Game Thread - @ SLU 4pm Sat 1/17 CBS Sports Network

[Long Time UR Fan]

Mooney's defensive scheme, switch on everything, is not even fair to the players. What 6 foot or shorter point guard wants to guard a 6'10" center underneath? And how can your center or other taller players defensively rebound when they are defending guards at the 3 point line? Does Mooney see any succesful teams, or any other team for that matter, playing this defense? That should tell him something.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

Lopez and the freshmen the only players who should not be fully embarrassed by their performances today.

 

[vt4700]

Walz and Beagle: 23 minutes, 2 points.
Thomas and Tyne: 26 minutes, 2 points.
AP and Daughtry: 20 minutes, 0 points.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

enjoying watching the 3 freshmen play at least. they are bringing energy and getting to the line. put in McGlothin too.

 

[Spiders4ever]

Hard to compete on the road.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

argabright with a poor foul (if it was a foul) so he has to sit bc you can't risk a guy fouling out in a 25 point game.

maybe let him play and learn to play w 4 fouls? Maybe that would be useful at some point in the future.

Leafy, so leafy.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

good thing Tyne, AP Walz are back in. They've earned it today with their zero point contributions.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

and that combo of players (plus Lopez, Johnston) runs the offense into a shot clock violation while losing by 25. wow. keep running the offense, keep getting that playing time, no matter results.

 

[SpiderPrime]

Mooney should be dragged out of the gym by his ear for this national embarrassment

 

[Gallipoli]

Murder in St. Louis.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

walz scores. 6m left.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

Harper on Avila this time, gives another foul.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

down 32.

 

[PhillySpider]

So I think we know now for sure (and lets be real - - we all should have known it all along) - - we aren't very good at all.

9-1 to start the year against the 360th or something like that schedule (with all but one game at home) proves only that we are maybe better than 360th (but maybe not since they were all at home) and prepares us for absolutely nothing. Offense and defense both work great but uh oh when we see a real opponent. Since that great idea of a way to start, we are 4-5 with wins against Citadel, Fordham, Lasalle, and the (winless in the A-10) Bonnies. We have managed to lose to Elon, St. Joes and Charleston Southern(!) and the two real teams we have faced have totally hammered us. So, I'd put us somewhere in the bottom quartile of the NCAA all things considered right now and thats off last years similar results (better schedule last year so fewer wins, but not sure we are really any better).

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

smells like an extension should be in the works any day now! Hardt just woke up and likes being 13-6. but he's heading back to sleep as winter is not over yet.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

McGlothin didn't sniff the court in a monster loss like this. No chance he is here next season.

 

[brooklyn brownstone]

"88-63 is the final, in a game that honestly was not even that close."

 

[72Spider]

Nice game by Harper. Means he will ride the pine in the next game in favor of Tyne.

 

[PhillySpider]

Big run for Spiders at the end to get it down from 32 to a respectable 25! And I am sure Moon will want to talk about how we put up 41 points in the 2nd half - - - certainly validates the Mooney offensive system!

 

[fan2011]

Outside of Lopez, our freshmen seemed to be our best players today. Would love to see more Harper, and more time for JRob at the 4.