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#845 ·
Shaka Smart and VCU are campaigning for ESPN College Gameday to come to the Siegel Center next season: http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports...cle_248d1287-d27f-582f-b88b-43e638e5036e.html

Smart said the Rams are “campaigning hard” to get ESPN’s College GameDay crew to come to the Siegel Center next season.

An ESPN programming executive was observing Saturday’s game, which was televised by ESPN2.

“Every time our crowd produces the frenzied atmosphere that it did (on Saturday), I think we move a step closer,” Smart said. “They only do a handful of them throughout the year, and they do them on Saturdays when everybody’s playing and they have the pick of the litter. They can go to Kentucky, or they can go to Michigan State, or they can go to Duke.

“Not a lot of programs get that opportunity. We’re still working on it.”
 
#847 ·
Would be awesome for Shaka and VCU as well as for the a-10 brand. Hope Shaka works his magic! Would certainly be worthwhile for ESPN as the Siegel Center is BEDLAM on gamedays.

Definitely an arena I'd like to visit sometime soon, although maybe not when my Minutemen are playing there...
 
#851 ·
VCU's guards need to look to kick. I have come to the conclusion that when our guys set up the shooter with movement and nice kickouts for open looks they knock them down. There is driving with the sole purpose of creating a shot for ME of late. The 2nd half reinforced my feeling that they CAN shoot if given the ball with a good look. Darius Theus used to set his teammates up for great looks and did not barrel to the basket with his head down and eyes forward. This is the key. Drive and beware of your surroundings then kick it!
 
#852 ·
Been waiting to see our guys drive to create open shots for our shooters for a while. It seems like sometimes our guards forget they can do that, and once they get going downhill head toward the basket with one thing in mind (shooting), whether they have a good shot or not.

Side note: VCU currently the top rated A-10 team by kenpom's computers.
 
#855 ·
#18 Kentucky SEC 21-7 .8908 115.2 18 96.0 31 66.5 173 -.057 306 .6637 33 107.9 33 101.7 49 .6023 69

#19 North Carolina ACC 21-7 .8871 112.5 38 94.0 19 71.2 22 +.003 173 .6765 24 108.2 21 101.5 40 .5434 135

#20 Cincinnati Amer 24-4 .8855 108.5 97 90.8 6 63.0 324 +.067 42 .5549 116 105.4 121 103.4 111 .3957 305

#21 SMU Amer 22-6 .8806 111.2 58 93.5 15 66.5 175 -.034 256 .5645 109 104.7 155 102.4 72 .4033 300

#22 VCU A10 21-7 .8786 107.5 114 90.5 5 71.8 15 -.040 271 .6265 65 106.9 68 102.2 63 .5599 109

#23 Iowa St. B12 22-5 .8705 113.8 28 96.4 38 71.8 14 +.072 39 .6881 20 109.6 4 102.3 71 .5454 131

#24 Connecticut Amer 22-6 .8671 111.2 57 94.5 22 65.6 232 +.021 144 .6094 77 106.7 76 102.6 78 .5143 161

#25 Saint Louis A10 25-3 .8624 105.0 169 89.5 4 67.8 115 +.038 92 .5776 101 105.7 108 102.8 87 .4925 185

#26 Tennessee SEC 17-11 .8617 114.9 20 98.0 59 63.8 304 -.094 335 .6595 39 107.1 63 101.1 21 .5449 133

http://kenpom.com/blog/
 
#862 ·
I am very excited because VCU lacks the long lean wing guys that can attack the rim on the move. Tillman, Gilmore and Larrier will give the team that attribute. I look forward to seeing them on the court. Also a very good pass first guard with a great handle named Jonathan Williams is also coming with those 3 big athletic players. Add them to the team's young players this season that are getting valuable minutes and it = a very bright future.
 
#871 ·
HaHa! I doubt he is. I will leave politics out of it. These guys will have to work hard just like all the freshmen but they will be a huge help in his quest for a full floor game he wants to employ. Havoc is misinterpreted by some as the press but It is more about making teams uncomfortable in every facet of the game. Three lengthy freshmen that can run like deer and like to fly toward the rim definitely will help.
 
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#884 ·
I really like the primary logo. That's sharp and will look good on TV.

The rest are just meh, and I'm okay with that since they are basically just going on apparel. I think they got the one the national media will be using right.
 
#885 ·
I am already getting used to it. I really like the shield. The old Ram logo would get lost as a graphic on TV because it was translucent. The V with the horn is nice in my opinion.
 
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