Three reasons this will be the year for the Spiders, and three reasons it won’t – Richmond.com
Close, once again, however no dice:1. Leaning
also hard on Grant Golden. The 6-10 sixth-year elderly is” such a prime focus of that we are, and also what we do at both ends,” stated Mooney.Richmond does not have indoor muscular tissue besides Golden, a factor emphasized in a Dec. 19 gain Old Dominion. When Golden left with his 3rd nasty and also 14:10 continuing to be, the Spiders led 41-34 and also were drawing away. UR’s lead had actually slid to 46-44 when he returned 5 mins later on. Richmond won 67-61, many thanks to the maintaining impact Golden restored onto the flooring. The Spiders battled to obtain huge rebounds, protect inside and also fluidly relocate the round without Golden, whose setting inside result in nasty problem(or lax resistance to prevent it)the Spiders can not manage.2. As well reliant on sixes. Regarding 45%of Richmond shots are extracted from 3-point
range. The Spiders can be extremely powerful when striking fours, as well as rather prone when they aren’t. Since this team has some protective restrictions versus larger challengers that can call for the Spiders to obtain right into the 80s, that void ought to be worrying for UR. They really did not in losses to Utah State(85-74), Maryland(86-80), as well as Mississippi State(82-71 ).
