UNLV’s Pat McCaw will enter the NBA Draft
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lasvegassun.comPosted Apr 4, 2016, 5:47 PM UTC
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lasvegassun.comChris Beard is really going to have to start from scratch, with Zimmerman and now McCaw leaving for the draft.
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Next season will be very interesting.
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The year before Beard arrived at Little Rock, they finished 13-18, and had the 295th best defense in D-1 per Massey.
Of course, they turned it completely around with 30 wins, and were 12th in the nation in defense this season, with essentially the same talent. Plus their offense got markedly better.
I have faith we'll be dramatically improved next season, even if he can't recruit for shit. And there's always a chance he will recruit well.
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If he was able to bring 10 new players to Little rock there is no way he can't do the same at UNLV. The only thing that really matters to me in year one is that he shows that he knows how to coach and will be able to handle Las Vegas. I really believe he will be fine with both of those because he has always turned losing teams into winners and he was an under Bobby Knight.
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FWIW those players he brought to Little Rock weren't exactly blue chips. They just fit his system well. I suspect he'll do the same at UNLV, and he may not bring 10 but anything close to that will do the trick.
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I really hoped that he would have stayed. Hopefully he can make it into the 1st round because he has the IQ, three point shooting and athleticism to be a solid defense first SG.