Listened to Brady interviewed by Schickman last night. Some quick highlights from what he said:

1. A.J. Davis is hoping to be drafted and play in the NBA D league. Had Davis played his entire career like he did the last six weeks, he intimated that he might be on an NBA roster now.
2. Alioune Douf and last year's point man (Devon Moore) are doing well in France and Hungary, respectively.
3. Goins, perhaps foolishly, turned down two opportunities to play overseas.
4. Said that Kent has been best freshman so far, overall. Four of the seven freshman will play extensively. I took that to mean Kent, Lukic, Vodanovich and Dalembert. He said it was a skilled group.
5. Big expectations for Cooke.
6. Perhaps the light is starting to go off for Nation, a la Davis, as he just completed his two best practice performances.
7. Christian Pierce has fallen behind other players and is not likely to play a big role going forward.

Oh, one more thing: Semenov, knock on wood, is healthy and has played well.

Nation still suspended for the first 15?

(10-17-2013 10:20 AM)JMUSkinsfan Wrote:  Nation still suspended for the first 15?

yes

Instead of pleading the fifth, Brady had to say he is fine remaining in the CAA sans GMU, VCU & ODU. Dude, I stuck up for you last year and this is how you repay me?

(10-17-2013 12:32 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  Instead of pleading the fifth, Brady had to say he is fine remaining in the CAA sans GMU, VCU & ODU. Dude, I stuck up for you last year and this is how you repay me?

Thought the same thing. I really hope it's just Brady and Kenny speaking their minds, but I'm so stinking paranoid I end up worrying that they're laying groundwork or floating balloons. Makes me hate myself really which is the correct reaction to such thoughts.

why is madizone so slow to update this season - they are inconsistent... sometimes posting the rally hour archive and sometimes not. Sometimes having game clips available and pressers and sometimes not.

(10-17-2013 12:32 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  Instead of pleading the fifth, Brady had to say he is fine remaining in the CAA sans GMU, VCU & ODU. Dude, I stuck up for you last year and this is how you repay me?

It's plausible. With the new convo in the works perhaps Brady thinks JMU is poised to outclass everyone remaining in the CAA from a facilities standpoint which in addition to JMU's recent success should help buoy the program and keep them in position to go to the NCAAs regularly.

I don't think anyone in the CAA will have anything close to what JMU is proposing for your new arena. I've got to think that puts everyone else at a distinct disadvantage as it pertains to recruiting which is the lifeblood of any basketball program.

in a year and in 2 years, this team is gonna be unreal......Moving to a larger conference may hurt, this team could dominate the caa in a year or 2.......just a thought

I haven't heard what Kenny has said, but Brady probably wants wins!

Lefty built a solid program by scheduling as many top tier teams as possible. Brady is happy to continue to play in the water down CAA while adding with lightweights like Greensboro, High Point and Winthrop. His schedule may provide a winning season but will guarantee an empty convo.

Brooks is upset about the former CAA teams not wanting to schedule JMU. He made up for it by scheduling UCLA, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Pittsburg, North Carolina, and St. Johns.

With the loss of VCU, Mason, and ODU the CAA will now always be a 1 team NCAA Tournament Conference. JMU needs to be playing in a higher profile league with a visible TV contract.

With all of the conference movement, it makes me wonder what it would like for William and Mary now if they decided to go into the ACC when they had the opportunity. I am sure their administrators could not envision the TV money 50 years ago. I think JMU now finds itself at a similar crossroad. In 10 to 20 years the decision JMU makes concerning conference affliction will be as obvious.

(10-17-2013 11:16 PM)HMK Wrote:  Lefty built a solid program by scheduling as many top tier teams as possible. Brady is happy to continue to play in the water down CAA while adding with lightweights like Greensboro, High Point and Winthrop. His schedule may provide a winning season but will guarantee an empty convo.

Brooks is upset about the former CAA teams not wanting to schedule JMU. He made up for it by scheduling UCLA, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Pittsburg, North Carolina, and St. Johns.

With the loss of VCU, Mason, and ODU the CAA will now always be a 1 team NCAA Tournament Conference. JMU needs to be playing in a higher profile league with a visible TV contract.

With all of the conference movement, it makes me wonder what it would like for William and Mary now if they decided to go into the ACC when they had the opportunity. I am sure their administrators could not envision the TV money 50 years ago. I think JMU now finds itself at a similar crossroad. In 10 to 20 years the decision JMU makes concerning conference affliction will be as obvious.

You make too much sense for these boards. Stop it!

(10-18-2013 05:22 AM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  

(10-17-2013 11:16 PM)HMK Wrote:  Lefty built a solid program by scheduling as many top tier teams as possible. Brady is happy to continue to play in the water down CAA while adding with lightweights like Greensboro, High Point and Winthrop. His schedule may provide a winning season but will guarantee an empty convo.

Brooks is upset about the former CAA teams not wanting to schedule JMU. He made up for it by scheduling UCLA, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Pittsburg, North Carolina, and St. Johns.

With the loss of VCU, Mason, and ODU the CAA will now always be a 1 team NCAA Tournament Conference. JMU needs to be playing in a higher profile league with a visible TV contract.

With all of the conference movement, it makes me wonder what it would like for William and Mary now if they decided to go into the ACC when they had the opportunity. I am sure their administrators could not envision the TV money 50 years ago. I think JMU now finds itself at a similar crossroad. In 10 to 20 years the decision JMU makes concerning conference affliction will be as obvious.

