This is where the rubber meets the road. KenPom has this a one point Spiders win. Need to hold serve at home. Not liking the set up. We were pretty rusty. Now off for another week, while Bonnie's get a warm up against VCU and practice at the RC with Mooney serving lemonade and cookies after.

just heard him mentioned as Kansas City defensive coach on CBS broadcast of the Chiefs v. Bills...Wiki says he is the defensive line coach for the Chiefs...I'd read somewhere along the way that he was still in football, but hadn't checked on his progress for quite a while...he's been in pro ball since 2006 with six different organizations...he's coached the defensive line in KC since 2022...

Cullen came to Richmond in 1992 from UMass and stayed until the 1998 season...he progressed to UR defensive coordinator for the 97-98 seasons...spent 1999 at LSU and then returned to the DC position at UR for the 2000 season...Jim Reid was his mentor and head coach...they had some pretty good defenses during the Reid years...

Cullen's resume could serve as an interesting travel guide...certainly an interesting career!

Go Spiders!

Thanks to spiderman for finding this one from a few weeks ago...Saint Thomas, a 6'6" SF out of Omaha. Offers from VCU, VA Tech, TCU, Mississippi State, and Valpo.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/saint-thomas
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Reading the first hand account of the J6 insurrection written by Officer Harry Dunn (he has been on many national shows and testified as to the events of the day). Do yourself a favor and read his book, was surprised to learn he was OL at JMU from 2002 to 2005.

Is there any update on the suit against U Of R and President Hallock?

Any advice to maximize my game experience? I’ve read that the popcorn is best avoided, which is OK because it gets stuck in my teeth. Tried to buy parking, but seemed like it wasn’t available. Is Uber viable? Beers at the RC these days?

We have a few :
King
DJ
Bigs
I’m comfortable with any one of these
in crunch time.

How do you like us now !

6’7” wing out of IMG, from Illinois. Offers from Vermont, Wyoming, Ga Tech, and others.


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Focused on getting to 4-0 and a 7 game winning streak. Spiders can and will do this - 72-67.

I think its time to begin a new thread on China and the threats it poses to the Free World. This transcends issues for all Americans. China represents the existential threat to the United States. We need to explore the actions China is undertaking to undermine the United States and Europe and our partners around the world. The greatest threat coming from China is directed towards Taiwan. One can expect direct confrontation between China and Taiwan. China has increased its incursions in and around Taiwan.

Let's Go Spiders! Tough game at Davidson Wednesday as our ladies also go for 7 in a row!! Keep it rollin'

I see you spiderdad

Expecting to take some slings and arrows, but what about the state of Spider athletics?

Football advances to final 16 in playoffs last two years. Final ranking #11 in 2022, #15 in 2023.
Men's basketball undefeated in league play this season.
Women's basketball team undefeated in league play this season.
LAX in NCAA playoffs last two years. Preseason ranked #20.
Assorted non revenue sports competitive, if not vying for conference championships.

Rarified results all at one time. Grateful. Thankful. Board can be negative and can bitch with the best, but a Happy Spider here now!

"All hat no cattle" is doing something right at present.

Go Spiders!

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Nice little piece on him, apologies if already posted.

Rebounding. Toughness. Defense. Energy. Offense.

He is bringing a little bit of everything now. He talks about practicing all summer the shots he knows he will get in the games. His intensity and rebounding have really set the tone in a bunch of games. Really playing at a high level. I think a key is just keeping this intensity up. It seems like Bigs and Dji have taken a physical beating in a lot of games, and look a little gimpy at times - but power through.

Looking to take our winning streak to 6 and move to 3-0 in the conference. Spiders 69-63.

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selected highlights from last night's big win over the Patriots...wow! did Jordan King go off...Coach Mooney said in his postgame remarks that King may have played the best game by a Spider that he'd seen...Mooney also said he believed King was the best Portal player he'd seen so far in the A-10...the King's first half flurry of threes was pretty incredible and some of it is featured in the highlights...it was a memorable moment when Skinn finally waved the white flag and called the TO!

the 2nd half was different and the big run by the Patriots wasn't unexpected...as some have already mentioned, in the past we've seen the Spiders often go into "playing not to lose mode" instead of continuing to play with the aggression that produced the lead...this team kept taking the ball to the hoop and ultimately it protected and sealed the win with an outstanding 19/21 from the FT line...

