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On 2/21/2020 at 11:11 AM, fosterclogfear said:

Found this. https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/division-i-signee-josiah-freeman-eligible-to-play-for-manassas/article_415c9ab4-540f-11ea-b7ce-237ebedc3044.html

Update; http://novahoops.com/3b-regional-tourney-freemans-39-sparks-manassas-park-by-mason-72-62/

Junior year

1 hour ago, Buffalobonnie said:

I will see some of you there?  Can’t wait to leave my job (which I like) and watch a good game.  This seems like it might be fun. Doesn’t really seem like work.   I know there are two pre game parties for Bona fans so your hopes of not having many of us there might not come through.  I think you will see a very close game. Bona is extremely young.  They have won 7 in a row, but are inconsistent.  If the good Bonnies show up I think we finish the decade 8-2 versus UB. If the so-so Bonnies show up I think we finish the decade 7-3.  

I think if the lousy Bulls show up, we still win 85-75. Dont start none wont be none. We don't bring ready made excuses, just attitude! lol

10 hours ago, Kevin said:

I don't see a way for UB to win this game. 

Depaul 81

UB 71

You're being too kind but I like looking on the bright side. Next year is going to be a good year.

6 minutes ago, 961819 said:

Yes I’m definitely a rock 😂 I never said they were doing it all wrong, these were suggestions for ONE GAME and you’re thinking I mean for the whole season. Thank god you aren’t a coach 

Turn it on and off like a faucet, like for just one game. Well we sure as heck know you're not coach but I wouldn't mind if you coached the opposition.

4 minutes ago, 961819 said:

That’s pretty inaccurate and I’m going to have to agree to disagree. Resistance to change over time and being stuck in your ways is how programs that have a glamorous past fade into irrelevancy. The fact that you’re opposed to the thought of strategically exploiting an opponents clear weakness is baffling as well

I'm talking to a rock. ok So now UB has been doing it all wrong. They need to be a little bit of everybody else - don't think so. But you saw 1 game and you now have all the answers on how to beat Vanderbilt. sure dude

1 hour ago, 961819 said:

Well that’s a losing mindset lol. We’re not suggesting they switch permanently to a zone defense, we’re suggesting they take advantage of a very obvious weakness in their opponents offensive scheme. Good teams game plan for their opponents and come out ready to do what it takes to get the win, and if that means playing a zone for small portions of this one game then so be it.

Be a little this, be a little that and call it innovating. I couldn't disagree with you more. Good teams are confident in who they are and their approach to winning  doesn't change with the wind. You don't attack an opponent from weakness (we don't play zone d) and say its because that's their weakness. You stay in character and keep getting better at what you do!  That's what the good programs do - they make their opposition defend their strengths. Over the past 6 years this approach seems to be working pretty well.

I never want us to be like Syracuse, ugh. Zone defenses by their nature tend to be finesse and seem to coax players into a softer passive style. As noted by dooleybull06 you lose the rebounding edge - bc you're playing an area and less able to box your man out. Good man defenses are aggressive and I think tend to juice a players competitive instincts. It can turn everything up a notch. A really good man D sometimes gets described as relentless, you'll never hear that said about a zone.

What is all this zone talk? I've never seen us play anything but man D. Now some here are suggesting we become something we're not. Syracuse's Boeheim can have his zone, I love our man to man. Cultivate your better self and don't try and be a chameleon. There's not enough time in the day - guaranteed way to lose!

4 minutes ago, enrique14150 said:

Hopefully a good win today over a quality opponent will settle some people down.  The skeptics will have to lie low for a few days now.

I think some are still managing their Kent St hangover.

59 minutes ago, promotherobot said:

It's getting obvious hiring Whitesell was a mistake. Totally undisciplined team. If they were going to hire from within FLJ world have been better.

Talk out of your ass much?

8 hours ago, UB85 said:

We were the stand out the last five years. Does that necessarily mean we are the flagship this year? Or the next five years? Unlikely I'd say, but let's give Jim a chance to keep the momentum going.

Wut? To each his own but ... Some people just bleed negativity like it's part of their dna. The facts are; we have an exceptional recruitment group supplementing a very good returning group. And for most of us, yes, The Bulls are the flagship of the MAC and have earned it. To those in the Mac who think otherwise - prove it.

Sounds like the start of a Home Advisor commercial.

Just having a little fun - sometimes commas and periods can be your friend. And I appreciate your research.

13 hours ago, 961819 said:

No I didn’t stop being annoying.

I don't get it. Are you implying there's a time in the future where you will stop being annoying? lol

Agreed. Wouldn't it be cool if the league enjoyed more prestige around the country and the Mac Tournament wasn't the end all. Just sayin .. wouldn't be so bad to have some league pride too.

Funny, I was looking at his profile last night as I went through the 4*s available in the portal. He definitely stood out. The Mac could get exciting. Wouldn't it be cool if this league became a popular topic of conversation with 2 teams in the top 20. I know we're going to be there. I like our team as constituted. We effectively replaced our big three and have 2, 4* recruits from last year looking for playing time. I haven't given up on guys like Travon Fagan making a strong impact this season either - ah the homer in me.

Don't we want The Mac to be a respected league? The better it gets, the better we get hopefully.

The only restriction I see potentially would involve academic qualifications.

Rebounding is a learned skill set and this kid learned well. In fact in this case I would say 6'5 = 6'8

I wonder if this J grayer has any eligibility left? wow

https://youtu.be/PLLTDU0kwsU

His UNCG highlight reel has some Nick Perkins to it. 

1 hour ago, rma said:

Isn’t that the case for everybody though? Guys that we’re recruiting now we didn’t recruit when we had Oats because we thought that we could get somebody better.

Entirely different as 961819 described. Also I'll take Nickelberry and Skogman over the entire recruiting class of Oats and Hodgson all day.

Well you know #44 was a great number in Syracuse football lore, maybe #33 can be that in UB bb. The brand is building.

In the case of JW, I'm guessing he overreacted to his experience at Clemson where he was mishandled by an incompetent coach. Perhaps our coaches didn't communicate well enough, it appears to me, he was leery of not seeing enough playing time here. Now he can be the big fish in a small pond, to each his own. As far DC, he found his right fit. He didn't have much of an impact at Juco level.