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Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:40 am
by Vandamnit
Late game tonight (midnight EST) vs undefeated (5-0) Saint Mary's. Should be a challenge for a team that's been playing better. What are you all hoping to see from the Black and Gold tonight?
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:45 am
by VUaskew
Execution, effort, improved shooting, especially at the line. I don't think losing to St. Mary's would be a disgrace by any means.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:56 pm
by Vandy187187
I wonder if anyone will actually make it to the end of the game without falling asleep. Midnight EST?
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 1:00 pm
by cc11316
I'll be there or my backup plan is to watch Season 3 of The Orville on hulu if it gets out of hand.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:08 pm
by commadore
This is a winable game. Play like we did last two games and we win. St. Mary's has beaten Oral Roberts 78-70, Vermont 79-53, North Texas 63-33, Southern 72-54, and Hofstra 76-48. None of these teams are close to as good as we are. We should win.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 4:24 pm
by mathguy
commadore wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:08 pm
This is a winable game. Play like we did last two games and we win. St. Mary's has beaten Oral Roberts 78-70, Vermont 79-53, North Texas 63-33, Southern 72-54, and Hofstra 76-48. None of these teams are close to as good as we are. We should win.
I'm trying to stay optimistic. We can win. It is winnable. But while were are significantly better than the teams that you mentioned, their average margin of victory in those games was 22 points. So we could be a lot better than those teams and still lose.
This is a good test to see if our recent better play is legit or a mirage. Losing this game would be no disgrace. Winning would go a long way to showing we are improving.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:19 pm
by quasidiehardvandyfan
I want to be optimistic, but the first two games are still too recent to forget. I don't believe we can adjust that quickly in the season to take down a top 25 team on the road. If we do somehow pull this one off, the Southern Miss loss is forgiven in my opinion. I expect us to cover (spread currently sits at 9) and keep it close but ultimately fall short against a formidable St Mary's squad. Let's please prove me wrong, shall we?
FWIW, Southern Miss is now 6-0 and continues their Kenpom ascension, currently at 194, which I imagine is one of the largest discrepancies between preseason rank and final rank, let alone 6 games into the season.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:39 pm
by commadore
quasidiehardvandyfan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:19 pm
I want to be optimistic, but the first two games are still too recent to forget. I don't believe we can adjust that quickly in the season to take down a top 25 team on the road. If we
do somehow pull this one off, the Southern Miss loss is forgiven in my opinion. I expect us to cover (spread currently sits at 9) and keep it close but ultimately fall short against a formidable St Mary's squad. Let's please prove me wrong, shall we?
FWIW, Southern Miss is now 6-0 and continues their Kenpom ascension, currently at 194, which I imagine is one of the largest discrepancies between preseason rank and final rank, let alone 6 games into the season.
St Mary's isn't in the top 25.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:15 pm
by VUPKS
SMC bigger than I expected
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:18 pm
by VUPKS
Poor start - dribble around till shot clock is under 10 seconds and toss up a contested off balance shot. Not a good formula for success
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:24 pm
by VUPKS
Robbins getting abused inside
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:24 pm
by commadore
VUPKS wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:24 pm
Robbins getting abused inside
MB before him too.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:25 pm
by commadore
Need to change defenses on this big guy. Maybe some offside help.
Keep driving on that big ape and see if we can get him in foul trouble. Has one now.
ESPN -- Agghhh!
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:29 pm
by Versus75
Okay, so Arkansas tied the San Diego State game at the buzzer and went to OT.
I don't have ESPNU, but I'm told I can watch the game on the ESPN App or WatchEspn (aka espn3.com).
The former gives me an error message:
St. Mary's vs. Vanderbilt starts at 12:00 AM on Thursday, November 24.
The latter states: This event has not yet started
Well, it's now nearly 12:30 AM EST and the game is midway through the first half.
Has anyone else had this issue?
EDIT: After the first game ended my Roku broadcast picked up the ESPN2 feed.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:29 pm
by UltimateVUFan
commadore wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:25 pm
Need to change defenses on this big guy. Maybe some offside help.
Keep driving on that big ape and see if we can get him in foul trouble. Has one now.
You’re assuming they’ll call another foul on him.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:32 pm
by commadore
Does Dia shoot every time he gets the ball?
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:33 pm
by VUPKS
It’s on espnu. I
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:35 pm
by commadore
Arkansas over San Diego St 78-74 in OT. Guess our channel will change in a second or two.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:36 pm
by VUPKS
Maheney is good.
Re: Vandy vs St Marys
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2022 11:40 pm
by Vandy187187
Down 7 at this pace is like down 27