Players Christian Fermin is a VCU Ram!

RamStrut said:
Let’s get behind this young man. New coach, senior year, ya never know he might just surprise us in his final act.
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I kinda feel like players like Fermin get rewarded for doing it the right way, i.e. lets make it to the second weekend of the NCAAs this season off of a last second Fermin blocked shot (after 39 minutes of frustrating the heck out of us :D).
 
Mistachill said:
I kinda feel like players like Fermin get rewarded for doing it the right way, i.e. lets make it to the second weekend of the NCAAs this season off of a last second Fermin blocked shot (after 39 minutes of frustrating the heck out of us :D).
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I can see it.

Except we make the second weekend off a miffed dunk in which he bobbles the rebound to himself three times before hitting a floater as the buzzer sounds.
 
Christian seem like a super nice kid, and for the fans who are excited to have him back, that's awesome. And I'm not going to pretend to know how to construct our roster better than Martelli. If Martelli is good with Fermin coming back, great. An it is nice to see some loyalty.

That being said, last I checked this is a forum where we can express our free opinions, and I must admit I'm not jumping for joy at this one. Fermin was an absolute liability when he was on the floor on both sides of the ball this past season, despite it being his junior season, and it's genuinely hard to pick which side of the ball he hurt us more on. On defense, routinely had too small of a frame particularly when he was going up against really big players like a Jalen Haynes, and on offense, he must have traveled on 30% of his possessions, which is insane because you'd think he'd have stopped doing that by his junior season in high school yet here it was happening at a high-level mid major three years into his collegiate career.

Obviously we'll all hope for the best when he's in the game, but he should be in the gym non stop this offseason.
 
vcusaint said:
Christian seem like a super nice kid, and for the fans who are excited to have him back, that's awesome. And I'm not going to pretend to know how to construct our roster better than Martelli. If Martelli is good with Fermin coming back, great. An it is nice to see some loyalty.

That being said, last I checked this is a forum where we can express our free opinions, and I must admit I'm not jumping for joy at this one. Fermin was an absolute liability when he was on the floor on both sides of the ball this past season, despite it being his junior season, and it's genuinely hard to pick which side of the ball he hurt us more on. On defense, routinely had too small of a frame particularly when he was going up against really big players like a Jalen Haynes, and on offense, he must have traveled on 30% of his possessions, which is insane because you'd think he'd have stopped doing that by his junior season in high school yet here it was happening at a high-level mid major three years into his collegiate career.

Obviously we'll all hope for the best when he's in the game, but he should be in the gym non stop this offseason.
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You obviously dont understand basketball. It’s true Fermin cannot score the ball. He cannot. However, he sets good screens many which have led to easy 3’s and layups for our scores. he passes well for a big, he is an ok offensive rebounder, he doesnt get a lot of rebounds, but he does have a lot of tap backs to open teammates.

Now on D. HC Ryan Odom played Fermin more than Luke unless Fermin was in foul trouble. Fermin was number 6 in blocks in conference games. #10 overall. If you love Luke and you should. You must know that Fermin averaged more points, slightly more rebounds, shot slightly better at the line, and was a better on ball defender.

If you watched the games you would have noticed when Luke wasn’t suffocation the other bigs with his shot blocking his was succeptable to low post moves. Ferm while not perfect was better at that aspect. Also, Luke average 2.1 blocks, Ferm average 1.4 as a tandom they did well blocking 3.4 in about 37 minutes.

So it appears that your analysis is based on emotion other than fact. No one is saying Fermin is a world beater on Offense he isnt. If we want him to score he was a liability this year. However, his tow timely baskets in the A10 tournament seem final game was one of the key reasons we danced this year.

Bottom line Fermin is a valuable member of this team. He is also a nice human, he is loyal, and all of our HC’s seems to think he is worthy of a scholarship. Sad you dont. All Star? No. All Time Great? No. Valuable member of the team heck Yes!
 
vcusaint said:
Christian seem like a super nice kid, and for the fans who are excited to have him back, that's awesome. And I'm not going to pretend to know how to construct our roster better than Martelli. If Martelli is good with Fermin coming back, great. An it is nice to see some loyalty.

That being said, last I checked this is a forum where we can express our free opinions, and I must admit I'm not jumping for joy at this one. Fermin was an absolute liability when he was on the floor on both sides of the ball this past season, despite it being his junior season, and it's genuinely hard to pick which side of the ball he hurt us more on. On defense, routinely had too small of a frame particularly when he was going up against really big players like a Jalen Haynes, and on offense, he must have traveled on 30% of his possessions, which is insane because you'd think he'd have stopped doing that by his junior season in high school yet here it was happening at a high-level mid major three years into his collegiate career.

Obviously we'll all hope for the best when he's in the game, but he should be in the gym non stop this offseason.
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Yes, Fermin can be a frustrating player to watch. He's a finesse player minus a finesse skill set. And keep in mind, he was a 4 star recruit when he arrived. At this point in his career he is what he is. I hope he improves over the off season but I'm not expecting dramatic improvement. It's hard to turn poddle into a pitbull. We'll see. But how nice a guy he is should have no impact on people being allowed to be objective about his play on the court or folks creating narratives to make him seem better than he really is. When someone is commenting on a girl's looks and they focus on how pretty her elbows are, that tells it all.

Fermin is Fermin. That's about the best I can say about him, though he did make some clutch plays for us in multiple games after playing poorly for most of it.
 
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WillWeaverRVA said:
Criticize his game all you want, you can't deny Ferm's loyalty. After all, he never entered the portal to begin with. There's not enough of that anymore these days.
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I will also point out the fact that Christian is a top notch man. He has been a great ambassador for VCU with his volunteering in our community. He can be frustrating at times on the court but he also makes plays on both ends. As a fan watching players…they can all be frustrating at times and the next second they can make an exhilarating play. I am happy that Ferm is finishing up at VCU.
 
AlienAiden said:
I will also point out the fact that Christian is a top notch man. He has been a great ambassador for VCU with his volunteering in our community. He can be frustrating at times on the court but he also makes plays on both ends. As a fan watching players…they can all be frustrating at times and the next second they can make an exhilarating play. I am happy that Ferm is finishing up at VCU.
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Yup. Like Zeb, Christian is one of the best ambassadors VCU has ever had.
 
Kids also get better as they get older. I'd, at the very least, expect some refinement in his game from last year to next. If he drops in two or three more of those finesse line drive baby hook things that drive me insane per game, all the sudden he's a huge piece for us.
 
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