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(11-25-2018 12:58 AM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  This year Virginia Commonwealth fans will have to undergo a decontamination process before entering the Ted.

At least we will show up.

This should be a good game. We are kind of Jekyll and Hyde this year. We played out butts off against two teams that are getting votes in the Top 25 (went 1-1 and robbed in the loss), but struggled against lesser opponents. Which team shows up?

Evans will be a special player. But coach says he is only about 75% right now coming off the second Achilles injury. But he was not supposed to be back till mid-December, so we'll see. Most of the rest of the team is still forming up. Many of the players you have not seen. Vann is our high scorer. He dropped 30 on St. Johns in the loss. A couple of these guys have a high ceiling, but are yet to show their full potential.

If you want a win, hope for this game. We will have basically the same team next year, sans Gilmore (7 minutes a game) and Jackson who only get garbage minutes when we are way ahead. Next year has the markings of a special year. This is just a warmup.

What we are is deep. Only Vann is averaging over 30 minutes per game. Evans did not play early, so his minutes are picking up. We have others averaging in the 20 range. We have gone 11 deep at times, but I think Mike is trying to get the down to a solid 9-10. We have given up some leads playing the other guys, but can recover quickly when the top 6 are on the floor.

See you there. I'm always amazed at the great seats I can get for your home games. Love the Ted.