Embarrassment. Fire Mooney. Getting embarrassed by a bad Clemson team should be the nail in the coffin. This entire school is a waste of my time
It is his off hand. 🙏🏼✊🏼
This to me was the most disheartening thing of the night--I am a HUGE proponent of switching defenses in a game to keep teams off balance, and I'm very concerned this one possession is going to dissuade that for the next 5 years.
It's tough Dad. Always stinks to see anyone on your kids team injured but especially when it is your kid. My daughter played field hockey, lots of broken fingers and hand injuries, and when you watch the team play, you always think to yourself " My kid would have been able to make that play."
He’ll be back and ready to go right when we need him down the stretch. It was clear how much we missed him defensively last night.
Correct. And good job putting it in terms Mooney would understand. That's twice this season we didn't even compete against teams that were basically identical to us in the NET ratings. Not sure what that says, but it's not good.
Didn't see game and just reviewing the vid of that play.. Love the idea of switching defenses just so many things wrong there and like you stated not the best strategy against a good but that half great 3PT shooting team.
I don't think he gets back in the rotation. Nothing against DJ - but I think he was pretty close being odd man out some nights anyways, and now missing this much time - I think you will see a very heavy 7 man rotation with Roche and Bigelow off the bench, and then Randolph will be the 8th man. Assuming Randolph can just hold that 8 spot and I don't even expect significant minutes or contributions from him (thinking less than 8-10 minutes most games) - I think the rotation will be set and it might be tough for DJ to get back in the mix. Its really just a mix of bad luck as his injury will carry him through through the bulk of A10 slate. If he did this in the first game and he could be back for 2nd half of season - I would have different opinion, but the timing and fact he was already battling with Randolph for that last spot I think in the rotation, I think this unfortunately leaves him out down the stretch.
If our top 7 continue playing sub .500 basketball then nobody (except Tyler) should be guaranteed the same role 6 weeks from now.
Agree with that - but if that truly is the case, that in 6 weeks we are under .500 - we might be better off sitting guys like Grace, Goose and letting younger guys - include DJ play more minutes and just preparing for the future. You can't sit Burton because he is playing for his career - but at that point, might just pack in the season and start getting guys minutes for next year. Especially guys like DJ, Noyes, and Walz.
True, and I don't think anyone is guaranteed anything. I know what happened last game, but other than maybe Noyes, who would we need to see more of? Walz has been getting time. Dji got plenty of looks. Maybe Crab, but do we really know how much he can play health wise? Dread?
I would like to see more of Noyes. I know it was garbage time but each time he has come in, he has made plays. That to me should earn him some non-garbage time minutes. I think he has earned the chance to show the coaching staff that he can be a meaningful contributor.
But by doing this, you would probably have less time for Nelson, Bigelow, Randolph, Roche, and/or Quinn, right? Dji has played plenty and I think we are doing a good job with Walz right now. As I said last post, maybe we will see more Noyes, but not sure what else we would want to do. And, we will have to disagree about packing it in. I would never do that, especially when there is an A-10 tourney at the end of the year.
Been thinking the same for a few days but mainly with Goose. Both he and Grace got there chance to dance. Grace could see coming back needing big man help behind Quinn. Goose on the other hand when guys like Randolph, Roche, Dji, who could fill those minutes like you said for the future. I doubt anyone here thought Goose being missing piece to NCAA bid this season.
anything below 50% from 2 is pretty bad.
Right. It hasn't happened and it isn't going to happen this year. I love these hypothetical arguments about what we should do. It's Mooney people, have you not been paying attention these past 18 years. He is a creature of habit to the extreme.
I never said it would happen and I know Mooney would never do it. Honestly - I don't see a lot of coaches that do it. But when you have a long term deal, and are planning for the future, it might not be a bad strategy once the season is lost. But then again - you always have the A10 tourney to pull out a miracle, just like last year.
Anything below 50% is definitely not "pretty bad" for a guard. KA shot 47.6% from 2 for his career. Ced 47.6, Brothers 43.4, Kendall 43.9, ShawnDre 48.1, Blake 47.7, Jacob a very impressive 54.9.
Sweet sixteen is the difference.
Blake was great. He never became a Mooney system guy either, which I also respected.
50% is an arbitrary number I use as an effective eFG%.
50% isn’t as arbitrary as you think, it is the D1 average eFG%. Average 3FG% is 33.6, average 2FG% is 49.9.
