gmu05
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Would love your analysis on today then, mr. Seasoned poster and watcher of masonhoops master.
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Would love your analysis on today then, mr. Seasoned poster and watcher of masonhoops master.
A.-Siegfried
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Right. Like I said...people told me they liked it better than what they have seen in the past...
...are they wrong?
gmu05
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No you must be correct, I mean you heard from a real source apparently. Please tell us more insider!
A.-Siegfried
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Sure.
Here's what they said:
"Energy was a lot better than in year's past"
"There looks like there is an actual plan to what they are doing"
"Murrell shot the ball exceptionally well"
"Patrick didn't play. Neither did the freshman big guy"
"Paulsen made them go back on the court because they didn't hustle to the bench at a time out"
there you go. Just regular, average fans like you. Never said they were real sources. Just merely pointing out they had a different opinion than you did on the scrimmage. And not a single one of them said Marko looked like the best player.
Are you related to Pablo? He gets angry with me as well....
Just curious, are you this negative and combative in real life or just on the Internet?
If it's the former, I'll bet you're a real joy to be around.
There's no question we will struggle with our young backcourt. Just too many young players to expect consistency.
I really like what I saw out of Murrell today. Livingston had a tough day, but several people I talked to including Paulsen said he's had much better shooting days. Might just have been pressing in front of fans.
Our strength will have to be our bigs, with Thompson and Jenkins leading the way. Marko has beefed up but also hit three 3s, so he could help a good bit. As always, Royal looks the part with his size and moves -- he just needs to finish around the basket more. Dixon will be a good player. I just don't see him suiting up this year.
I really like what I saw out of Murrell today. Livingston had a tough day, but several people I talked to including Paulsen said he's had much better shooting days. Might just have been pressing in front of fans.
Our strength will have to be our bigs, with Thompson and Jenkins leading the way. Marko has beefed up but also hit three 3s, so he could help a good bit. As always, Royal looks the part with his size and moves -- he just needs to finish around the basket more. Dixon will be a good player. I just don't see him suiting up this year.
Our fan base sucks. Might have been 100 people there. Paulsen is trying to make a difference and talks about the outstanding fan base but I just don't see the support. It looked like there was a purpose to the afternoon. The team was going through shooting drills and shell drill prior to the scrimmage. Many in attendance probably have no idea what shell drill is. Sigh. Paulsen coaches them up and cares a great deal. He was teaching the entire time which should pay benefits down the road. I left thinking that it's going to be another long winter in Fairfax. I have posted in the past that 12 wins would be great, but I left thinking that might be ambitious. Shevon was surprisingly ineffective and did not dominate as I expected. Holloway and Relvao did not participate due to minor injuries. All of the freshman looked like freshmen with a few bright spots (Murrell 4 three pointers) but none of them looked to be difference makers. Time will tell.
"Our fan base sucks"....man I don't even post stuff like that. Especially in October. You can't be a real fan if all you do is wonder where everyone else is. I've been there though, and remember the empty Pat Dome in Westhead's last year. However, when the OCM arrived, I paid less attention to who was coming and more to what he was doing to get us better. You all got to see the team in an open practice so my advice is to pay attention to the small details in how DP is gonna make the team/program better. It will make the ride up much better for you.
That experience also allowed me to spot, very quickly, the worst coach in America.
That experience also allowed me to spot, very quickly, the worst coach in America.
Honestly did anyone expect to have a huge crowd for a scrimmage at 2:30 when we are coming off back to back 20-loss seasons?
I wanted to come but I had family obligations and couldn't justify coming all the way from Richmond for a scrimmage.
Also our attendance was never that great even after the Final Four. Our admin has never been all-in for basketball and neither has the fan base. It's always been fairly lukewarm all the way around.
Now we are starting over again and a lot of fans will need to be convinced that the program is no longer a total shitshow before they buy back in. Just the way it is.
I wanted to come but I had family obligations and couldn't justify coming all the way from Richmond for a scrimmage.
Also our attendance was never that great even after the Final Four. Our admin has never been all-in for basketball and neither has the fan base. It's always been fairly lukewarm all the way around.
Now we are starting over again and a lot of fans will need to be convinced that the program is no longer a total shitshow before they buy back in. Just the way it is.
I stand by my statement. Despite all of the advertising, e-mail invitations, and calls from many on these boards to "pack the house" there were about 100 people there. I can't be a real fan? I was one of the few.
liem.le.3388
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I'd like to point out there were probably 4 times the amount of people than last years practice.
Murrell will provide us with another three point shooter.
Livingston's dribble was amazing.
Dixon is the future.
We will struggle at the 3 but the potential is there.
