1/30 | Dayton | 4:00PM (CBSSN)

[Joe95]

Because this is a .500 team, it’s what mediocre teams do.

[Rhody22]

This is pathetic! Maybe we should’ve pulled an SLU today...

[Blue Man]

There’s a lot we can say but if you shoot 11% from 3 in modern day basketball you probably lose 9/10 times

So maybe the coach should call a timeout and change something about his offense so they don’t shoot so many 3s.

We were leading because we were attacking the basket and getting to the line.

Why did that go away?

Any plays called for Shepp since the back door cut in the first half?

COACHING.

[brady1]

We have invented a new offensive system. CHAOS!

GO RHODY!

[theblueram]

Here come the TO's

[Jersey77]

Aside from all our shooting woes, Dayton made the right adjustments, we were definitely outcoached today.

[Rhody22]

There’s a lot we can say but if you shoot 11% from 3 in modern day basketball you probably lose 9/10 times

So maybe the coach should call a timeout and change something about his offense so they don’t shoot so many 3s.

We were leading because we were attacking the basket and getting to the line.

Why did that go away?

Any plays called for Shepp since the back door cut in the first half?

COACHING.

And that led their 2 tallest starters to end the half with 2 fouls each. Why not keep going at them?

Oh! That requires coaching and basketball IQ. 2 things we are lacking

[KingstonLane]

There’s a lot we can say but if you shoot 11% from 3 in modern day basketball you probably lose 9/10 times

So maybe the coach should call a timeout and change something about his offense so they don’t shoot so many 3s.

We were leading because we were attacking the basket and getting to the line.

Why did that go away?

Any plays called for Shepp since the back door cut in the first half?

COACHING.

I mean don’t get me wrong I agree, just stating that as a fact of where we’re at. We’ve had plenty of open looks to be fair that just haven’t gone down - again that isn’t an excuse just a reality

My biggest takeaway is you do the scouting report on Dayton and they have no depth to their roster. Keep taking it to the rack, make them foul, get them in trouble, disrupt their lineup. Easier said than done of course but they legit only play 7 guys and 2-3 play the whole game if they literally can

[Blue Man]

MORE LOW POST OFFENSE THROUGH #22 PLEASE

[Jersey77]

I see this team maybe splitting their remaining games, we belong in the middle of the pack.

[Blue Man]

Do we have anyone on the bench who can tel your players on a break away “pass the fucking ball to the open guy ahead of you”

[Rhody15]

Dayton -1 was more of a lock than GameStop surging last week.

[Blue Man]

HAHAHAHAHAH TIME OUT.

[Ram96]

HAHAHAHAHAH TIME OUT.

Way to kill the momentum

[NYGFan_Section208]

There it is...the WTFTO

[Rhody15]

HAHAHAHAHAH TIME OUT.

In other news, today is Saturday.

[Rhody22]

I watch Ish closely and am truly baffled how he gets about 14 mins per game. Never gives Up on a play. Solid D. Smart player.

[KevanBoyles]

Hit the three, reduce the lead to eight, take a time out.

[Blue Man]

It would be great if we could STOP PUTTING THE BALL IN THE HANDS OF OUR NON PG AT THE THREE POINT LINE

[theblueram]

Hit the three, reduce the lead to eight, take a time out.

Cox was setting up the defense lol.

[steveystuds06]

I watch Ish closely and am truly baffled how he gets about 14 mins per game. Never gives Up on a play. Solid D. Smart player.

I couldn’t agree more

[Rhody_NYCT]

Wow, that 2nd half was awful. One of the worst that I can remember.

[Rhody22]

Look at that! We attack Tshimanga for the first time this half and he fouls out! Me thinks if we had done that earlier, we would’ve had a better shot.

[KevanBoyles]

Hit the three, reduce the lead to eight, take a time out.

Dayton scores the next two baskets.

[theblueram]

I give up.

[brady1]

Cox you killed the attempt at momentum NITWIT!

GO RHODY!

[Roz]

Why has Shepard not shot that much today?

[Rhody22]

If it weren’t for the pandemic, anyone think Cox would get canned after this season?

[Blue Man]

To recap:

Jeremy Sheppard is our best scoring option. Anyone keep track of how many shots he got this half?

