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Before you write off VCU’s offense (like I did), consider these stats…

It’s no secret the Mike Rhoades era at VCU has been one of dominating defense, but a surprisingly mediocre (to even bad?) offense. Of his six teams as head coach of the black and gold, so far none of his Rams teams have been a top-100 offense as measured by kenpom.com’s adjusted offensive efficiency and that includes a team that starred two NBA draftees in Bones Hyland and Vince Williams. So far this year’s group seems to be right on schedule with that as well, checking in as the least efficient of Rhoades’ Rams offenses thanks largely to one of the nation’s worst offensive turnover margins and a team effective field goal percentage that ranks 268th nationally. But could there be some reason for optimism that this group round into one of VCU’s more efficient offenses by the time we hit March? Consider the following…

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A two-time graduate of VCU (School of the Arts '07, Center for Sport Leadership '10), Mat is a co-founder of VCU Ram Nation and a longtime fan as the ...
Good stuff in this article for all you Insider subscribers! For the rest of you, I hope you stay in the dark FOR ETERNITY!!!!
NOW you may write off the offense...