VCU could be this year's George Mason
I have a family member who has been way into VCU and talking them up all season.
Don't know if they're FF material but these guys can definitely make noise. They have 3 very reliable guards that don't turn it over that much. Pellot-Rosa can really shoot. There isn't much scoring past their guards but they definitely have enough to knock us off. Their experience gives them a large advantage as well.
If we get back to the D we played earlier in the season we'll be fine in the 1st round. If not, we'll just have next season to look forward to.
VCU doesn't shoot many 3s
According to Pomeroy. They actually rank 234th in the country in attempting 3s, but shoot them well (40%, 18th in the country).
Defensively, they seem to give up a high shooting percentage both from 2 and 3, but force a fair number of turnovers.
These statistics suggest to me that we really need to avoid turning the ball over (sound familiar) and to limit dribble penetration (also familiar?)
They beat George Mason 3 times, with scores roughly comparable to our defeat of George Mason. Only top 50 team they played was Xavier, I think.
Pomeroy's server must be overloaded! It's really slow right now.
gerald and marty to the rescue
team should get a lift by the return of GH, and IF marty is allowed, by his energy and offensive penetration and overall hustle.