Nick Sherod updates
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Fan1, the impressive thing about both Nick and Monte, at least at their present level, are great rebounders. One could see a lineup that included two smaller guards such as Khwan ad Shawndre, one big such as TJ, with Nick and Monte. All good shooters and ball handlers, and all, save for TJ, really fast. Sounds exciting! OSC
K, living in Maryland the Times Distress is one way I try to keep in touch. Could you suggest an alternative? Honestly! OSC
Not really, it's all there is. You just have to go through all the UVA, VA Tech, RPI, NASCAR, and bicycle racing articles before you get to UR on page 6.
Agree with Ulla's suggestion, above that we could play an effective line-up with both SDJ, KF at the guards, and with Monte and Nick at the forwards, to go with TJ. I suggested this a while back and was laughed out of the gym, but that was before we started playing such horrendous defense. This is a stronger line-up, overall, than playing a forward who only shoots 3s (MW). I bet that both Nick and Monte also rebound with more "gusto" than MW. MW off the bench, gives us a 3-point guy, which is always a plus. The team may be relatively short, but can't (and won't) play any worse on defense than the current edition. Dayton has also shown that height is overrated, at least in the A-10.
I like that, with MW, PF and GG filling in at the 3,4&5. JJ, JP helping out at the 1,2
I don't think you're crazy, but I think that starting lineup is highly unlikely for a few reasons.
1. That lineup goes 5'11", 6'0", 6'3", 6'5", 6'9". That's small even by Dayton standards.
2. The chances that we start and/or play significant minutes to two freshmen no matter how talented seems unlikely. I would like to be wrong of course.
3. Whoever plays the 4 is going to have to bring a low block game. It's probably not NS, it doesn't look to me like it's MW either. My money is on PF absent a grad transfer coming in or a legit 4 signing with us.
Playing two freshmen at the same time is pretty likely next year I think. We have had extended periods of time this year with KF + either JJ or JP. Next year we will have GG, who will be at the 4, and DB/NS who could both play at the 3. Since we are losing a ton of time at the 3 and 4 it is very likely we will see multiple freshmen on the court simultaneously. If GG is the best of the 3 incoming players (as someone mentioned might be the case) he could push for a lot of time and we could really see a lot of minutes with multiple freshmen on the court.
Freshman playing? Have any of you noticed CM's record? Will start upper class men to the detriment of the team. That's his move.
That's all we have, I don't see where he has any options other than to play the freshman. PF, JJ, and JP won't have anymore experience than the freshman do thanks to Mooney's hardheadedness this year.
Khwan is playing ~20 minutes a game. JJ/JP combine for another ~10 minutes. Mooney has no problem playing freshmen when they are the best option. We are losing close to 80 minutes per game, mostly at the 3 and 4. We have some amazing recruits coming in who can play the 3 and 4. They will be playing at lot of minutes.
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Khwan should have been starting a long time ago and should be playing starters minutes (i.e. Trey Davis's minutes). And JP hasn't see time in about 2 months, so not sure if he is the best example of freshman playing time, if anything he is the example of freshman NOT playing.
There is still very much a deference to seniors who he knows and trusts, even in spite of the facts one of those seniors is being outplayed by a freshman. The good thing as you note is that Trey and Deion have exhausted their eligibility and because we have zero returning players on our roster that can play the 3, Mooney will have no other choose but to play the freshman.
I'm not saying that we won't play 2 freshmen meaningful minutes, I'm just saying not starter minutes for both, nor necessarily on the court together.
I posted elsewhere that I think GG might get the most playing time of the freshmen as a function of necessity. I still don't buy MW at the 4, he's really a 3 in our offense, and that's mostly where he plays in our base defense.
Both RunDMB and Nick are SGs who are going to have to play up a spot, although I don't really see us playing them up 2 spots.
I posted elsewhere that I think GG might get the most playing time of the freshmen as a function of necessity. I still don't buy MW at the 4, he's really a 3 in our offense, and that's mostly where he plays in our base defense.
Both RunDMB and Nick are SGs who are going to have to play up a spot, although I don't really see us playing them up 2 spots.
Khwan has been playing 20 minutes a game, which is a ton for a freshmen, since the first game of the season. When he is a good matchup Mooney will play him up to 30 minutes, which he has done ~5 times this year. I would like to point out again that Trey and Deion are playing the same minutes as their sophomore years. This has nothing to do with them being seniors, it has to do with us not recruiting better players who can take playing time away from them.
In 2012-2013 we returned 6 scholarship players (pretty similar to next year) and we had 4 freshmen average over 10 minutes a game (19.2, 14.6, 13.3, 12.6). Mooney has no problem playing freshmen when they are the best option.
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I think it's important to note, some of our "freshmen" have been around the program for nearly two seasons now considering they redshirted. Obviously it's not game time, but that's an additional year of conditioning and learning the O/D that true freshmen won't have.
I heard him guarantee four a10 titles and a Final Four and promise to singlehandedly get Will Wade fired. Maybe your ears are going, K??
Don't know if anyone has posted this yet:
Nick Sherod is the Best Shooter in VA! Official Summer Mixtape!
Nick Sherod is the Best Shooter in VA! Official Summer Mixtape!
Agree completely. He has terrific shooter written all over him. I like the way he raises up and fires from anywhere with no hesitation. This is the confidence and shooter mindset that should be a lot of fun to watch. He will be an inconsistent freshman of course, but If he doesn't get his confidence dinged up, I think he will be too big a weapon to keep on the bench.
I agree that Nick is probably the best high-school shooter in VA, and maybe the best shooter, period. I was sold on this when I saw the power go off at the Henrico X-Mas tourney game, against Henrico. Nick managed to hit an all-net 3-pointer with the lights, literally OUT. That kind of vision, is what it takes to be a great shooter. He gets my vote!
That's exactly what we need, some to shoot lights out!!
I have watched Sherod and Petrie the last three years. Petrie started as a freshmen. They got better and better each year working together. Petrie got better each year in all aspects of the game.They played a tough schedule and had some of the best games versus the stronger teams in area.Petrie in fact broke the 3pt record held by Sherod. He hit around 80 or more this year with a percent in very high 30's%. He already has around 1300 points .He is working out at local sport performance gym that trains other high level players & will be on strong travel team. Last time I saw him he was 6.2 perhaps close to 6.3 height. UR staff knows him starting back at camps years ago. I am not saying they are trying to recruit him but they have been impressed with his progress and upside. He does have offer from Mount Saint Mary and other D1 schools have maintained on going interest from what I am told. It would be fun to see Nick and Petrie on the floor again in the same uniform but time will tell.There is a video out there of Petrie for 2016-2016 that is pretty impressive.
There is a video of his 2014-2015 highlights at this site: Name To Know: Junior Alexander Petrie
Very positive article as well.
If Petrie was someone who could play in the a 10, he would have more than a Mt. St. Mary's offer at this point. Especially playing on the same team as Sherod. It's not like he is flying under the radar.
