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#1
Quote from: donho on January 05, 2016, 06:37:50 PM
Tigerfan, RMC is  in a down year. HSC  should be  a double digit winner.

With that said...anything can happen in a rivalry game. See VT against UVA as an example!
#2
I looked back over the board, but there didn't appear to be any answers. Why have so many players left the RMC Program? In particular, I really liked Rip (short guard I think)...Disappointing not see him out there on the floor today...
#3
Quote from: donho on January 02, 2016, 04:12:04 PM
Just left Crenshaw, easy to see how they have six loses already this year. But glad for this W!

You got that right...
#4
Here is the question: Does RMC stay in the Nunnally/Rhoades/Davis family?  Big decisions for Jeff Burns and RMC. Jamal Brunt could have been an excellent candidate but he has left UofR for Miami. But there are others that may have interest or RMC has interest in.
#5
Nice win by RMC tonight. Pretty impressed with the level of talent. While I've not been as close to the league over the last several years, I'd have to say that there appears to be more talent and depth @ RMC than existed in the late Nunnally years and Rhoades era. Hats off to Coach Davis! VWC played hard and almost pulled off the comeback. Talented as well, but don't appear to have the horses RMC has (or the # of them).
#6
Hell Yeah.  Lets go Macon.  Getting it done in the ODAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.  Congrats to the players for putting in all of the hard wrk and sticking with it.  Congrats to Coach Davis and Coach Byers.  Unbelievable first year with the hope/expectation that we got 2 more in us!  Congrats to Coach Rhoades and Coach Byers for building the foundation of this team through recruiting and coaching.  And congrats to Coach Davis arriving with high expectations, holding the recruiting class and team together, dismissing bad apples once 2nd chances had been given, and exceeding every expectation we had for you!

D3hoops.com thanks for covering the games so those of us around the world can keep up with the events of the DIII Tournament.  Wish I coud be there in Salem but I will be monitoring via the internet.  Congrats again to Guilford for making it 2 ODAC teams in the Final Four!
#7
Congrats to the 3 ODAC Teams to make the Sweet Sixteen.  I am glad to see that the Yellow Jackets found a group willing to put it all on the line come tournament time--both in the ODAC Touranement and now the NCAA Tournament.  Be nice if we hosted, but it looks like we will have to do it on the road.  Good luck to the team and the coaching staff this coming weekend.  And good luck to EMU and Guilford as well.  Be great to have 3 in the Elite 8 out of the ODAC.
#8
Glad to see the Jackets take are of business in the quarterfinals...Hope they come out and play like this against EMU!  I am sure there is some "revenge factor" in this game and Coach Davis will use it in preparation.  May have to get up on the middle of the night and listen to this game on the internet.  Go Jackets.  

And does this solidify all 4 ODAC teams (EMU, Guilford, VWC and RMC) getting into the NCAAs?  What is the thought out there?
#9
Glad to log on and see the news of RMC pulling out 2 victories, especially the apparent mental toughness displayed in the 2nd game against Williams.  Now it is into the heart of the ODAC schedule...Every night is a battle!  And, as Donho stated, I am beginning to really believe...

Also glad to see the success of some other local D-1 programs in Virginia that have ODAC roots in one way or another.  Tony Shaver at W&M making a huge difference...Sounds like he has built in many ways another H-SC, just in the CAA.  He has a senior laden team that plays smart and can shoot.  After losing their opening 2 games they are undefeated I believe with upset wins over Maryland and Wake Forest.  And played UConn close at the beginning of the season.  They also beat VCU in Richmond.  Impressive.  

VCU is also having a good season...Of course, Coach Rhoades is now part of that staff.  They have lost 2 games (W&M and Western Michigan) and have an upset win over Oklahoma and wins against Richmond and Nevada.  

And there is Richmond where Jamal Brunt is part of the staff.  10-4 with loses to VCU, W&M, Wake Forest, South Carolina.  They look to be promising in the A-10 this year.  
#10
28RMCFans--

You should love what you are seeing.  8-0 is a great start and it sounds like the team is playing well.  No problem with that approach.  My only point is that we have seen a lot of this before only not to rise to expectations in February and March.  Agree with you on Dix...I am sure this has been important to the improvement of the big men.

Regarding the go to guy...Yes, depth is necessary, but so is a "go to guy".  You ever seen CHAMPIONSHIP teams without a "go to guy".  Those teams are rare if they exist at all.  It takes a well-rounded, deep team, but among the depth there must be a few key roles filled.  A "go to guy", one shut down defensive player, and a "glue" player/s.  Only those fans that have seen games know whether these exist on the roster?  Could someone who has seen games provide the names of the individuals that currently fill the roles or are "developing" into these roles?
#11
Agree about Tim Smith and Jamal Brunt.  Those two were the glue to Rhoade's early years at RMC.  Unfortunately, I have not been able to see the Jackets play this year, but hopefully they have an individual or two that are the glue to the team.  And from my perspective this can't be the "go to guy" either.  It must be someone different from your marquee player. 
#12
RMC Fans--

With all due respect to the traditional RMC Fans that have doubts about the team's performance this year...They are 8-0 and have beat some good to above average teams so far and also beat a solid D-I program in its exhibition game.  8-0 is 8-0.  A win is a win and a loss is a loss.  And lets remember that this is being done in a year with quite a bit of uncertainity.  Rhoades departed for VCU and Davis comes in at RMC.  Those of us that know Coach Davis know he is a stand-up guy and a great basketball mind.  But did anyone expect an 8-0 start with an upset of American in an exhibition game?  The answer is no. 

