🏀 Offseason Begins - 2025

Yep. Like I said Dai Dai will be an annual portaler

I like him alot but he even slipped up in one early promo interview and said “I am here for now…” or somesuch

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Nah that’s definitely Michael Patrick porkins

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If the chance to play + money is the primary consideration…maybe it’s for the best. And I was one hoping he’d come back.

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damn actual work gets in the way of my Riffing / multitasking. thus i’m confused… did i miss something or mischaracterize something? it’s all good.

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Kinda useful if no breaking news…

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Yeah, I’m fine with him leaving. He turned out somewhat better than I expected but he isn’t some critical piece. And he doesn’t care about UVA (which is fine - go make that money - but I’m not invested in you walking the lawn like McKneely or something). More excited to get attached to the new coach’s guards.

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Yeah, actual work gets in the way of a lot of shit, doesn’t it? I don’t know why this is still a conversation, the points are in my post above that you’re replying to.

Agreed, no worries, all good

there was a volume and a tone and a few more than usual :heart:'s in those posts that had me thinking something more was up / and then, voila, the portal announcement - was clearly more than just sharing, was a kind of subtle “go be great dude” message implicit. or it was the whiskey i was drinking.

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Gotcha

I came to appreciate and like Dai Dai as the season wore on. But he’s essentially just a spot-up three-point shooter with a somewhat reliable pull-up midrange. Sure, he was the best on the team at getting into the lane or finishing at the basket or creating his own shot – but that says more about our team than it says about him. I think there are a lot of people who have the same set of skills and are better at it.

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I still haven’t watched any tourney action today. Thanks “actual work.” For nothin

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Man we need guards who can actually get right to the rim and have just a really strong feel for the game. We didn’t have that this year outside flashes from Rohde at times. Odom’s VCU team had 0 guards with this trait.

Monday will be fun.

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Have watched bits and pieces when I’ve been able, but tbh you haven’t missed much. Pretty underwhelming first slate.

Hope this later slate has better games, Arkansas vs Kansas is good so far

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Houston made a case for a mercy rule but only one or two games have even been close. The last 8 minutes of Clemson v McNeese was an interesting watch.

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Did a pod thinger with Preston and Zach

https://virginia.sportswar.com/article/basketball/2025/03/21/hoos-on-podcast-uva-hoops-season-review-whats-next/

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Was out for breakfast and saw Taine and Rohde hanging with Leon.

Odom’s coming to meet the players and Leon’s in town… ? Just a coincidence, of course.

Unless… :thinking::thinking::thinking:

:eyes:

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What’s up with Leon being back so often…boomerang! haha

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Ran into him at the Maryland football game too. He’s still boys with Rohde

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College Football GIF by Sealed With A GIF

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I’d love to have Bond back. Would make me so happy

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