I'm not too superstitious, but starting with Charlotte this is the 4th consecutive game in which we have had the lead and held on to win in the final minutes...four games doesn't make a season, but it certainly suggests a positive trend that's one of the reasons fans like this team so much...so far they're a group that makes the plays necessary to win in the final minutes...

enjoy the highlights...I'm looking forward to seeing what will happen on Tuesday in Pittsburgh...

Go Spiders!

With our victory over UMass and Rhode Island’s loss to Loyola Chicago, our women are in sole possession of first place with a 4–0 conference record.

Much like I didn't see Harris's role this year - I was wrong, I love his current role as a switchable piece on defense, who can give selective points on offense - the same is true for Walz. I didn't see much last year, little offense, too many turnovers, but he has really surprised me in a positive way this season. One of the things I like the most is that he does not shy away from physical play, and seems to relish the 1 v 1 matchups in the paint. I thought his post defense was light years better than Quinn's last night, Walz refused to get backed down like they were doing to Quinn. And when they dunked on a switch, Walz came down and made a very nice shot in the post to answer.

I am on record as thinking redshirts from season start are a waste in the era of the portal, but with Soulis's injury issues and the way the team's rotation is going, I don't see a role for Soulis this year, so I hope he does take the medical redshirt if available. Would space he and Walz out nicely in the classes too and allow him additional development time, especially to get stronger.

Great job by Walz to work on his game and improve and great job by the staff to instill that mentality as part of his development, as well as giving him a clearly defined role this year. He doesn't (much) have the Moon quick hook this season, and is empowered to try post moves and look for open 3s at the top of the key. That was something I had not seen at all last year, as well as his TO issues last year, still a work in progress, but better there too.

yes, they really could go undefeated! the best NET team in their next 3 games is 334(!). the combined record of the teams in their remaining schedule is 49-122 (28.7%). they only play one team (Appy St ... twice) with a winning record for the rest of the season.

absolutely horrible schedule, but if they're like 32-0 they're getting a home game in the tournament, right?

Mentioned this in SBU game thread but this was first time I felt like I could see this team’s potential identity - one which could carry forwad to a possible top 4 spot. Previously, it seemed like Moon was still mixing and matching lineups hoping for both sides of the ball to click but I really liked the high-intensity defensive mindset, mixed with timely scoring, even if it sacrifices time for better shooters, namely Noyes and Roche. I think this team is - and should - forge an identity hanging their hat on defense and basically saying if we score 70, we will win bc the goal is always to hold other team to 65 and below.

I think this can be the team’s identity - just getting after it on defense on the perimeter and being a very switchable team, other than Quinn. Schmidt mentioned in postgame comments that SBU had trouble as out small guards got into them and they had difficulty getting past them and then didn’t make good decisions when they did (partly bc our guys gave great help.) It seemed like our guys were everywhere in passing lanes. And I think when more depth returns to health we can utilize a full court press some as well and not worry about guard fouls at all.

I was not high on what Harris could give us this year but I was mistaken - he is a key cog in this rotation and identity, and Dji and Bigelow just need to keep doing what they are doing. They’ve been outstanding. Quinn just needs to get his arms up and contest without fouling when guarding straight up and just use his height to challenge attempts on switches. He’s not a monster shot blocker so shouldn’t try for that every time.

One thing - if this is a developing identity, UR must be better at the FT line. There will always be close games in defensive struggles, and missed FTs can have a huge impact on momentum and results - those are free points UR will need. And UR has not been very good at the line this year.

https://richmondspiders.com/sports/football/roster/derek-mayo/2093

Let's keep it rollin', ladies! Great victories to start the A10 over 2 one loss teams!!

Who else is headed to Chicago ? I will be there with 4 other friends including one who lives in the city

Spiders 68-64