You make too much sense for these boards. Stop it!

Yeah HMK (Uncle Miltie) .... don't let that happen again!!! You know better!!!!

(10-17-2013 11:16 PM)HMK Wrote:  With the loss of VCU, Mason, and ODU the CAA will now always be a 1 team NCAA Tournament Conference. JMU needs to be playing in a higher profile league with a visible TV contract.

"Always" a one bid league? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
Surely you can't be serious that you think the loss of VCU and GMU WBB mean anything come selection time?

I'd add that ODU hasn't been a threat to make the NCAAs for 3 years. And VCU made the tourney one time...ONE TIME...in it's entire history.

There's no doubt that JMU will continue to be one of the top dawgs in CAA WBB, but Drexel is a legit threat, and the programs at Hofstra and Delaware (even without EDD) will be in the hunt for NCAA bids.

Honestly, I think it's a bit overly pessimistic to think CAA WBB will "always" be a 1 bid league.

I am looking forward to the games at Virginia, at Richmond and the Governor's Classic in Richmond though vs. Hampton(before Tech/VCU game). It is also great that UVA will be playing in Harrisonburg next year. Coach Brady is also quoted in DNR "we will be competitive wherever we are. I think our young guys are going to be all league guys, whatever league we are in"

I am looking forward to watching this team develop and will be patient through what I think will be rough days early in the season.

(10-18-2013 07:36 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(10-17-2013 11:16 PM)HMK Wrote:  With the loss of VCU, Mason, and ODU the CAA will now always be a 1 team NCAA Tournament Conference. JMU needs to be playing in a higher profile league with a visible TV contract.

"Always" a one bid league? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
Surely you can't be serious that you think the loss of VCU and GMU WBB mean anything come selection time?

I'd add that ODU hasn't been a threat to make the NCAAs for 3 years. And VCU made the tourney one time...ONE TIME...in it's entire history.

There's no doubt that JMU will continue to be one of the top dawgs in CAA WBB, but Drexel is a legit threat, and the programs at Hofstra and Delaware (even without EDD) will be in the hunt for NCAA bids.

Honestly, I think it's a bit overly pessimistic to think CAA WBB will "always" be a 1 bid league.

I read that as referring to MBB Longhorn. Everyone knows GMU and VCU don't have anything to do with multiple-bids as it pertains to WBB.

MBB may not always be a 1-bid league either to be honest (I could see 2 bids perhaps in good years), but it rarely was a multi-bid league to begin with. In the last 6-7 years we had a couple, but historically the CAA is what it is in MBB.

(10-18-2013 07:36 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(10-17-2013 11:16 PM)HMK Wrote:  With the loss of VCU, Mason, and ODU the CAA will now always be a 1 team NCAA Tournament Conference. JMU needs to be playing in a higher profile league with a visible TV contract.

"Always" a one bid league? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
Surely you can't be serious that you think the loss of VCU and GMU WBB mean anything come selection time?

I'd add that ODU hasn't been a threat to make the NCAAs for 3 years. And VCU made the tourney one time...ONE TIME...in it's entire history.

There's no doubt that JMU will continue to be one of the top dawgs in CAA WBB, but Drexel is a legit threat, and the programs at Hofstra and Delaware (even without EDD) will be in the hunt for NCAA bids.

Honestly, I think it's a bit overly pessimistic to think CAA WBB will "always" be a 1 bid league.

He was talking about men's basketball. Just used the women's schedule to make a point...

I'm not going to get into conference affialiation because it's discussed ad nauseum in many other threads on this board. I will say, however, that I believe Brady when he says it's a good league with good coaches. If you look at this year's 9-team league, probably 7 of the teams could be argued as being at least solid - Towson, Charleston, Drexel, Delaware, Northeastern, W&M and JMU. The other two -- UNCW and Hofstra -- are probably in rebuilding modes. The prospective tenth member, Elon, has been grouped among the best of the mid-majors nationally, along with Towson, in at least one publication I saw (ESPN site).

With respect to the coaches, all have good credentials or have had some level of success: Skerry at Towson, Brady at JMU, Ross at DE (who's brought in another outstanding recruiting class), Shaver at W&M, Coen at NE, Wojik at Charleston, Joe Mihalich at Hofstra, Buzz Peterson at UNCW and Bruiser Flint at Drexel. Mihalich, the new Hofstra coach, was quite successful at Niagara and Wojik did fairly well at Tulsa, I believe it was.

Towson, in addition to having a terrific returning core of players, will also have eligible one of the most highly touted transfers in the country (player from Vermont). DE also picked up a high scoring transfer, in addition to an excellent freshman class. And Drexel returns the high scoring guard that missed all of last season to a strong nucleus.

This league is hardly dead and I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot about that next week at media day in Baltimore.

buzz peterson has never done anything. I hate that guy, wilmington deserves better

(10-18-2013 08:57 AM)VCUfan Wrote:  MBB may not always be a 1-bid league either to be honest (I could see 2 bids perhaps in good years), but it rarely was a multi-bid league to begin with. In the last 6-7 years we had a couple, but historically the CAA is what it is in MBB.

I think the answer is going to lie in the OOC scheduling - like it always has. At-large teams from mid-major conferences have always scheduled well, won those games and dominated their conference. To me, when you're truly a mid-major, it has more to do with that then who is necessarily in your conference.