Most of the actual good teams in college basketball do some level of not playing by the rules. It’s not a big deal to break the rules a little bit because you’re not killing or harming anyone. You think louisville for example looks back on even when they had their title vacated and thinks “oh well I guess we didn’t win a title that year”. No they still did because they saw it happen on the court. Can promise you their fans don’t care at all. Maybe we should be less soft as a fanbase and be willing to push the envelope as a program a little bit.Please don't ever procreate.
What is Mooney's A10 tourney record?VCU improved its A-10 tournament record to 18-7 in 11 appearances. That .720 winning percentage is the best of any current A-10 program. Not that it makes me feel good, but have to give credit where it is due.
16–15 by my count.What is Mooney's A10 tourney record?
Well, he is Mr. 55% so this is on par (actually slightly below par, 51.6%). But literally par for the course of our program.16–15 by my count.
Sometimes this Board comes across as a group of grumpy old men.
Are you sure we didn't forget to tell payroll and he's still collecting checks like Milton in Office Space?Right, Lunardi is not on our payroll at this point.
Yes, I think we are stuck. I remember someone finding an old post of mine from years back saying how I could wait out Mooney. Since then came to the realization that is the hoops world we are living in. Like I said in one post, I feel like Mooney does some good things, but just needs more help with game management, and anticipating game plan and adjusting.Well shit, we ARE a bunch of grumpy old men. What's your point? You young guys can just wait it out until Mooney moves on or retires. Us grumpy old men don't have that luxury.
Have not posted all year. Not here to gloat. This will be my only post.
You got caught by the curse of the net cutters and court stormers. You don't rush the court when you are in first place and beat a conference foe, and the same with the nets. The Championship is at the Tournament. Act like you have been there.
Thanks to all the UR fans that bought my season tickets each game. The run you guys had made helped those ticket values go up. Once again, I made a profit on those tickets.
I was at your game in Brooklyn. I have reserve seats and sat with a lot of UR fans. Some great people. I kind felt bad for them when the game ended. A few of them cheered for VCU.
Your coach lost that game for you. Ten point lead in the second half and he pulls all his players except for King? Then that no talent bench gives up the lead and gives St. Joe's all the momentum they need to pull off the upset? Sorry, he needs to go. Sorry, they won't fire him.
Got to run. Love the day off in Brooklyn. Too much to do here. We are trying to get tickets for the Big East games over at MSG. Or we will just enjoy the weather and stick to Brooklyn.
See you next year.
Love my alter-ego Rick. Hate most all other VCU trolls. And I can't disagree with what he said (this time)
I get 16-1616–15 by my count.
I don't know why there's an assumption that we're still working with Lunardi. That was years ago and I haven't heard anything other than message board assumptions since.
Right, Lunardi is not on our payroll at this point.
There can only be 15 losses...19 seasons minus two where we won it all, one where there was no tournament, and last year when he was out.I get 16-16
1 year no tourney
8 years 0-1 including first three and yesterday
7 years 1-1
2010 2-1
2011 3-0
2022 4-0
19 years, 3 of 18 with multiple wins
Ah I am counting 1-1 last year.There can only be 15 losses...19 seasons minus two where we won it all, one where there was no tournament, and last year when he was out.
VCU numbers came from Dayton News - didn't verify - just regurgitated ...............I get for VCU 20-8
1 year no tourney
2 years 0-1
1 year 1-1
5 years 2-1
2015 4-0
2023 3-0
2024 2-0 and counting
12 years, 8 of 11 with multiple wins
Only dropping by for a second.Whenever FMRick says he's not here to gloat, or he's not here to do something else....that means he's exactly here to do what he says he's not here for! Every time.
He's a douche but in this case I can't really debate what he said. Coaching is hard but Mooney absolutely made tactical and game manamegement errors yesterday.
I didn't agree with the net cutting myself but I realize there is wide difference of opinion there. U can celebrate in many ways.
I said that earlier myself about today. What a great day today, a Friday, would have been. Sit back and chill no pressure of gameday, watch other leagues, and know the best comp you had is all out of the tourney and u r two games from another NCAA bid. That could have been us. Except....it's VCU again who gets to enjoy it. Welp. I feel badly for all the UR fans who traveled to Brooklyn. It would have been even better for those there. I'm not a fan of the built-in day off but they would have been living it up just like FMDick.
Over the years to come the young guys might become grumpy old men, and Moon will still be coaching.Well shit, we ARE a bunch of grumpy old men. What's your point? You young guys can just wait it out until Mooney moves on or retires. Us grumpy old men don't have that luxury.
