We are getting into the season now where Redskins fans and the truthers both start to feel their oats about their respective seasons. The cold hard splash of reality won't hit until later in the Fall.
Yes, I have days where the truther venom is allowed to infect me. Happens every year actually. Just the last two it got washed away very very early in the season. By mid December could be a truther revival, or could be a FMM hornets nest. I think we could have enough talent for the truthers to ride, but that is contingent on Mooney changing his ways and instilling a physical and defensive mind set. The FMM in me is still 85% in control on this topic. It's up to Mooney. He had an open slot to fill on his staff, and went with status quo. Bad sign for the truthers. Hardt may just figure out that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Time to cattle up big boy.
I'm trying hard to come around for the season here. Mooney leaving open that final slot though is just a stark reminder of the ineptitude of a 15 year tenured head coach and he can't get 2 guys in during spring recruitment.
We got beat by Longwood, Wyoming, and Hampton with Sherod. Also, Sherod is not a Top 25 A-10 player. Wasn't last year, isn't this year. Great scorer, but disappears in key stretches and big moments. Not a good defender. If you'd listen to 4700, you'd think he was an NBA draft pick.
SLU lost one of its best players and then won the league. Last year.
Yes it was a big loss, Nick is a very good player and has a knack for finding different ways to score. We have a ton of talent returning and should have high expectations. To be seen if the talent translates into a lot more wins.
I haven’t figured out the Burton angle. The two possibilities I’m coming up with is that either he’s really talented and going to get a decent chunk of time but at someone else’s expense (Nick?) or CM is expecting too much contribution from a true freshman who might average 10mpg.
sure we can, we’ve been a one trick pony D for 14 years.
Yeah, I wouldn't count on Tomas. He's been here for 2 years and scored 3 points. He looks great in practice though, lights up our defense, apparently.
Because people are too lazy outside of our program to distinguish the PO from what we actually run.
My question is what does the emphasis on defense include?
I'll feel good about the bench if Coach Mooney will play these guys in the out-of-conference portion of our schedule. He was playing seven and eight players at the beginning of the season until Nick went down. Ridiculous. How can we see who we can count on if they ride the pine until January?
Cut the guy some slack, he just forgot to put some players into games. Repeatedly.
I want him to play to win every game. if that's playing 11 guys, great. if it's playing 8, fine.
I wouldn’t say grace or Sal had substantial PT, Both were 7mpg or less.
