11/24 Big East Games (4)

[DudeAnon]

Officiating big in this one. VCU kept in check none referees are so-so. VCU allowed to be ultra physical in the press is a very tough team to beat.

*ding ding ding*, nailed it. If the officials left VCU play physical, they are VERY hard to beat. If not, they are nothing special. They may be a one-trick pony, but when the officials let them play that trick they are a force to be reckoned with.

[Bluejay]

I hate playing and watching games involving VCU. They make a complete mockery of the rules of basketball.

[Gopher+RamFan]

I hate playing and watching games involving VCU. They make a complete mockery of the rules of basketball.

It would be nice if the BE added VCU just to have a team everyone would hate. Havoc + public school angle would be everything you could hate.

I like Creighton, I'd be afraid to play you guys since you seem to have crisp and precise passing. I hate Wichita St. With a passion, so always hoped you'd beat them.

Anon-

I will say that if the referees didn't let us "play" the way we liked in past years, it wouldn't work out always. We were undefeated at home last year, and only so/so on the road (where foul calls were less favorable) but we still made great games out of @SLU and @UMass - even won @Dayton. We were the only top 4 A-10 team to play all other top 4 teams on the road.

VCU has started to recruit offense, and you can tell that having so many top 100's in the last two recruiting cycles has started to make a difference. Shooting has improved, and havoc is designed to increases possessions - we just didn't hit shots previously. We would be regulated to forcing fluid turnovers to score quick transition points at the rim or the 3. These recruits will be able to hit shots at a much higher rate.

Game tonight should be good, have a feeling Villanova's 3 point shooters will actually start to come around, for the first time this season!

[stever20]

Officiating big in this one. VCU kept in check by referees are so-so. VCU allowed to be ultra physical in the press is a very tough team to beat.

one thing about that- it's true- however VCU gets to the line a ton themselves. In the Tennessee game earlier this year, Tennessee had 34 fouls. VCU went to the line 40 times. Tennessee had 3 foul out and 3 others had 4 fouls. (VCU had 28 fouls and Tennessee went to the line 33 times). So it's a double-edged sword.

[RedStormHoops]

Xavier cruising early once again. Keep winning Big East!

[milksteak]

I hate playing and watching games involving VCU. They make a complete mockery of the rules of basketball.

+1

[admin]

I feel like Villanova is a much better basketball team. VCU simply forces a style that mucks up the game to their advantage.

[DudeAnon]

I hate playing and watching games involving VCU. They make a complete mockery of the rules of basketball.

It would be nice if the BE added VCU just to have a team everyone would hate. Havoc + public school angle would be everything you could hate.

I like Creighton, I'd be afraid to play you guys since you seem to have crisp and precise passing. I hate Wichita St. With a passion, so always hoped you'd beat them.

Anon-

I will say that if the referees didn't let us "play" the way we liked in past years, it wouldn't work out always. We were undefeated at home last year, and only so/so on the road (where foul calls were less favorable) but we still made great games out of @SLU and @UMass - even won @Dayton. We were the only top 4 A-10 team to play all other top 4 teams on the road.

VCU has started to recruit offense, and you can tell that having so many top 100's in the last two recruiting cycles has started to make a difference. Shooting has improved, and havoc is designed to increases possessions - we just didn't hit shots previously. We would be regulated to forcing fluid turnovers to score quick transition points at the rim or the 3. These recruits will be able to hit shots at a much higher rate.

Game tonight should be good, have a feeling Villanova's 3 point shooters will actually start to come around, for the first time this season!

Ok yea, I was a little harsh. They are an amazing team, but you have to admit that they lean a little too heavily on leniancy from the refs. When its not there, its a big shot to their gameplan.

[marquette]

Nova is going off all of a sudden. Nice.

[marquette]

Xavier putting in a solid performance as well. Nice job X.