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  1. Question: did Spoon have a system? We all know Majerus was a genius but I can't recall if Spoon had a system like that or not. Many people are talking about Schertz having a system of 5-out. We all know the last guy didn't have a system, just hero ball. I really don't recall if Spoon had something or just got somewhat lucky with Claggett, Highmark, Waldman, DSobbs and then Hughes.
  2. As it stands now, I'd keep Thames, van Bussel, and Medley. And Jimerson if he comes back. Zhang can go. The epitome of his failings today were when he had the ball stripped and stolen second half above the key. Jesus man, you're seven feet tall, you hold the ball over your head and that's ten feet. Yer all year he's dropped it down to his hip where the gnats can get at it. Plus he can't hold onto a rebound much. Hughes is at best an 8th or 9th man. Legacy or not he's no PG. He's no shooting guard. And he gets beat constantly on defense. Ezewiro is lazy, fundamentally weak and still out of shape. Sure, he's all we got down low but a starving man will eat a can of dog food if he has to. Curcic can stay only if Hughes goes and vice a versa. Both are guards. Both are 8th or 9th men at best. I sincerely doubt Sincere is an option. Plus I don't think he can play a team concept and his defense is notoriously weak. That's three, maybe four guys. Plus the LOI signee. Eight more players needed to fill a roster of 13.
  3. Zhang is a still, tall turnover. SVB has shown promise as at least a back up Power Four or five.
  4. Again 19 offensive rebounds for VCU. That almost spells disaster ..... according to the Wiz.
  5. VCU faded down the stretch. Flyers by five; VCU drops to the #5 seed behind Umass.
  6. There is also a lot of competition for college basketball in the metropolitan DC area. Geedubya, Mason, Maryland, Georgetown, American, Howard, Catholic U., UMBC, Gallaudet. Throw in the Wizards. I doubt Geedubya is very high on the list of teams to go see and play. Plus their student body is not exactly a typical student body in my opinion.
  7. Irrespective of the personnel issues (real or not) at Geedubya, I am not surprised at the turnout for such a Senior Night. I mean, think about it, what connection does have fan base have in the future with one-year mercenaries? Bishop did transfer in and did spend three years there so he is above that norm but would we have stood and cheered the likes of Mike Meadows and Tim Dalger if they had made it through a SLU Senior Night? Yes, we can reward and revel in the accomplishments of Hargrove and Jimerson for their five-year commitments and we can even honor a Javon Bess or Francis Okoro for theirs. But with NIL, the portal, open transfers and grad student transfers, I would think the obligatory Senior Night is on the list of endangered species.
  8. La Salle should lose at Loyola and Fordham should beat Rhodey. Doubt we see Fordham.
  9. We had 7 points at half in that infamous 49 to 20 game. I was there with SLU Nick. Bryce Husak was our leading scorer with 5 for the game. The slash was 14/5/50.
  10. She went to the locker room before the final buzzer. If that means anything. Geedubya had more offensive rebounds than defensive ones.
  11. They seem to practice with the men's team when it comes to defensive rebounding. Geedubya's #2 was a punk but her ejection seemed contrived.
  12. The whole NIL question also needs to be evaluated in a supply-versus-demand atmosphere. Maybe we do have the supply but the demand is missing. If you are a kid looking to play major college ball and advance your dream to the next level, what incentives are there for you to come to SLU? Do facilities matter? There is no tradition of winning. There is no pipeline of players moving upward. Game time atmosphere is weak. Major TV appearances are weak. The A10 is no draw. The coach has no history of sustained success. If we gave a cool half million to Caleb Love or Ryan Kalbrener, would that even our playing field against Arizona and Creighton? I doubt it. Was our evaluation of Meadows, Dalger and Ezewiro sound? Again, huge doubts.
  13. 3star hit the nail on the head ..... Mooney's adherance to the Princeton offense in general. Every game you watch of Richmond every announcer gushes about Pete Carrill and the Princeton system. Mooney played under Carrill. No other team really runs it in the A10 so each Richmond game is a stand alone event on just about everyone's schedule. How many backdoor-cuts-for-layups did they get against us? Plus he plays a relatively soft center who initiates the plays (Golden, Grace, now Quinn). from the top of the key with great spacing. You add in one guy (Burton, Francis, Gilyard, King) who runs a decent PG show and is a scorer. He has a serviceable four (Cato, Bigelow) who rebounds and scores as an addition. He essentially plays five guys and prays for limited help from the bench. In each case, the sum is greater than the individual parts. Team ball ---- in direct contrast to hero ball. He used the OCC to hone these five into a cohesive unit. The OCC included a few decent P6 schools (Boston College, Colorado, UNLV, Wichita State, Florida, Charlotte) who were okay but not great in their respective leagues. Of those mentioned, he lost to all but Charlotte. This served as a decent prep for a weaker A10. His only losses were at VCU and to Umass in the A10. He got Loyola early and then beat Dayton at home. His double games were against VCU, Davidson, Geedubya and Mason. I'd say it was a perfect storm for the Spiders. They went 8 and 5 in their OOC schedule. Plus they have avoided injuries because, much like Dayton, they are a five-man team.
  14. The fact that Ezewiro, Zhang and SVB had ZERO rebounds at half should tell you all you need to know about our rebounding issues. And our rim defense. In the first half, there was a rebound where we had four guys and they had Holmes and Holmes rebounded and got the putback. Hughes was one of two on dunks. DUNKS. CBS spent a good deal of time on Larry Senior when II missed that first one. Medley could not stay with Elvis. Plus three points and two assists do not bode well with a starting point guard. Hughes is down right awful on defense: once, he left Brea to follow another player cutting to the basket and Brea got and hit an open three. Another time, he went under a Holmes screen and Elvis hit the three. Then, Cheeks blew right by him for a highlight reel dunk. Sure, he had 12 points but most were inconsequential in terms of the progress of the game at that point. SVB and Zhang cannot hold on to the ball on rebounds. Ezewiro ended with three rebounds, Zhang and SVB were shutout. Only THJ exudes confidence when he grabs one. Our bigs are truly lacking and non-existant. Hughes with four of our seven TOs. Medley with four fouls. Kudos to Grant for having Holmes bring the ball up second half --- Ezewiro wasn't going to apply any pressure on that ballhandler. Even Uhl and Padegimas hit threes. If the school does the unthinkable and falls for Ford's promise of a plan and a resurrection next year, then they are the real fools. As many have note (including this poster) the talent on this roster is low-level D1. And who recruited that roster? Who doesn't seem to understand roster construction? Who doesn't seem to get teaching defense? Last night's color guy Walker said Ford's teams are built on defense. How can you lose it all in one year? With the current roster construction and Ford's admission that he didn't understand NIL, how can anyone trust him to reload the team for next year? Without Parker (hero) his offensive scheme is lost. Right now, with a loss at Bonaventure, we will finish 11 and 20 and the current lineup in the A10 shows us playing La Salle in the PIG at 4:30 EDT on Tuesday. I doubt Fordham drops lowers than 10th (and then the PIG becomes a Fordham home game if you play them). We could move up to 13 if Rhodey loses out and we somehow beat the Bonnies. Tuesday should be the death knell for this season. Then we will see if all hell breaks loose.
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