Providence is a good team. That’s what good coaching looks like.
BEAT PROVIDENCE
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You mean the guys who are on the bench and didn’t play all year? Not sure it’s fuel for them.
1-22 from 3. 8-21 free throws. Out rebounded 38-27. Absolutely NO DEFENSE.
MOONEY IS BACK!!!
MOONEY IS BACK!!!
Tough game to win when Jacob and Tyler can duplicate what they did the last 5 games. Hate when plenty of time left to agonize over but realize it's probably over. Cooley in interview right after the game said "that was the best game we played all year." Spiders didn't play well but probably would have needed a near perfect game for a chance at a win.
Everybody on this team should have seen the floor today. Down 30 most of the way, it was OVER. I would have liked to see subbing start no later than 7-minutes to go. In my opinion, it is unconscionable to deny that experience to all the players in this situation. Don't put a player in the last 30-seconds as Providence runs out the clock and think you did something noble.
Our 3 point defense brought the best out of a lot of teams this year. It should be an emphasis for improvement in the off season.
I’ll never travel for them again. Completely embarrassing. Nobody looked pumped, they all looked intimidated the whole time. ****ing horrible.
Providence is good to begin with; and tonight, they were awesome. The only way we will beat a team like this is to shoot well and pester them on defense, neither of which we did this evening. Face it - they're really good. Reality is a bitch..
It is not embarrassing. We went further in the NCAA than any other A10 team or team based in VA. I am very proud of these guys. Sometimes it is not your night and unfortunately that applied to us today. We could make shots including free flows and they made everything.
We got destroyed on a national stage and did not even make free throws. What a joke. A flash in the pan, only to get ****ed by Mooney and company again.
And how many were uncontested? This is one of the fundamentals that is not in our tool box - guarding 3 point shooters.
So, we won the last five games because we were "player driven."
We lose today, those players who supposedly had everything to do with us winning those games go 1-22 and 8-21, but it's totally on the coach.
Ho-kay. Tough to argue with that logic.
We lose today, those players who supposedly had everything to do with us winning those games go 1-22 and 8-21, but it's totally on the coach.
Ho-kay. Tough to argue with that logic.
Look. I’m happy with a win in the NCAA tournament. I’m not happy that it’s 1 win in the last decade. 3 wins in 17 years - when we’ve paid Mooney ~$25M in that time frame. We’re paying for premium results.
we should expect this every 3 to 4 years. Get there. Win a game or two. If we’re not going to have that as our expectations…pay the coach less.
we should expect this every 3 to 4 years. Get there. Win a game or two. If we’re not going to have that as our expectations…pay the coach less.
So how did Iowa go 6-for-29 from deep? How did Davidson go 9-for-27? How did Dayton go 5-for-20? How did VCU go 8-for-22? How did Rhode Island go 2-for-17?
That's a combined 30-for-115 (26%) from deep. The facts clearly do not support your argument.
The problem with your post is that your standards are beyond what those in charge expect. I applaud your standards and believe our expectations should be at a higher level than the last 11 or 17 years. There are too many people that will rationalize with a bucketful of reasons and stats to explain how great our success has been on the one hand, and provide the complexities on the other hand.
Mooney must have said 25 times in the last week how hard it is to get to the Dance.
As a former Spider football player, I’ve been watching the boards for a long time for multiple sports. Hoops, football and occasionally some of the others. Just so everyone knows, we all know that they exist and read them.
How fast everyone is to criticize players and coaches absolutely baffles me. Don’t get me wrong, I believe the passion and “support” is well intentioned. However, as a bunch of fans and alumni just sitting here on a message board shooting the sh*t, who the hell are we to criticize members of a team who give all that they have 365 days a year when we don’t even know what goes on behind closed doors. These coaches (and their families) dedicate their whole life to helping bring young men success on the field or court and more importantly off of it, in the classroom and community. Winning is obviously a critical point of success when measuring the success of these coaches but far more important is their ability to develop and influence young men to become better people and help make positive impacts in society and their communities. I strongly believe that every coach at the University of Richmond does just that.
For the players, trying to represent a prestigious University with the pressures of winning, school, social life, etc. has to be incredibly challenging. I personally believe that Richmond has the best of the best at handling these pressures. Why are we criticizing them? We have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. Let’s stop acting like these people are our entertainment and appreciate their successes on the field, court and representing the University of Richmond.
How fast everyone is to criticize players and coaches absolutely baffles me. Don’t get me wrong, I believe the passion and “support” is well intentioned. However, as a bunch of fans and alumni just sitting here on a message board shooting the sh*t, who the hell are we to criticize members of a team who give all that they have 365 days a year when we don’t even know what goes on behind closed doors. These coaches (and their families) dedicate their whole life to helping bring young men success on the field or court and more importantly off of it, in the classroom and community. Winning is obviously a critical point of success when measuring the success of these coaches but far more important is their ability to develop and influence young men to become better people and help make positive impacts in society and their communities. I strongly believe that every coach at the University of Richmond does just that.
For the players, trying to represent a prestigious University with the pressures of winning, school, social life, etc. has to be incredibly challenging. I personally believe that Richmond has the best of the best at handling these pressures. Why are we criticizing them? We have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. Let’s stop acting like these people are our entertainment and appreciate their successes on the field, court and representing the University of Richmond.
I still say it was player driven, but I never would say it was on the coach for today's shortcomings. Shots not falling, it just wasn't your day. Gilyard carried this team for 5 games. It was lightning in a bottle. Eventually, the fire burns out. It happens.
About 260 Division I teams didn't make it. So maybe he's right?
I would say harder for some versus some others. It's not a completely level playing field.
Look at the entire season. Please don't tell us that we guard 3 point shooters. Can you honestly say that the 3 point Providence shooters tonight had UR hands up in their face, or in more cases than not there was a Spider within 3 feet when they shot. Providence took what they were given & buried us with 3's. That's the fact.
What makes you believe we have the “best of the best” coaches? Most schools in this country have coaches that are trying to mold their players into better men. It’s a little easier to focus on that when you have a long term contract and financial security. Mooney has had that for over a decade.
Thank you for coontinually deleting my posts. Subvert free speech, that’s wonderful
Plan in the first half was to double the post and force them to make 3's. Providence has not shot 3's all season like they did today. Hell, they didn't make that many 3's in warm ups.
Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks.
Still proud of the team.
Not exactly sure where I said “best of the best coaches”… really confused how you came to that quote? The best of the best are the likes of Nick Saban and Bill Self.
Losing F*ing sucks. We all agree on that. I promise you no one hates losing more than the players and coaches! They hate it way much more than you do!
For the type of school we are and considering how small our student body is and how many recruiting restrictions they have, they win a whole lot in a bunch of sports. Matter of fact, they win on and off the field and court more than a lot of schools. That a huge testament to the coaches and Athletic department. Priorities clearly in order.
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