WITHOUT SHULGA AT VCU ... DOUBTFUL ODOM GOES TO VIRGINIA
By the way ... It would not be a stretch to suggest RYAN ODOM owes a lot to “bashful” MAX SHULGA who was chosen in the second round of the NBA draft by Orlando, acting on behalf of the Boston Celtics … for whom the 2024-25 A-10 player of the year and playoffs’ MVP should be a welcomed addition … On arrival at VCU two years ago, Odom found a group of talented but me-first players. Enter Shulga, who followed Odom from Utah State … a tough kid who could pass and shoot but, most of all, helped Odom turn the Rams into a share-the-ball, cohesive winner. On the day he was introduced as new University of Virginia coach, Odom reacted to a throw-away line … ‘I doubt you would be here now without Shulga.” … with instant agreement. “You are right about that,” Odom siad. *** Here we thought COOPER FLAGG was making a mistake, getting $31 million in NIL money at Duke and still...