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Post by elitetaylor33 on Jan 21, 2022 14:43:41 GMT -5
I'm gonna miss decades old members who have logged thousands of posts and watched hundreds of games. Perhaps there's a middle ground here. People are actually happy to help keep things clean when there's an issue. Let's de-escalate. This isn’t a debate and I totally agree it’s an absolute shame, maybe grown ups on here will actually grow up. What do you think?
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Post by eks2002 on Jan 21, 2022 14:56:50 GMT -5
Complaining about the mods on the board for not taking stuff down quick enough is stupid. If you want to direct your anger short-term while they are either working or not moderating 24/7, do it at the people posting what they know they shouldn’t. They have said hundreds of times, keep it non-political and stick to bona sports. We are adults, simply follow the rules so adults don’t have to babysit adults. Complaining something has been on a couple of hours during normal work hours seems very short sighted!
I seem to see our moderators post pretty regularly so they will get to or just message them.
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Post by thecoach on Jan 22, 2022 2:53:54 GMT -5
Season is so disappointing that a fan forum is fighting over stuff they don't really know about? LOL, i guarantee most members on here couldn't coach this team to a victory against the bottom a-10 programs. But they post how they would recruit.... How they would sub in and sub out.... How they would play offense and defense... LOL..... We can't shoot and really never could shoot. Osun flex's on every dunk but can't score with any offensive low post move. Welch can't shoot unless he's squared up but for some reason throws up turnaround jumpers. Lofton is the best pg in the a-10 but can't hit threes. Adaway is the best most underrated player in the a-10 playing out of position and he blocks shots and dunks but doesn't flex everytime. Osun only scores on drives and put backs and in his senior year can't create and score but yet flex's everytime. I get it if you developed into a down low post up scorer but you didn't, and you didn't develop a jumper so you score off putbacks and defensive breakdowns, and when you flex you still look like that 180 pound freshman. Just play ball and stay humble b/c you flexing was fun as a frosh but you are now a senior and not any more advanced than your frosh year. I think you hustled more as a frosh/soph to be honest. rebounds and blocks is all you got
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Post by metman on Jan 22, 2022 6:03:00 GMT -5
Hi Elitetaylor,
I would not want your job as moderator. In my opinion it's a very important, but thankless job and you're always criticized from both sides. That being said, I hope you reconsider banning Copenhagen and Tastylicks. I don't always agree with them, but they are valued posters.
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Post by joe48 on Jan 22, 2022 6:45:07 GMT -5
Season is so disappointing that a fan forum is fighting over stuff they don't really know about? LOL, i guarantee most members on here couldn't coach this team to a victory against the bottom a-10 programs. But they post how they would recruit.... How they would sub in and sub out.... How they would play offense and defense... LOL..... We can't shoot and really never could shoot. Osun flex's on every dunk but can't score with any offensive low post move. Welch can't shoot unless he's squared up but for some reason throws up turnaround jumpers. Lofton is the best pg in the a-10 but can't hit threes. Adaway is the best most underrated player in the a-10 playing out of position and he blocks shots and dunks but doesn't flex everytime. Osun only scores on drives and put backs and in his senior year can't create and score but yet flex's everytime. I get it if you developed into a down low post up scorer but you didn't, and you didn't develop a jumper so you score off putbacks and defensive breakdowns, and when you flex you still look like that 180 pound freshman. Just play ball and stay humble b/c you flexing was fun as a frosh but you are now a senior and not any more advanced than your frosh year. I think you hustled more as a frosh/soph to be honest. rebounds and blocks is all you got I think if you look back at this team, playing together for so many years made them somewhat complacent. Consider the fact that there was no competition from any bench players trying fight for their jobs. How do you progress as a player or a team? That was missing. Our teams are not that deep and when you lose potential players it hurts. That is not a shot at Schmidt because he has tough time getting good players. If you look at our team make up we do not have a star player who is a go to guy.
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Post by thesocalkid on Jan 22, 2022 6:58:05 GMT -5
Thank you tomgleason, the bandwagon administrator, for the time and effort that you put in to making this message board one of the best in college basketball.
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Post by BONA82.5 on Jan 22, 2022 10:03:26 GMT -5
Season is so disappointing that a fan forum is fighting over stuff they don't really know about? LOL, i guarantee most members on here couldn't coach this team to a victory against the bottom a-10 programs. But they post how they would recruit.... How they would sub in and sub out.... How they would play offense and defense... LOL..... We can't shoot and really never could shoot. Osun flex's on every dunk but can't score with any offensive low post move. Welch can't shoot unless he's squared up but for some reason throws up turnaround jumpers. Lofton is the best pg in the a-10 but can't hit threes. Adaway is the best most underrated player in the a-10 playing out of position and he blocks shots and dunks but doesn't flex everytime. Osun only scores on drives and put backs and in his senior year can't create and score but yet flex's everytime. I get it if you developed into a down low post up scorer but you didn't, and you didn't develop a jumper so you score off putbacks and defensive breakdowns, and when you flex you still look like that 180 pound freshman. Just play ball and stay humble b/c you flexing was fun as a frosh but you are now a senior and not any more advanced than your frosh year. I think you hustled more as a frosh/soph to be honest. rebounds and blocks is all you got Really ? Is that all you can contribute to this thread - Slamming every player and "most" posters ? Your input always reads like an adolescent rant. Frankly - there are dozens of posters on this forum who contribute excellent insight and strong knowledge of the game of basketball as well as the storied history of BONA Hoops. Then there are posters like yourself ...
