Major overperformance. If we played them 100 times this year, I'd be surprised if that happened once. We are just that bad, and they happen to be very good. It's more about us, though. This is a very unusually bad team. We will lose many A10 games by more than 20.
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If they only beat us by 27 points, they should be embarrassed.
Watched most of the game last night. Auburn is gonna hammer us. We have no one who could possibly guard Broome and frankly several other of their players.
Exhibit A on his being a good speaker. He talks for 45 seconds straight, yet says really nothing noteworthy at all. Well, I know I am stoked about playing the number 2 team in the country this weekend after listening to that.
So I shouldn’t have GIVEN 18 points in my bet???
Looks like this may offset my Nvidia stock…
"Just playing and competing against the best is great." There's Mooney in a nutshell. It's really a perfect quote for him, so I'm not shocked that he said it.
He's basically saying: "We'll just be happy to step on the same court as a good team." Not: "We're going down there to try every way we know how to win a game against a great team."
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
I had an unexpected work trip that popped up that I had to cover for a coworker who was sick leading into the Thanksgiving holiday which we then took a trip out of state to be with my wife's family for that so I have been a little off the grid for Spiders hoops, it was surprisingly easy given how this season has been going.
But now I am back and ready to be hurt again! Auburn is going to be looking for a punching bag after how the Duke game went, heaven help us.
But now I am back and ready to be hurt again! Auburn is going to be looking for a punching bag after how the Duke game went, heaven help us.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
Just excited to be on the same court as a great team like Auburn!
Perhaps the Spiders can bow to all of the Auburn players during the starting line-up introductions, then hoist the mighty Bruce Pearl upon their shoulders for a quick walk around the court after the game ends.
Was waiting for this card to be played. Let’s get back in the glory days mode.
Arrived around noon with 3 UR friends ... very cool college street and bar area next to hotel we are staying at ... will walk to game in the morning - Go Spiders.
But he was a Marine. We now have a wedding planner.
But ESPN match up predictor shows our chances are up from 1.2 to 1.3 percent in one day
Yes, playing the number 2 team in the country. No palpable buzz or even posts on spidernation.
THIS IS MOONIOCRITY!
New t-shirt in the Rothstein collection.
Way to hang with them in the first half. Just need a little extra juice in the second half and we’ve got this.
How many cross court passes to a wide open 3 point shooter can we give up in one game? Has happened about 15 times so far.
Hard to even be upset though. The talent gap is so wide. We are so bad.
Hard to even be upset though. The talent gap is so wide. We are so bad.
When good teams start getting technicals because they're clowning your team/program in-game, it tells you something.
I saw nothing unexpected the first half.
20 years of data says that Moonball offense doesn't work against aggressive, athletic defenses. And it doesn't. Centers got pushed well past 3 point line, guards couldn't make clean passes bc of the pressure and there was no adjustment. No backdoor opportunities, just Beagle dribbling 25 times.
Defensively, double a big man and leave wide open 3s? Sure whatever. Our small guards had zero effect on them shooting the ball on the close outs.
Wildly less athletic than Auburn, less size, less organization and intent on both ends of the court.
All expected.
Moonball.
I saw nothing unexpected the first half.
20 years of data says that Moonball offense doesn't work against aggressive, athletic defenses. And it doesn't. Centers got pushed well past 3 point line, guards couldn't make clean passes bc of the pressure and there was no adjustment. No backdoor opportunities, just Beagle dribbling 25 times.
Defensively, double a big man and leave wide open 3s? Sure whatever. Our small guards had zero effect on them shooting the ball on the close outs.
Wildly less athletic than Auburn, less size, less organization and intent on both ends of the court.
All expected.
Moonball.
I really can't look at this anymore. Classic train wreck. Looks like wins will be hard to come by this season.
