VCU 1/29

[3genspider]

I wonder if any of our 10 suits or 4 graduate students reminded Burton that he has to hit the rim on the second FT?
For a team that is alledgedly loaded with shooter, we sure do have a lot of games where poor shooting kills us.

 

[I-M-UR]

And its that kind of mentality…”We’re so close!”…None of it matters if you don’t finish.

We’re so close……how can you get any closer than a once in a life time group of six year starters. It has and hopefully will never happen again. Fire that pathetic under achiever Mooney

 

[SpiderK]

As stuck as he is in his old ways, I’m sure even CM uses direct deposit.

Yep, I was kinda insinuating who wears the pants in the soft Mooney household.

 

[SpiderGuy]

And its that kind of mentality…”We’re so close!”…None of it matters if you don’t finish.

Or the “we’re close to being really good defensively”. Next.

 

[KE Spider]

Close program followers are saddened, but not surprised by the outcome. After all, we, not the Admin apparently, have seen this for nearly two decades. Mooney is a good guy, but his system only works about 55% of the time. Elegant offense cannot overcome piss poor defense and rebounding (have rebounded well last two games, but historic anomalies). Gritty, tough teams that don't shoot particularly well routinely beat us because of the system.

To my mind, Mooney is largely a one trick pony - offense. If we shoot poorly as tonight, then it is lights out bc of weak performance in other aspects of the game. When it comes to defense and rebounding, absent a game here or there, we suck....and over the years we have paid and will continue to pay repeatedly because of it.

What does it take to bring in a new coach that can bring back the Spider's past glory?

 

[whampas]

Close program followers are saddened, but not surprised by the outcome. After all, we, not the Admin apparently, have seen this for nearly two decades. Mooney is a good guy, but his system only works about 55% of the time. Elegant offense cannot overcome piss poor defense and rebounding (have rebounded well last two games, but historic anomalies). Gritty, tough teams that don't shoot particularly well routinely beat us because of the system.

To my mind, Mooney is largely a one trick pony - offense. If we shoot poorly as tonight, then it is lights out bc of weak performance in other aspects of the game. When it comes to defense and rebounding, absent a game here or there, we suck....and over the years we have paid and will continue to pay repeatedly because of it.

What does it take to bring in a new coach that can bring back the Spider's past glory?

Things that shouldn't be said or even thought. Oops.

 

[MrTbone]

What does it take to bring in a new coach that can bring back the Spider's past glory?

Getting rid of the current coach?

 

[712_VT]

For only giving up 64 points that was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. vcu only shot 10 threes which is crazy low for this day and age. Didn’t have to take threes because they got whatever they wanted inside, that’s why it was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. Would it occur to mooney to ever idk play a zone? Guess not, can’t abandon what got you there right?

 

[8legs1dream]

Incompetence at its highest level. VCU goes home again with a no contest as we count the scores out on this one.

Refs: 1-0
Richmond: 0-1
VCU: 0-0, didn’t even have to show up

Dude give it a rest your officiating rants make us all look like idiots by association. The foul and free throw disparity were in our favor the entire game. Shooting THREE TIMES the amount of free throws as they did wasn't good enough for you? Their best player fouling out well before the end of a one possession game wasn't good enough either? Nothing is given in D1 hoops, it is earned and we haven't earned shit. Soft team, soft coach.

"bEsT tEaM eVeR" will be watching the NCAA's from home like the rest of us....AGAIN.

 

[GKiller]

For only giving up 64 points that was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. vcu only shot 10 threes which is crazy low for this day and age. Didn’t have to take threes because they got whatever they wanted inside, that’s why it was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. Would it occur to mooney to ever idk play a zone? Guess not, can’t abandon what got you there right?

Correct. Got a text from someone about wish we’d go zone in game. If there was ever a game for it this was it vs vcu. But Mooney is a one trick pony. & that trick is called Kevin Anderson.

 

[Spiders4ever]

Dude give it a rest your officiating rants make us all look like idiots by association. The foul and free throw disparity were in our favor the entire game. Shooting THREE TIMES the amount of free throws as they did wasn't good enough for you? Their best player fouling out well before the end of a one possession game wasn't good enough either? Nothing is given in D1 hoops, it is earned and we haven't earned shit. Soft team, soft coach.

"bEsT tEaM eVeR" will be watching the NCAA's from home like the rest of us....AGAIN.

Heck, I was getting ready to ask him how his evening was going?

 

[localspider]

For only giving up 64 points that was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. vcu only shot 10 threes which is crazy low for this day and age. Didn’t have to take threes because they got whatever they wanted inside, that’s why it was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve ever seen. Would it occur to mooney to ever idk play a zone? Guess not, can’t abandon what got you there right?

40 points in the paint, happens when your team cannot stop dribble drive penetration and pick and roll. Simple stuff learned in high school or AAU.

 

[GKiller]

Dude give it a rest your officiating rants make us all look like idiots by association. The foul and free throw disparity were in our favor the entire game. Shooting THREE TIMES the amount of free throws as they did wasn't good enough for you? Their best player fouling out well before the end of a one possession game wasn't good enough either? Nothing is given in D1 hoops, it is earned and we haven't earned shit. Soft team, soft coach.

