Who ya got

[Halldan1]

Game's not until Thursday but let's get a lot of opinions.

Cupcake city is over. Now the Pirates move up a weight class. But is it really that far up?

Don't get me wrong VCU is good and to date clearly better than the Pirates. But maybe Saturday we finally saw a glimpse of what this team can do.

I am going with the upset and expect a tight game.

SHU 62
VCU 61

 

[Rockaway]

VCU 61
SHU. 52

 

[Hall84]

I’m in Charleston and feeling pumped!
Maybe more heart than head.

Hall 66
VCU 63

 

[HallGuy23]

VCU 65
SHU 50

No reason to expect differently against better competition

 

[PJVegas]

Based on what’s happened so far, VCU to cover the spread - as the favorite. 😰

 

[jack 1970]

VCU 67-SHU 59.

 

[radecicco]

Tough game. Looking to see improvement on offense and if the D will hold up against better teams.

 

[BucBloc]

VC 71
SH 59

 

[halltheway]

The Hall by 5...66-61

 

[Harty9]

SHU -64
VCU -58

 

[newshu1]

VCU 82
Seton Hall 55

Getting late early in South Orange

 

[catholicman]

VCU 75
SHU 60

 

[SOBO1]

VCU 67
Shu 56

 

[Hall91]

I need to have some optimism about this season

SHU 56
VCU 55

 

[sami]

Also saw more of what this team cannot do… score.

VCU 66
SHU 52

 

[PROF Ed]

Driving up from Savannah today . Hall 60 Rams 53.

 

[Piratz]

VCU, 63-57

 

[SPK145]

Critical first game of an MTE. Win it and the weekend is a success; lose it and the weekend is not.

Seton Hall has just played terrible offensively so far but great defensively albeit against much weaker. VCU is good on both offense and defense.

Going to have to go with VCU and their great band over Seton Hall 66-59. If Seton Hall ever played to their potential they could certainly win this but without Dual and Harmon, depth is non-existent.

 

[PROF Ed]

They do have an excellent band. The Hall played them in this same tournament the year after Shaka took them to the FF and beat them in a great game. I usually don’t pay attention to a School’s pep band but they were exceptionally good.

 

[Turiddu]

Hate going against the Hall but this is a jump in class, and I think VCU 74 the Hall 66

 

[MooneyHall07]

VCU 60
Hall 45

 

[TheHall87]

Tempo and transition are the keys in my view.

We have to dictate the pace, just as we have done in each of our games so far. I think if VCU can force an up-tempo style we're going to have issues keeping up.

Saturday was the first time we were able to get easy buckets off of our defense. It would be helpful if we can continue to do so. On the other hand, we have to limit VCU's ability to get out in transition, something we've been good at against our other opponents to date.

Playing strong defense is a given. If we don't, we don't have the offensive firepower to overcome that.

Until further notice allowing 65 or more points is a death knell for us.

 

[NYC Pirate]

VCU 67-SHU 59.

 

[NYC Pirate]

VCU 63
SHU 60

 

[TrueBlue1989]

Pirates win

 

[Single Seat]

VCU 63
SHU 57

 

[The Crows Nest]

Game's not until Thursday but let's get a lot of opinions.

Cupcake city is over. Now the Pirates move up a weight class. But is it really that far up?

Don't get me wrong VCU is good and to date clearly better than the Pirates. But maybe Saturday we finally saw a glimpse of what this team can do.

I am going with the upset and expect a tight game.

SHU 62
VCU 61

Until proven otherwise…

VCU 71
SHU 54

 

[SHallguy2]

I’m probably going to be wrong but would bet we perform better away from home. Hall 61-49.
Defense wins games. We are not as bad as we look.

 

[bigraym]

First pick against Pirates this year, perhaps it changes the aura! VCU 61 SHU 55

 

[mountain25]

I just don't know with this team. It's still a team of strangers to me.

 

[Fishjam]

Saw some positives last game and I think we are due to play a game where we overachieve a bit but don't know if it will help us get a W tonight. VCU is a sound, veteran team that plays great team defense and uses it to ignite its offense.

That's the biggest difference between us and them from a style perspective. We both have strong defense. SH is 11th in Defensive Efficiency and VCU is 7th. We use our Offense to slow the game down as much as possible to aid our defense while they use their Defense to create TOs and missed shots so they can attack on offense.

We were able to get some easy buckets in transition vs Wagner for the first time and I really think that has to be an important element of our game if we want to beat good teams.

The other area we have to improve on is our FT shooting. We are a wretched 57% on the season and as bad as we've played overall, we'd be 4-0 if we were even a below average 65%. Have to take advantage of our opportunities.

I think we'll put up a good fight but we still lack the confidence and mental toughness to make big plays when the game is tight.

VCU 62
SHU 57

 

[Harty9]

Looking for something positive, 62-57 SHU