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His name is spelled incorrectly. Always a good starting point.More in-depth piece on UVM transfer Thomas Murphy for anyone who might be interested in some Friday reading --- New Cats, Who Dis? Thomas Murphy
His name is spelled incorrectly. Always a good starting point.More in-depth piece on UVM transfer Thomas Murphy for anyone who might be interested in some Friday reading --- New Cats, Who Dis? Thomas Murphy
Good catch. Sorry about that!His name is spelled incorrectly. Always a good starting point.
I also assume his name is not prononced “thomas” but “toe-mosh” or even “toe-mahj”?His name is spelled incorrectly. Always a good starting point.
I don't remember which post/thread it was, but I think we established that despite the more Euro spelling, it is just pronounced "Thomas."I also assume his name is not prononced “thomas” but “toe-mosh” or even “toe-mahj”?
The reality is the only feasible way for Sports to commence absent a vaccine at really any level is for daily testing for players before practices/games but the testing kits are not being manufactured quickly enough/getting into people's hands and even then that will be without any fans in attendance.Yeah I feel the same way. I might go as far as to say there will definitely not be a season. The second, and more deadly, wave of the virus is expected in the winter. Really unfortunate but this whole situation is unprecedented
I think he's going to be great.The reality is the only feasible way for Sports to commence absent a vaccine at really any level is for daily testing for players before practices/games but the testing kits are not being manufactured quickly enough/getting into people's hands and even then that will be without any fans in attendance.
That all being said, carry on with discussions about Nick Fiorillo's impact for 2020-21.
Schulman address the facility specifically the other day in a video interview:Yeahhhh.....so its sound like UVM is about to announce some really drastic budget cuts. I heard 8% across the board salary cuts, layoffs of non-academic staff, etc. It really isn't surprising, and President Gurimella hinted at the looming challenges previously (though he said there'd be no personnel changes through at least the end of the fiscal year, June 30th), but now we're finally seeing the magnitude of the crisis.
This doesn't bode well for capital projects (or college athletics in general) regardless of whether schools and sports return next fall or winter. There will most certainly be changes to the new arena project. I'll leave to the rest of you to speculate the degree of those changes.
He was at Senior Night this year with his family. I would not say he's 6-10 (unless he's had a quarantine-related growth spurt). He's every bit of 6-8 though, and has long arms.I hate to get too excited about freshmen, but Lefebvre's highlights have him listed as 6' 10" now. He looks huge and in great shape/athletic. Thoughts?
Fiorillo is a walk-on AND was red-shirted. That suggests Becker sees lots of promise in this kid - one who looked pretty solid in the only time we got to see him - the early, open scrimmage. I have a sneaky suspicion he could be very good for us (think Clancy Rugg: from redshirt, to productive year, to scholarship to very good conference big).All very true. I agree about the control when driving to the hoop, but the guy can shoot and is real athletic. I'm interested to see if he challenges for a rotation spot right away.
Did we come to a consensus on starters?
Shungu
Smith
Patella?
Andre
Davis
With Duncan, Murphy, Deloney, Powell in the mix for subs? That still leaves out Becket and Fiorillo. Both didn't see the court much at all. Do they hope for more time this season?
*EDIT I realized I left out both DeMuth and Mazulla. WOW how will anyone get minutes?!
I'm realizing that this team is deep again and Lefebvre will have to really show he can compete for minutes. On the bright side, he'll have a lot of good competition for practice.
On a different note, I was watching Durugordon highlights last night, dreaming he would commit to VT. I was honestly impressed with the level of play of everyone in the video. It must have been AAU, or maybe just a really competitive HS. Durugordon looks legit though and I feel like there's a LOW chance he ends up at an AE calibre school.
All true - I'm really looking forward to the coming season. I sure hope it happens.Fiorillo is a walk-on AND was red-shirted. That suggests Becker sees lots of promise in this kid - one who looked pretty solid in the only time we got to see him - the early, open scrimmage. I have a sneaky suspicion he could be very good for us (think Clancy Rugg: from redshirt, to productive year, to scholarship to very good conference big).
And per a conversation this past season with someone with close ties to the coaches, ‘Demuth is really good’, bwas a bit hampered by injuries.
I would not be surprised to see Lefebrve red-shirted this year, as promising as he seems to be, with Davis, Powell, Bernie, Demuth and Tomas Murphy, all seemingly ready to go, plus Fiorillo looking forward his minutes.
Becket might benefit from red-shirting, with all the strong guards we have (Benny, Steph, Aaron, Robin, Mazzulla).
Then there is always Bailey as the in-house Swiss Army knife, as a very good 3, a 4 in a small lineup or even a 2, if we go small and he can develop a solid outside shot.