Well it sounds like we weren’t practicing for the last two weeks at all...so I don’t think that’s a major consideration.
Maybe should’ve spent more time practicing three-pointers. We were 6 for 23 if you remove the two boondoggles that Grant got to go down late that he'd normally not take. That's 26%. They were by and large really good looks too. I meant wtf.
No. They were not allowed to leave their hotel rooms or meet with their coaches. They could have zoom calls.
Omg watch the games... he is clueless with in game adjustments, cant motivate his team against lesser competition and has NO strategy to combat a zone. He is a one trick pont and any decent coach has figured his tricks out.
Really? 24-7 last year and 9-4 this year, including 17-6 in the A-10 the past 2 years. Must be a lot of "below decent" coaches out there. I guess it's time for Wisky, Ky., Loyola, Davidson, VCU, and a few others to find other coaches?
Pretty sure all the teams you mentioned here have been to the NCAA tournament since 2011. VCU has done it with 3 coaches, Wisconsin 2.
Fair points. My reply, however, was to the post I copied. The one that said any decent coach has figured Mooney out. That's all. I realize we had some really bad years a few years ago, but you have to admit, reading the post I copied, you would think we were 11-33 and 6-17 in the A-10 the past two seasons, and not the other way around. I mean, you tell me how a clueless, non-motivating, non-adjusting, one trick pony of a coach beat coaches of the teams I mentioned?
I don't really understand this post, ply. I like Ashley Howard, and I think he was a great hire by LaSalle, but what is your point here? Did they beat us last game? Yes, and they looked good doing it. Did we beat them by 16 and 27 points last year? Yes. And we looked good doing it. Did their 10 win team split with our 13 win team 2 years ago? Yes. Seems about right. I'm just not sure what this proves in response to my post.
Yes, I agree we should be better than 9-4 right now. I think most everyone knows that. But, the season is not over, and we can turn things around. I just have a feeling 14-4 is where we need to be if we play all 18 conference games. I don't care how we get there this year, but 14-4 will put us in great shape going into the A-10 tourney. No, it won't be easy, but I think it's doable. And, no matter where we end up, I think we'll have a real good chance to win the tourney. Did we just lose a game we should have won? Yes. No question about it. Now, we just need to pick up a win that we thought might have been one of our losses.
Presumably winning percentage, although I don't know if there will be any consideration for a team like SLU playing drastically fewer games than anyone else. But I would guess just straight-up WP.
We have VCU rescheduled, and still have March 6th for a makeup game. So, we only need one more somewhere. So, it's possible, but regardless, 1st or 2nd IC would look pretty good. We just need to start winning and get on a nice roll. As for Mooney, I think he definitely looks in the mirror every day and tries to make himself and the team better. It's the coaches who constantly throw players under the bus that I worry the most about holding themselves accountable.
No apologies necessary. Those are my worries as well. I swore after the James Madison loss a few years back that I would not darken the halls of the RC again until Mooney is gone. And I won't. I don't miss a game on radio or TV and I bleed red and blue but Mooney ball and our continued support of mediocrity is depressing.
This is such a silly question. How about if you tell me what halftime adjustments Coach Cal and McKillop made against us. Then maybe I'll reply.
Answered a question with a question. My kids aren't even allowed to do this.
Oh my. Love my Spiders, but at my age I might be in Paradise before our program gets back there.
Good post, Sman. I think it is very fair to say the roster is flawed right now. Think of what our bench could have looked like: Tyler, Andre, Crabtree, Sal, and Grace. When we were getting top 25 pre season love, that was our roster. Versatile and deep. No one could have predicted another ACL tear for Nick. We gave Crabtree a scholarship last year as a transfer, so clearly we were counting on him this year as well. Lately, with Goose hurt, our bench has been Sal, Grace, and Wilson, who we all hope will be good one day, but who clearly is not ready for A-10 ball this year. Getting Goose 100% healthy will be huge, but we pretty much need all of our starters to play well to win now. Fortunately, we have a really good starting five, so more often than not, they will all play well, but when one or two guys are off a little bit, it shows. It is what it is. We need to find a way to win a lot of games, and I think we still can. I've said all year it won't be easy, and I don't expect many easy victories, but these guys have the experience and talent to find ways to win. That's why I'm still holding out hope of a top two finish.
