Mens: Mt Olive Game Thread @ RC : Wed 11/6: 7pm ESPN+

[spider23]

The Beagle catch on the long pass right into a Euro step finish was a thing of beauty for a big man.
Not much size on Mt. Olive and out big men took advantage nicely. Liked the back down and dunk from Walz.
7 points 7 boards 7 minutes from Soulis.

 

[MDspider8]

Definitely looked rust vs the press. Not sure the infatuation with Graham's minutes so far, but he definitely needs to be off the ball. Super shaky on the dribble. Hopefully GW3 will be a player for us. B. Artis seems to be injury prone based on his history and so far with Spiders. Suddenly not so sure about our back court depth.
Yes monster stat line from the collective center position. Neskovic as expected and advertised. Tanner looks pretty good on one side of the ball but a far cry from Bigs or Dji on defense.
I believe both Beagle and Soulis can move their feet pretty well. Would like to see some line ups with either at forward.

You beat me to this - I'm not as worried anymore since it seems B. Artis is fine, but wasn't too impressed with Graham or GW3 last night. Graham didn't look comfortable handling the ball and GW3 seemed to struggle getting into the flow of the offense. These things can be improved, but if B. Artis continues to struggle with health as he has in the past, our guard depth does not look very strong after Hunt and Tyne.

 

[8legs1dream]

A little shaky early it felt like but eventually found the right gear and blew them away as expected. It is hard though from a projection standpoint based on a game like this to know what strengths will translate to a typical D1 opponent or more importantly for us a higher tier A10 opponent.

 

[spider23]

Yep MD. Was worried when I saw that Offensive Lineman brace on B. Artis. Looked like he was moving pretty well though. I did see a limp after one play. It's a concern. Especially since - based on small sample size - Mooney is playing GW3 same minutes as a walkon. Only one game, but that was trend in scrimmages as well.
Roche looked pretty decent I thought, however I did see him kind of hobble after some contact once.
So I do worry about guard depth. I think both Tyne and Hunt can play big minutes if needed. Maybe Tanner can play next to one of them if needed. Still worried if he can guard a 2 or a 3 for that matter. But he looked good on O.

 

[spiderman]

good to see Tyler Burton at the game.
which reminds me ... did you see Villanova lost to Columbia last night???

 

[Spider Bob79]

Complete Game: Offense, Defense, Rebounding- Love it!
UR 101 Mt. Olive 68.
Mount Olive took 71 shots. UR took 59 shots- indicates efficient Spider shooting and great D.
Spiders had 47 rebounds-keep it up!

 

[Spider Bob79]

good to see Tyler Burton at the game.
which reminds me ... did you see Villanova lost to Columbia last night???

Yes. Columbia was the better team. But Nova hasn't been Right since Wright left. (directional sentence)

 

[8legs1dream]

from two national championships in the span of three years to what they are right now in less than a decade is a mighty, mighty tumble

 

[97spiderfan]

Yes. Columbia was the better team. But Nova hasn't been Right since Wright left. (directional sentence)

Exhibit 72: As to why every program needs to do a full national search for a new head coach. Personally, really hoping UVA has a decent season this year, just so they succumb to the same thing as well.