"bEsT tEaM eVeR" will be watching the NCAA's from home like the rest of us....AGAIN.

he wanted to pelt the refs from the stands u can’t reason with that type.

 

[3genspider]

Dude give it a rest your officiating rants make us all look like idiots by association. The foul and free throw disparity were in our favor the entire game. Shooting THREE TIMES the amount of free throws as they did wasn't good enough for you? Their best player fouling out well before the end of a one possession game wasn't good enough either? Nothing is given in D1 hoops, it is earned and we haven't earned shit. Soft team, soft coach.

"bEsT tEaM eVeR" will be watching the NCAA's from home like the rest of us....AGAIN.

Largely agree with this comment on complaining about officiating when it comes to fouls, and our team complains way too much about it. But they blew at least two fairly obvious out of bounds plays, that were pivotal, and it wasn't even close to being 50/50.

 

[plydogg]

Dude give it a rest your officiating rants make us all look like idiots by association. The foul and free throw disparity were in our favor the entire game. Shooting THREE TIMES the amount of free throws as they did wasn't good enough for you? Their best player fouling out well before the end of a one possession game wasn't good enough either? Nothing is given in D1 hoops, it is earned and we haven't earned shit. Soft team, soft coach.

"bEsT tEaM eVeR" will be watching the NCAA's from home like the rest of us....AGAIN.

This post is almost as bad as the officials.

Oh who am I kidding, it was nowhere near as bad as the officials

 

[fmrick]

Williams didn’t foul out. Baldwin is a slightly above average player

Yea, sort of like Bones was...

 

[spider fan]

Do I have this right? CM wins 25% of the games against VCU? Now 7-21 I think, Talked to some VCU fans after the game, congratulated them on the win, and said many Spider fans think the way I do that we are so accustomed to losing to VCU that it is close to a miracle when we win against them. There were 6 VCU fans and the oldest probably in his 50's said to me - you will win the next one and thanked me for congratulating them. He was being kind..................

 

[Marley13]

Why do so many of you think 7-21 = 25%?

 

[SpiderK]

Do I have this right? CM wins 25% of the games against VCU? Now 7-21 I think, Talked to some VCU fans after the game, congratulated them on the win, and said many Spider fans think the way I do that we are so accustomed to losing to VCU that it is close to a miracle when we win against them. There were 6 VCU fans and the oldest probably in his 50's said to me - you will win the next one and thanked me for congratulating them. He was being kind..................

Did you see if you still had your wallet?

 

[MrTbone]

Why do so many of you think 7-21 = 25%?

7-21=-14

 

[SpiderK]

Why do so many of you think 7-21 = 25%?

Lol. It is a record of 7 wins and 21 losses. 7 wins out of a total 28 games. 7/28 is 1/4 or 25%

 

[Marley13]

Well that makes sense. Knew I was missing something.

 

[SpiderK]

Well that makes sense. Knew I was missing something.

However we all calculate it, it’s bad.

 

[bullfrog91]

Why do so many of you think 7-21 = 25%?

Really? 7 wins of 28 attempts..what's that?

 

[8legs1dream]

if we don't win the return trip next month (and really there is no reason to believe that we will) that would drop Moonie to a sub-25% winning percentage against his "rival"

Are we ready for that?

 

[SpiderK]

Really? 7 wins of 28 attempts..what's that?

It’s a 75% loss record to VCU!

 

[Marley13]

Sorry frog, was calculating 7 out of 21. My mistake.

 

[Spiders4ever]

if we don't win the return trip next month (and really there is no reason to believe that we will) that would drop Moonie to a sub-25% winning percentage against his "rival"

Are we ready for that?

We were born ready or just don't care anymore.

 

[urmite]

Sorry frog, was calculating 7 out of 21. My mistake.

Well, in that case we are better than I thought this season.
We have won 13 out of 8…

 

[SpiderGuy]

Lol. It is a record of 7 wins and 21 losses. 7 wins out of a total 28 games. 7/28 is 1/4 or 25%

Right out of Monk’s Math in the Business School from times gone by.

 

[CarolinaSpider]

We competed!

 

[localspider]

Right out of Monk’s Math in the Business School from times gone by.

Just after he stepped in the trash can wearing the short sleeve shirt with the necktie painted on….

 

[plydogg]

Maybe next decade we’ll make the tournament

 

[Spiders4ever]

Maybe next decade we’ll make the tournament

We just need to get the refs on our side.

 

[SpiderGuy]

We just need to get the refs on our side.

Like everything else, you have to earn them. The only other option is to have Coach K tutor Mooney in ref ownership.

 

[Eight Legger]

VCU lost at home to Wagner this year, 58-44. How pathetic are we?

 

[Spiders4ever]

VCU lost at home to Wagner this year, 58-44. How pathetic are we?

Wagner is 12-2.

 

[Eight Legger]

They're Wagner.

 

[Marley13]

But they beat VCU.

 

[plydogg]

We just need to get the refs on our side.

Now you’re coming around lol