Quote from: JD24 on December 31, 2023, 01:35:18 PMHis game is negated a bit by a roster without a lot of shot makers.
BIG understatement! Huge! I doubt that we will fully appreciate his improvements until our 24-25 team takes the floor in November.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: JD24 on December 31, 2023, 01:35:18 PMHis game is negated a bit by a roster without a lot of shot makers.
Quote from: Bumbo on December 31, 2023, 03:25:10 AMDeaveiro easily leads the team in minutes played with 432. 73 assists vs 36 TO's is still a solid ratio especially considering he is point captain of a fast paced and frequently pressed offense which features no recognizable inside threats and weak outside shooting to boot. I am really looking forward to his senior year of directing a more broadly talented and mature group as he simultaneously teaches Justus McNair the ropes and pitfalls of MVC point play.
Darius had only one turnover in the final 19 minutes of the game and for the two minutes in the first half when he sat and Jahari ran the point we turned it over three times in a row without getting a shot off. Darius helped key the rally finding good shots for others and scoring himself but it's tough for anyone to play 35-38 minutes per game, be the primary ball handler and decision maker on virtually every possession and defend the point. Unfortunately it appears Rev has no other options at the point. Darius certainly could be a better finisher but he's been more assertive calling his own number lately and the results are coming albeit maybe not as fast as we would like but coming. There are other reasons why we are not winning. On another note, I think our shot selection and sharing of the ball is improving and it may be because Stafford was out with an injury. Weatherspoon and sometimes Edwards can struggle with shot selection and time and score decisions. I have faith in Rev.
Quote from: VULB#62 on December 29, 2023, 05:27:31 PMAccording to Roger, the staff are gonna pound the transfer portal going after some "dudes" to complement the underclass core.
Quote from: wh on December 21, 2023, 12:36:10 PMIf they want to continue playing, put your name in the transfer portal. Truthfully, I highly doubt anyone in the country will bite,
Quote from: mj on December 19, 2023, 02:52:44 PMI thought that Coach Powell had a young team ready, for the most part, to break the Samford press.
Quote from: VU2014 on December 19, 2023, 04:07:40 PMThere is a lot of high upside young talent, but this Team has some glaring roster construction needs that the staff didn't have adequate time to recruit for in the offseason...Sad but true.
Quote from: VU2014 on December 19, 2023, 04:07:40 PMI've mentioned is before but I wouldn't mind if Palm and Barrett didn't use their final year of eligibility at Valpo... sounds harsh but we could really use those scholarships elsewhereAlso sad but true! Even with good health and average year to year development their just isn't much program upside to seeing either return for 24-25. Lastly but obviously, these two are not great fits for the Roger Powell style of play.
Quote from: historyman on December 19, 2023, 10:24:56 AMthe Palm exit.
Quote from: wh on December 18, 2023, 03:06:32 PMQuote from: Chairback on December 16, 2023, 07:18:48 PMAgreed. This season is nothing more than a dress rehearsal for next year. In the meantime it's fun to watch this young group buying into the process and working their tales off.
This team is young and completely inexperienced. I really enjoy watching this team and I'm not giving up on them. They are getting beat up and going thru growing pains. They have to be one of the youngest teams in D1.
You can see the talent is there and they are being thrown into the fire as freshman and sophomores.
I truly enjoy watching this team, more than any valpo teams in the last 5 years.
Quote from: JD24 on December 13, 2023, 09:05:27 AMQuote from: VUGrad1314 on December 13, 2023, 01:35:08 AMI had high hopes for year one of the Powell eraThe question for you would be why? What was there that would give anyone high hopes for year one. The recruits were a bag of no names and lower level guys. There was hope that maybe one or two of them could play. Beyond that it was hopefully that the culture and effort on the floor will have changed over the last few years. It appears the effort is there but the roster is lacking.
It was always going to take a few years to turn it around.
Quote from: tiny707 on December 12, 2023, 09:43:23 AM
Maybe Lual will be the big we are looking
for?
Quote from: JD24 on December 09, 2023, 12:58:06 PMSepp put up a few points but his court movement is that of a 6-10/6-11 player and not one who is 6-7.
Quote from: historyman on December 08, 2023, 08:40:10 AMAs long as the Rev doesn't let him come in and say "I will dominate the Missouri Valley" shades of Mo Kone.
Quote from: Valpofamfan on December 07, 2023, 09:13:51 AMTo be fair we don't have a deep bench and while others were not playing great Sciarroni was on the court excited to play and was pretty active on defense;
Quote from: VU2014 on December 06, 2023, 06:29:45 PMThere was a story about Bryce and Powell pushing to have Nick Davidson transfer back in the day.
Quote from: valpopal on November 30, 2023, 06:33:55 PMQuote from: SanityLost17 on November 30, 2023, 09:04:56 AMThis relates to a question I raised before the start of the season, and I have never heard adequately resolved. I liked Coach Powell's idea of an up-tempo game plan, but it appeared this strategy would be more difficult when the action became limited to fewer participants, mostly due to injuries and a decision to redshirt Scroggins. The team has now been restricted in the last three games to an 8-player rotation, including a number of freshmen who have yet to fully build Division-1 strength and stamina. My question was why didn't VU fill the final scholarship spot. Does anyone have an answer? It would have been nice if there were a planned surprise of a mid-year addition to the team. However, otherwise the lack of a 13th scholarship player on the bench seems merely a self-imposed handicap.
I'm not convinced you can play players at that pace for 40 minutes without less minutes and a deeper rotation.
Quote from: VUSWIM08-12 on November 28, 2023, 03:13:02 PM50% from 3!Attempts? Is it 2 of 4 or maybe even 4 of 8?
Quote from: nkvu on November 21, 2023, 09:23:54 PMStill can't get a handle on this team.Join the club! Nothing is surprising me because I have no idea what to expect but an 0-20 MVC record now looks off the table.
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