3/4/2018 BSC Championships Radford Highlandersvs.Trumpalo U
Mar 7, 2018 14:55:19 GMT -5
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Post by dedmondeviant on Mar 7, 2018 14:55:19 GMT -5
The Dedmon Center is a great place for a big game, it gets really loud in there. Dedmon always looks good on TV with a packed house. I was there in 09 semis and finals and it was awesome. The semifinal games was only about 75% full and it was as rowdy of an atmosphere as any Ive seen. Even if Liberty did have a bunch, you wouldn't have been able to tell with the noise level. I did not make the game, I was out of state on vacation and riding with other people but I watched on a tablet in the car and about was in tears myself when the shot went down. I would have been there under just about any other circumstances.
I am really proud of this team, I was down on them earlier when they went through a rough spot, but they just grinded it out and got it done. The things that plagued this team in years past were fixed this year. Especially free throw shooting and allowing one man to beat us as we often did. I think it is under rated the job Mike Jones has done. He has gotten some good players in here and kept them. The players really seem to enjoy going to Radford and representing the school. He made adjustments to playing time, and he really has these guys playing good defense. Liberty had to work for everything. We have guys that can score, the offense has been a bit puzzling. I wish we could get our shooters open a bit more and open some lanes for Jones and Polite to drive in.
Im in the process of getting a list of teams we need to lose in these conference tournaments to possibly move us up to a 15. It is going to be tough, but I believe we moved up one closer last night when Wagner lost. I continue to believe the Big South does not get respect when it comes to seeding. Most of all of the top teams losses came against conference foes. The conference as a whole plays pretty well OOC. Hell Presby beat UNC-G, which is projected as a 14. The Big South is 25 out of 32 conferences in RPI, I think we are better than a 16 but we will see.
I am really proud of this team, I was down on them earlier when they went through a rough spot, but they just grinded it out and got it done. The things that plagued this team in years past were fixed this year. Especially free throw shooting and allowing one man to beat us as we often did. I think it is under rated the job Mike Jones has done. He has gotten some good players in here and kept them. The players really seem to enjoy going to Radford and representing the school. He made adjustments to playing time, and he really has these guys playing good defense. Liberty had to work for everything. We have guys that can score, the offense has been a bit puzzling. I wish we could get our shooters open a bit more and open some lanes for Jones and Polite to drive in.
Im in the process of getting a list of teams we need to lose in these conference tournaments to possibly move us up to a 15. It is going to be tough, but I believe we moved up one closer last night when Wagner lost. I continue to believe the Big South does not get respect when it comes to seeding. Most of all of the top teams losses came against conference foes. The conference as a whole plays pretty well OOC. Hell Presby beat UNC-G, which is projected as a 14. The Big South is 25 out of 32 conferences in RPI, I think we are better than a 16 but we will see.