You certainly have all of the Fox Murdoch interpretations/talking point down.

72Spider said:

And stop walking your dogs, kids through campus. Stay off our lawn!

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And marketing your real estate as “desirable UR area!”

spiderman said:

I think some guys are natural rebounders. they have that quick twitch. the right mentality is important but that can be taught. Bigelow definitely rebounded beyond his area, while the ball had to come near Quinn.

Beagle probably has more of a rebounding pedigree than anyone we've brought in. not sure about Walz's twitch, but he's big and he's a bull. seems bouncier than Quinn or Golden.

very nice to see Mooney adjusting to what he has, vs asking his players to adjust to what we typically do.

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I know I was against lesser competition, but am I reading that right?

Last season, Beagle was a better offensive rebounder the Derrick Williams and better defensive rebounder the Darius Garrett?

Montana and Montana State next?

I think some guys are natural rebounders. they have that quick twitch. the right mentality is important but that can be taught. Bigelow definitely rebounded beyond his area, while the ball had to come near Quinn.

Beagle probably has more of a rebounding pedigree than anyone we've brought in. not sure about Walz's twitch, but he's big and he's a bull. seems bouncier than Quinn or Golden.

very nice to see Mooney adjusting to what he has, vs asking his players to adjust to what we typically do.

Yep, not to get into a debate again, but I like that part as well. I think their can be a "happy medium". Sman has pointed out that really good rebounders - like Burton and Bigs seemed to get theirs despite any philosophies. I do think from an athletic standpoint - possibly both Walz and Beagle are a bit more athletic than predecessors in TJ, Quinn, and Golden even. So maybe 20-25 minutes full bore from both will be the plan.

I know Coach Mooney has historically had a different philosophy with offensive rebounding throughout his tenure here. There might be metrics that show fast break points from opponents vs. our own second chance points, but just my gut feeling has always been that rebounding both on the offensive and defensive end should be a focal point of any team. It seems that we have tended to struggle more against the physical teams that emphasize rebounding: though we have beaten a lot of very good teams with our lack of rebounding. Still, it feels that this is an area we can improve on that will allow us to be more competitive in games, especially against those physical teams. Glad to see we are emphasizing this in practice!

Gallipoli said:

Didn't any of you take a macro economics class at UR?

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Besides me. Anyone? Still waiting.

There have been 153 arrests of illegal aliens in Maryland in the last 12 Months. That is 153 rapes that could have been prevented.

A record number of illegal alien sex offenders have been arrested in Maryland, home to several sanctuary jurisdictions, over the last 12 months.

On Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its 153rd arrest of illegal alien sex offenders in Maryland with 36-year-old illegal alien Madai Gamaliel Amaya of Honduras being arrested in Montgomery Village in August.

MrVCU: said:

Really good listen, who would have thought he was a scratch golfer?!

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Thanks for the link.

Easily the most interesting statement by Mike was the comment that UR is once again reinventing itself and is focusing on offensive rebounding this summer. Seems like the old dog is trying some new tricks.

From the transcript:
“Offensive rebounding has been a focal point of the summer. So really trying to, in a way, deviate from what we've been used to seeing from Richmond and falling at the bottom of the league and offensive rebounding percentage, and blocks and stuff like that. We're really trying to change that perception of Richmond basketball into a more physical branded basketball.”

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And stop walking your dogs, kids through campus. Stay off our lawn!

brooklyn brownstone said:

shooting! and more shooting! it's the key to UR's success. defense won us some grind it out games last year but I think we have always wanted to play a tempo game and focus on offense first. Still have to get stops but getting buckets is UR objective #1, and having 5 out shooters will be a real weapon if Walz can do it.

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we've focused on shooting and where has that gotten us?
I bet if you compare A10 team defense ranking with the final A10 standings there's a strong correlation.

shooting! and more shooting! it's the key to UR's success. defense won us some grind it out games last year but I think we have always wanted to play a tempo game and focus on offense first. Still have to get stops but getting buckets is UR objective #1, and having 5 out shooters will be a real weapon if Walz can do it.

Most of the closest neighbors are UR employees, many living in houses on UR-owned land.

Get sick of the "neighborhood" BS. University of Richmond was there first. If you chose to build/buy a home about it later, live with whatever the school chooses to do. You certainly don't have squatter rights so quit acting as if you do.

Good stuff MrVCU, very nice interview.

Some highlights, speaking of teammates:
1) AP - spoke highly of his athleticism and shooting, and winning DNA
2) Also very high on GW3 - "can shoot the lights out of the ball" - compared to Roche as shooter.
3) mentioned Beagle as a high energy, athletic player for 6'9.

For himself, he mentioned added 12 lbs of muscle. Plans to score more, shoot 3-4 3 pointers per game. Is confident in his shot.

Even though Gilly shifted from the Grizz to the Nets after he ran out of two-way games last season, the Hustle apparently continued to hold his G-League rights for 2024, but they've just traded them to the Cleveland Charge.

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Kenny A is of course now the Cavs coach. I wasn't sure if Geriot was still with the organization too, so I just looked him up and he's apparently now an assistant with the Pelicans.

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Really good listen, who would have thought he was a scratch golfer?!

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Didn't any of you take a macro economics class at UR?

Long Time Spider Fan said:

You are supposedly a big supporter of Ukraine, Trump at the debate wouldn't even say that he hoped Ukraine would win the war, and his VP nominee has said he could care less about Ukraine. Your vote for Trump is throwing Ukraine under the bus, and you have the gall to criticize Biden for not doing enough to help Ukraine.

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Like millions of Americans, at this moment in time, I am uncertain about either candidate's position on foreign policy. I am certain about Trump's economic policies and immigration policies. Aside from Harris' positions about a few tax credits (which are inflationary), I am uncertain about her positions. I am certain that her (and Biden's) policies directly resulted in spikes in inflation, as the government poured trillions of dollars on an economy struggling with supply chain limitations.

Her policies increased interest rates and increased costs for most everyday items. Since this country abhors deflation, these costs will never come down.

Her policies increased the numbers of illegal immigrants by more than 10 million, which increased the demand for low income housing. Her solution is to spend more money.

Her policies increased crime throughout the country and opened the borders to a steady stream of fentanyl.

She is likely beholden to special interests, including the environmental lobby. This lobby, which is funded by Russia and China, controls the left's position on fossil fuels. It seeks to force this country into abandoning oil, gas and coal.

The Biden Administration has seeked to ban fracking. It seeks to force this country into a carbon neutral footprint by 2035 and to ban two-thirds of gas-power vehicles by 2032.

I am certain that Trump is a law and order candidate. She raised money to bail out rioters in 2020 and advocated defunding the police.

She has stated that she wants Americans to pay reparations to blacks for slavery.

To the extent that she has addressed these issues, she has recently changed her position.

She is a far left of center neo-marxist from San Francisco. She has done and said nothing that would make anyone change their minds about her.

I am open to a resonable debate. If this is too much for you, we can take them one at a time.

I like our court. Very classy and classic. I don't need paint and designs all over the court. I'm in the mold, if it's not broken, don't fix it.

This seems like a good opportunity to both expand our NIL donor base and give fans a chance to get to see/interact with the team in a smaller more intimate setting.