2019 Offseason Discussion

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RhowdyRam02 wrote: 5 years ago
KevanBoyles wrote: 5 years ago
RhowdyRam02 wrote: 5 years ago Should we be getting concerned with the amount of people transferring out of the program?
I’ve been following Tony Bennett at Virginia since day one. During the first several years I was concerned with the players they were coming in and out of his program but look what happened. You might recall that Billy Barron went there his first year and transferred out pretty quickly.
Tony Bennett took over a program he wasn't affiliated with that was doing poorly, Cox took over a program he was very involved in that was running well, two totally different things. Also the main reason for hiring Cox was continuity and yet we're hemorrhaging players that he was involved in recruiting and coaching. Why?

You'll have to forgive me that I'm not ready to favorably compare Bennett and Cox
Overstatement of the fucking year!? We are hemorrhaging players now?! Some of you really need therapy. Attrition is part of the game. We haven’t lost a single piece that set us back.
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Many people felt like Akele would have helped us last year and Thompson was fifth in minutes on the team last year. And who knows what Silvario could turn into. And that's not even talking about the numbers alone
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DC_Rams wrote: 5 years ago
RhowdyRam02 wrote: 5 years ago
KevanBoyles wrote: 5 years ago

I’ve been following Tony Bennett at Virginia since day one. During the first several years I was concerned with the players they were coming in and out of his program but look what happened. You might recall that Billy Barron went there his first year and transferred out pretty quickly.
Tony Bennett took over a program he wasn't affiliated with that was doing poorly, Cox took over a program he was very involved in that was running well, two totally different things. Also the main reason for hiring Cox was continuity and yet we're hemorrhaging players that he was involved in recruiting and coaching. Why?

You'll have to forgive me that I'm not ready to favorably compare Bennett and Cox
Overstatement of the fucking year!? We are hemorrhaging players now?! Some of you really need therapy. Attrition is part of the game. We haven’t lost a single piece that set us back.
Have you considered therapy yourself? You continue to remind us all how stupid we are and how much we overreact to everything and how we have no clue what we are talking about, yet you still keep coming back around. Spending time around such a delusional and stupid group of people like us is probably something you should discuss with a qualified mental health professional as well.
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Seriously, the comment that Rhody is hemorrhaging is ridiculous. I will take Jeff, Cyril, Fatts, Harris, Tyrese and Dana for continuity. Then add picking up Walker and Sheppard. All 8 of these players are better than any player lost in my opinion. The only debate would be Akele who decided to go pro (and would’ve made the same decision if Dan was the HC).
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Yeah not concerned at all about the pieces we are losing

Onward and upward with the talent in this roster
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Players are on break. Classes start for the first summer session on May 20th. I would expect Sheppard and Mekhi Long to be on campus for the first session along with all the returning players. Not sure when high school graduation is for Hammond.

Practice will start right away. They can practice 8 hours per week for 8 weeks over the summer. They also do Strength & Conditioning for 8 hours per week for those 8 weeks.

The players have the month of August off.
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I’m not going to get into who or who doesn’t need therapy here (probably shouldn’t say that as a pejorative, anyways - lots of highly functioning and smart people have sought therapy for one issue or another and it’s a perfectly fine thing to do), but I will say that while the roster turnover since Cox has taken over is a bit different than what we experienced with Dan it isn’t at all unusual in college basketball. Although there has been some turnover at the back of the roster, none of it has caused a reduction in the overall talent on the roster and, IMO, has actually bolstered it. So no concerns for me although on a personal level I won’t celebrate the departures of Omar, CT or Big Mike. Fine gentlemen all.
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On another note, I see it’s Jeff’s birthday today!
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not any more...
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We've got a Bracketology update as of today. VCU in as the A10 auto qualifier and Dayton in a play in game. I think Maryland and Western Kentucky are the only other known opponents listed, but its very possible I missed others.

Enjoy...and keep in mind Lunardi is not very good at this.

