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Manhattan Strategy and Personnel
by Sports Xchange
Updated: November 3, 2009, 12:20 AM EST
SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Jaspers brought in junior college transfer Rico Pickett, who started his college career at Alabama and then played Juco. They also added high-scoring high school guard George Beamon, as well as 6-11 center Kevin Laue, who has one hand.
KEY EARLY-SEASON GAMES: The Jaspers don't have a killer non-league slate, ending their calendar year at Vanderbilt Dec. 30. They have to go to western New York for the early conference games, at Niagara and Canisius, Dec. 4 and 6.PROGRAM DIRECTION: Tough to tell. Barry Rohrssen is a quality basketball guy but his first head coaching gig keeps hitting, pardon the New York City word, potholes.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: PG Rico Pickett, SG Antoine Pearson, G/F Darryl Crawford, F Andrew Gabriel, C Laurence Jolicoeur.
ROSTER REPORT:
--G/F Darryl Crawford, who made third team All-MAAC, averaged 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, had 65 assists and 43 steals last season.
--G Antoine Pearson shot 40 percent from 3-point range, on a team that hit at a .315 rate from behind the arc.
--F Andrew Gabriel hit just 40 percent of his freed throws, going 32-for-80 from the line.
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