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Wade didn't forget how to use that body!

The renewed focus on social media from MBB has been refreshing. Great to see content coming from the program.

There is a lot of body to work with at this point :)

(08-31-2022 01:53 PM)Stat Geek Wrote:  There is a lot of body to work with at this point :)

His play reminds me a lot of Ryan Pearson from GMU's old days. Not huge by any means but very similar body types and tough around the basket. Pearson used to really frustrate us if I recall correctly.

(09-01-2022 06:36 AM)Mo Blue Den You Wrote:  

(08-31-2022 01:53 PM)Stat Geek Wrote:  There is a lot of body to work with at this point :)

His play reminds me a lot of Ryan Pearson from GMU's old days. Not huge by any means but very similar body types and tough around the basket. Pearson used to really frustrate us if I recall correctly.

You have a good memory. GMU was very good during the Larranaga years. He recruited tough nosed young men (in some cases, dirty) that played well together. His teams did not usually have a lot of depth but played smart "team" basketball. As I recall his recruiting style was similar to Blaine's in that he recruited players willing to redshirt.

(09-01-2022 08:34 AM)The Doctor Is In Wrote:  

(09-01-2022 06:36 AM)Mo Blue Den You Wrote:  

(08-31-2022 01:53 PM)Stat Geek Wrote:  There is a lot of body to work with at this point :)

His play reminds me a lot of Ryan Pearson from GMU's old days. Not huge by any means but very similar body types and tough around the basket. Pearson used to really frustrate us if I recall correctly.

You have a good memory. GMU was very good during the Larranaga years. He recruited tough nosed young men (in some cases, dirty) that played well together. His teams did not usually have a lot of depth but played smart "team" basketball. As I recall his recruiting style was similar to Blaine's in that he recruited players willing to redshirt.

Larranaga was a crap coach, he road his one really good season to an ACC job and has not done a ton in many years in Miami. If it were any other ACC team they would have run him out of town already. I never got on the Larranaga is a great coach wagon. Good coach, but not great....just my opinion.

Larranaga is a great coach. He just isn't a very good recruiter.