Mens: Belmont @ RC - Sat 12/14 6pm ESPN+
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If they don't give a shit in practice it falls on the coach. Sounds to me like they have quit on him.
The absolute worst defensive team I have seen in years. All Scott and Bob talked about
post game was improved offense. Still too much standing around, but defensive coverage
decisions are awful. We might be better off trying zone.
post game was improved offense. Still too much standing around, but defensive coverage
decisions are awful. We might be better off trying zone.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
How much longer can 4700Excuses go on this season without addressing the elephant in the room, seriously it is comical to me at this point.
& JOC instead of asking Moon about Walz’s who cares & lackadaisical practice attitude & the issue is effort not X&0s, asks Mooney about X and 0s! About D adjustment switching all ball screens 1-5. Ignored the big issue. Just a perfect microcosm of the media protection Mooney gets. Nothing even remotely difficult. Walz says THAT & u only ask about the D?
The other question was about Moon relationship with Brian Earl at W&M bc u know JOC 100% has a story about it to write in a few days. The Princeton connection and Princeton concepts 2 things we’ve never ever heard before.
I think Mooney speaks first, then the players, but your point is still valid because no one asked Walz any follow-ups about the bombs he had just dropped, either.
Quit on Mooney? If you listen to this former players they would never quit on Mooney. They were always quick to defend him no matter the criticism. What is going on?
There isn’t any Harry Truman effect in the basketball program. The buck doesn’t stop here. Sad when a player has to address a real issue and no follow up by coach. Skating along season to season.
Team chemistry is one of my favorite topics and I said last year that the team chemistry was the thing that most surprised me simply because there were so many “non-program” guys in the mix. Now Walz has given us insight into this year’s team and there is no doubt that the pieces aren’t meshing as well.
He also said another key phrase which is there is a “what’s in it for me” vibe. I have definitely seen that on the court from multiple players. Lots of selfish play out on the floor. Then there is the lack of “want to” on D as others have noted and worried about from the start of the season.
Looks like the coaches have their work cut out for them.
I hate to say it, but I raised this concern after the portal. We lost guys that could play well on offensive side of the ball AND defensive side. Mooney decided to try to show he is the smartest man in the room and bring in NO D best shooting team ever. Of course most of theses guys have not shown the ability to shoot great vs high level competition yet.
That was my always my impression too but definitely not the case last night. Think they edit the videos to show Mooney first but perhaps it’s not really the case or it varies.
Because JOC clearly references something Walz said in his interview to Mooney. Go & listen to it. Posted on website. It just wasn’t the question you’d expect unless u r a coach at U of R.
Easy to do. I did 8 years ago.
Recruiting- Not his fault
Roster construction- Not his fault
OOC scheduling- Not his fault
Practice laziness- Not his fault
Game preparation- Not his fault.
Game management- Not his fault.
Roster construction- Not his fault
OOC scheduling- Not his fault
Practice laziness- Not his fault
Game preparation- Not his fault.
Game management- Not his fault.
Quote from Moon in today’s RTD - “Their shots were contested, but not really tightly contested”.
Nice way of covering for giving up 93 points. Moon threading a needle with that statement. Anyone at game or watching on tv saw oodles of wide open Belmont shots. As I previously mentioned, number 3 lit us up for 28 and had wide open looks most of night.
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Wow..just listened to the walz interview...good for him to call out the lack of effort/focus!!
One thing I noticed in the Bonnies - Providence game, if a player had a defensive breakdown, Schmidt and English were absolutely beside themselves, took it personal, or the one Providence assistant did if English was on something else.
Pierre's name jogged my memory around the time he hit his third triple (which really wasn't that far into the game)...we were one of ~80 schools to reach out to him in 2023 when he was transferring up from D-II. Landed at Memphis and didn't do much in a season there, so now he's at Belmont.
richmond.forums.rivals.com
Transfer Portal
Johnny O'Neil is headed to Santa Clara. Has anyone come to visit us yet?
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Good on Walz to call the program out. Coach is pretty much just an empty 3/4 zip up on the podium for the last 20 years.
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8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
So I’ll ask again: where are we as a program as the last NCAA appearance fades further away? What is the plan? Just keep on trucking through seasons until the next Gilyard/Golden/Cayo/Burton all show up and become upperclassmen?
This has the feeling of Wainwright’s 3rd season on the court.
This has the feeling of Wainwright’s 3rd season on the court.