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Utah state is the only other one you missed. In the event we play them in Jamaica.
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I was off in earlier post on the start of practice. It could start as late as June 3rd. Many of the players take an online course the first summer session so they don’t need to be on campus for the start of session one classes. The incoming players are expected y June 1st.
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Players heading back to campus. Greg Hammond arrived in Kingston today.
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Sheppard IG getting ready to shoot around on Ryan Center floor today. The boys are arriving. Walker IG heading back. Jeff on campus. Fatts on campus. Hammond in Kingston. Start up tomorrow
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“We will be good when we are good.”
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Kind of strange to graduate just one recruited guy (Preston) and return only six guys that played last season. Somebody (Sheppard? Walker?) needs to really pull it together and get Jeff and Cyril back to the tournament.


(Yes, I know Will was on scholarship and Christion technically did graduate, so no need to explain that to me.)
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I think you nailed it Ace, for this team to dance Sheppard and/or Walker will need to add the missing ingredients to the returning core. That plus meaningful improvement from Martin and Harris are the intangibles to our success this season. Pretty much know what you will get from Jeff, Cyril, Fatts.
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Good to see the new players are on campus - Mekhi, Hammond & Toppin all in the pics from charity event at Dunkin today.

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I do a double-take every time I see a picture of Mekhi, thinking he’s a secret assistant coach or something. He has a mature look to him. Are there any pictures of their trip to the Children’s Hospital out there somewhere?
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Can someone please help- just saved a post on draft, but can't find it to finalize and post?

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McRam wrote: 5 years ago Can someone please help- just saved a post on draft, but can't find it to finalize and post?

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Holy crap Walker

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Nice we need a high flyer
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Rhody83 wrote: 5 years ago Holy crap Walker

Yooooo
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o my goo'ness.... how about the way he's lookn at that basket?...like, "basket, you...are about to die..."

I like it
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I think we should play one game a year shirtless with the names and numbers on the shorts
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bkoeppen wrote: 5 years ago
They’re gonna be tough again.
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Rhody74 wrote: 5 years ago
bkoeppen wrote: 5 years ago
They’re gonna be tough again.
Will be interesting to see how Hyunjung Lee plays next year at Davidson. McKillop likes to recruit shooters and often with good height.
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bkoeppen wrote: 5 years ago

They have to be the favorite now.
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Obi Toppin returning to Dayton it was just announced on his Instagram.
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“We will be good when we are good.”
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4 bids for the A-10 is looking very possible now
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Rhody, Davidson, Dayton, VCU, Bonnie’s and St Louis all looking very strong for next year.

A10 is gonna be LEGIT.
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Definitely glad all these guys are coming back. The top of the A10 should be very good this year.
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Practice started this week.
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Nice get to work boys

Is there some kind of practice allotment in the off season ???
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Toppin looks young and has a slight build. Looks like he needs to add some muscle. Tough IDing or getting a good look at the rest of the new guys in the video.
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He’s been doing this all day, on the hour, every hour. Dude’s got the social awareness of a rock.

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ace wrote: 5 years ago He’s been doing this all day, on the hour, every hour. Dude’s got the social awareness of a rock.

He seems to think schticks = building a brand.

He was a great interviewee on PMT a few months ago, though...so I find him incredibly likeable after that.
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I found his tweets so annoying I stopped following him.
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Are these practices with the coaches or do the Seniors run them? Is everyone present and accounted for? After Mading, I don't want any surprises (at least the bad one's).
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RAMFAN wrote: 5 years ago Are these practices with the coaches or do the Seniors run them? Is everyone present and accounted for? After Mading, I don't want any surprises (at least the bad one's).
yes they are practicing with coaches. I think it’s about 8 hours a week (I apologize if I’m off). The guys are here for both summer sessions and will go home in August before returning here in September.
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Jon gives Rhody a good amount of attention during the season so I’m a fan.
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Rhody74 wrote: 5 years ago I found his tweets... so annoying I stopped following him.
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I enjoy anyone who promotes college basketball, who has a such a strong passion for it. Jon, keep on tweeting.
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NCAA rules for summer practices allow:
They get four 2 hour practices per week for a total of 8 weeks.
They also get four 2 hour strength & conditioning sessions per week for a total of 8 weeks.

The practice days are scheduled around any off campus recruiting times for the coaches (based on NCAA calendar).
Most of the recruiting time is Fri-Sun.
They accomplish the 8 weeks over practice over the summer class sessions. As TS mentioned, they go home for August.
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