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  1. Sharma's shot looks like a thing of beauty. He never misses! I'll say it again - Green seems to have a very Swope-ian game every time I see him. He won't be counted on to carry the load the way Swope was - almost 37 mpg is crazy. My only knock on Swope was the turnovers and some of the decision making. but he could certainly create a bucket for himself or others.
  2. That is correct - that's typically the only way non-P5 teams get games like that these days. Historically, VCU has had very few home games against P5 opponents. The college basketball landscape has really changed A LOT in the last few years. I'm not sure some fans have completely absorbed it all. You now really have to look hard to find examples of P5 schools playing non P5 teams in true road games. This a challenge much bigger than SLU.
  3. That was several years ago. We also hade a home-home with Auburn. The college basketball landscape has changed a LOT since then in just the last 2-3 years.
  4. VCU does not consistently get P5 home games. The last one was three years ago against Vandy. These games have become increasingly rare over the last few years.
  5. Ha! Clueless, quoting the Northwestern playing GW WOMEN'S game. Have you found a link yet showing UVa will play at VCU?
  6. It is women's and the only reason the game is being played is because the Northwestern coach was a long-time coach at GW and he is retiring after this season, so it's a bit of a homecoming.
  7. Where do you see UVA playing at VCU?
  8. Are you talking about women’s basketball?
  9. Anya is a flawed player, of course, it's the reason he will be coming off the bench but that doesn't mean he's not valuable. Robbie played 34 mpg last year. That's too many. The year before at ISU he played 31 mpg and was a more efficient player. The presence of Anya, will allow him to get back to around 31 mpg. It will allow Robbie to be more aggressive, not be as concerned about foul trouble. Robbie had 4 or 5 fouls in 7 games last year. That shouldn't be an issue this year. There were also many times he would get an early foul or two - and then play even softer than normal defense for fear of fouling. Anya will also allow Otieno to go balls to the walls as he can get some minutes filling in at that spot as well. Schertz likes Anya's defense and rebounding - those aspects of his game will continue to be very valuable - he's also an under-rated passer btw. He played too many mpg last year due to the team's lack of depth. This year he will get a more appropriate workload.
  10. Your last point is a good one. I wouldn't be shocked if something like that happens again - like LHJr. last year. I thought the projected minutes heading into last season with the incoming transfers played out pretty much the way I expected - the injury to Dotzler, though, was the one big wildcard that we'll never know how it would have played out if he was healthy. But I have had a more difficult time projecting this year's group of incoming transfers. I sort of divide them into two groups - with Jones, Otieno and Green playing bigger roles and Brown, Dunlap and Sharma playing lesser roles. I could be completely wrong and it wouldn't shock me if one of those latter 3 plays a bigger role. I look forward to revisiting this thread about a month into the season to see how it is shaking out.
  11. I was thinking in terms of minutes per game. I don’t think Warlick makes the top 10. I really like McCottry and yes, he may be too low on my list.
  12. Sorry - yes Jones 1
  13. I like doing this for fun before every season, ranking the players based on minutes played. There is so much uncertainty with the roster, but also potential. It's really difficult to see who emerges and how they all fit in. I won't even take a shot at how many minutes each will get, but will simply rank the top 10 from most minutes to least. I think people may have some wildly different rankings.. 1) Jones 2) Robbie 3) Green 4) Otieno 5) Thames (this one could vary greatly) 6) Brown 7) Anya 8 McCottry 9 Dunlap 10 Sharma There are so many different variations the more I think about it. I can't believe I have McCottry 8th for example and then I consider moving him up. I would be curious to see what others think.
  14. We're not Louisville and Mizzou sure is hell is not UK - I don't see that happening. Both of those schools are public institutions as well, perhaps making it easier to apply pressure at the state level. A stunt like that would seem more likely between Mizzou and Mo State, but I don't see that happening either. It's just not that important.
  15. Trey Green looks Swope-ian in the way he plays.
  16. In football, they will pretty much be irrelevant. In basketball, they will likely be a multi-bid league which makes them a "major." In basketball, we're looking at 6 conferences (one of those being the new Pac 12) which you can count on to be multi-bid leagues and every other league typically being a one-bid league.
  17. I recently saw an interview with new Utah coach Alex Jensen about a variety of topics. He touched briefly about his time with SLU, but I would be interested in hearing a 15-20 minute interview just about his time at SLU. He clearly has a fondness for Majerus, so perhaps he would be agreeable to do it in the offseason.
  18. A few years ago, I'm saying take the toughest schedule, but in today's college basketball world where it has been made nearly impossible for non P6 schools to earn at large bids, the answer is to have the easiest conference schedule. It offers a better chance at a double bye - thus a better shot at winning the conference tournament, which is essentially now the only path to an NCAA bid.
  19. This is the reality of just about every non-P6 program now, unless a major change happens, like expanding the NCAA Tourney field.
  20. I think you are really overthinking this idea of CJS "developing" big men. I think it's more of a case of showing a recruit how a big can fit into his system by pointing to Avila. No different than what CJS did on the video of Trey Green. He didn't say he "developed" Swope, he simply pointed to him as an example of how another undersized guard like Green can fit into his system.
  21. I don't think it's the "future" - it's pretty much the present. For Davidson, getting a home game against St. Mary's is excellent and realistically about the best a program like us could hope for in today's environment.
  22. I’ve previously said we needed one more big on the roster- some disagreed - glad Schertz agreed with me
  23. I have been an advocate of expansion as the most viable path to get more true mid majors into the Dance, BUT I'm concerned that what is being talked about now wouldn't go far enough and the fact that a P6 conference is driving the discussion is NOT going to be helpful to mid majors. I'm not sure why mid majors aren't beating the drum about this and making sure their voices are heard, and advocating that when the field expands, that some of those invitations to the Dance go to deserving mid majors, as opposed to a 10th place team in a P6 conference. In the end it may not matter, but mid majors should at least go down swinging before being rendered completely obsolete. https://www.si.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-expansion-big-12-discussions-march-madness
  24. It was the second game of the season, on the road and Avila did not play due to injury. Do you think a a P5 school with a NET of 28 would have been forgiven for such a loss under those circumstances? Absolutely, they would have. I seriously doubt ISU losing by 10 would've have changed anything. The Committee would just have another excuse ready.
  25. Bingo! Schertz and ISU played Alabama and Michigan State in the non-conference in the season they had a NET 28 and that STILL wasn't good enough to get an at large.
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