Brandon Jennings - 2024 Offer
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Did his DNA get spliced with Buck?
I'm sure he will turn out to be a fine player but I kinda like who we have coming in next year.
love who we have coming, but we do need 2 more ... and a PG replacing King would have made sense.
I don't love having two spots open heading into the spring, because as always there's a decent chance we lose a guy or two after the season and have even more slots to fill.
But could of course be a combination of transfers and late-signing high school guys like Tyne and Soulis.
But could of course be a combination of transfers and late-signing high school guys like Tyne and Soulis.
I feel like with Tyne and Smith we do not need a PG at all. Especially since Hunt has 1 more year and could likely also handle lead guard if needed.
Feels to me like frontcourt scoring next year is a complete unknown at this point and a real need. Walz is not striking me as a scorer and Soulis is as yet an unknown. And that’s not even figuring out who replaces Bigelow.
Feels to me like frontcourt scoring next year is a complete unknown at this point and a real need. Walz is not striking me as a scorer and Soulis is as yet an unknown. And that’s not even figuring out who replaces Bigelow.
8legs1dream
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just read in RTD article that his mom did undergrad and her masters at VCU and is about to start a doctorate program so the Crystal Ball prediction last week may have not been a hard one.
agreed we don't HAVE to add a PG in this class. but we certainly don't need another wing.
with 2 spots to fill, I'd like a PG (or combo guard type) and a big who ideally competes to start at the 5 but can also play the 4 and hit shots ... a guy like Grace.
Not sure who else watched the VCU game last night but Brandon Jennings is having a pretty stellar freshman year given the age and experience of other players on the team. He shows crazy energy and athleticism on the court. Since his Mom has multiple VCU degrees, don't really think we ever had much of a chance from a recruiting standpoint but stil think it is going to be a bit agonizing to watch this St Chris kid at least 8 times over the next 4 year (and yes I doubt he will transfer given local connections and the wad of $$ he likely will be getting.)
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
wait, freshmen are allowed to contribute? someone should fill Moonie in on that rule too.
thats not fair 8legs. Our freshman are doing great on the scout team for a 7-10 team (5-10 vs. D1).
From the RTD writeup:
"We'd love to have 22 (offensive rebounds) every night," said VCU coach Ryan Odom.
"The key is, are we going? That's what our guys are measured on. They're graded on, are they giving the effort every time? We've had a good run here of collecting offensive rebounds, certainly."
God I would love that to be our philosophy too. It is statistically proven to be a key indicator of success.
"We'd love to have 22 (offensive rebounds) every night," said VCU coach Ryan Odom.
"The key is, are we going? That's what our guys are measured on. They're graded on, are they giving the effort every time? We've had a good run here of collecting offensive rebounds, certainly."
God I would love that to be our philosophy too. It is statistically proven to be a key indicator of success.
works for some teams. indicator for success though?
top 10 offensive rebounding teams this year include:
#2 Iona 5-12 net 298
#4 Alabama A&M 3-11 net 361
#6 Milwaukee 10-6 net 132
#7 Idaho St 3-8 net 204
#8 Eastern Kentucky 6-9 net 218
#10 North Dakota 4-12 net 282
That is not overly surprising because I bet a lot of the top teams at offensive rebounding are also really bad shooting teams, so they have lots of opportunities. Still have to like Odom's statement on how they are graded on effort and a big part of effort is going after offensive rebounds. And of course, we by system forgo a very important part of basketball that pretty much every other team values greatly. Makes zero sense, but then again so does keeping a guy employed who has won 56% of his game for 20 years. But we live in bizarro basketball world at Richmond, so down is up and up is down.
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