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Post by thecoach on Jan 23, 2022 3:22:40 GMT -5
sorry bona82.5 that yes i did bash player progress but they haven't improved all that much. we aren't playing well and we flex and celebrate after scoring? Maybe you like the showboat 3rd place finish but with a team like this i think they should act humble and like legit winners. we aren't winning so why are we flexing and showboating? Also, the bonnies aren't that type of showboat team. we went years and years of being pretty bad. we are a small school that develops players that not many teams recruited. I respect the history and development so much that when we act cocky and aren't winning i do post my opinion. Sorry to be true to the bona roots. This all senior led team has not played well since charleston. What are you disagreeing with?
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Post by BONA82.5 on Jan 23, 2022 7:52:48 GMT -5
Coach - Not real crazy about the Flexing crap either ... I chalk that up to a generational thing and try not to get too worked up about it.
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Post by words74 on Jan 23, 2022 8:10:19 GMT -5
sorry bona82.5 that yes i did bash player progress but they haven't improved all that much. we aren't playing well and we flex and celebrate after scoring? Maybe you like the showboat 3rd place finish but with a team like this i think they should act humble and like legit winners. we aren't winning so why are we flexing and showboating? Also, the bonnies aren't that type of showboat team. we went years and years of being pretty bad. we are a small school that develops players that not many teams recruited. I respect the history and development so much that when we act cocky and aren't winning i do post my opinion. Sorry to be true to the bona roots. This all senior led team has not played well since charleston. What are you disagreeing with? We aren’t winning - did I miss something? I thought that we are 11-4 with wins in 3 of 4 games since a 25 day layoff for Covid. You & others may need to check your expectations. Winning is not that easy. There is another team that you play with athletes that are also trying to win. Was it an easy game for Davidson yesterday? How about Dayton losing to George Mason?
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Post by bigdobber on Jan 23, 2022 10:43:39 GMT -5
As I expected the league has tightened up as we head towards February with the Bonnies nipping on the heels of the Wildcats with a big matchup looming in Olean. Covid and bad ankles have been major issues for this years campaign but lets look at the history with Mark Schmidt coached teams. We usually start the OOC schedule with a couple of nail biters with CC, NU and Siena. Then we move towards one or two road games with P5 programs that end up with an occasional win but generally a loss and we limp into conference play with an above .500 record but nothing dazzling. RPI usually in the high 100's and then we head to conference play. We often trade wins and losses with the home and away schedule early on and then things to start to change. We string a few wins together and start to see improvement in the play of the starters. Then there is the push for conference seeding and MS usually has us in the top 3rd. I think we are ahead of all that right now so if we didn't have the inflated preseason ranking would anyone really be complaining? My guess is a few would but most wouldn't. The league is getting better play from Fordham, GM and even GW so things are a little more balanced than years past but the A10 this year will be a scramble at the top. I will say that the 2 new coaches at Fordham and GM with new rosters have some talent on the court. I like the steadiness of our veteran squad down the stretch so I'm staying positive.
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Post by BONA82.5 on Jan 23, 2022 11:10:19 GMT -5
Hahaha - Good call Dobbs ... I just made a similar post on the AROUND the A10 thread.
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Post by Hermit on Jan 23, 2022 12:17:03 GMT -5
Two more cents. I did see quite a bit of pre season practice. I expected Joryam to see time. He looked comfortable running the point and does have a nice shot. I also expected Justin to see time. Linton at the time was struggling with his shot. He still is. The big guy showed flashes, good and bad. He still is. Brett showed a nice 3 point shot, surprising me because I thought he didn’t have that shot. Sometimes you are right, and sometimes you are wrong.
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Post by Hermit on Jan 23, 2022 12:25:00 GMT -5
My two cents. After watching Davidson for the first time yesterday, I have to say I was not impressed. I expected a team launching threes as soon as they crossed into mid court. I watched most of the second half and didn’t see one. They threw the ball down low to their big men and the Rams had no answer. The Rams wanted to take away the three and didn’t double down. They did a great job on the perimeter, but couldn’t stop the big fellas. That being said, Davidson looks to be the weakest front runner in the A 10 in years. They just didn’t impress me. That statement might come back to bite me if they start raining threes on the Bonnies, but they are very unathletic. Compared to the top teams in the A10 in recent years , or even going back further, they don’t match up. Fordham. Quisenberry had a great game with 36 points. Offensively , he got little help. Is Fordham a better team than years past? Not really. Dayton. After beating the Bonnies, I figured they were the best in the A 10. They looked very good. But here we go with the lack of consistency that is rampant across college hoops this year. Daron Holmes is a great example. He was outstanding vs the Bonnies. Against Mason? Four points and 7 rebounds. The Dayton guards could not buy a basket. I wish it were true that the Bonnies are not as inconsistent, but all I have to say is Virginia Tech. Ok, “Show boating”. Flex after a dunk, give the “3” finger sign after hitting a three….or the look an offensive player gives to the opposing bench or crowd after a good play…like it or not, it’s what the kids do these days. Go to the local “Y” and 10 year olds will be doing it….and trying to figure new ways to show when they get older. As they used to say….”ain’t no big thing”. The Bonnies. My view is that they are better than what they have shown. The question remains though, when are they going to start showing, consistently, how good they can be?
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Post by BONA82.5 on Jan 23, 2022 13:02:29 GMT -5
No time like the present ! I'm sure coach & staff are breaking down the the tape of Dayton / G Mason as we speak ... We won't see Dayton again (Thank god) until possibly in the A10 Tournament ... Our ability to disrupt our opponent's offensive scheme in the half court is our strength on D. Pressuring their guards with our physically stronger trio of Kyle, Jaren, and Dom has been effective when we come to play on D - with the exception of the 3 "no shows" (UNI / VT / Dayton). Of course - having OSUN Rim protecting allows for more aggressive perimeter D when they aren't doubling down (I agree with many posters that we do too much of that). Hopefully we have put those "no-show" Defensive performances in the past for good .
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