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I've never heard the college/pro thing about hands. But I do agree with the rest!
totally agree with you. both can and are true at the same time. and I'm certainly not suggesting any WR currently on roster is Johnsons level. Everything a QB does to the ball makes it difficult to catch. speed, arc, height, motion, etc. and the defense makes it even more difficult.
None of that changes the fact that a WR mentality should always be: if you can touch it, you can catch it. And if our coach isn't teaching that then they are not a good WR coach IMO
watch some of Zohn's videos. That man knows what's up.
Peterson seems to have defense down pretty well, but something has happened and her shot just seems to be completely gone.
You mean the fact that between NCAA and NFL he was still known as one of the dirtiest playing OL and excellent at not getting caught.
I've always heard (and believed) that for college receivers, if you get two hands on the ball, you should be able to catch it; for pros, if you get one hand on the ball, you should be able to catch it. No...matter...what. It's literally your most important job. Your other jobs are blocking and selling your route when the throw goes to another receiver and sharp crisp routes with separation. But absolutely #1 -catch the ball!
We were pathetic in shooting those FTA. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that we got above 50% for the game and stayed there.
Sure, but what if they hire Brooks? Another comment mentioned that McKenzie is a better recruiter, but could Brooks' relationship with The St James Academy turn that around?
Risky move...
We were rightfully angry. Especially when they dribbled it out at the very end.
There was a lot of sloppy play in that game. But wow the number of steals.
Skippy will be happy I will stop besmirching
hisher name for STU-pid
FTFY :)
No. Seen several high school coaches react to the news as if it was not expected and had anticipated continuing to work with Brooks on our staff, including Jeff Overton Sr and the coach from St Francis Academy. Overton clearly has a more emotional stake with his son here but he was not alone in his reaction.
People say it's all about money, but then you see stuff like this. Relationships still matter in college sports.
I'll say this and then move along. I do think two things can be true at the same time. I do agree with you, generally speaking.
But let's be honest. You just mentioned one of the top 5 or so WRs of all time. We are talking about VT WRs. We are talking about the vast majority of D1 WRs. Who are very good athletes, but most are not in the same universe as Calvin Johnson.
Catching a ball that is in, or near, your catch radius should be expected. I've watch high school kids do this for a long time. But the other things I mentioned in my comment above absolutely play a role in WR development.
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Women's side
My number one concern is overall shooting and a seeming total reliance on jump shots. Duffy has got to find a way to get Freelon, Trent and Petersen contributing points in the paint. Baker doesn't go inside nearly enough because she is our best Post Scorer. Daley is the best creator in the paint the Hokies have but she is hot or cold depending on the day.
Watching Wenzel and Nelson just throwing the ball at the rim 20 times a game and not hit at least 8 shots is tiresome to watch. Five Hokies shoot less than 40% from the floor (Wenzel 32%, Nelson 37%, Petersen 34%, Wells 33%, Swanson 19%.) Those players combined are shooting 31 attempts per game and hit 10 of them. The rest of the roster take 34.8 shots and hit 17.2 of them so just under 50%. Not sure what it will take to get Duffy to adjust but the numbers are glaring.
The good news is that defensively, the Hokies allow much lower shooting percentages than they score at. Opponents are only shooting 38.6%, which is 31st lowest in the country. The defense is also 14th in the country in blocks, 23rd in rebounding and 33rd offensively in scoring although back to my scoring piece above, they have taken the 12th most shots in the country to rank 33rd in scoring.
Flag was on the giants?
I tend to agree. Honestly we've already kept more staff than I expected. Not taking issue with it but I thought there'd be more of a clean break.
They are perceived as the best, going undefeated in hypothetical matchups, which is why the SEC needed 5 teams in the playoffs and why it's such an injustice that ND was left out
Eh...yes our RB room was a strength of the team last year, but we went 3-9 last season and got blown out by UVA. I'm down with whatever changes we need to make and if that's overhauling most of our offensive skill coaches then so be it.
When I was in 3rd grade a kid on my bus had a mom who was apparently connected to Hollywood somehow and proudly told everyone that Star Wars Episode II would be called attack of the clones and everyone on that bus made fun of him CONSTANTLY for like 2 months until the title was released because that was such a dumb name lol
Is it possible that Brooks is moving on from VT and not the other way around?
Mens side: Free Throws are even more concerning. The 70.4% adjusted without Lawal is actually 69.5%. Neo, Hansberry, Bedford, Gurdak and Dorn all under 70%. Dorn is a Shaq-awful 45%.
Additional injury concern to Watch: Dorn - he left after 4 minutes and was in a back brace on the bench the remainder of the game. This is more a depth vs fouls issue, considering Johnson and Hansberry both struggle with fouls and going into ACC play that could become more glaring if we are relying on a Gurdak/Sin'cere Jones duo in the paint.
De Ridder may be the freshman of the year runner up (only because Cameron Boozer will run away with that plus probably ACC Player of the Year.) De Ridder was a highlight reel against Texas. Still can't believe the ACC put the Virginia game during winter break. Really Brain dead.
I am glad Stanford is a home game or I would be more concerned on the result there.
6'7" you say?....
"But we always win on paper!"
The thing about Buster Faulkner is that he doesn't have just one playbook: