Date Posted:13:05:28 01/19/06 Thu
Loss of KHam will be partially offset by the return of Pat Doherty, who is a good player. Thus HC loses KHam and Hyland and regains Doherty. Bucknell loses Lee, Bettencourt, and Viaer-McClymont and does not regain anyone unless Clark can come back. On a net basis, I think these roster changes favor HC. If Griffin and Brown move into the starting lineup, the Bison bench will be Vegotsky plus question marks (again assuming no Clark). For HC, Doherty and Clifford likely will move into the starting lineup, leaving Dixon and Cunningham as the first two off the bench. Here, HC may have a bit of an edge off the bench depending on the development of other players.
More important for both teams will be how this year's frosh and next year's frosh develop. I think Dixon and Cunningham will help HC next year. The verdict is very much out on Linthicum and Castleberry. (We already know that Vander Baan and Vegotsky will each contribute.) As for next year's frosh, it is way too early to tell but it looks pretty even at this point.
