VCU (A10 Finals) Game Thread

[Viperstick]

Get the fork

[Marysville Flyer]

Played a good game today but just enough in the tank and no help from anyone outside of the paint.
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[maddog07]

NIT Grant gets it done ….. again.
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[sopaw10]

Originally Posted by Jeff 2nd half adjustments are the difference. Our shots have move away from Amzil to Mali.

Just how does one adjust to not being able to hit any perimeter shots when the opposition is sitting in the paint?

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Buster 2:30 left, and were passing around the key. $@#$$!#!

AG put his hands out, Mali stopped, and then AG motioned to start the offense.

Too comical. Totally unaware of the game situation.

[joeybaloney]

So ready for the Anthony Grant era to come to an end. Good man, terrible coach. UD can do much better.

[Jack D]

13 straight misses
.. not cutting it

[Kevinob15]

Originally Posted by Radar What a stupid comment. Posted via Mobile Device

Take your fandom to the next program Grant underachieves at
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[Marysville Flyer]

Originally Posted by Radar What a stupid comment Posted via Mobile Device

Few too many Forest Gumps on here that are gonna celebrate their Christmas after this.
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[Jeff]

Originally Posted by sopaw10 Just how does one adjust to not being able to hit any perimeter shots when the opposition is sitting in the paint?

VCU made adjustments if you took a minute to read the whole comment.

AND they shot 15-27 from the floor in the 2nd half, and had 10 offensive rebounds.


Details matter.

[Marysville Flyer]

Originally Posted by Kevinob15 Take your fandom to the next program Grant underachieves at Posted via Mobile Device

Party Hearty to night Forest
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[Jeff]

Mike +6

Mali -19

[Jack D]

Done w Anthony. He needs to go.

[CT Flyer]

I've said it many times, the problem with having a defense only team, is when you need offense at the end of a close game, you have NONE!

[T-Bone 84]

“Wanted: anyone who can hit a shot outside 10 feet. Please mail resume to…”
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[TrueTeam]

I am officially on board with a new coach. I can't watch this anymore.

[Kevinob15]

Originally Posted by Marysville Flyer Party Hearty to night Forest Posted via Mobile Device

If I only i could enjoy losing as much as you. 6 years hasn’t been enough?
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[FlyerFanatic1986]

16-66 (24%) from deep over the three games. Pitiful!

[sopaw10]

Beyond stupid.

[Radar]

Originally Posted by Kevinob15 Take your fandom to the next program Grant underachieves at Posted via Mobile Device

Couldn’t make that comment after yesterday could you?

And I’ll keep my “fandom” right here at my alma mater. With Anthony Grant. And I bet you hang around too
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[Jeff]

Let's face it VCU is the program that Dayton aspires to be.

[CT Flyer]

Originally Posted by Jeff Let's face it VCU is the program that Dayton aspires to be.

Exactly! Forget about being the Gonzaga of the Midwest, let's try to be the VCU of the A10 first.

[longtimefan67]

Originally Posted by Jack D Done w Anthony. He needs to go.

Well, he may leave on his own. If he does, there could be a 100% turnover

[Kevinob15]

Originally Posted by Radar Couldn’t make that comment after yesterday could you? And I’ll keep my “fandom” right here at my alma mater. With Anthony Grant. And I bet you hang around too Posted via Mobile Device

Than kudos to you. Defend grant to the death and I’ll buy you a beer at the NIT first round each year.
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[maddog07]

Originally Posted by Jeff Mike +6 Mali -19

Yeah baby, Mike was hot today…not a point it he did have one lucky bounce basket in the tournament. Of course Amafule was neutral in the +|-
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[CoffeeCan]

Originally Posted by Jeff Let's face it VCU is the program that Dayton aspires to be.

VCU plays a fun brand of basketball that is great to watch and they get the most out of their players.

Dayton basketball is slow, plodding methodical. Boring, predictable, and not effective. The kind of basketball used by a coach who wants to limit possessions because he was a defensive player and likes that kind of ball.

[CoffeeCan]

0-15 in the last ten minutes
0-8 from 3 in that span

[Falcon7]

Amzil had a great 1st half and Holmes played well, the rest of them was pathetic!

[T-Bone 84]

Originally Posted by Falcon7 Amzil had a great 1st half and Holmes played well, the rest of them was pathetic!

In the first half, and for most of the game against Fordham, we were FINALLY doing many of the things that so many people on this board have been b!tching about this year. Good hall movement. Using the inside out game. Taking advantage of situations that worked in our favor (Exhibit A being Amzil posting up his much smaller defender for comparatively easy turnarounds and half-hooks). Then, in the 2nd half, either VCU took away those opportunities or we “reverted to the mean” (or it was a combination of the two), because we looked more like the team that lost a dozen games this year than the team ranked in the preseason Top 25. A tale of 2, polar opposite halves. So very, very frustrating.
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[T-Bone 84]

Originally Posted by ClaytonFlyerFan I would love to see a comparison of Amzils stats when he is at the 4 instead of the 3. I believe a couple of his other better games this year was when he had extended PT with either Camara or Holmes on the bench.

Same here, Clayton. Amzil is truly out of position at the 3. He’s a stretch 4, who can play the 5 in a pinch (a la Dan Issel when he was with the Nuggets) against a smaller lineup.

And I’m not saying he should have supplanted either Tou or Deuce in the starting lineup. Simply that we could have kept those 2 closer to a 30 minute/game average if Amzil hadn’t been selected to play the 3 because of injuries/ineffectiveness of our wings.
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