Coach Davis (proably along with Coach Rhoades help) was able to get JD Byers to stick around which got things off to a good start since he knows the players and incoming freshmen.  However, there are differences between the way programs are run between coaches (even when both of the coaches are good/great coaches).  So undoubtedly there was going to be a transition period...And this transition period has resulted in an 8-0 record! Get out of here...I'm dreaming, aren't I!

About the "separation" of the kid from the program...Good for Coach Davis.  Rhoades gave him more than his fair amount of chances and then Davis gave him a chance.  And from all accounts (now and in the past) things weren't going smoothly and it was becoming a distraction.  And based on everyone's comments about the depth of this team then things should move forward...And like Donho, while I have not seen any games this year, this kid was not the best player on the team nor the heart and soul of this team.  Period. 

I will say as I have said in previous years, especially last year after we beat George Mason.  Games are played one at a time.  And what you did the previous game means nothing in the next game.  8-0 start means nothing b/c all that matters is the next game.  And, as echoed by some fans, RMC often likes to "ride" below the radar.  (Very similar to Virginia Tech in football...When they are the underdog things go well, but when the team has high expectations then previous results have often indicated that RMC did not rise to the occasion.)  Well, Coach Davis and the players need to change this.  As the pressure increases and the expectations rise (#5 in the nation, etc.) then the team needs to show up and play every night like a CHAMPIONSHIP caliber team.  CHAMPIONS are determined when the stakes are the highest...The ODAC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.  In this sense I agree with some of the RMC posters...That I have my doubts (based on recent results), but I have my hopes as well.

In my opinion, a GOOD season is winning a lot of regular season games and then making it to at least the semi-finals or finals of the ODAC tournament with the potential for getting an NCAA tournament bid.  A GREAT season is winning the regular season ODAC title, winning the ODAC tournament, and making it into the sweet Sixteen.  A CHAMPIONSHIP season is winning the NCAA and everything along the way.  GOOD seasons (while respected) are average at RMC.  The standard at RMC is a GREAT season.  And RMC expects to be making progress to winning the National Championship.  These are the expectations that come with RMC Basketball thanks to its tradition (Webb, Nunnally, Rhoades, and now Davis). 

So...I am happy that with the transition to Davis from Rhoades that RMC has positioned itself to have nothing less than a GOOD season with the potential to have a GREAT season.  Time will only tell on the National Championship...I will worry about that once RMC has had a great season (winning the sectional in the NCAA tournament).  All I do know is that this takes playing at a CHAMPIONSHIP level one game at a time and being able to handle the pressure/expectation of winning the ODAC Tournament and advancing deep into the NCAA Tournament. 

This mental/pyschological leap of playing at a CHAMPIONSHIP level in the ODAC Tournament and then carrying it into the NCAA Tournament has been the issue.  The only way to overcome this is to DO IT.  Best of luck to the players and coaching staff in accomplishing this feat this year.  As a Yellow Jacket fan I will be cheering for you along the way to accomplish this goal in late February and early March.  That is when the caliber of RMC teams are determined, not in the regular season.




   
#13
Donho--

Good to see your post...Hope all is well with you!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Saw your post about the "dribble drive" offense...I am not an expert by any means on the offense, but there are definitive principles of the "dribble drive" offense, which is also known as AASAA (attack, attack, skip, attack, attack).  My brother-in-law is a high school coach outside of Baltimore, MD (Glenelg Country School) and they run the dribble drive quite a bit (or at last portions of it).  They have been very successful with it...Not only winning games, but also being able to recruit kids to the school to play in the offense.  My brother-in-law has been to numerous coaching clinics on it including visits with Vance Walberg.  Vance Walberg (Pepperdine University X-Head Coach and now an assistant with University of Massachusetts) was the "founder" and of course Calipari utilizes it as well. And the offense is predicated on "NOT" using screens or cuts to the basket, but on solely penetrating gaps with the dribble either for a lay up or for the ball to be kicked/skipped back to the perimeter for a 3 pointer or for another "dribble drive."  Not sure how "big men" get utilized in this offense?  And in order to utilize the offense one must have the right personnel with the right "dribble drive" skills.

Not sure who you were referring to as "using" the offense in your post, but is there someone in the ODAC now using this offense?  Or someone in the Virginia area?  High school or college?

Also...may try to catch a Yellow Jacket and VCU game in the last week of January or first week in February while I am home on leave from Baghdad.  Working in the U.S. Embassy over here since October and will be here until May (or so).  Yellow Jackets sound like they are playing well...Hopefully they will keep it up!
#14
Tigerfanalso and Brian Hamilton--

This is so stupid...And I am sure it is thanks to the league office.  I am so exhausted by the league office and their backwards thinking.  This is only the beginning of my "issues" with them. The scheduling drives me absolute crazy.  And yes...Let's take probably the most well attended game during regular season basketball in the ODAC and schedule it when students aren't on the campus.  Genius.  Recipe for success. 
#15
JD is staying on as well. Great news!!