ODU Game Thread
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Spiders up 5 at half. Making our 3 point shots. We seem to really rely on 3 point shooting for success. We need to diversify our shot selection more so we don’t become to dependent on the three. Golden with some nice low post moves. Spiders holding ODU to 28 at the half. ODU seems to be playing with a lack of energy. Likely overlooking us after their win at Syracuse. We’ll see in the 2nd half if ODU picks it up and if we can continue our 3 point shots
I'm stumped. Does our SOS look better or does fodu go down?
Stomp fodu is the answer. Send those rotten SOB's back down 64 East.
Stomp fodu is the answer. Send those rotten SOB's back down 64 East.
Need Dre in right now. Need the energy and effort he gives. They’re outworking us right now
Seen this game before. Keep it interesting then lose down the stretch. Mooney magic.
I think we play so not so smart so lack of energy so lack of power from the coaches so sad to watch
This game is a perfect summation of Chris Mooney's career as a coach. For one, it showed how as a team we either live by the 3 point shot or die by the 3 point shot. It shows how lack of rebounding will always hurt us, even when we do well in other aspects. These have all been tenants of Mooney's coaching career and why he is a .500 coach. The biggest way this game is a microcosm of Mooney's career is how we played well to start the game, enough to make you think "hey we're going to be alright" only to see the reality of how our hot shooting streak end, the impact lack of rebounding has against us, our opponent going back to their normal shooting percentage, seeing the opponent easily drive the lane and score, and seeing the other team's coach making in-game adjustments like going to the zone defense.
This perfectly encapsulates Mooney's career because he does enough to make you initially think that the strategies he has as a coach are working only to realize it never does. That ultimately the predictable Princeton offense Mooney implements, the fact we never go for rebounds, lack of recruiting height and size, always come back to bite us time and time again. It needs to take a near perfect shooting game against a good team to win. That is not what we should depend on to win. Yet, the coaching we have lends itself to that.
We have a lot of talented players on our team who are not being utilized in the most effective manner possible. I am really proud of our guys and the determination they are showing. I really want to commend them on the effort and fight that they have. I know that Mooney is really trying his best to win but we continuously fall short. Unfortunately, what he is doing is not good enough and there is no indication that he can find ways to turn things around.
This perfectly encapsulates Mooney's career because he does enough to make you initially think that the strategies he has as a coach are working only to realize it never does. That ultimately the predictable Princeton offense Mooney implements, the fact we never go for rebounds, lack of recruiting height and size, always come back to bite us time and time again. It needs to take a near perfect shooting game against a good team to win. That is not what we should depend on to win. Yet, the coaching we have lends itself to that.
We have a lot of talented players on our team who are not being utilized in the most effective manner possible. I am really proud of our guys and the determination they are showing. I really want to commend them on the effort and fight that they have. I know that Mooney is really trying his best to win but we continuously fall short. Unfortunately, what he is doing is not good enough and there is no indication that he can find ways to turn things around.
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Everyone ready for a classic #MoralVictory postgame show??
Only could go by live stats but appears to be the case. Good showing but still a loss.
We have difficulty closing games. Have seen this too many times this year. Periods of time w/out scoring then trying to play catch-up.
It wasn’t that good of a showing. We posted a lot of turnovers, an unimpressive 3pt fg%, a poor 2pt fg% and we looked discombobulated throughtout imho.
There was a point where Jake hit a quirky three pointer that any other year I would have been ecstatic about. Tonight, I just shrugged. Malaise.
Mooney still had an 11% chance of losing and took it!
How the hell have they not added a "mooney factor" to the algorithm yet? Did any of you actually think our chance of winning was north of 50:50 at that point?
Jake G looked hurt to me. He missed that layup early and threw up a terrible three pointer and then spent most of the rest of the game not really looking for a shot at all. Grant played well under the basket and should have been down there the whole game. ODU had no one who could stop him. Yates another unimpressive outing. JJ seems to have regressed. Wojick unimpressive. Grace and Sal need to play more. Jake needs more rest as does Grant. Team will always struggle in this ridiculous offense because they almost always dribble once before passing on almost every play thereby negating the whole point of the offense which is to pass the ball faster than the defense can move. Mooney played at Princeton and still hasn't figured that out. There are good basketball players on this team and if the A10 is as bad as it seems to be these good players may be good enough to have a decent record despite the coach and their inability to run the offense correctly. Hopefully some year they will learn to slide horizontally on defense and stop jumping at the first ball fake.
Looking at play-by-play near the end, what was up with Yates being the guy attempting a couple 3s near the end? Looks like ODU got what they wanted defensively. Guess he was wide open?
You do get the sense the crowd is expecting a loss. Even when we’re up 8 late in the second half
Did we limit Andre due to injury? He deserves JJ’s minutes without a doubt.
I feel sad for anyone who thought we could win this game with Mooney at the helm. It's not the players, the talent; it's the coach. He is a good person and will most likely be successful in other pursuits as long as they are outside the field of coaching basketball. And his failure as a basketball coach should not determine success in other areas. I hope he gets that. However, whether he realizes that and chooses to refocus his attention on another profession is entirely his decision, but we all know that not doing so could be a major impediment to overall lifetime success.
I hope we soon get the chance to wish him well in other endeavors.
I hope we soon get the chance to wish him well in other endeavors.
