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Game Preview: VCU v Northern Illinois

Mat Shelton-Eide
Posted onDec 17, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Updated onUpdated on Dec 17, 2022 at 6:32 AM

Today is the day that VCU puts it all together. I’m calling it. The Rams take on a hapless Northern Illinois Huskies squad that just two games ago lost 84-47 to the kenpom No.321-ranked Idaho Vandals. While they haven’t been THAT bad the rest of the season (were within 21 to Gonzaga that next contest), I think this is night most things click for VCU. That’s what I want to believe at least…

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Mat Shelton-Eide
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 ...
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dflovelace said
Would like to see JJ either take the ball up to the basket while in the paint or throw it back out to perimeter…..the dribbling and subsequent turnovers are killing VCU inside. Dribbling is not his talent…..
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Yeah, I had to throw those two .gifs in there of his paint turnovers because we've seen a decent bit of that. Just gotta get with Coach Scott more and work on a tighter dribble when he's trying to battle down in the post.

Overall I think his game has serious potential with a very high ceiling, he's just gotta tighten it up. Just gotta play a more focused game, take every possession super seriously like it's the last play of the game (no sloppy/weak passes) and I think his numbers could really look great/improve. That turnover margin just kills him and hurts the team, but I think it's fixable.