The Wiz Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Nice win for RI... Neb is a very good team...but over rated ...they are not a top 25 team. I would put Neb in the same category as the Bills....whuch means it could be a challenging Valentine's Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 7 ET Villanova vs VCU. Should be a good game on ESPN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 VCU starting to get routed by Villanova. Shaka's street ball philosophy isn't really working out against a solid team like Nova. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Nova 77 VCU 53. A10 flagship gets run out of the gym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenboy Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Nova 77 VCU 53. A10 flagship gets run out of the gym. Definitely the media's flagship for the A10. VCU can be run out of the gym by team that play solid defense, can handle the initial full court pressure defense, run a solid half court offense, and can defend that 3 ball. That is the recipe to beat them every time. Question is will we be there by the time we face them? Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Definitely the media's flagship for the A10. VCU can be run out of the gym by team that play solid defense, can handle the initial full court pressure defense, run a solid half court offense, and can defend that 3 ball. That is the recipe to beat them every time. Question is will we be there by the time we face them? Time will tell. Unlikely. Villanova is the #12 ranked team, and this Billikens squad has much growing to do. And I don't buy in to the commonly stated notion that freshmen "are no longer freshmen by February." While they're more experienced then than at the beginning of the season, so are the sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Unlikely. Villanova is the #12 ranked team, and this Billikens squad has much growing to do. And I don't buy in to the commonly stated notion that freshmen "are no longer freshmen by February." While they're more experienced then than at the beginning of the season, so are the sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Sorry, but a 24 point drubbing at the hands of the #12 team in the country (and this may or may not really be the case) is NOT expected if VCU is also supposed to be a good team. And from all accounts, I understand that VCU is a good team in that VCU is full of proven veterans and highly regarded youngsters, is the best of the A10 but apparently has definite weaknesses. Either VCU is invincible or not. If they can be beaten by 24, then other teams do stand a good chance against them. In fact, as long a teams don't panic at the hands of the their swarming defense, teams generally have a decent chance in that their fundamentals have often been questionable. As to freshmen, IMO, they are not like the freshmen of old times. Back in the day, freshmen only played against their local rivals - and usually in smaller gyms and in front of fewer fans. Then, all of a sudden, these guys would hit the "big-time" by walking on to college campuses, traveling out of town, playing in large venues, playing against truly national competition and also playing on TV for the first time. Nowadays, the high school kids play AAU ball against the best national players, they travel out of town often and probably play too many games (at the expense of practicing fundamentals), often in large venues, before large crowds and sometimes even on TV. Just consider the travel, games,pressure, etc. already experienced by Marcus Bartley, Davel Roby, etc. In short, you either can make the adjustment to the college or not, and you either make this adjustment quickly or over time. By spring, I do hope our boys will ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Sorry, but a 24 point drubbing at the hands of the #12 team in the country (and this may or may not really be the case) is NOT expected if VCU is also supposed to be a good team. And from all accounts, I understand that VCU is a good team in that VCU is full of proven veterans and highly regarded youngsters, is the best of the A10 but apparently has definite weaknesses. Either VCU is invincible or not. If they can be beaten by 24, then other teams do stand a good chance against them. In fact, as long a teams don't panic at the hands of the their swarming defense, teams generally have a decent chance in that their fundamentals have often been questionable. As to freshmen, IMO, they are not like the freshmen of old times. Back in the day, freshmen only played against their local rivals - and usually in smaller gyms and in front of fewer fans. Then, all of a sudden, these guys would hit the "big-time" by walking on to college campuses, traveling out of town, playing in large venues, playing against truly national competition and also playing on TV for the first time. Nowadays, the high school kids play AAU ball against the best national players, they travel out of town often and probably play too many games (at the expense of practicing fundamentals), often in large venues, before large crowds and sometimes even on TV. Just consider the travel, games,pressure, etc. already experienced by Marcus Bartley, Davel Roby, etc. In short, you either can make the adjustment to the college or not, and you either make this adjustment quickly or over time. By spring, I do hope our boys will ready. All true but you still have 18-19 year old kids going against 21-23 year old men. Big difference in strength, experience, and smarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 VCU will be fine this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Sorry, but a 24 point drubbing at the hands of the #12 team in the country (and this may or may not really be the case) is NOT expected if VCU is also supposed to be a good team. And from all accounts, I understand that VCU is a good team in that VCU is full of proven veterans and highly regarded youngsters, is the best of the A10 but apparently has definite weaknesses. Either VCU is invincible or not. If they can be beaten by 24, then other teams do stand a good chance against them. In fact, as long a teams don't panic at the hands of the their swarming defense, teams generally have a decent chance in that their fundamentals have often been questionable. . VCU and their street ball philosophy are overrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Look out for Duq, RI, and LaSalle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 VCU will be fine this year.They'll be fine and win a lot of games this year, but their system still has deep flaws that good teams can expose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 They'll be fine and win a lot of games this year, but their system still has deep flaws that good teams can expose. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 They'll be fine and win a lot of games this year, but their system still has deep flaws that good teams can expose. Every system can be exposed with the right match ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Every system can be exposed with the right match ups.Not every system relies heavily on 3 point shooting and forcing turnovers through traps to win. And that is the difference. Their system doesn't do a good job of giving them a chance to win when they aren't hitting 3's and forcing a bunch of turnovers. Even most of their own fans admit that.Shaka needs to figure out how to coach some offense and half-court defense. Otherwise they will continue to get beat by tough teams with good guards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Bradley 52 - Texas A&M -CC 38. Bradley had also beat recently beat A&T by 8. We have a long way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Bradley should kill ISU and SIU. we may be 3-3 after Braves encounter if that's who we get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Butler up 7 on #5 uNC with 3:30 left espn2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Also mizzou plays chaminade at 1:30 on espnU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Butler up 7 on #5 uNC with 3:30 left espn2 Kelan Martin is obviously a huge tool, but he is a nice player - 15 points off the bench in this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That dude that flunked out of ND and Mizzou is going to Iona now. Good life choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That dude that flunked out of ND and Mizzou is going to Iona now. Good life choices! No. Way. Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 That dude that flunked out of ND and Mizzou is going to Iona now. Good life choices! Speaking of tools... the kid had faith in Haith. What an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeSmetBilliken Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 No. Way. Link? https://twitter.com/jonrothstein/status/537681599677353984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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