeast Conference foe Central Connecticut State this weekend, according to Matt Bracken of the Baltimore Sun. McMillan was heavily recruited by the Milan regime as well as Robert Burke and company, who offered McMillan relatively early. I'll get to see plenty of his senior season at John Carroll with Bel Air Patch.


There is one positive about the signing:


'“[The team is] always together and they’re like a family. They made me feel right at home,” McMillan said. “I had a great time with the guys. My host was Shemik Thompson. He did a great job showing me around. They work hard, and their main focus is defense and rebounding.”'


Now Thompson can teach McMillan to turn the ball over eight times a game and we won't have to worry about him when they play the Mount.


Updated note: Thompson only turned the ball over eight times once last year, which makes me an a***ole.


As posted by me in comments:


4 TOs:
1/7/10 vs. Monmouth
2/4/10 @ Bryant
2/11/10 vs. RMU
2/13/10 vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
5 TOs:
1/24/10 @ QU
6 TOs:
12/12/09 vs. Albany
1/30/10 vs. FDU
2/18/10 @ MSM
8 TOs:
3/4/10 @ RMU


That's nine games with four or more TOs, but only five with five or more.

6 comments:

LarryL9797 said...

Sorry you didnt sign your local boy.. We got him... But whats up with the smack of Shemik? And by the way you are wrong.
29 GP, 84 TO = 2.9 TO/Game.
Check your facts!

http://ccsufans.com

BG said...

Touche w/the stats; he did seem to have some high turnover games, though, no? I'd like to check how many 5+ TO games he had.
I think Central will be a contender this year but RMU and QU will remain the teams to beat. Malcolm is a good player, congrats on the commitment.

BG said...

I did exaggerate his numbers, but Shemik did have some higher TO games, especially in NEC play.
4 TOs:
1/7/10 vs. Monmouth
2/4/10 @ Bryant
2/11/10 vs. RMU
2/13/10 vs. St. Francis (Pa.)
5 TOs:
1/24/10 @ QU
6 TOs:
12/12/09 vs. Albany
1/30/10 vs. FDU
2/18/10 @ MSM
8 TOs:
3/4/10 @ RMU

MM said...

Solid land for CCSU, Thompson is one of the hardest working and toughest guards in the league, and when he is off the point he is far more productive...when he is on the point, he is a turnover machine.

Richard said...

BG, what is your take on us losing all these recruits, especially to NEC teams? Is it due to the new staff not working as hard as Daddy Brown? Or is it due to the locker rooms? ;)

LarryL9797 said...

I think that in the NEC.... No recruit is safe unless he is on campus, and even then its no lock. Up level confrences can swoop in in grab recruits that improve their stock.
I think that loosing to peer schools is pretty common when there is a new coach in place!