(09-04-2017 07:08 PM)blewbyu Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 06:34 PM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  I have NO high expectations nor emotional excitement about this coming season! Thank you Jeff Jones

Sorry to hear you have such low expectations about this coming year. I must say I am not a fan of JJ's style of play BUT I am excited and expecting a pretty darn good year coming up. After talking to all the coaches last week we are going to play Brandon and Porter together. The starting line up is going to be Caver at point with BJ at either 2 or 3 and Brandon and Porter. They are still uncertain who the other starter will be. They are also planning on possibly playing a 4 guard with one big rotation. This would be the two freshmen guards with Cavers backup( transfer from last year) and either Green or Haynes( one will start and one will play on this team) along with Kah. Needless to say this second group will play a lot of zone defense. That's right ZONE defense. The reason for this is this group is not ready to play defense but can shoot the ball well. It sounded like a change from what has been a boring product. I am actually excited about this upcoming season. Should be a lot of fun and who knows.If it works we could be good enough to go dancing. I fully expect the naysayers to chime in with the usual no way this club can make the NCAA playoffs but this is by far the best group of players we have had in JJs time here at ODU.

(09-04-2017 07:08 PM)blewbyu Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 06:34 PM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  I have NO high expectations nor emotional excitement about this coming season! Thank you Jeff Jones

Sorry to hear you have such low expectations about this coming year. I must say I am not a fan of JJ's style of play BUT I am excited and expecting a pretty darn good year coming up. After talking to all the coaches last week we are going to play Brandon and Porter together. The starting line up is going to be Caver at point with BJ at either 2 or 3 and Brandon and Porter. They are still uncertain who the other starter will be. They are also planning on possibly playing a 4 guard with one big rotation. This would be the two freshmen guards with Cavers backup( transfer from last year) and either Green or Haynes( one will start and one will play on this team) along with Kah. Needless to say this second group will play a lot of zone defense. That's right ZONE defense. The reason for this is this group is not ready to play defense but can shoot the ball well. It sounded like a change from what has been a boring product. I am actually excited about this upcoming season. Should be a lot of fun and who knows.If it works we could be good enough to go dancing. I fully expect the naysayers to chime in with the usual no way this club can make the NCAA playoffs but this is by far the best group of players we have had in JJs time here at ODU.

(09-05-2017 09:28 AM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 07:08 PM)blewbyu Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 06:34 PM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  I have NO high expectations nor emotional excitement about this coming season! Thank you Jeff Jones

Sorry to hear you have such low expectations about this coming year. I must say I am not a fan of JJ's style of play BUT I am excited and expecting a pretty darn good year coming up. After talking to all the coaches last week we are going to play Brandon and Porter together. The starting line up is going to be Caver at point with BJ at either 2 or 3 and Brandon and Porter. They are still uncertain who the other starter will be. They are also planning on possibly playing a 4 guard with one big rotation. This would be the two freshmen guards with Cavers backup( transfer from last year) and either Green or Haynes( one will start and one will play on this team) along with Kah. Needless to say this second group will play a lot of zone defense. That's right ZONE defense. The reason for this is this group is not ready to play defense but can shoot the ball well. It sounded like a change from what has been a boring product. I am actually excited about this upcoming season. Should be a lot of fun and who knows.If it works we could be good enough to go dancing. I fully expect the naysayers to chime in with the usual no way this club can make the NCAA playoffs but this is by far the best group of players we have had in JJs time here at ODU.

Let me ask you this, how many players on this years team do you think would start for VCU?

(09-04-2017 07:08 PM)blewbyu Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 06:34 PM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  I have NO high expectations nor emotional excitement about this coming season! Thank you Jeff Jones

Sorry to hear you have such low expectations about this coming year. I must say I am not a fan of JJ's style of play BUT I am excited and expecting a pretty darn good year coming up. After talking to all the coaches last week we are going to play Brandon and Porter together. The starting line up is going to be Caver at point with BJ at either 2 or 3 and Brandon and Porter. They are still uncertain who the other starter will be. They are also planning on possibly playing a 4 guard with one big rotation. This would be the two freshmen guards with Cavers backup( transfer from last year) and either Green or Haynes( one will start and one will play on this team) along with Kah. Needless to say this second group will play a lot of zone defense. That's right ZONE defense. The reason for this is this group is not ready to play defense but can shoot the ball well. It sounded like a change from what has been a boring product. I am actually excited about this upcoming season. Should be a lot of fun and who knows.If it works we could be good enough to go dancing. I fully expect the naysayers to chime in with the usual no way this club can make the NCAA playoffs but this is by far the best group of players we have had in JJs time here at ODU.

(09-05-2017 01:30 PM)757ODU Wrote:  That is great to hear. Can't see Ahmad leaving the floor very often. Are you saying Pinckney will be the point guard in that rotation? I would love to see Ahmad with that unit. Get him some guys on the wing that can hit the open shots and we could see some real success from that unit.

