NCAA Tournament "at large" candidate University of Richmond Women

[spiderstudent17]

word vomit. Not sure what all that meant. Not rooting against Moon to not win big games. never have. He thinks we are one of the best basketball programs in the nation, right?

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. I don’t understand why you would want to schedule a very hard schedule just to say “it’s the mentality” and then proceed to lose all of them. My point of view isn’t to say don’t schedule these kind of games, but limit it appropriately to the team you have/anticipate to have. If we become as good as our women’s team and win the great games we scheduled in previous seasons, then schedule more. If we stink, schedule less of them. We scheduled tougher with Gilly/Golden because we anticipated having a better team. If we have sustained excellence (which we have not) then we can take more chances with the strong schedule mentality you propose. But the opposite isn’t a weak mentality. It’s being realistic. Scheduling means nothing if you don’t win the games.

 

[urfan1]

Great players want to play a great schedule.

 

[spider fan]

Be willing to play anyone anytime especially higher rated programs...water seeks its own level...........schedule tougher and you will attract better players..........Since this thread is about women's basketball we can see how that philosophy has worked in a positive direction............

 

[GKiller]

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. I don’t understand why you would want to schedule a very hard schedule just to say “it’s the mentality” and then proceed to lose all of them. My point of view isn’t to say don’t schedule these kind of games, but limit it appropriately to the team you have/anticipate to have. If we become as good as our women’s team and win the great games we scheduled in previous seasons, then schedule more. If we stink, schedule less of them. We scheduled tougher with Gilly/Golden because we anticipated having a better team. If we have sustained excellence (which we have not) then we can take more chances with the strong schedule mentality you propose. But the opposite isn’t a weak mentality. It’s being realistic. Scheduling means nothing if you don’t win the games.

spiderbacktracker 17 u r now adding all these qualifiers. We've talked about this for years & you've always indicated it's your way of maximizing at large chances. that u shouldn't schedule too hard regardless. moving targets.

also I've answered. u r scheduling for the years u r good and can win enough against it. harder to identify those years in NIL portal era. Not just your own but other teams. Fortunately unlike UR u can identify consistency year to year with some. u have to schedule in advance too can't just snap your fingers the years u want. Improve at large chances. national schedule. who wants to play the Mt Olives. culture. mentality. check out what spider fan and urfan1 say about the players too.

Roussell gets it.

Go Spiders. Beat LA.

 

[97spiderfan]

Great players want to play a great schedule.

Great players also want to go to a school that prioritizing winning now. Playing a great schedule is a necessary part of that. Any recruit is gonna look at the women's schedule and say damn, I get to play against Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Tennessee. That is a huge recruitment talking point. The head coach is all on board with playing the best of the best as well and talks about out loud all of the time.

Meanwhile our men's team is playing in an MTE with D2 schools are all it's head coach does is talk about how hard it is to schedule. Good luck trying to swing recruits with that message and schedule.

 

[Section 204and5]

17 - wish you hadn't polluted this thread with talk of the men's program. I understand why you did but this was my respite from having to think about Mooney.

On a different note, Flavor Flav posted his bracket and picked GT to win. I have corrected him on that.

 

[spiderstudent17]

spiderbacktracker 17 u r now adding all these qualifiers. We've talked about this for years & you've always indicated it's your way of maximizing at large chances. that u shouldn't schedule too hard regardless. moving targets.

also I've answered. u r scheduling for the years u r good and can win enough against it. harder to identify those years in NIL portal era. Not just your own but other teams. Fortunately unlike UR u can identify consistency year to year with some. u have to schedule in advance too can't just snap your fingers the years u want. Improve at large chances. national schedule. who wants to play the Mt Olives. culture. mentality. check out what spider fan and urfan1 say about the players too.

Roussell gets it.

Go Spiders. Beat LA.

lol ok GK, whatever you say. Our schedule this year was really bad and we had a really bad team, which is a recipe for disaster. Overall, I’ve been pretty consistent with my position on this but it requires another forbidden word of yours, nuance.

Anyway, back to this thread. Go Spiders. Make history against Georgia Tech and shock the country with a win over UCLA. We’re all rooting for you.

 

[spiderstudent17]

17 - wish you hadn't polluted this thread with talk of the men's program. I understand why you did but this was my respite from having to think about Mooney.

On a different note, Flavor Flav posted his bracket and picked GT to win. I have corrected him on that.

I apologize for that. Wasn’t my intention, but one thing led to another I guess. The focus should be on this tremendous team we have who have made us all proud and is still playing meaningful basketball. I have confidence we will be up for the challenge this weekend, that’s for sure. Go Spiders!

 

[Wood Hall]

I haven't been to Pauley Pavillion since its remodel several years ago, but it was actually a pretty plain and underwhelming facility for all that UCLA basketball has accomplished over the years. Very little ambiance. I thought the Robins Center was much nicer, especially after the remodel.

The baseline seating was horrible, very far back from the basket, and the place was dark inside. Lots of banners though. And maybe the remodel improved it.

OTOH, when you get outside it is beautiful. It's hard to beat Southern California when the weather is nice, and Westwood is a very pretty neighborhood.

 

[GKiller]

17 - wish you hadn't polluted this thread with talk of the men's program. I understand why you did but this was my respite from having to think about Mooney.

On a different note, Flavor Flav posted his bracket and picked GT to win. I have corrected him on that.

we can get Lil Dicky. Women's team should be tweeting at him to talk up the team and show up to game. Tho based on our marketing chances r poor.

Go Spiders. Beat LA.

 

[spiderstudent17]

Six things to know as the Spiders do dancing

Here’s your guide for watching the Spider women in the NCAA Tournament.

magazine.richmond.edu

 

[spider23]

We have a fun team. agree a little more pub with lil dicky showing up might be nice, he definitely likes to hoop.

 

[GKiller]

lol ok GK, whatever you say. Our schedule this year was really bad and we had a really bad team, which is a recipe for disaster. Overall, I’ve been pretty consistent with my position on this but it requires another forbidden word of yours, nuance.

Anyway, back to this thread. Go Spiders. Make history against Georgia Tech and shock the country with a win over UCLA. We’re all rooting for you.

spiderstudent17:

"If you are for creating a schedule that maximizes our chances for an at-large, I disagree that we should be playing away/neutral against 4+ power teams."

Nuance. Just going to leave that there and see myself out.

Roussell gets it.

Go Spiders. Beat LA.

 

[spiderstudent17]

spiderstudent17:

"If you are for creating a schedule that maximizes our chances for an at-large, I disagree that we should be playing away/neutral against 4+ power teams."

Nuance. Just going to leave that there and see myself out.

Roussell gets it.

Go Spiders. Beat LA.

How far did you have to dig for that one sentence to copy and paste here? You know I like to make long posts sometimes to explain my thoughts. Feel free to include that too next time. I’ve also made many posts talking about scheduling and if I recall pointed out the difference of a Vanderbilt like power team vs. an Auburn for instance or power team who may be lower tier like Boston college but could sneak up the NET because of their conference affiliation.

Nothing about that comment contradicts what I am saying now regarding our schedule because you need to win the games for it to mean anything. Our women’s team gives me confidence that we can win these games so we could go schedule all power conference teams and I’ll be okay with it. Our MBB does not. So we can have some good power conference games where if we win, great. If we lose, our poor OOC record doesn’t immediately eliminate us from an at-large.

 

[GKiller]

How far did you have to dig for that one sentence to copy and paste here?

Not far because same thought is in every post you make on scheduling.

We can pick up another time or another thread. I agree let’s concentrate on the ladies.

Go Spiders. Beat LA.