No points so far for Mason - too slow to get off his shot.  Played tight and he gives us nothing..  Soko is fine unless there is someone as good as him and he backs off.  At least we were competitive which I said would happen because they run and so do we.  Again, we just aren't very good -heck, we are below average.  I do believe Colter is getting better.

Truth is that this was a good game until about the 3/4 point when VCU pulled away with superior depth and talent. They have three 1,000 point scorers, have guys who have played in Final 4 games, and one of the best young coaches in the game. 

My take-away is that Ferry needs to do a better job developing Watkins and Lewis so that they can give us a couple minutes every night. Soko and McKoy are going to wear down before the year is over.

Mason had his worst game of the year, but who in our backcourt played well? Colter? He was 3-10, turned the ball over several times because he couldn't get us past midcourt in 10 seconds, and hurt us on a couple breakaways when we had numbers and he wouldn't share the ball and had his shot blocked. White? He was 4-10 and had several shots blocked. Jeremiah Jones? I feel like every time he touched the ball it ended up in a T/O. Ridenour is the only guard who gave us quality minutes.

Soko was 0-5 from the floor, as was Jerry Jones.

The only other guy who had a good game, again, was McKoy. I really think he has been our MVP this season.

I hope Ferry is recruiting an upgrade at the point (after watching this game, even Colter's most ardent admirers have to admit he is overmatched), and a shooter, and that we one day get Robinson qualified. Maybe after he graduates.

rittersdiner wrote:

I would prefer no one write about what a great effort it was for a half. If you have a team that plays only 20 good minutes of basketball, you have a pretty lousy team. That's what we have, a lousy team that probably won't win more than one game the ret of the season. 

Take a look at VCU. They have the ability that we need in all facets of the game. Our program is nowhere near mediocre and might be slipping even further into the abyss after this season. No joy in Mudville.

Like every conversation we have, this one starts with "That's not what I said."

I said VCU wore us down with suprior depth and talent. Truth is, neither team played well in the first half. We played decent defense but didn't shoot well to capitalize on it.

ElDuque wrote:

rittersdiner wrote:

I would prefer no one write about what a great effort it was for a half. If you have a team that plays only 20 good minutes of basketball, you have a pretty lousy team. That's what we have, a lousy team that probably won't win more than one game the ret of the season. 

Take a look at VCU. They have the ability that we need in all facets of the game. Our program is nowhere near mediocre and might be slipping even further into the abyss after this season. No joy in Mudville.

Like every conversation we have, this one starts with "That's not what I said."

I said VCU wore us down with suprior depth and talent. Truth is, neither team played well in the first half. We played decent defense but didn't shoot well to capitalize on it.

Actually, I wasn't commenting on your post. It was my own separate thought on the game.