(09-05-2017 03:30 PM)Nukesquad Wrote:  

(09-05-2017 01:30 PM)757ODU Wrote:  That is great to hear. Can't see Ahmad leaving the floor very often. Are you saying Pinckney will be the point guard in that rotation? I would love to see Ahmad with that unit. Get him some guys on the wing that can hit the open shots and we could see some real success from that unit.

Pinckney will back up Caver (if/when Caver leaves the floor). There's a debate weather Green can handle the point. If that turns out to be the case, then Caver could potentially play off-ball. Unless there's massive foul trouble, I can't see Caver/Pinckney both being out there at the same time.

(09-04-2017 03:58 PM)ODU DAD Wrote:  Corey Evans‏ 
@coreyevans_10
Follow

2018 @Rameybasketball forward Joe Reece is on an official visit to Old Dominion
5:58 PM - 1 Sep 2017

2018 6-9, 190...

(09-05-2017 04:40 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  I would guess Pinckney gets a handful of mins. like Fields did. Caver is too valuable to take out.

Nice to read additional good thoughts on Green, have heard them myself. Guessing him and BJ are the wings.

(09-05-2017 09:28 AM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 07:08 PM)blewbyu Wrote:  

(09-04-2017 06:34 PM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  I have NO high expectations nor emotional excitement about this coming season! Thank you Jeff Jones

Sorry to hear you have such low expectations about this coming year. I must say I am not a fan of JJ's style of play BUT I am excited and expecting a pretty darn good year coming up. After talking to all the coaches last week we are going to play Brandon and Porter together. The starting line up is going to be Caver at point with BJ at either 2 or 3 and Brandon and Porter. They are still uncertain who the other starter will be. They are also planning on possibly playing a 4 guard with one big rotation. This would be the two freshmen guards with Cavers backup( transfer from last year) and either Green or Haynes( one will start and one will play on this team) along with Kah. Needless to say this second group will play a lot of zone defense. That's right ZONE defense. The reason for this is this group is not ready to play defense but can shoot the ball well. It sounded like a change from what has been a boring product. I am actually excited about this upcoming season. Should be a lot of fun and who knows.If it works we could be good enough to go dancing. I fully expect the naysayers to chime in with the usual no way this club can make the NCAA playoffs but this is by far the best group of players we have had in JJs time here at ODU.

Let me ask you this, how many players on this years team do you think would start for VCU?

(09-01-2017 07:55 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Hearing that we are OUT for 6-5 CG Jason Wade. Son of ODU great Ronnie Wade. Going to either VCU or WSU Shockers. Very sad.....

(09-07-2017 02:21 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(09-01-2017 07:55 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Hearing that we are OUT for 6-5 CG Jason Wade. Son of ODU great Ronnie Wade. Going to either VCU or WSU Shockers. Very sad.....

According to Ed's latest, Wade will be visiting campus next weekend, presumably for the UNC game.

https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/basketball/with-pre-season-workouts-underway-odu-basketball-hosts-a-pair/article_68f6ad1b-f43d-56a6-9893-b2dd769fb0d3.html

Also visiting: Xavier Williams

(09-07-2017 04:16 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  

(09-07-2017 02:21 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  

(09-01-2017 07:55 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  Hearing that we are OUT for 6-5 CG Jason Wade. Son of ODU great Ronnie Wade. Going to either VCU or WSU Shockers. Very sad.....

According to Ed's latest, Wade will be visiting campus next weekend, presumably for the UNC game.

https://pilotonline.com/sports/college/old-dominion/basketball/with-pre-season-workouts-underway-odu-basketball-hosts-a-pair/article_68f6ad1b-f43d-56a6-9893-b2dd769fb0d3.html

Also visiting: Xavier Williams

They get 5 official visits. Of course we are getting one. Don't hold your breadth. His top 2 right now are VCU and WSU.

(09-07-2017 06:37 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  So, ODU is paying for his visit, despite knowing they are out of the running?

(09-08-2017 06:22 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  

(09-07-2017 06:37 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  So, ODU is paying for his visit, despite knowing they are out of the running?

Yep...maybe they can turn things around. I hope they can. That would be an awesome recruiting effort. I hope the pitch includes selling an All-American and NBA player for a coach that can develop him further.

(09-08-2017 06:33 AM)Spantheman34 Wrote:  

(09-08-2017 06:22 AM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  

(09-07-2017 06:37 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  So, ODU is paying for his visit, despite knowing they are out of the running?

Yep...maybe they can turn things around. I hope they can. That would be an awesome recruiting effort. I hope the pitch includes selling an All-American and NBA player for a coach that can develop him further.

JJ doesn't do awesome recruiting efforts!