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Hopefully 3 years of Thompson and little U and 2 of big U together make our front court dominant

Solomon officially redshirting... https://towsontigers.com/news/2019/11/19/mens-basketball-uyaelunmo-will-redshirt-after-season-ending-surgery.aspx

I'd take 2 wins and run to the bank...

Didn’t know about the lights but if we make it in, I’m sure it’ll be against Monmouth, patriot league or ccsu with the winner going to #2 jmu

LOL. If we did, we would be a lock to be in. Resume is suspect to say the least. There are ways, granted very unlikely, that EWU and Chattanooga win their conferences with less than 7 wins shrinking the at large pool by 2.

One year with a win. One. If we beat Elon, and Maine and Citadel lose, we would have beaten a grand total of 0 teams with a winning record. Yes, our losses have been to good teams. There are 14 at larges. Take away 3 from MVFC and Big Sky, your'e down to 8. Nova and SEMO/Austin Peay, 6. Furman and SELA/Nicholls Loser, 4. So yeah you would think a win and we would be in, but you never know... I would agree. We also play better on the road.

Again, there were only 20 teams in the playoffs in 2012. The MEAC also still sent their champ to the tournament then. So there were only 10 at larges instead of the 14 now. Not saying we didn't deserve it, because we did. We were also 6-2 in Conference that year with two close losses. Look at the coaches poll today, moved up just 1 again and got jumped by Austin Peay. (It also matters where your start, as poor Albany cant crack the top 25, coming in at 28. Our logo doesn't say JMU, UNH, Blue Hens, or Richmond on it. We haven't had playoff history and laid an egg last year in the playoffs. All of this along with the last 2 home playoffs games with 2k in attendance, doesnt help. We need to dominant on Saturday and hope to jump in

Obviously we need to win, and convincingly, to get in and good spot. Other games of interest: Stony Brook over Albany- knocks Albany down to 7-5 Southern Utah over North Dakota- Knocks ND to 6-5 NDSU over SIU- Knocks SIU to 7-5 (FBS Win) Kentucky over UT-Martin- Knocks UTM to 7-5 (2 FBS/SEC losses) SELa over Nicholls St- Knocks Nicholls to 7-5 (2 FBS losses) Murray State over SEMO- SEMO would go to 7-4 (8-4 but 1 Non D1 Win) Eastern KY and J'State play each other, both are 6-5. J'State at 7-5 would be close to getting in off name recognition Gardner Webb over Kennesaw -- Kennesaw is the team I see as stealing a bid from a CAA team. They play no one and with a win would be 8-2 (2 non D1 wins). Coaches poll loves them and have been ranked all year. Citadel and Maine winning to go 7-5 would also help us if we win.

Only 20 teams made it in 2012. Yeah..I'm starting to feel the same. The CAA was not good last year in the playoffs and that, along with our huge laid egg, can hurt us. The fact that the bubble teams in the conference are Towson and Albany, makes it easier for the "committee" to leave out. If the same schedule, record and results were attached to the Blue Hen, UNH, or Richmond logo, those teams would already be in. The fact that we have played Maine, Albany and Nova, hurts as well, due to the unwritten "no rematch in the first round." One in and one out: https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/17989 http://www.nobowls.com/

Good win. Defense showed up against a team that can’t pass and shut them down. The team plays better on the road then at home. One more win and they get into the playoffs

HAHA. true.

Never said we don't, just that we lose/choke away more than we win. And again, I said that after going through the games, I was very surprised we won so many of those. I don't think anyone disagrees with you. But good, or adequate coaching is needed. And recruiting at this level? EH, it's about finding the diamonds in the rough and developing them. Something we have not been able to do to well, and gone the JUCO route a lot. THANK GOD! IVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS THE CAA IS ABOUT GUARDS. Not bludgeoning people to death on the boards. Since JJ Barea wont the POTY in 05-06 every POTY was a guard besides Benimon and Ryan Pearson.

Is Jason really? Ugh. Some may be past moral victories, but more are not, including the AD, department and others.

Mike was also out of bounds on that play (SHHHHH) But I went back to 12/13 season and looked at the records of the team in 6 point or less games and OT ones. I was surprised with the results: 13/14- 12-6 14/15- 9-2 15/16- 6-8 16/17 9-8 17/18 7-10 18/19 4-11 19/20 0-2 53-60 overall I thought we would have been worse overall. Yes, a lot of the wins came with Bennimon and Company, but was expected it to be like 25%

I'm not a rah rah rah Skerry and hoops person on here like most. I've bought into the hype on players before and not on others, but Pat rarely plays freshmen to start the season. And when he does its for little spurts here and there, TJ, JD, Mike, Zane, Gorham, etc. He is putting Gibson and Charles out there, which is good.

