Basketball Season Begins!

[hokiecheme11]

I know it's football time, but I'm a big basketball guy too. Anyone in attendance for the first practice last night? I'm curious as to how the guys are looking.

Of course, go Hokies and beat Wake!

 

[hunzworth]

Open scrimmage the day of the BC game (ithink). I may skip the tailgate and check out the bball game.

 

[wildturkey]

Wait, we had a Midnight Madness last night?

 

[hokiecheme11]

No more "Late Night", but I think there was an open practice

 

[wildturkey]

Ah, ok. I haven't seen anything about it. I actually like basketball better as a sport in general than football. I know, I'm crazy, right? With our solid freshmen coming in this year, I actually expect us to be just as good if not better than last year. We've got a nice balance of young talent and veteran experience (especially with Hudson and JT coming off medical redshirts). If Greenberg uses his full bench instead of foolishly playing a 6 to 7 man rotation of upper classmen (which he's done before), we have a shot at being in the top half of the ACC. UNC and Duke are loaded but I truly believe we can be top 5.

 

[hokiecheme11]

lol I don't think you're crazy. And saying UNC is loaded is the understatement of the century. All five starters could go in the first round of next year's draft.

I agree, I think we could be at least as good as last year. Everyone has high hopes for DFS, but I think all of our freshmen (not van Zegeren) will play important minutes. I had heard Eddie has looked really good, and Garland picked it up. I hope we can get good production out of VD, CR, and CJB so that JTT can still come off the bench and be a high energy guy.

I'm thinking the starting lineup (maybe not at game 1) will be Green, Hudson, Finney-Smith, Eddie, and Davila... What do you think?

 

[hunzworth]

No more "Late Night", but I think there was an open practice

DAMN! really? i didnt know about that.

BTW i dont know if it has been posted but Jarrell Eddie has had his suspension lifted. Was supposed to be out until start of second semester.

 

[wildturkey]

lol I don't think you're crazy. And saying UNC is loaded is the understatement of the century. All five starters could go in the first round of next year's draft.

I agree, I think we could be at least as good as last year. Everyone has high hopes for DFS, but I think all of our freshmen (not van Zegeren) will play important minutes. I had heard Eddie has looked really good, and Garland picked it up. I hope we can get good production out of VD, CR, and CJB so that JTT can still come off the bench and be a high energy guy.

I'm thinking the starting lineup (maybe not at game 1) will be Green, Hudson, Finney-Smith, Eddie, and Davila... What do you think?

I'd replace Eddie with JT if I had to guess the starting line up. I'd rather have his experience in there. Plus, when he was healthy, he actually had a few games where he was worthy of being a starter but Greenberg would go back and forth with his minutes.

I hope we open it up offensively this season though with a lot more ball movement. I do not like Greenberg's strategy of smothering defense followed by grind it out offense. With this recruiting class, we've got the personal to play more up tempo.