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Remember when something called Andrew Goudelock went off, handing our beloved Flyers a not at all shocking defeat in the first round of the Seth Greenberg/Brian Gregory Invitational? I don’t either, but apparently it happened. Flash forward 5 months and the Red and Blue begin practice after a rather newsworthy summer. Before we can dive head first into the new season, let’s take a step back and refresh the storylines leading to Kid Yuma’s first game in the big boy pants.
Georgia Tech’s loss is Dayton’s gain. BG left to much rejoicing, and Wabby turned his lonely eyes to Mr. Morgan Miller. Who? Fear not, what Archie lacks in experience he makes up for with his refreshing lack of being Brian Gregory-ness. “Motion” is an ambiguous term, there are many different motion offenses, but it’s safe to say Dayton won’t be running the same high ball screen while three other guys stand in the corner. I certainly look for a motion offense to benefit Josh Benson and Devin Oliver. Defensively, I would expect Kid Yuma to bring packline principles to the Gem City. Packline is rather simple; the only defender outside the 3 point line is the man guarding the ball. The goal is to force perimeter passes and contested long jumpers. We can only hope this puts an end to the constant hedging of screens out to 45 feet.
In the brief mini-doc before their performance, we learned that Todd, who bears a slight resemblance to Mark Ruffalo, has been getting amusing t-shirts made. How amusing! They danced to "Fire" by Raghav, and it was no more or less terrible than
