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(12-20-2019 07:35 PM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 06:09 PM)Obiwan Wrote:  

(12-20-2019 04:43 PM)ODU2003 Wrote:  About 2 years ago UAB caught fire during the conference portion of the schedule. Without trying to be too pollyanna, I think this team has the potential to do that. If those guys weren't dedicated or happy or whatever, rip off the band-aid. There is enough talent on this team that we can be competitive.

Exactly - our typical fans complain no matter what .. this gives them more to talk about over a cup of egg nog

Some never complain. They are like Baghdad Bob. Everything is fine. Nothing to see here.

We just lost 2 starters mid season. No matter the reason, that is not fine.

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Some think the cup is half full, others think the cup is shattered. I’m somewhere in between. I like Jones but he has a high floor and a low ceiling.

So my question is this; what is our ceiling as a program? Outside of a moon shot I’d say what VCU has accomplished is the max we could ask for. They are a consistent top 50 program who plays around in the top 25.

This season ODU has struggled but last year we made the tourney. I think right now we are a top 100 program (not season, program). It’s hard to go from top 100 to top 50 and even harder to move past that.

So yes I’m frustrated and disappointed by Godwin and Dickens leaving. Do I think it’s a defining moment for our program? No I don’t.

We’ll get it together and have a shot in the CUSA tournament. Go Monarchs.