Game 23: AT Davidson, Wednesday, February 11th, 7 PM, NO TV

[Walter]

Bill from Davidson is talking some smack on Twitter. Dude is kind of funny.

 

[wijg]

Won't Davidson be playing on Wednesday, too, as it is their first year in the A10? I am told by reputable sources that it takes teams several years to acclimate to the competition in the A10

 

[gmutom]

Won't Davidson be playing on Wednesday, too, as it is their first year in the A10? I am told by reputable sources that it takes teams several years to acclimate to the competition in the A10

I appreciate the humor, but for discussion purposes since this is a game thread can we not pretend like this year's A10 is anything close to last year's when six teams went to the NCAAT? vcu, Dayton, GW and Rhode Island are doing well this year, but the best shot we have at two bids this year is if vcu craps the best in Brooklyn.

Just to very clear, I'm not comparing Davidson's program to ours (they're better) or excusing how badly we played last year (we sucked). Davidson has been a very good addition to the league and will beat us soundly tonight. I just think they are vastly overrated, and I think their #125 RPI confirms that.

Seriously, how many great wins did they have in the OOC portion of schedule when they compiled their gaudy 8-2 record? I'll give you a hint: The only team they beat that now has a winning record is UNCW, which was also the highest RPI team they beat at #154. (Three of the wins were against teams in the 300s.)

Granted, they've held their own at home in A10 play — the win against Dayton was impressive — and have a good win at UMass on the road, but I think all of the talk about how great they are is way overblown.

 

[Walter]

Good points, Tom. You are correct, latest projections have only vcu in the NCAA tourney. Much weaker A10 this year. And yet we are still at the bottom.

 

[gmutom]

Good points, Tom. You are correct, latest projections have only vcu in the NCAA tourney. Much weaker A10 this year. And yet we are still at the bottom.

Yep, we suck worse this year than last year, which is very depressing given how watered down the league is. I'm just tired of hearing about great Davidson is when they really aren't.

 

[wijg]

Yep, we suck worse this year than last year, which is very depressing given how watered down the league is. I'm just tired of hearing about great Davidson is when they really aren't.

Wow, did I touch a nerve there? Nowhere did I say they were great. They are respectable, and given that this is the first year in the A10, it makes it more so. If you went by RPI alone and compared them against last year, they would be 10th out of 14, better than most expected this year, and they would still be out of Wednesday's play in game. I got so sick last year hearing about the reason we are struggling is the move to the A10, when vcu and Davidson have made the transition without any issue. That is what the comment is about.

I don't know about you, but I sure as hell didn't think we would be any better this year than we were last year. Contrary to what some people seem to think last year, we were losing two great players, and most of our offense. It was being replaced by a bunch of inexperience and a lot of holes in the backcourt. I honestly think we are doing better than I thought we would do, primarily, due to Shevon, but also due to the reduction in the A10's stature this year.

 

[gmutom]

I don't know about you, but I sure as hell didn't think we would be any better this year than we were last year.

You did strike a nerve, but I didn't mean to aim it at you. I'm just over the whole Davidson Cinderella story. They are a decent team with a great coach playing in an average conference this year.

And you are 100-percent right about our team this year. I mentioned in another thread that I met Brad Edwards this summer and told him I didn't envy his position about judging our coach and team. When he asked why, I told him very bluntly that we would be much worse than last year. He countered that he still wanted to see us have more wins since the A10 would be down, and I said he shouldn't hold his breath.

I think he's seen enough to know the current coach and roster isn't working. Despite what a very select few think about us having talent, we honestly could the worst backcourt in the entire league. Good (not great) teams like Davidson find ways to exploit that. Anyway, sorry for snapping. Boo, Davidson! haha

 

[Washingtonian]

Line stayed at 11.

 

[Washingtonian]

Friend of mine at the game sent me this. Look at where Myles is listed.

 

[wijg]

He countered that he still wanted to see us have more wins since the A10 would be down, and I said he shouldn't hold his breath.

Great line!

I should have added in my earlier post, and hopefully I don't jinx us, but I would be a little surprised if things go as badly most are predicting on here. I don't think that we win, but Davidson is much more beatable without their star player out as we showed earlier with our OT loss.

 

[Walter]

Looks like Davidson fans didn't show up to watch Hewitt ball

 

[Washingtonian]

8-0 Davidson, Hewitt takes a timeout. The radio feed is ahead of the A-10 feed.

 

[wijg]

I should have added in my earlier post, and hopefully I don't jinx us, but I would be a little surprised if things go as badly most are predicting on here. I don't think that we win, but Davidson is much more beatable without their star player out as we showed earlier with our OT loss.

0-8 Davidson and Hewitt has to use his first timeout. I might have opened my big mouth a little early.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

8-0 already. Easy win for me on Davidson -11 and the under (144).

 

[TweederGMU]

Score?

 

[Washingtonian]

14-4, 3 minutes into the game.

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

4-4 from three, 14-4. NICE JOB GUYS

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Its on 106.7

 

[gmutom]

Our great scouting report told us to give up four 3s to start the game and fall behind early. Unbelievable how dumb we are.

 

[Washingtonian]

14-9 Davidson, 15:44 left in the first half.