(07-07-2015 09:05 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(07-07-2015 08:15 PM)Dukeman Wrote:  The goal for JMU athletics, per the president, is that they are "respectable".

That does not mean winning championships in the lowly CAA and that does not mean building a national brand.

It is time some of you to get the joke.

I guess you missed the news that JMU athletics just posted the second highest winning percentage across all varsity sports for all Virginia colleges and universities this past year. A winning record that included multiple championships, but don't let the facts get in the way of an illogical, snarky rant.

Before you misrepresent facts for your snarky comment LH.....look at the whole stat sheet. It was the women's sports that were #1 in the state and significantly pulled up a very poor winning % for the male sports. I would not make a statement that men's sports in general at JMU performed at a respectable level in 2014-2015. But don't let the actual facts get in your way LH, I know it is hard for you to digest the whole picture at times in your attempts to disparage/insult/put others down.

While good overall, the men's sports were really not that respectable outside of football and had a very LOW winning percentage. Also this stat was based on winning % not total wins so it is can be compared across schools with different numbers of sports.

Great job by the lady dukes this past season as they have been doing for quite a few years. Time for the men's programs to pick it up.

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I go to games and cheer loud and proud. I will say again for the hundredth time I think Brady isn't a bad coach. Great with having an eye for talent and a good X and O coach. However he is a an atrocious program manager and will repeat again that no one on his staff is a great program
Manager or talent developer either. That's always been the two things we were missing.

I do believe Jmu will have a good team next year barring any unforeseen knucklehead mistakes or injuries. One of the deepest and most athletic we have seen in a while.

My biggest point is that if the program was managed better and harder work was emphasised on and off court, with coaches more involved and aware of player issues; we would be at a whole different level by now.

Extra for those interested:
Hofstra, Towson and UNCW should be no slouches next year. Towson has done a great job of rebuilding and so has UNCW.

Unless you are around a program everyday for 24 hours a day, some things just can't be assumed from a outside perspective. If JMU men's bball didnt work or recruit good we would be at the bottom of the CAA.

Coaches only have set number of hours they can spend with a athlete, they are also outnumbered. So if a player decides to have teammates over at 11pm on a friday and a fight breaks out a coach cant control that. Parents/Guardians raised these young men for 18 years it is a coaches job to monitor/mentor them. And if you ever did either you understand how difficult it is , esp with youth from diverse backgrounds.

(07-08-2015 12:32 PM)Jmubarkers Wrote:  I go to games and cheer loud and proud. I will say again for the hundredth time I think Brady isn't a bad coach. Great with having an eye for talent and a good X and O coach. However he is a an atrocious program manager and will repeat again that no one on his staff is a great program
Manager or talent developer either. That's always been the two things we were missing.

I do believe Jmu will have a good team next year barring any unforeseen knucklehead mistakes or injuries. One of the deepest and most athletic we have seen in a while.

My biggest point is that if the program was managed better and harder work was emphasised on and off court, with coaches more involved and aware of player issues; we would be at a whole different level by now.

Extra for those interested:
Hofstra, Towson and UNCW should be no slouches next year. Towson has done a great job of rebuilding and so has UNCW.

Hofstra looks to be the clear front runner- would expect JMU to be picked 2nd or 3rd (with maybe Northeastern still getting some credit even though their front court is young). Jon Rothstein of CBS recently attended a Hofstra practice. That's the one thing about the Burg it's a little hard for most folks to get to which I think hurts a little bit with national media visits, etc.

(07-07-2015 11:33 PM)UofRfan Wrote:  The CAA hasnt been good for the past 3 years, but Im basing that off objective, advanced statistics (video game generation here as Jmunation likes to say). With the quality of some of these eye tests you guys have I hope gambling becomes legalized nationwide soon so everyone can cash in on these anti statistic/computer opinions. Would love to see these eye tests put to work.

I agree the CAA isn't a good conference- it's middle of the pack if that but the good news is that it doesn't need to be in order for JMU to be good. The Ohio Valley isn't a good conference but Murray State is a good program. CUSA isn't a good basketball conference but it didn't prevent ODU from getting back to being a top 50 program nationally. The conference is a crutch/excuse- good programs transcend conferences. Davidson was a good program in the Southern and they are a good program in the A-10. JMU just needs to worry about becoming a good program and that way when they move conferences it won't matter. They have access to plenty of players, a great school/campus, tv coverage, the ability to build a competitive OOC - it's in their hands.

(07-08-2015 09:06 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(07-07-2015 11:33 PM)UofRfan Wrote:  The CAA hasnt been good for the past 3 years, but Im basing that off objective, advanced statistics (video game generation here as Jmunation likes to say). With the quality of some of these eye tests you guys have I hope gambling becomes legalized nationwide soon so everyone can cash in on these anti statistic/computer opinions. Would love to see these eye tests put to work.

I agree the CAA isn't a good conference- it's middle of the pack if that but the good news is that it doesn't need to be in order for JMU to be good. The Ohio Valley isn't a good conference but Murray State is a good program. CUSA isn't a good basketball conference but it didn't prevent ODU from getting back to being a top 50 program nationally. The conference is a crutch/excuse- good programs transcend conferences. Davidson was a good program in the Southern and they are a good program in the A-10. JMU just needs to worry about becoming a good program and that way when they move conferences it won't matter. They have access to plenty of players, a great school/campus, tv coverage, the ability to build a competitive OOC - it's in their hands.

Well stated.

(07-02-2015 10:36 AM)Dukes84 Wrote:  

(07-02-2015 06:49 AM)Dukeman Wrote:  Dukes84 told us this recruit had the skills of Andre Nation?

Nation said Sterling would be fun to watch?

I've never seen Sterling play really, other than a brief high school video. The coaching staff thought he had a high upside when they brought him in, but it obviously didn't work out. I have no inside information, but given the timing of his release, it's almost as if he saw the two new guys play -- Brown and Kangni -- and figured he'd never break into the rotation. By all accounts, he seemed to be a good person and I hope the best for him going forward. He won't have to sit out by going the JUCO route and he'll be closer to home.

FWIW Sterling left Alcorn State after last season and Kagni transferred down to NAIA this year and hasn't played a single minute.
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