SLU in-game
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Ha... believe it or not its hard candy like lifesavers...its an OCD thing for the nerves, just like drinking out of that tiny Gatorade cup constantly.
Good defense for 12 minutes in the 2nd half. Life is so much easier on both ends when you can get a couple of turnovers and defense rebounds (see VCU for the past 5 years).
Continue to enjoy KF and looking forward to continued development.
TJ has to make at least the 3rd All Conf team, maybe 2nd team.
Shame about JP's situation, but without knowing what's going on hard to place blame in either his or coach's lap.
May be controversial to say, but glad MW only saw 14 minutes, if he's not hitting (0-3 from 3) he should not play significant minutes. Hoping he can progress on defense, rebounds, and in the arc (did have 2 FGs tonight) so that he can be a contributor next year whether he is hot or cold from 3.
NIT or bust.
Continue to enjoy KF and looking forward to continued development.
TJ has to make at least the 3rd All Conf team, maybe 2nd team.
Shame about JP's situation, but without knowing what's going on hard to place blame in either his or coach's lap.
May be controversial to say, but glad MW only saw 14 minutes, if he's not hitting (0-3 from 3) he should not play significant minutes. Hoping he can progress on defense, rebounds, and in the arc (did have 2 FGs tonight) so that he can be a contributor next year whether he is hot or cold from 3.
NIT or bust.
You can run the same play in the A-10 for years before someone figures it out no matter how many bids it gets!! Lol
200th victory as a Spider for Mooney tonight.
Black talked last night about haw we had changed the play around some because teams were picking up on the in bounds play. I thought the second was great. New look to start the play. Same result, TJ is not fast but he does have a quick first step for a big.
Disagree on Marshall not being a good rebounder. he is a really good rebounder, he had 4 last night in 14 minutes. Yes, he leaves a lot to be desired defensively and is a one trick pony on offense, but even if he is not hitting shots, the defense always has to respect his ability to hit the 3 and that opens up our offense for everyone else.
In our list of issues, Marshall is far down that list for me.
In our list of issues, Marshall is far down that list for me.
I will disagree. His lack of consistency is a major issue. Yes, he is hitting 40% for year, but he has had swings of
***0-10 in Beth/Cook and WVU games
22-36 from URI to GW
3-17 since then.
Yes, great shooter, but a little more consistency would be appreciated.
I think that we all would love more consistency but to 97's point, he has to be guarded which changes the complexion of how opponents defend us when he's in.
I don't see Marshall as a significant downgrade defensively and he's a respectable rebounder. He needs to add a bit of an inside game at which point he'd present a real issue for opponents.
I agree TBone, I will take scoring inconsistency over non-scoring consistency any day. You are right they have to guard MW and KF, that keeps the floor open for TJ, SDJ and TA.
He can shoot and pass and play decent defense. Glad he is getting some time.
I would tend to disagree with this assessment that it is a major issue - quite the contrary in fact. I feel Wood is comparable to any great shooter that goes through ups and downs when shooting the 3. Let's compare a recent 12 game stretch for Wood and another player in the A10 from mid-December through the end of January.
Player A Wood
0-4 1-4
0-6 0-2
6-8 1-4
1-2 3-8
1-10 0-5
2-8 2-2
3-3 7-12
7-17 5-8
4-9 1-4
2-11 0-2
1-8 7-8
6-12 1-7
33-98 28-66
33.7% 42.4%
Player A is Jack Gibbs. He's pretty good. I'll take Wood and his inconsistency from 3. In fact, I'd like to see him shoot more. When he's on the floor, he absolutely requires the other team to change things up.
We all would love Wood to be more consistent. I still want him playing more minutes at the 3 than our current starter, though because I think he is an upgrade over Deion. I will say if we play defense like we have the past 2 games, I don't mind Deion getting more minutes. However, the last 2 games have been an anomaly this year and if we are going to play crappy defense, than Marshall needs to play because we need to outscore teams. And while Marshall is streaky and has cold spells, Deion has very little offense and every team that scouts us knows that and adjust their defense to accommodate that.
