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I’m not sure that would have been the play I would have chosen to upload. LOL
Deloach and Kern, now Nichols and Tsohonis from the portal, this may turn into one of the best recruiting classes VCU has had.
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Wolfpack Ram
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How many years have I heard this before?
Couldn't wait to find something optimistic so you could pour some water on it could you.
Hyperbole aside it’s nice to have a class that looks talented. Let folks be excited
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The kids aren't even on campus, and if every recruiting class since Capel was VCU's best, then VCU would have made it to the second weekend of the NCAA's more than once. Last year's recruiting class was also the best one VCU has had. Nothing matters until they show up and perform on the court. Recruiting classes are determined by their collegiate playing careers, not by their arbitrary ranking prior to even setting foot on campus.
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I hear you, but look at all the hype PJ Byrd received on these message boards prior to setting foot on campus/early in his freshman season and how did that work out for Byrd and VCU? And I can name other players in the same boat.
Pack, you're right, but give us a few minutes to see some stars and rainbows before you chime in with such stark realism please!
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I hear you. I'm also excited with what I see, but I have followed this program long enough to know I also need to be cautiously optimistic until they set foot on the court. I also know that any other addition to the roster at this point will also mean a subtraction, so any other news this weekend could possibly be bittersweet.
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Look, I don't know anything for sure. I don't talk to Bones. He doesn't ask for my advice. But I think anyone who has been paying attention has known for months now that a return was unlikely. It has not gotten more likely, and it sure looks to the neutral observer that the staff (which you would think knows what's what) has been planning since the season ended to compete next year without him. I am mentally preparing for that too.
If Bones comes back, no one will be more delighted than me, I promise you. But no one would be more surprised at this point, and I am just thrilled to see that the staff refuses to be caught without a replacement plan. I think we will see that plan unfold this weekend.
As for Wolfpack's cold water, I agree that there is a giddy excitement for new toys every year, and in every year there are disappointments. I suspect this year won't be any different. But I do think that a few of the guys we have signed (and will sign) have very, very high ceilings, and others fit neatly into apparent holes in the roster. I'm excited.
If Bones comes back, no one will be more delighted than me, I promise you. But no one would be more surprised at this point, and I am just thrilled to see that the staff refuses to be caught without a replacement plan. I think we will see that plan unfold this weekend.
As for Wolfpack's cold water, I agree that there is a giddy excitement for new toys every year, and in every year there are disappointments. I suspect this year won't be any different. But I do think that a few of the guys we have signed (and will sign) have very, very high ceilings, and others fit neatly into apparent holes in the roster. I'm excited.
I think you can get excited about tsohonis; proven scorer in the pac 12 with 4 20+ pts games off the bench.
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10 PPG in 20MPg in Pac12 as a Soph.
Very strange usage but the guy can clearly score.
how do you potentially replace 19Ppg from a conference POy? The core guys coming back score a little more than they did (Jamir, Ace, Banks, Ward, Vince, ((Curry, MBJ, Levi)) and the guys you bring in As transfers so far should more than make up the rest. The freshman contributions are just icing.
I hate to say it, but we are loaded. With it without Bones. What a roster reconstruction by the staff since that big class of evans Jenkins crow Vann graduated.
Very strange usage but the guy can clearly score.
how do you potentially replace 19Ppg from a conference POy? The core guys coming back score a little more than they did (Jamir, Ace, Banks, Ward, Vince, ((Curry, MBJ, Levi)) and the guys you bring in As transfers so far should more than make up the rest. The freshman contributions are just icing.
I hate to say it, but we are loaded. With it without Bones. What a roster reconstruction by the staff since that big class of evans Jenkins crow Vann graduated.
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Not many college players, anywhere, have the same outside range Bones has. That puts lots of stress on opposing defenses. Will be difficult to replace that, whenever he leaves.