Can't see AG getting the Coach of the year - since half the dayton twitter fan base is looking for their next coach right now. So agree with the above and since we are going to be finishing in 1st place, Coach gets the nod over Valentine.
Well, they have a huge following, and expectations. The "Mooney above all guys" on this board (really only a few - like the guys that come on only for negative posts, these guys (with the exception of 4700 in the offseason) only come on here to slam dunk on the times Mooney is doing well) would not do well on the Dayton social media scene. Funny b/c one of the main guys that used to do a Dayton podcast was down on AG last three years but I think has been defending this season.
This has been a good year for CM in the respect of showing his coaching ability. He has taken a team of new comers and created a good starting five and has utilized his bench well. I think it was Mason game that showed his experience when he went with a small lineup in second half and won game going away. He has made adjustments when he needed to vs the old Mooney who would stick to his guns too long. I also believe he has utilized the bench well since we do have depth.
I don’t understand why when you were picked 11th. If anything, we should be co-coy!
I saw article in RTD and Mooney mentioning HS vs portal. Let’s face it, in the new world order of portal and NIL this seems formula for success. It’s made us a much better team this year than could have been expected with HS players coming in and even a 2nd year. Look no further than King, Hunt, Bigs, and Quinn. All came through the portal. They r major contributors. Dji came from within, and he has certainly demonstrated his value added. Tyne and Walz as contributors also were HS recruits. Bottom line - I just don’t see how we can’t be aggressive in the portal as we r seeing direct and tangible results. Relying upon a growth program for HS players is a longer term “hope”. Hope that they develop and hope that they don’t transfer.
Definitely not. I have been on this board since inception, and the board before that. I have been pro Mooney, Anti Mooney, and mid Mooney.
Yeah, it would be a helluva thing if we were to win the A10 regular season for the first time ever, with a lineup largely composed of transfers, and Mooney's takeaway is "Let's go recruit a ton of high school kids!"
Yeah, Baron won it a couple of times without being champ, but that was obviously a while ago. Urgo is the only recent example from a team that didn't at least tie for the title.
Mooney probably thinks it is going to be tough to go out and not only find players like King in the portal, but get them to come here. Kind of crazy he wasn't getting looks from P6. Not sure how replicable this year will be in terms of portal success, but it has been successful beyond even the most optimistic fan's imagination.
I'm optimistic that if the Spiders Collective continues to have growing support with reasonably similar NIL money for talented players like King, many rising juniors or seniors from low to mid majors would prefer the idea of knowing they are going to play for a strong program than take a chance of going to a mediocre P6 where it's 50/50 that they start or are the focus of the team.
Your reading comprehension is on par with mine I'm afraid. I was against it before I was for it 😀
I had stated this in some other thread but I am pretty sure I remember hearing or reading last year that even with vcu running away with the conference regular season title they were nowhere close to an NCAA's lock and were still going to have to win the A10 title to get in there.
No one has locked up anything yet. Most likely the COY will go to whoever finishes higher between us and Loyola, unless we both crap the bed and Dayton wins the league by 2 games or something.
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