Will we make the tournament?
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8legs1dream
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To win the A10 tournament Mooney would actually have to win a quarterfinal game. When is the last time that happened? A decade ago.
Win the tournament. It happen ten years ago with a class that isn't the best class ever. So I assume it should happen. Its like waiting for the cookies to be done. I forgot the timer oh well.
I've really tried hard to get on board all season. There are literally fewer things in life that I was hoping for this year more than a tournament appearance for this team. Tonight was the end. F you, Mooney. You're a fraud. I've had enough once and for all. You can also expect a bill for the $150 light fixture I just broke in my house.
Will we make the tournament? I’ve gotten asked that a bunch recently. But it’s “Dad will we make the tournament this year?”
Would be nice to answer Yes some year.
Would be nice to answer Yes some year.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
how many games, how many minutes played, how many points has this senior class amassed with only a single NIT appearance to show for it. Unfathomable.
at large was a long shot anyway. Hopefully grant gets the finger healthy before the tournament. Fortunately (Sadly?) we still have at least one more “win or go home” game left. I still want to believe in this team. Here’s to hoping for the right matchups in the tournament
Here's to hoping for a new coach. Oh that seems a bit far fetched. I am sorry. I can't seem to find the cash to buy out Mooney. Its like finding buried treasure x marks the spot.
Shouldn't be a problem with the fixture. He can buy approximately 10,000 of those suckers.
He’s not getting better before the end of this year. Bob noted on the pregame show that he’s going to need surgery post season, so it’s just a pain tolerance thing now.
Here we are again, having to win the automatic qualifier to get in. Whats changed?
I've said it before. We have a better chance to get in the tournament if we were in the CAA. Or whatever league Longwood and VMI are in.
Think what you want and dream all day...
I've said it before. We have a better chance to get in the tournament if we were in the CAA. Or whatever league Longwood and VMI are in.
Think what you want and dream all day...
Thats unfortunate, i missed that info. Definitely makes sense for a broken finger. I think our best option is to find a way to win with Sal/Grace holding down the 5 if this is how it affects grant
No, we have a better chance to get in the tournament out of the A10. We need new leadership in the athletic department and an administration and president that value winning programs to take advantage of our conference affiliation.
I'm with u EL, though have to admit I had a little more skepticism this year. Mooney disappoints year after year after year. Sorry kneepad, we should try to focus on the fact that Mooney does not suck??
I don’t even want to think how bad next year will be. Goose and Burton playing by themselves with no guards and no big men. Makes you shiver. I will be surprised if Burton stays.
He may, our programs over arching culture is comfort. That is what it boils down to and Burton already be trapped in the quick sand.
Mooney, as usual, has the attitude of a loser.
"We were playing against a team coming off two losses who’s fairly desperate."
That's how he explained this loss.
They were "fairly" desperate. Are you kidding me? So what the hell were we? Just happy to be in the Midwest for a night, taking in the sights? Jesus Christ man. We should have been the most desperate team in the country. Or did you forget how every analyst ranked us in the top 25 preseason, how we were picked to win the league, all those glowing articles about the redemption tour? Considering how far we've fallen from that, you might think desperation would have been a motivator for us. But I guess not. Just another night without aggression, intensity or enough motivation to do something unexpected for once and win a game we absolutely had to have.
"We were playing against a team coming off two losses who’s fairly desperate."
That's how he explained this loss.
They were "fairly" desperate. Are you kidding me? So what the hell were we? Just happy to be in the Midwest for a night, taking in the sights? Jesus Christ man. We should have been the most desperate team in the country. Or did you forget how every analyst ranked us in the top 25 preseason, how we were picked to win the league, all those glowing articles about the redemption tour? Considering how far we've fallen from that, you might think desperation would have been a motivator for us. But I guess not. Just another night without aggression, intensity or enough motivation to do something unexpected for once and win a game we absolutely had to have.
A rebuilding year would be tolerable if we had a hope of building to a NCAA appearance. Mooney has proven that is not possible with him
Agree, and based in his inability to recruit inside players, and depth there is really really low expectations for upcoming seasons.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
It seriously sends a cold shiver down my spine to think about what next season will look like. I'm going to try to not even think about it which would just ruin the next 7 months 🤬
On a broadcast of some game last night Doug Gottlieb said he thinks they won’t have an NIT this year, but that just haven’t announced it. So this senior class will likely never play in the post season.
although I recognize Grant was clearly hurting, and he was trying to tough it out, he simply wasn’t tough enough. He was tough enough to use the hand to dribble on the offensive end, but not tough enough to use it to rebound or grab the ball on the defensive end. Not tough enough to try and secure the best chance he and his teammates will ever have to play in the tournament. I do not want to be laying this all at the feet at Grant but it simply wasn’t tough enough. And I can’t fathom why Jacob or someone didn’t get in his ear and just be like “come on big fella we need you”. Or why he wasn’t subbed out for defense for Sal when it became obvious that he wasn’t going to overcome the injury.
I just can’t picture a VCU player being on the floor with a broken finger and only using one hand to try and rebound.
although I recognize Grant was clearly hurting, and he was trying to tough it out, he simply wasn’t tough enough. He was tough enough to use the hand to dribble on the offensive end, but not tough enough to use it to rebound or grab the ball on the defensive end. Not tough enough to try and secure the best chance he and his teammates will ever have to play in the tournament. I do not want to be laying this all at the feet at Grant but it simply wasn’t tough enough. And I can’t fathom why Jacob or someone didn’t get in his ear and just be like “come on big fella we need you”. Or why he wasn’t subbed out for defense for Sal when it became obvious that he wasn’t going to overcome the injury.
I just can’t picture a VCU player being on the floor with a broken finger and only using one hand to try and rebound.
Inside players that want to be the PC as Greenburg kept referring to last night.
8legs1dream
Graduate Assistant
VCU wouldn't have a guy with a broken finger out there, because they would have been smart enough to have depth and so a like for like sub would have been in there.
Sad this thread has no relevance for Spider fans but no reason to continue discussion for the schools that their teams truly have a glass half-full.
Oregon State and Georgetown bursting bubbles! Haven't looked at the projected brackets for a second till today, but JoeyL shows 37 P5/6 schools in while CBS and team rankings have 39 out of the 68.
Oregon State and Georgetown bursting bubbles! Haven't looked at the projected brackets for a second till today, but JoeyL shows 37 P5/6 schools in while CBS and team rankings have 39 out of the 68.
Mich St 9, 11, 11 seeds in the 3 projections I mentioned. NET of 70 and Kenny 56. Record of 15-12 (9-11 conf) with 1st round Big Ten tourney loss. Weak shortened OOC with ND and Duke wins. Bid deal. Someone explain to me why/how Izzo gets in?
