Alright... let's invade the Siegel Center and send the Rams home unhappy
Beat VCU
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Spiders had no legit shot at Dayton. VCU is a different story. I don't really like the individual match-ups versus VCU, but they are not even close to the Flyers.
Home game likely gives VCU an edge, but far from a sure thing. Would like the Spider chances better if Blake Francis was available.
Home game likely gives VCU an edge, but far from a sure thing. Would like the Spider chances better if Blake Francis was available.
Finally, we get a game where both our teams are really good. Been waiting for this for several years.
Wish Blake was playing too. We are shaky at times bringing the ball up without him. I would also rethink Nick inbounding the ball. He is indecisive and too quick to call timeouts.
That was a brutal error. I guess it happens to even the Fab5 but I don’t understand how you don’t remind everyone that you’re out of timeouts.
We have an excellent chance to sweep VCU this year, and they know it.
Especially considering we were just coming out of a timeout.
There are 8 guys in suits standing around every huddle. You'd think at least one of them would bring it up.
I don’t recall us ever calling a timeout when we didn’t have one but I also smoke a lot of peyote.
I recall the six men on the floor incident though if that’s what you’re referencing. Also not acceptable.
I think players are always reminded of timeouts. Isn't it possible that they were reminded as usual and Nick just slipped up in the heat of the moment?
The 6 men was when the game was in question, I thought the no OT was after the game was decided?
I mean he's standing right in front of the bench. They should have been yelling at him as the seconds were ticking away "WE HAVE NO TIMEOUTS!"
The last thing you want to do is yell no more timeouts. Then, he might only hear time out, time out, and call timeout. I think they told the players during the time out. You obviously don't. No problem. We can just disagree.
Ok, well then yell "GET IT INBOUNDS!" Something. I realized it didn't cost us the game or anything, but still.
It’s possible he forgot and it’s also possible he wasn’t reminded. Neither is acceptable.
Amending this post to say, neither is particularly acceptable if you expect to beat top competition. Crap happens, but can’t happen in big games where you have a narrow path to victory.
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If there is a must win game this is it. Lose to Dayton. But can’t fall behind and lose to VCU. We need to beat a top level team in the A10 if we want to be a top level team in the A10.
On to the rams, beat them this week and our destiny is in our hands
As others have pointed out, we have like 8 dudes in suits standing there during the timeout, you think one of them would have reminder the inbounder of the ball that we didn't have any left. It is inexcusable. You simply can not shoot yourself in the foot like that in a game of that magnitude and say "oops my bad".
Sherod played a hell of a game, I don't blame him for that. That is a coaching mistake for not drilling that into this head leaving the timeout.
I think the coaches did make the team aware that there were no timeouts based on the reactions of basically everyone on the bench when Nick called the timeout as well as Nick’s face when he turned back to the bench. However, I wasn’t in the huddle and no one asked Nick after the game. Got to love the speculation.
As a Coach this is a no win situation. If you told the kid in the huddle (in this case one of your veteran leaders) and he called it anyway you're not going to throw him under the bus after the game and if you didn't tell him then you and your staff look bad. Only way to make it "better" is to have the guys uber prepared and ready for VCU tomorrow night and the rest of the season.
How big is a win tomorrow @ VCU? We own the head-to-head tiebreaker on URI. VCU does not. The schedules are interesting between our 2 matchups with VCU.
Richmond schedule up to 2/15:
vs GW
@ Fordham
@ La Salle
VCU schedule up to 2/15:
@ URI
vs Davidson
vs George Mason
VCU have already lost once to Rhode Island. If we can win tomorrow night, our schedule really favors our chances of picking up 3 wins before we meet VCU again. Lets bury the Rams!
Richmond schedule up to 2/15:
vs GW
@ Fordham
@ La Salle
VCU schedule up to 2/15:
@ URI
vs Davidson
vs George Mason
VCU have already lost once to Rhode Island. If we can win tomorrow night, our schedule really favors our chances of picking up 3 wins before we meet VCU again. Lets bury the Rams!
We should focus on tomorrow night, but if I'm looking ahead I'm looking at 7 games.
UR next 7 (Not Chronological)
Home:
GW
GMU
VCU
Away:
Fordham
LaSalle
Bonnies
VCU
VCU next 7
Home:
GMU
Davidson
UR
Dayton
Away:
UR
URI
SLU
They have some serious opportunities to move up...or down.
UR next 7 (Not Chronological)
Home:
GW
GMU
VCU
Away:
Fordham
LaSalle
Bonnies
VCU
VCU next 7
Home:
GMU
Davidson
UR
Dayton
Away:
UR
URI
SLU
They have some serious opportunities to move up...or down.
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And we have opportunities to move way way down. We can go on a run which is nice but a hiccup in there is quite possible too. Not really an enviable spot. That's what you can get with a 7th toughest A10 OOC but told it would be the toughest. Based on vcu history I'd be liking their spot if I was a vcu fan. This game is more important for us than them. But unfortunately Mooney turtles up vs. VCU. That needs to stop tomorrow night.
Nick Sherod on Spiders not being rattled at the Siegel Center: "They’re just across the street. We come here every year. We know the Siegel Center, I grew up there so for me it’s just another gym."
Surprises me that high. Three sites I see have UR losing by 6 and one by 8. Line has already gone 8.5/9 at some sites. That alone would be enough motivation to beat them.
Vegas/people are saying little chance you got beating VCU. Chop, did you think VCU would be this big of a fav? I sure didn't. No respect and best way to get it is to beat those guys.
Oh and just talking about the Spiders added motivation. Nothing to do VCU at all ..... their just probably enjoying the fact that most think the Spiders will be our bitches once again.
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My guess is the line reflects the fact that we played the #7 team in the country just 3 days ago. Doesn’t matter though. Go win
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