Chris (I'm not attempting to pick a fight and piss you or anyone else off), we get it, you like Rob and Pat and think they should be here for as long as they want to be, going off of 1 good, 3 mediocre and then 1 to 2 bad seasons. That's fine and your opinion, and one that is shared by others on here. The other group feels that after years and years, it comes time when they really need to win something meaningful, especially when unwarranted long term extensions are being handed out freely. Anyone can disagree and argue with me about the extension given to Pat when they started 10-1, but they would be wrong. There was absolutely no need for it at that time. Plain and simple. The comment you made before about people who bash the coaches and programs are the ones who do not know anything about them, is comical. Some on here, attend all home games, watch the team on the road, former members of the program and former players. Your point about the two sides is valid. No one here is that dumb to think whatever play is called will result in a wide open easy shot, with the defense lying down. But we have seen it over and over and over and over again. Late game situations out of time outs, almost always result in a bad shot or turnover. We all know Pat, some more than others, and the kind of guy he is. Hard nose, his way or the highway kind of coach, who typically pulls players after a mistake. With that being said I feel, and can see that, players late in games, don't deviate off of what was told to them in the TO. It could be that they are scared to go off script or that they just don't know what to do. That is on the coaches. Should the players be "audibling" if they see something isn't working? Maybe? Does Pat and Co notice something isn't working based off the defense and make adjustments on the fly? Typically No. And that is an issue when we hold the ball for the first 18-20 seconds before beginning to run anything (and no I'm not talking about a tie game with 30 seconds left, holding for the last shot) Should there be a second play called in the TO just in case? Probably. And he does not, that I know from personal experience. We score a majority of our points off of missed shots (not in early transition but in a later version of it), off of offensive rebounds, and 1 play/offense, Horns Up. It is great that we aren't a laughing stock, suffering through 5-28 seasons and on APR violations like under Kennedy and prior regimes. Trust me, I lived through that first hand and it f'ing sucked. We have gotten to the point of respectability and have also plateaued under Skerry. Again you can argue this all you want, but its correct. I, along with everyone else here, know and understand it is not financial feasible to fire him in the upcoming years, but we are upset as to why we can't due to an absurd and unwarranted contract extension. And that is on Tim Leonard. I know Pat personally, and he is a great guy and father and has done a lot for the school and community. Turned around a crappy program? Check. Graduate players? Check. Do good in the community/university? Check. I, along with everyone on here, whether they want him here forever or gone tomorrow, or somewhere in between, am grateful for that. But it is time to win games in the CAA tournament, make a championship game appearance, and win the CAA's. Back onto the positives. We almost beat the #15 team last night on the road, with some players have bad performances. That's pretty impressive. What is more impressive, is that we barely ran our offense (offensive rebounding) and still had a 1 possession game under 1 minute left.

That's your problem. For an 18 year old freshman, he is going to be good. He won't average 25-6-6 but he will be a very solid and heady player for us

I really think it does have something to do with it. I don't remember alot of his 3's being short, they seem to be long, so maybe his over compensating? For a program that historically doesn't shoot or make a ton of 3's I would think the line movement helps us. Even just another foot or so inside the arc can help us grab more defensive rebounds. I'd like to see more pick and pop with both tunstall and gray. Set a screen for dottin and gibson and peel off for a 3 or mid range. They both can shoot!

Exactly. And they've rarely worked. The only one I can think of, is Mike in Ireland and that looked fairly helter skelter, not sure a fade away baseline jumper from 15 was what they were looking for. The problem is typically 3 fold: 1. He is not a good X and O coach, so calling a time out hurt. 2. We typically do not have great shooters/offensive players, and slowing the game down hurts. Rather then running a regular play or finding something in transition (where we actually can score). 3. It sets the defense and allows for them to sub. If other teams have their more offensively minded (shooters) in, I would rather us go against them then bigger stronger bodies.

Good effort and hope they can use this as a positive. Again late game situations we struggle. It’s the same record over and over. Players come and go but there is one constant... and we all know what (who) that is... the 3 line moved back about a foot right? That must be playing with Brian’s head. Damn

https://247sports.com/college/florida/Article/Hopefully-Zunigas-frustration-is-over-138515876

6?!

Well for football, they are correct!

That could be. It would have been nice for them to think/attempt to get it together earlier. A watch party on campus (ideally SECU but that wouldn't fill up) or at PAWS or around campus would be nice too.

Love that Andy Kennedy is doing the color for the game. Really liked his insight last year doing games, as an ex coach. Especially since he is coming from that league.