Just wait until JG3 plays 36 minutes with Dior on the bench.

[cliftonparksufan]

Oh wait. Never mind. But like others have said, it's only the first game. JAB likes Joe but if he doesn't take care of the rock he won't be playing 30+ minutes. Plus JAB has to be pissed that they couldn't get the ball into a 90% FT shooter at the end. But relax everyone. We could have been Virginia today but we came back from 12 to eek it out.

 

[Orangezoo]

Oh wait. Never mind. But like others have said, it's only the first game. JAB likes Joe but if he doesn't take care of the rock he won't be playing 30+ minutes. Plus JAB has to be pissed that they couldn't get the ball into a 90% FT shooter at the end. But relax everyone. We could have been Virginia today but we came back from 12 to eek it out.

Illinois who has looked incredible in their first two games snuck past Ohio by 2 today. It has not been a very pretty or entertaining start to the year. Gonzaga looked great... Then CoVid came and even they are now dealing with this madness.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Remember, Joe didn’t start the first couple of games last year and then played nearly 40 minutes a game. I wouldn’t count out Richmond quite yet.

 

[Briancuse]

Illinois who has looked incredible in their first two games snuck past Ohio by 2 today. It has not been a very pretty or entertaining start to the year. Gonzaga looked great... Then CoVid came and even they are now dealing with this madness.

Ohio is a much better team than Bryant. We might have lost by 20 today if we played them.

 

[Orangezoo]

Ohio is a much better team than Bryant. We might have lost by 20 today if we played them.

Ohio had much tougher games against the same oppts that IL destroyed. They are better but we are not talking 20 pts.

Bryant played their P5 opponents much closer than most realize last year. Their Ken Pom #s are awful but they also were an unknown to an extent given all the new pieces. I'm not excusing anything but they definitely are not a pile of crap that wins 3 games.

 

[dasher]

Ohio is a much better team than Bryant. We might have lost by 20 today if we played them.

You really don't know that. Might be true. Might not.

 

[corpjet]

Should have never been that close, Covid or No Covid, first game jitters BS, out of shape BS name the excuse this game was ugly

 

[Briancuse]

Ohio had much tougher games against the same oppts that IL destroyed. They are better but we are not talking 20 pts.

Bryant played their P5 opponents much closer than most realize last year. Their Ken Pom #s are awful but they also were an unknown to an extent given all the new pieces. I'm not excusing anything but they definitely are not a pile of crap that wins 3 games.

Bryant went 10-20 last year in the Nec a low major conference. I don't believe the Nec has ever won a tourney game. Ohio was picked 2nd in the Mac a good mid major conference. Of course Ohio had tighter games than I'll. Illinois is a top ten national title contender.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Bryant went 10-20 last year in the Nec a low major conference. I don't believe the Nec has ever won a tourney game. Ohio was picked 2nd in the Mac a good mid major conference. Of course Ohio had tighter games than I'll. Illinois is a top ten national title contender.

You’re the same person who said Virginia would be ok after losing to a team that lost to UMass Lowell.

 

[Briancuse]

You’re the same person who said Virginia would be ok after losing to a team that lost to UMass Lowell.

Uva is good every year. They are still the defending champs btw. They will be fine.

 

[longtimefan]

Bryant went 10-20 last year in the Nec a low major conference. I don't believe the Nec has ever won a tourney game. Ohio was picked 2nd in the Mac a good mid major conference. Of course Ohio had tighter games than I'll. Illinois is a top ten national title contender.

Correction: They went 15-17 last year. Their win totals the last 3 seasons have been 3-->10-->15.

 

[Briancuse]

Correction: They went 15-17 last year. Their win totals the last 3 seasons have been 3-->10-->15.

My mistake looked at the wrong year. They still had a losing record.

 

[longtimefan]

My mistake looked at the wrong year. They still had a losing record.

I think the point is that this new coach (3rd year) obviously has them moving in the right direction.

 

[Briancuse]

I think the point is that this new coach (3rd year) obviously has them moving in the right direction.

Maybe he does but the Nec is a bad conference no excuse for what we saw today.

 

[longtimefan]

This place is starting to remind me of pro football fans after the first week of any NFL season. The reaction/overreaction is unbelievable and totally predictable.

Would have been the same circumstance if we had won by 30.

 

[Briancuse]

This place is starting to remind me of pro football fans after the first week of any NFL season. The reaction/overreaction is unbelievable and totally predictable.

Would have been the same circumstance if we had won by 30.

No we would be feeling a lot better if we won easily.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Maybe he does but the Nec is a bad conference no excuse for what we saw today.

Let's see how the two games go next week before people jump off the new roof.

 

[Briancuse]

Let's see how the two games go next week before people jump off the new roof.

I can go along with that.

 

[Scooch]

This place is starting to remind me of pro football fans after the first week of any NFL season. The reaction/overreaction is unbelievable and totally predictable.

Would have been the same circumstance if we had won by 30.

If we won by 30 then Kadary would have gotten 18 minutes.

 

[longtimefan]

No we would be feeling a lot better if we won easily.

What I meant is--if we had won by 30, some posters would have been prepared to name 3 of our players 1st team all-ACC. In other words, overreaction based upon a small sample size.

 

[Briancuse]

What I meant is--if we had won by 30, some posters would have been prepared to name 3 of our players 1st team all-ACC. In other words, overreaction based upon a small sample size.

Everyone overreacts to the first game in every sport. It's the first time you have seen your team play in months.

 

[storange]

It’s interesting, I have learned from our knowledgeable posters that SU doesn’t even need to hold practices. Being that SU missed multiple practices leading up to the first game and they are writing it off as no factor.

 

[Alsacs]

It’s interesting, I have learned from our knowledgeable posters that SU doesn’t even need to hold practices. Being that SU missed multiple practices leading up to the first game and they are writing it off as no factor.

Then don’t play the game.
If practice is why we sucked.
It’s stupid to put your players on the court and put them in a situation to lose.

I got no problem canceling games this year. We shouldn’t put players in a situation where they aren’t prepared to play.

That is why the Bryant coach said what he said postgame after JB said we probably shouldn’t have played.

 

[Scooch]

Four of the five kids who played the ENTIRE second half played together all last season. And presumably they’ve been practicing together since August. I also imagine they “practiced” together at least a few times over the past 2 weeks. And they were playing Bryant. I’m not suggesting missing practice had no impact, but it shouldn’t have caused what we saw today.

 

[storange]

Then don’t play the game.
If practice is why we sucked.
It’s stupid to put your players on the court and put them in a situation to lose.

I got no problem canceling games this year. We shouldn’t put players in a situation where they aren’t prepared to play.

That is why the Bryant coach said what he said postgame after JB said we probably shouldn’t have played.

I have no idea how good or bad Bryant will be, I do know that you can’t prepare a team to play on zoom