The Queen's Gambit will Fail - Richmond vs Queens Game thread - Sat 7pm
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of course. but if he were playing today, we'd find holes in his defense or his ball handling!
I promise you , his defense was superb! He went toe to toe with the great David Robinson (played help defense).
He is injured. I can’t remember with what. Maybe foot or ankle? Looked to me though like he was at the end of the bench next to Hunt
We were 54, 99, and 94 from 2020-2022 in defensive efficiency. Right now, this year, we are 91. So, while I am really liking our defense this year, maybe the last 3 years with Jacob and Grant was better than you think defensively?
Peter Woolfolk, at 6'5, was the guy I remember who battled Robinson and did a great job at times ( yes, with some help from Newman and others).
If I remember correctly, We used a tennis
racquet in practice to simulate Robinson.
One of many great Spiders.
Soulis injured his ankle with 28 seconds to go in the VMI game and was in a boot afterwards. Mooney said ahead of the Siena game that he'd be out for a week or week and a half, but it's been over two weeks now.
So far, you could argue that this team is greater than the sum of its parts. I don't know that Mooney has ever had a team like that here before.
they mentioned the Soulis injury in passing last game when someone went to the bench. Very generic comment by BB, something like the athletic trainer is working hard to get him back on the court. Really would like him to get more reps in the OOC.
The setup I remember was Kratzer behind him, and Stapleton in his lap.
But I think you were looking at our offense, I was looking at our defense.
I loved Stapleton. Only one year of playing against Robinson, but he was everywhere on the court. Long arms, quick, could jump, handle, guard just about anyone, and could do a little of everything out there.
I have really enjoyed watching this group so far this year. But, But, let's take 2 out of 3 vs Wichita, Northern Iowa, and Florida before we give too much credit to coaching. We saw some of the normal issues down the stretch vs. no. 118 kenpom ranked BC, and could not seal the deal against Colorado. Good opportunity against Wichita coming up to win one vs a decent team on the road.
I think the next 2 games will tell the tale. Another road test with a quality opponent followed by a low tier team that should allow for deep bench participation. 2 Ws point to a vast improvement over last year.
UNI and Florida are going to be tough games that would be great to win, but if those games turn out to be losses that doesn’t cloud any expectations for me. Florida is the best team the Spiders will play in the regular season and UNI would probably finish in the top 4 of the A10. A top 4 finish is still my expectation for the Spiders regardless of the outcome of these 2 games.
Would I like to see the Spiders win 2 of 3? Of course, but may as well make it 3 of 3! Go Spiders!
UNI and Florida are going to be tough games that would be great to win, but if those games turn out to be losses that doesn’t cloud any expectations for me. Florida is the best team the Spiders will play in the regular season and UNI would probably finish in the top 4 of the A10. A top 4 finish is still my expectation for the Spiders regardless of the outcome of these 2 games.
Would I like to see the Spiders win 2 of 3? Of course, but may as well make it 3 of 3! Go Spiders!