The numbers have been beaten to death for years on this board but Mooney is incredibly consistent. I gave up a long time ago trying to argue with and convince folks that we can do better than "a little better than average" because Mooney does produce seasons like this year where there is some tangible success...it's just that the successes are always buttressed with down periods/stretches like the OOC this season or the last two games of the year. Nobody who follows this program can say that they were surprised by the result yesterday and I know anything can happen in college basketball but all spider fans know that Mooney's teams usually find that 55% mean (and I understand that percentage goes up against conference foes and teams but it's frankly pretty bad against power 5 OOC competition and of course our rival). It doesn't mean that he hasn't had some very good accomplishments and certainly deserves credit for those but they are stretched out over time and I think his 20 year tenure shows that those are more outliers than norms. I'm apathetic at this point, as I sense some (maybe more?) fans/alums are or at least resigned may be a better description.even stevens.
but 55% is within our sights!
Like I do…when I mention them…VCU numbers came from Dayton News - didn't verify - just regurgitated ...............
Of course.Whenever FMRick says he's not here to gloat, or he's not here to do something else....that means he's exactly here to do what he says he's not here for! Every time.
Yep, have heard this discussed on a gambling podcast recently, basically how one team (not us) cut down the nets and celebrated like a national championship then crapped the bed the next game. Mooney was so caught up in it. I actually was OK with a small quick celebration but human nature is human nature. And it showed with us big time. This is actually one of the most disappointing end of the seasons I can remember in a long time.I hate the net cutting for regular season. VCU did it years back and suffered an awful CAA upset that cost us an at large. Never did it again.
Also mature experience means we are often correct. History teachesWell shit, we ARE a bunch of grumpy old men. What's your point? You young guys can just wait it out until Mooney moves on or retires. Us grumpy old men don't have that luxury.
Ive said this all year… when CM subs he is the only coach in the country who takes out nearly his whole team at once. He has done it all year. His bench management is so bad he must just try to give everyone a rest at the same time. Horrendous!!Have not posted all year. Not here to gloat. This will be my only post.
You got caught by the curse of the net cutters and court stormers. You don't rush the court when you are in first place and beat a conference foe, and the same with the nets. The Championship is at the Tournament. Act like you have been there.
Thanks to all the UR fans that bought my season tickets each game. The run you guys had made helped those ticket values go up. Once again, I made a profit on those tickets.
I was at your game in Brooklyn. I have reserve seats and sat with a lot of UR fans. Some great people. I kind felt bad for them when the game ended. A few of them cheered for VCU.
Your coach lost that game for you. Ten point lead in the second half and he pulls all his players except for King? Then that no talent bench gives up the lead and gives St. Joe's all the momentum they need to pull off the upset? Sorry, he needs to go. Sorry, they won't fire him.
Got to run. Love the day off in Brooklyn. Too much to do here. We are trying to get tickets for the Big East games over at MSG. Or we will just enjoy the weather and stick to Brooklyn.
See you next year.
You have heard my podcasts?Yep, have heard this discussed on a gambling podcast recently, basically how one team (not us) cut down the nets and celebrated like a national championship then crapped the bed the next game. Mooney was so caught up in it. I actually was OK with a small quick celebration but human nature is human nature. And it showed with us big time. This is actually one of the most disappointing end of the seasons I can remember in a long time.
Any chance CM has to celebrate some achievement, even one that wasnt even clinched, he has to jump at it. They are so few and far between.Yep, have heard this discussed on a gambling podcast recently, basically how one team (not us) cut down the nets and celebrated like a national championship then crapped the bed the next game. Mooney was so caught up in it. I actually was OK with a small quick celebration but human nature is human nature. And it showed with us big time. This is actually one of the most disappointing end of the seasons I can remember in a long time.
Yep, have heard this discussed on a gambling podcast recently, basically how one team (not us) cut down the nets and celebrated like a national championship then crapped the bed the next game. Mooney was so caught up in it. I actually was OK with a small quick celebration but human nature is human nature. And it showed with us big time. This is actually one of the most disappointing end of the seasons I can remember in a long time.
If asked I would have told Mooney as soon as the nets were down and in the locker room, he should have said congratulations on the win hope you enjoyed the celebration, practice is 6:30 am tomorrow, don't be late, Practice would be to remind them they are not so special, they have to work hard to win.You have heard my podcasts?