Plus, I think Marshall's game has room for growth and Deion as a senior, we know what we are getting.
Apples and Oranges.
Gibbs also leads the league in assists, and handles the ball for them 90%+ of the time. Marshall has 10 assists all season.
MW has a beautiful stroke. I am happy he is on team, I just want him to be more consistent, that is all. He fits Moliva's "Great Kid" mantra as well.
Gibbs also leads the league in assists, and handles the ball for them 90%+ of the time. Marshall has 10 assists all season.
MW has a beautiful stroke. I am happy he is on team, I just want him to be more consistent, that is all. He fits Moliva's "Great Kid" mantra as well.
I would take 100% from 3 land for MW and I'm sure he would also. In some ways he reminds me of "downtown" Reggie Brown who when he was hitting was a joy to watch. This is the record that Brown holds -
Most 3/Pt FG Att.: 15, Reggie Brown vs. VMI (12/28/01)
Think that MW has a good "shot" at breaking this record-
Most 3/Pt FG Made: 8, Darien Brothers vs Charlotte (1/19/13); Chris Fleming vs.
Georgia Tech (12/1/90)
Most 3/Pt FG Att.: 15, Reggie Brown vs. VMI (12/28/01)
Think that MW has a good "shot" at breaking this record-
Most 3/Pt FG Made: 8, Darien Brothers vs Charlotte (1/19/13); Chris Fleming vs.
Georgia Tech (12/1/90)
I will forever wonder how much better Reggie Brown would have been if not for that car accident he had during the one summer. His back was never right after that.
you know when these frosh are recruited many of them are told, work hard and you have a chance to play cause we need you. Very common statement and
somewhat generic to most freshmen. So these guys come in with aspirations of making the starting lineup and playing 15-20 minutes a game. It just does not happen
a majority of the time. Moran reminds me of Peter Thomas a little in that he must be very bright and his practice has gotten stronger and stronger. Who knows but in
practice he may have been the better shooter of the bench guards and made fewer positional errors and was the most dependable.
On the flip side, speaking from experience, my son did not start till his senior year. He would talk in his early years about how good his practice went that week and the
coaches were pleased and told him to be ready. It did not matter he would not get in very often or for very long. So in a nutshell none of us are mind readers and we don't
know how well these newcomers are doing in practice or simply the fact CM is so focused on the game, he forgets about getting in the bench player. I have had that happen
to me when coaching in high school.
somewhat generic to most freshmen. So these guys come in with aspirations of making the starting lineup and playing 15-20 minutes a game. It just does not happen
a majority of the time. Moran reminds me of Peter Thomas a little in that he must be very bright and his practice has gotten stronger and stronger. Who knows but in
practice he may have been the better shooter of the bench guards and made fewer positional errors and was the most dependable.
On the flip side, speaking from experience, my son did not start till his senior year. He would talk in his early years about how good his practice went that week and the
coaches were pleased and told him to be ready. It did not matter he would not get in very often or for very long. So in a nutshell none of us are mind readers and we don't
know how well these newcomers are doing in practice or simply the fact CM is so focused on the game, he forgets about getting in the bench player. I have had that happen
to me when coaching in high school.
I wish I had the tape and the time to see what is going on but part of what appears to be a problem with TA and a little with MW is when they fade away. You're 6'8" go straight up, don't start running to defense before the shot is gone. Part of that tendency may be because following your shot rebounding is not a point of focus for Mooney.
They do the same damn thing at the free throw line. A free throw is not a fade away shot!!!!
I've seen great rebounders who follow their jump shots. I've never, ever, in my life, seen a good shooter who follows his jump shot.
How about the patented UR "all 5 guys turn around and run upon release" jumper?
I believe he was referring to following through on the release of jump shot versus fading away on the release. MW has a tendency to fade away a bit when he is off and sometimes the shot is a bit too quick.
no, he said "following your shot rebounding is not a point of focus for Mooney".
