Good stuff. Agree here. It's been a long several years, but this team has the look of a legit top 20 team. Bunch of DOGS for sure. Been a frustrating several years with Mooney never being able to complete a roster, but this team is very good and pretty deep. Would love to have one big solid interior athlete off the bench. Hopefully will not lose Cayo or Golden for any extended period. We could be OK with Burton sliding over, but hopefully won't have to see that.
First, very happy for the Spiders.
We’ll see if KY is really a top 10 team when they play Kansas. Either way ever win is important and beating KY is great press.
I know a number of VCU BB fans and they appreciate the game and what the Spiders MBB team accomplished last year and against Kentucky Today. The A10 needs a strong Spider program. We look forward to tripping you guys up this year but I don’t see anyone in the A10 beating the Spides this year.
Well put Fan1. Many of us are fans of the game and of the players. The rivalry just adds a little spice to the experience.
Y’all enjoy the win.
You talking to me? I will stand by my track record on Mooney's recruits.
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I like Francis always being a gunner. We need that attitude, there are stretches in every game, when shots just aren't falling and too many players get in their head afraid to take the next shot. Few players are wired like Blake, which is why every team need a guy like Blake.
Because he is our leading scorer and Mooney knows he needs Blake's aggressiveness on offense, that is why. Yes, there is a shot or two every game that Blake takes that is probably ill advised but you know what he also makes a fair percentage of those shots as well.
Of course he is our leading scorer. He took 17% more shots than anyone else. Only shot 41.7% last season, far lowest of all starters.
I understand your logic but a scorer must keep shooting and not focus on the last shot(s) taken. He does not hang his head down, but makes up for it on the next defensive play like he did several time yesterday.
This is the one and typically early in the shot clock without anyone else touching the ball. I don’t see how anyone can call this aggressive. It is simply selfish. If he is on fire and hits them then sure it would be perceived differently, but that wasn’t the case yesterday.
Remember a few years ago when we had a lead under 5 and Mooney would pull the old slowdown, milk the shot clock, and he got (rightfully) ridiculed on here for playing not to lose. I love that we are keeping the foot on the gas, except if it so obvious (like when we were up 14 with 2 minutes to play, where you want to run some clock).
I don't think it's selfish and I don't think his teammates see him that way. it's a shot he practices and makes. I don't know his percentage on contested 3's but he believes he'll make it.
Asterisk: The home court advantage is null and void when you don't have 22,000 (?? whatever # Rupp holds) rabid fans on hand. It is just another empty gym. All of these guys have been playing in sparsely crowded gyms since they were 8-years-old.