Ish Leggett our only positive +/- player. Anyone see how often the ball wasn’t in his hands on offensive sets?

Jalen Carey is our worst ball handling guard. Anyone see how often the ball was in his hands?

Playing the injured Fatts Russell is where this game turned. Cox didn’t recognize the mistake until it was well too late.

DC is a great associate HC. He does not look like a guy who can make the in game decisions you need to be in the #1 seat.

[theblueram]

Game. That second half just summed up our season.

[KingstonLane]

I hate doing this because of what he’s done for the program, but this shell of “fatts russell” is not helping this team. He’s flashed for a game here or there but otherwise has been force fed minutes and killed momentum of guys who are healthy.

It’s hard for Cox to turn his back on a senior like that I’m sure, or for Fatts to miss any considerable time during his final months of college basketball, but until the team accepts he’s not who he’s supposed to be well suffer

[KevanBoyles]

Time to try a different medication.

[KevanBoyles]

Only nine turnovers though. So there’s that.

[Rhody15]

Hahahahahah and another timeout.

Literally can’t make this up.

[Urifan91]

Why has Shepard not shot that much today?

Because crutcher is a good defender

[Rhody15]

Rhody72, ready to give Cox an extension?!

Clown.

[Rhody22]

Why has Shepard not shot that much today?

Cox told him to not threaten Fatts’ team leading average. It’s disrespectful to your supposed leader

[Blue Man]

Why has Shepard not shot that much today?

Because crutcher is a good defender

Because outside of one slip screen and one back door cut there were not plays called for him to get crutcher off him.

For some reason he played a lot of PG and not a lot of SG.

[KevanBoyles]

The first six minutes of the second half and the 15 - 0 run did it.

[RhodyFanNotAlum]

The COACHING difference in this game:

Dayton, down 9 in the first half, calls timeout, adjusts appropriately and closes the gap to 3 at the half. (Rhody, with terrible clock management at the end of the half, first misses a chance to play for a 2-for-1, then when they get an offensive rebound with <30 seconds left, they shoot quickly, miss again and give Dayton a chance for a lay-in that would have cut the lead to 1 if not for a fraction of a second.)

True that the coach can't be out there on the floor, but it's his responsibility to prepare the players for those situations.

Then starting the second half, it was clear that one team was coached at halftime. Dayton clearly made adjustments. Rhody just went away from everything that worked for them in the first half. It took an 11-0 Dayton run to start the half before Cox called timeout. Coincidentally, that was equal to the margin of victory.

I totally get that there are a lot of factors outside the coach's control. He can't make the shots. But there are certain things he can control — including, to some degree, the ability to momentarily stop an opponent's momentum with a timeout, to make adjustments out of those timeouts, and to prepare your team for situations when you can steal an extra basket, like a 2-for-1 at the end of the half. I see no evidence that Cox is interested in doing any of these things.

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If it weren’t for the pandemic, anyone think Cox would get canned after this season?

.......no......cause we will probably win some games to finish mid pack......if we loose them al.......well then.......

[Roz]

Cant win when you cant shoot. Simple. Luckily this has been an aberration this year. I feel we have shot pretty well most of the games.

[adam914]

Unfortunately we've reached a point where I was much more surprised by how we played in the first half then I was by the second. Fun times.

[ramfan85]

I watch Ish closely and am truly baffled how he gets about 14 mins per game. Never gives Up on a play. Solid D. Smart player.

I think you just answered your own question. He just doesn't fit in on this dysfunctional team.

[KevanBoyles]

Bertrand and Walker did’t show up.

[brady1]

It’s time for a New starting line up!

GO RHODY!

[URI_05]

I think I’ve seen enough. I know we won’t, but I’m ready to move on.

[Blue Man]

It’s time for a New starting line up!

GO RHODY!

Your starting lineup doesn’t matter if your coach doesn’t care to pay attention to momentum or what lineups are working during the game.

[PeteRI]

Only way I can watch this team is to DVR and fast-forward through the inevitable second half show.

[Rhody22]

It’s time for a New starting line up!

GO RHODY!

It’s time for a new coach! One with balls!