kind of a head scratcher to me. he really hasn't shown much. seemingly moved ahead of Beagle ... though I didn't see why. and both Walz and Beagle only have a year left.
thought he had potential at the 5 but never saw the stretch 4 thing.
Showed potential then Moon limits him. Some games later season he played ahead of Beagle and others Beagle ahead of him. Rhyme or reason? For life of me, I have hard time understanding how Mooney evaluates talent - See Soulis and GW3. Common element is limited playing time and now both are portaling.
Agreed. I was not sold on Soulis but he certainly showed some potential mid year and then Mooney would play him like 3-4 minutes the next game. I didn't understand it, just like GW3. The team was a flaming disaster, why not play your young guys more and see what they actually can do in a game situation.
Did he ever show enough to say he would ever be more than just an okay backup? I would say "maybe" could be a decent 5, but he would have to improve considerably, so I would rather have the extra spot for a transfer. You are right, definitely not a stretch 4 and far from a quality center. I didn't see much time for him and never quite understood 23's excitement about him.
Problem is you could fill an any poster on this board for "23" and any player on the roster for Soulis and be right. I think if he doesn't lose an entire year of competive basketball we would be talking much different. Could see a healthy off season and him being much better next seasom
Admired his determination and willingness to get after the ball even to the point of diving on the floor.
I hear u. I would probably feel differently about him and be more patient with him if the portal weren't the way it is now. With limited spots, I am just hoping we can get someone who is ready to make a bigger impact next year.
He just seemed too thin to me, didn't shoot well, and I guess I just never saw this potential some of you saw.
Definitely thin, I’m not saying he was a wunderkind, but thought he showed decent athleticism and had potential to develop. By contrast, I think I’ve seen what beagle has and don’t think it’s going to get dramatically better.
Dude, no one has amnesia. What most people get frustrated by is the complete inability to develop any kind of continuity after 20 years in the drivers seat. You can’t casually dismiss that like these down seasons are anomalous. Yes there was an A10 tournament and regular season championships but sandwiched by losing seasons after each. Good programs don’t crap the bed like that.
His Dad did attend a game. His son played 2 or 3 minutes in first half and did not return rest of game. Dad was not happy
This depresses me to no end. 3 NCAA’s in 20 years, 9-27 against our crosstown who consistently makes the NCAA’s. Good enough. It’s so hard to win in the A-10. Boo fing hoo
Those who like CM, and those who are willing to give Moon some sort of benefit of doubt will always find ways to rationalize his performance. One manner of that rationalization takes the form of snapshots in time. If the snapshots truly reflected changes in long term trend, then that might hold water. But we see that there is no real positive trend to really support a long term 55 pct winning coach as well as the stats you showed in the quoted post.
Dad and Mom got to see both sons watching the same game from the bench. BB got 2 minutes, GW got 1 minute.