All the returning players look a little better to me.
Murrell will provide us with another three point shooter.
Livingston's dribble was amazing.
Dixon is the future.
We will struggle at the 3 but the potential is there.
All the returning players look a little better to me.
DP said afterward that he thought last year, Shevon had a lot of turnovers trying to do things too quickly. Hence he encourages him to take his time once he gets the ball in the post. Not all that upset with the 3 sec lane violation; however, he recognizes that there is an ideal balance to strike and knowing when you should go up quickly.
Dixon has an impressive touch--scored with each hand and I think made a 3 pointer. Strikes me as already better than Trey Porter although every bit as thin. If there is a Muscala in this class, he would be the one.
During the Q&A, I asked him about recruiting. He said according to NCAA regs, he can't comment on those that have verbally committed. Recruiting is a relationship building exercise and he felt that they did in 2 months what normally would be a 2 yr process.
DP also said that some of the guys who looked good shooting 3s today hadn't looked all that good in practice and that some that didn't look good shooting 3s actually had looked better in practice (Otis perhaps?).
Clearly Paulsen is a hands-on coach, with much to say during the scrimmage, during the time outs, and occasionally stopping play to demonstrate what he wanted. Much more of an interventionist than Hewitt. As has been suggested, he actually does "coach" and given his past success may indeed be the tonic the program needs. Still, as he admits, we have a long way to go with the veterans having to learn his system as much as the freshman.
So it may be a bit of a slog getting to where we need to be, but as the Chinese proverb says, "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
Dixon has an impressive touch--scored with each hand and I think made a 3 pointer. Strikes me as already better than Trey Porter although every bit as thin. If there is a Muscala in this class, he would be the one.
During the Q&A, I asked him about recruiting. He said according to NCAA regs, he can't comment on those that have verbally committed. Recruiting is a relationship building exercise and he felt that they did in 2 months what normally would be a 2 yr process.
DP also said that some of the guys who looked good shooting 3s today hadn't looked all that good in practice and that some that didn't look good shooting 3s actually had looked better in practice (Otis perhaps?).
Clearly Paulsen is a hands-on coach, with much to say during the scrimmage, during the time outs, and occasionally stopping play to demonstrate what he wanted. Much more of an interventionist than Hewitt. As has been suggested, he actually does "coach" and given his past success may indeed be the tonic the program needs. Still, as he admits, we have a long way to go with the veterans having to learn his system as much as the freshman.
So it may be a bit of a slog getting to where we need to be, but as the Chinese proverb says, "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".
Some posters on here also don't live in the area, but still pay the subscription fees for the crappy streams of all the games that aren't on TV and still donate to the Patriot Club even if we can't make it to games...just saying.
Pablo
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After watching the drills and scrimmage, I'm concerned about Shevon.
There were more people there for the scrimmage than we had at last year's scrimmage, so I don't understand the complaints. Could it have been better? Of course. But there were more fans present than I expected.
Livingston and Murrell will be relevant this season. All of the freshmen showed something, but those two look the most likely to be immediate contributors.
When asked about some of the things the team is doing well, Paulsen said that the players are communicating much more while on the court. When he got here, they hardly communicated at all. He wants them to talk even more, but he seemed pleased with the progress they've made so far in that area. The difference was noticeable/audible.
Paulsen wasn't happy with the FT shooting during the scrimmage, so he made the whole team do a FT shooting drill afterward.
Livingston and Murrell will be relevant this season. All of the freshmen showed something, but those two look the most likely to be immediate contributors.
When asked about some of the things the team is doing well, Paulsen said that the players are communicating much more while on the court. When he got here, they hardly communicated at all. He wants them to talk even more, but he seemed pleased with the progress they've made so far in that area. The difference was noticeable/audible.
Paulsen wasn't happy with the FT shooting during the scrimmage, so he made the whole team do a FT shooting drill afterward.
liem.le.3388
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Livingston will def be something special. During one transition he stopped ball and started to yell, team I can't hear you, team I can't hear you."
Heard him say that they will do this drill (to continue on Monday as time in the gym ran out in favor of volleyball - perhaps another case for a dedicated practice facility) until they make 80 of 100. He knows that championship teams hit 80 percent or higher from the charity stripe. Memphis is the only team I remember hitting much worse than this and having a shot at the national title; still, they didn't win it.
Felt a little embarrassed for that lady, but bless her, she was there supporting the team. After Coach said "he graduated" my sister chimed in with "and that's a good thing", trying to lighten the uneasy moment.
By George.
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The Corey Edward question blew my mind. I asked about guarding the high ball screen and I was very impressed with his answer.
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