It’s just embarrassing. What else can be said.
VCU 1/29
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Was driving up to Blacksburg after work tonight to go to the Tech UNC game tomorrow. Checked the score and saw it tied at half time. Checked it again and saw we were down 72-49. Maaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn we suck.
Mooney is absolutely classless to not empty bench with 3-4 minutes left and down 20+. That was icing
on cake. He may set a record for transfers this year. What a jerk!
on cake. He may set a record for transfers this year. What a jerk!
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
So the best, most experienced class ever just got waxed (again) by a young injured team that is doing nothing but getting better in the future. When will we realistically be able to expect to defeat them again?
Wasn’t there a song called In The Year 2525? There’s your answer.
How long until UR starts limiting who can reply to their tweets? The replies are embarrassing.
I mean… the performance was embarrassing. The replies are pretty accurate.
no in game tweets from our bball account from 47-41 to end of game is embarrassing. I mean I realize there were no highlights but u can give updates.
I'd like to hear the media ask CM what adjustments he made @ halftime or during the second half to deal with VCU defense. We all know he changed nothing, but I'd like to hear him explain his adjustments.
So Mooney has beaten VCU 7 times in 17 years. Now, we beat them twice in two different years. That means that Mooneys teams won 3 games in the other 15 years, playing theat least twice nearly every year. Let that sink in....
The look on Goose's face on the front page of the TD sports section says it all.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
And to think, we believed we might have actually had a chance there last night only to get nuked from orbit. That is what makes it sting even worse.
Sadly, I don't think we will have that problem next season.
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I respect Mike Rhoades and his team for orchestrating that beautiful display of full-blown exposure. It looked like Mooney was shocked at their collective unrelenting aggression, as if it went against a certain professional code of conduct he abides by: a kind of brotherhood mentality, which was broken that night between the two camps (at least to Mooney’s mind). I believe Mike Rhoades and the VCU collective honestly want a more competitive rivalry. It’s no fun and does nothing to prepare them for the NcAA tourney each year. Rhoades and VCU, I believe, are actually on our side on this one, even if they don’t initially realize it. It was for the greater good.
Not sure about all this. I think the VDU staff and fans love things exactly as they are.
I’m staying out of the coaching talk…for obvious reasons. No one read into that either way bc I sincerely mean it. I get where a lot of you are coming from. I think loyalty is that double edged sword but we are by nature extremely loyal as a family. Is there frustration and disappointment…yes. But I hear you 23 and from a personal standpoint I don’t believe in cutting and running at adversity(& taught Dji the same) which so many do in todays game..see portal. I truly believe and talk to Dji daily about believing in why God placed him here. I believe he can achieve all of his goals here. We would support any decision Dji made but he hasn’t been mistreated, he’s at a top academic institution(which is ultimately why he’s here) yes he’s had to sit more than we like but that’s fuel to his fire. People on here can laugh, shrug it off, think I may be delusional & it won’t be the first 😂 but Dji has the tools to make it professionally, he just needs the opportunity. He can do that here at UR bc that’s on him not solely on a coach. Sure a coach helps but it’s on the player. I would have liked to see more of our younger guys this season but it is what it is. For me next season can’t get here fast enough bc I think Dji will have his opportunity…sure COVID hit, your coach was fired, you decommited from a place you loved, there were other bigger schools you could have chose but you chose UR bc you loved it...so we are going to be patient and see what God manifests. We have had a string of bad luck this season with the injury bug but again we feel like we are in the right place, i have enjoyed meeting UR fans and making new friends 🕷🏀
SpiderDad, you are a class act. Happy to have the Bailey family at UR.
Dad, I have really enjoyed your contributions to the board this yr!!! I look forward to Dji's future contributions as a Spider!!
I love your grounded ability to set an example for your son. You would make a great recruiting coordinator for our program, we just need to find the coach with a passion to win. Thanks for staying the course, as always there is the greater plan that we can’t see but need the faith like you and your son have. Greater times are coming
Appreciate the kind words guys🙏🏼🙏🏼 Sometimes I let the frustrations boil over but we are all human and it happens. I enjoy this board for the most part 😀 bc it’s a great spot to talk 🕷🏀 and vent 😀
It’s also bad advice to make his choice based solely on basketball. I hope Dji plays professionally one day but it’s certainly not a guarantee.
The quality of the UR degree and network will hopefully serve him well one day. I also look back at my own time at UR as some of my fondest memories and still have so many great and close friendships from my time there.
Dji should definitely come back!
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
I asked you this after our first round with VCU at our house what your thoughts were on things as a newcomer to the SpiderHood. What were your thoughts on the rivalry and their fanbase after round two? Did you have any run-ins with their fans? I didn't see nearly as many of us there as I thought there would be, which in the end turned out to be for the best I suppose.
As a college basketball fan I really enjoyed it. Didn’t have any run ins or bad encounters with their fans. Their band, dance team, student section was really good and constantly had something going. Now VCUs play made it obviously rowdy & even more exciting. There were a few slick remarks from the students but nothing too out of pocket. There wasn’t many of us there for sure. The interactions between timeouts was cool. I would say overall I liked the basketball vibe I just wished we could have shut them up bc there is nothing better than doing that your rival and seeing those sad expressions in their own place. Here’s to seeing that before Dji graduates ✊🏼🕷🏀
This sequence summed up the game, the season, and the decade for me. Nate gets an inside pass, tries to create, throws up a desperate shot, and meanwhile all four of his teammates watch from outside the arc.
No one cut to the basket despite ample space. No one went to the rim when it was clear his shot would miss. Guys just stand around and hope. Hope something good happens. Hope that someone else is going to help out.
Seriously?
The 6'10" guy is farthest away.
This sequence summed up the game, the season, and the decade for me. Nate gets an inside pass, tries to create, throws up a desperate shot, and meanwhile all four of his teammates watch from outside the arc.
No one cut to the basket despite ample space. No one went to the rim when it was clear his shot would miss. Guys just stand around and hope. Hope something good happens. Hope that someone else is going to help out.
Seriously?
I was flabbergasted to wake up this morning and not see a press release that Chris Mooney was relieved of his duties. Makes me feel like this is some type of sick joke
Keep dreaming. There are legions who would like to see that come true. But there has been no indication anyone in a position to make that happen cares enough. Another loss - thrashing this time by VCU - is taken in stride and considered routine.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
he did have the stones to actually pull the trigger on some wide open threes finally, too bad he missed them both.
I would love to see one of the assistance take over and finish the season. Might fire up the team
I highly doubt there’s an assistant simmering in the background thinking “if we only did it my way.”
FWIW, MoJo has done it before with reasonable short-term results. Realize circumstances are different.
He would be the only one to bring something different I suspect. But we’re talking four games, plus 1 maybe 2 conf tournament games.
it’s irrelevant anyway. UR would only remove a coach in season for an ethics violation.
It’s unethical to get humiliated by your rival on national tv.
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