Game Thread - Southern Virginia (D3) @ RC - Wed 11/5 7pm - ESPN+

[Section9_RowD]

A few JRob moments thxfully in 2nd half so far

 

[SFspidur]

Harper sighting!

 

[MDSpider8]

Once JRob starts connecting on these dunks…

 

[fan2011]

Might just be the competition, but it looks like we have athleticism we haven’t had in awhile

 

[*23*]

I guess this serves as some type of walk through, but guys can't be getting much out of this. And the subbing in waves not much chemistry being formed.

 

[*23*]

Harper sighting!

And still no Bryson. Really curious now.

 

[MDSpider8]

AP building a house with all these bricks.

 

[Spider2020]

On a positive note, it does seem like Mooney has this team playing a much different style than his typical team. Seems like he recognizes this team for what it is: we don’t really have any stars, but we have a good amount of depth and seem to be fairly quick and athletic.

The deep bench, fast paced offense, and full court press lean into those strengths. Also, this may be a function of playing a D3 team, but we’ve rebounded well (and have actually crashed the offensive glass quite a bit today). Will be interested to see if these changes continue or if Mooney reverts to his usual style once we get further into the season.

 

[SpiderPrime]

Holy crap McGlothin is in the game

 

[SFspidur]

#FreeKirby

Edit: #KirbyFreed

 

[SpiderPrime]

Bryson for 3 right off the bench

 

[Spider2020]

McGlothin looks fluid. As others have noted, would probably be beneficial to give him some of Tanner/AP minutes

 

[Spider2020]

I cursed him by saying that, he joined Tanner and AP in the airball club

 

[SFspidur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986260288824615285

 

[Spiderguy]

AP building a house with all these bricks.

Agree. Wondering exactly where he will fit this season and how many minutes per game. Between what I saw last year and tonight, I think we have several better options.

 

[Spiderguy]

So some things are becoming clear early - - Walz, Tyne, and Daughtery are going to be the core. Argabright is going to play a bunch. Beagle is solid/good as a backup big. We need to find out who are going to be the wings!! None of Lopez, Tanner, Johnston has looked very good so far (albeit its very early).

Haven’t checked the minute distribution between Walz and Beagle, but Beagle just seems hungrier to score and more aggressive.

 

[*23*]

Haven’t checked the minute distribution between Walz and Beagle, but Beagle just seems hungrier to score and more aggressive.

Agree. Walz hit a couple outside shots but looked much like last year. Not very assertive. Beagle, even with his deficiencies, he seems to bring it to the best of his ability with high effort.
Again, need Walz to walk the walk and play with some aggression.

 

[SFspidur]

 

[fan2011]

Aiden looked like the best freshmen we have had since Gilyard

 

[Section9_RowD]

My final take from last night: there is nothing good that comes from scheduling a D3 team. It is almost impossible not to play down to that level, and as you could see from the comments including mine during the game, the odd lineups and constant subbing prevent any real flow. It just creates concerns that may or may not be legitimate going forward.

If we had scrimmaged SoVA and then opened against JMU last night, I think we would be feeling much better about ECU on Saturday.