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Date Posted: Saturday, October 30, 10:33:17pm
Author: VBC
Subject: Observations from tonight

LaRoche is low level competition. I would say about the level of the top grade intramural players from when I was in school in the mid-70s. We should double the score on them.

I haven't seen any stats but I doubt we hit half of our free throws. If we don't improve immediately it will be a disappointing season.

I was impressed by all of the freshman. TJ was best, followed by Mike Talley, Jerry Jones then Joel Wright. If Wright would have hit his free throws I'd have graded him higher than Jones. But all played well.

Bill Clark played very well. Just the kind of performance that I had hoped for from him. He took a good first step towards a fine senior season.

I'm disappointed in Damian. A 3 game disciplinary suspension is not what I expect from a senior captain.

TJ and Mike might be the best pair of guards to arrive on the Bluff together since OJ and Yunnie.

Shortly after TJ verballed a former Dukes player who had seen many of his HS games told me that he'd never make it as an A-10 player. WRONG! TJ has excellent court sense and showed great defense tonight. Granted, it wasn't close to D-1 competition, but he did all you could have expected on D tonight and then some.

TJ's shot release is a bit low for my liking, but then again so was BB's.

The new seats are okay.

Foul shooting stunk tonight.

No direct access from the premium seats to press row due to the new railing. This makes it harder for me to annoy Ray, JD and the beat writers. I don't like it.

Once again, no sisters on the cheerleading squad. Has there been a minority cheerleader of any ancestory in the 21st century? When was the last time we had a minority cheerleader?

The problems with the new scoreboard must be resolved before the next exhibition game. As of now it's like putting a thirteen inch TV on top of your 50 inch HD TV.

Did I mention that our free throw shooting was awful?

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Mostly agree but I think Mike Talley was far more impressive than TJ. (NT) -- UncivilDKizzle, Sunday, October 31, 12:07:26am
Tghanks for the report VBC. Not much competition but still 12 points, 10 assists and 9 steals. is an impressive start forTJ. What the heck is the problem with are guys from the FT line? Hopefully our coaches will get this fixed. (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, October 31, 09:31:19am
- CLK - The "Problem", to my eyes at least, with our guys and free throws is largely mechanical. Some of our better players will just not be good free throw shooters ( 75% or higher ) due to their technique. I'm guessing the coaches will not covert BJ, DS, EE ( to a lesser degree ), AM, RP, JW or DT to 75% shooters from the line. Heck, I'd settle for 70%. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Sunday, October 31, 10:14:44am
  - I believe Joel Wright was a 71% FT shooter prior to coming here. EE was 80%. It is a big part mechanics, some part psychological. (NT) -- TMH, Sunday, October 31, 10:40:30am
    - Some thoughts on free throws. -- VBC, Monday, November 01, 08:58:02pm
      - Not to belabor the point but ... By all accounts the players practice free throws constantly. Whether they are practicing with proper fundamentals - I'm not sure. The in game results are what they are. Maybe this year, BJ and DS, in particular, will improve enough to pick up more of of those "Gift Points" from the line to materially improve the W-L record. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Tuesday, November 02, 07:39:59am
  - We would heve won 20 games last year if we would have been just an average FT shooting team as opposed to one of the worst. (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, October 31, 01:46:17pm
Good stuff except for the nonsense on minority cheer leaders. Whoever trys out trys out and hopefully the best make it...frankly the BIGGER isue to me is the weight....I hope these young ladies are in shape like cheerleaders should be. Uh oh...her come the PC police. (NT) -- Greg, Sunday, October 31, 09:36:50am
- Greg, Inside -- Alan, Sunday, October 31, 10:51:23am
- Greg, I agree with your point that the best cheerleaders at the tryouts should make the squad regardless of ethnicity. -- VBC, Sunday, October 31, 10:56:51am
Thanks for the report; how did Rod look; I assume he got a lot of PT with Sauders suspended. It would be nice to have a season without the typical distractions that seem to be so commonplace in college sports today. (NT) -- Jules, Sunday, October 31, 10:09:05am
- Rod looked healthy and confident in his moves on the floor. I hope he'll be able to give us plenty of quality minutes this year. (NT) -- VBC, Sunday, October 31, 10:46:53am
I agree with all - it's not important and it has been mentioned before - but it is a shame that the DU Athletic Department - or maybe it was the Palumbo Center - you never know - went CHEAP on the new seats. You don't get to change them that often and they did a poor job. Nice practice game. (NT) -- FAM, Sunday, October 31, 11:59:20am
- Are they flimsy, uncomfortable, or both? (NT) -- El Duque, Monday, November 01, 04:08:34pm
Rod did look healthy just didn't finish when he had the chance. He did hit some free throws. Thought T.J. played well but we're gonna miss Eric a lot. We might of had more competition playing against Pierre LaRouche. (NT) -- WashpaRick, Sunday, October 31, 11:59:59am
Nice job VBC. Just let me add that we noticed Bill Clarke has totally revamped his shot and it's paid off. Keep it up Bill. I agree we will miss E.E. somewhat but IMHO there was a lot more movement with T.J. or Talley bringing the ball up compared to last year. Joel Wright (aka Air Jamaica) is a player. More TJ observations - 9 steals (granted low level competition) but he seems to know where a pass is going before the passer knows! Did VBC mention the foul-shooting? (NT) -- kOTR73, Sunday, October 31, 12:08:49pm
Story from Official Site, Box Score & Photo Gallery....., Click Here (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, October 31, 01:41:11pm
It's preseason and even the best need to get back in shape....Listening to the broadcast game last night Ray Goss had a funny moment. During a substitution he said "Air Jamaica going out, replaced by Joel Wright". (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, October 31, 01:53:37pm
- Speaking of which...how many syllables are there in Joel. They often pronounced it Jo_el. Is that correct? (NT) -- TMH, Monday, November 01, 01:39:22pm
  - Jor El was Superman's father. (NT) -- Bilgy, Monday, November 01, 01:59:54pm
  - It's pronounce with 2 syllables joe elle. (NT) -- DUDUDE, Monday, November 01, 02:56:46pm
Has anyone seen Joel dunk yet. With his nickname I was looking forward to a few jams against LaRoche. (NT) -- WashpaRick, Monday, November 01, 08:03:30pm
VBC and GREG -- Coach Kone, Wednesday, November 03, 05:26:14pm
- VBC and GREG -- Coach K, Wednesday, November 03, 05:28:23pm
  - Thank you very much for the information! (NT) -- VBC, Wednesday, November 03, 05:31:39pm
Why don't they bring in a Herb Magee for two days and teach them how to shoot Free throws? You really can learn how to improve on the line. (NT) -- shushurara, Thursday, November 04, 04:51:22pm
- Good suggestion shushurara, Magee was a great teacher of the fundamentals of the game such as free throw shooting, taking care of the ball, and playing sound defense. His record speaks for itself. It amazes me that Everhart as a former guard himself hasn't gotten these guys to improve their techniques on the line. Maybe it's tiime to bring someone on board who can get these guys to hit 70% of their foul shots. A 10% improvement could mean the differnce between a 16-17 win season and a 20 plus win season. (NT) -- RayR, Sunday, November 07, 12:41:21am

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