Excited for tonight! Games are way more fun than reading message boards. Hope everyone has a good spot to watch, great food to eat, cold drinks, and old friends to watch with with!
-Hav
P.S. Just a quick reminder that 25% of the guys who start in the Final Four tonight are from Virginia.
We have 7 threads saying the same thing. We need to clean it up.
Laettner?
As Neil Young said, itās all one song.
Man i thought @chavlicek15 walked into the ocean he was so quiet.
Dealing with Acute Post-Season Depression (APSD). I canāt bring myself to watch transfer-portal highlight tapes yet about kids I have never heard of. I guess itās a growth opportunity for me in the future but Iām not there yet. Embracing The Masters, the NBA playoffs, MLB opening day, and Virginia baseball. I am entombed in bad cycle of poor dietary choices, sleeplessness, youth sports driving/coaching, and mediocre hygiene. Keep me in your prayers these next few weeks @BDragon.
Most importantly, remember to tune in on Saturday April 16th from 9-10 am for Lockeroom Access on ESPN radio in VA!
Are these episodes going to show up in the podcast feed, too? Thanks! (Perhaps a question for @Merch )
Yea they will
Interesting quote from Dabo Swinney on the Transfer Portalā¦.
āMy transfer portal is right there in that locker roomā¦because IF Iām constantly going out every year and adding guys from the transfer portal, Iām telling all those guys in that locker room that I donāt believe in them, that I donāt think they can play,ā Swinney said. āWeāre also not doing our job as coaches and recruiters if weāre bringing in a bunch of transfers.ā
Totally agree with this.- especially the second point. He has several other interesting takes. Hereās the article if you want to read it in full:
Given that we donāt use plug and play systems, weād be much better off stressing retention and development over yearly portal shopping. A guy like Braxton or Hauser as icing on the cake is a no brainer, but weād be wise to limit the necessity of hitting the portal hard every offseason.
Hopefully the 22 class is a big enough hit / good enough fit across the board to help us stabilize the roster going forward.
Iām sure I will eat my words in 2-3 years, but I like continuity. And I like familiarity for a team. Hired guns may become the norm, but I am more in favor of getting it right out of high school, and then developing kids. But Iām old school so perhaps I will be proven wrong.
Iām all about culture and to build culture you need continuity. Thereās a reason Duke and UK donāt win as much as they should given the talent they have yr in and yr out. Iām all for the transfer portol but i think teams should approach it like quality NBA or NFL teams do free agency. If there is a game changer Remi Martin type then go get him. Otherwise the portal is for plugging holes and adding depth while your core guys hold it down and set the culture.
Whoās won more in March than Duke and Kentucky the last 10 -12 years?
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For you @chavlicek15 and your off season blues. Hanger steak marinating in fresh rosemary pepper garlic and bourbon infused salt. Will go on the grill this evening
Once the meat is done hit the weights for a quick session then feast
Damn boy you have 20 people over? Legit
Damn. If we ever have an LRA tailgate, I think we know who will be manning the grillā¦
āmanning the grillā - I see what you did there.
Great call. Lets go Dragon. And we never go into Scott. We just drink beera and talk recruiting with HGN
