In Season Tidbits

Being more assertive with his size could be referencing that he needs to play more inside and also as a freshman, he needs to be able to use his size but not be a foul a minute player.
Fans need to back off expectations for Ian and let him grow into a contributing part of the team. He will be making mistakes at first--hopefully he grow into a competitive, team oriented player.
 
[quote="L J S A" post=368012]I very much doubt that he's soft. But even if he is, the worst we have is a backup big man with good hands who's been listed between 245 and 261 lbs.[/quote]
My read is CMA & staff want his physicality, posting up, setting screens & not drifting to perimeter for jumpers too often. I have every confidence Ian gets that.
 
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[quote="Johnnie Drama" post=368018]Steere's father is a complete beast. Would be honestly shocked if he plays soft.[/quote]

If he's anything like his dad he'll be suspended for PED's pretty soon. ;)
 
Was wondering if our emphasis on the Defensive end has hurt our shooting this year. It will be tough to beat better teams when the team is having awful shooting nights. Anyone know how have CMAs previous teams been shooting the ball
 
[quote="Redman#13" post=368225]Was wondering if our emphasis on the Defensive end has hurt our shooting this year. It will be tough to beat better teams when the team is having awful shooting nights. Anyone know how have CMAs previous teams been shooting the ball[/quote]

Then again, Virginia does a pretty good job using defense to keep scores low almost every year. Defense and rebounding for second chance points can overcome some of those shooting slumps. We certainly need to hit more, but I feel we have guys that can score all over the court. Not a lot of pure shooters but we earn our points regardless it seems.
 
[quote="MCNPA" post=368227][quote="Redman#13" post=368225]Was wondering if our emphasis on the Defensive end has hurt our shooting this year. It will be tough to beat better teams when the team is having awful shooting nights. Anyone know how have CMAs previous teams been shooting the ball[/quote]

Then again, Virginia does a pretty good job using defense to keep scores low almost every year. Defense and rebounding for second chance points can overcome some of those shooting slumps. We certainly need to hit more, but I feel we have guys that can score all over the court. Not a lot of pure shooters but we earn our points regardless it seems.[/quote]

Virginia also plays sloooow game. It is not only their defense that holds down opponents scoring, it is the offensive approach which runs down the clock--they are taking 50 shots a game. Our defense is based on chaos theory, trying to speed up the game and score off turnovers. We have a high risk, high reward approach which when it works it is great (held Albany scoreless for 11 minutes last night) but when it doesn't--oops the 15 minutes of what the hell.
 
I really tip my hat to D'Lo. He matured before our eyes and did what he needed to to correct his anger issues and bolt forward. Will always be a favorite of mine.
 
Per @hardwiredsports
Alabama, Memphis, and St. John’s are the only three teams with a top-100 defense while playing at a tempo ranked among the 20th-fastest.
 
[quote="Paultzman" post=368023][quote="L J S A" post=368012]I very much doubt that he's soft. But even if he is, the worst we have is a backup big man with good hands who's been listed between 245 and 261 lbs.[/quote]
My read is CMA & staff want his physicality, posting up, setting screens & not drifting to perimeter for jumpers too often. I have every confidence Ian gets that.[/quote]

Remember Steere was recruited and signed by CMA and so he's more apt to have the qualities that he was looking for.
 
[quote="kred" post=368284][quote="Paultzman" post=368023][quote="L J S A" post=368012]I very much doubt that he's soft. But even if he is, the worst we have is a backup big man with good hands who's been listed between 245 and 261 lbs.[/quote]
My read is CMA & staff want his physicality, posting up, setting screens & not drifting to perimeter for jumpers too often. I have every confidence Ian gets that.[/quote]

Remember Steere was recruited and signed by CMA and so he's more apt to have the qualities that he was looking for.[/quote]
Matt executed Steere transfer from NC State.
 
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[quote="Paultzman" post=368286][quote="kred" post=368284][quote="Paultzman" post=368023][quote="L J S A" post=368012]I very much doubt that he's soft. But even if he is, the worst we have is a backup big man with good hands who's been listed between 245 and 261 lbs.[/quote]
My read is CMA & staff want his physicality, posting up, setting screens & not drifting to perimeter for jumpers too often. I have every confidence Ian gets that.[/quote]

Remember Steere was recruited and signed by CMA and so he's more apt to have the qualities that he was looking for.[/quote]
Matt executed Steere transfer from NC State.[/quote]

Oops. Well Matt knew what we needed, whether it was for Mullin or his successor.
 
[quote="kred" post=368287][quote="Paultzman" post=368286][quote="kred" post=368284][quote="Paultzman" post=368023][quote="L J S A" post=368012]I very much doubt that he's soft. But even if he is, the worst we have is a backup big man with good hands who's been listed between 245 and 261 lbs.[/quote]
My read is CMA & staff want his physicality, posting up, setting screens & not drifting to perimeter for jumpers too often. I have every confidence Ian gets that.[/quote]

Remember Steere was recruited and signed by CMA and so he's more apt to have the qualities that he was looking for.[/quote]
Matt executed Steere transfer from NC State.[/quote]

Oops. Well Matt knew what we needed, whether it was for Mullin or his successor.[/quote]
Everyone on this board knew what we needed for the last 2-3 seasons.
 
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