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We're going streaking!

We’re going streaking!

The Davidson Wildcats all but locked up a top-4 seed in this year’s Atlantic 10 tournament last night. That’s bad news for VCU because it means they did so at our expense, pretty much dominating the Rams on the Siegel Center floor in a game that would’ve put VCU in the driver’s seat for the No.2 seed in this year’s Atlantic 10 race. Instead, the Rams dropped to 7-6, currently even with Richmond…

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VCU looking for a breakthrough

VCU looking for a breakthrough

This morning I did two things after taking my kids to school: I dug up our non-conference stats and our A-10 stats to see if the Rams are in fact getting better, as we’ve heard Coach Rhoades mention in a presser or two. I listened to Coach Rhoades’ post-game press conference following this week’s heartbreaking loss at Richmond. Let’s connect the two and zoom to my point and my newfound reason for…

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VCU's mission not-so-impossible: 3 paths to a top-4 A-10 tourney seed

VCU’s mission not-so-impossible: 3 paths to a top-4 A-10 tourney seed

With a 12-point lead late against Richmond last night, the Rams snatched defeat from the jaws of victory and perhaps critically injured their hopes of a top-4 bid in this year’s A-10 tournament in DC and a three-game path toward March. Richmond’s sweep of the Rams effectively gives the Spiders the head-to-head tie-breaker in the series and thus puts UofR essentially two games ahead of VCU despite…

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Rams drop nail-biter in overtime to Hawks, 87-81

VCU (9-6, 1-1) and St. Joseph’s are known for tightly contested matches against each other, and tonights game proved no different as the Rams fell in overtime, 87-81. The Rams, after giving up 46 points in the first half, used a 36-30 second half performance to force overtime in Philadelphia. It was the Hawks who controlled overtime though using an 11-5 advantage to seal the game in front of…

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A look ahead: Rams catch a break in conference schedule?

VCU wrapped up their non-conference schedule with a solid 8-5 finish, which was actually my predicted “realistic best-case scenario” after watching the Rams fall to Liberty in a pre-season exhibition contest. The 8-5 finish includes a pair of near-misses that would’ve made for very nice OOC resume boosters (Michigan and Texas), as well as two underrated wins over Old Dominion and Bucknell. Being…

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Rams running out of resume opportunities in down year for A-10

A 5-4 record, two neutral court close game losses against good teams including one the black and gold snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, a solid home win over Old Dominion, 1-4 against the kenpom top-100. Sound familiar? That was the early season story of Will Wade’s first edition VCU team and it’s exactly how things have played out this season for Mike Rhoades and Co. in year-one of their…

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Game Preview: VCU v Texas [INSIDER]

On April 2, 2015, the Texas Longhorns hired beloved Rams coach Shaka Smart away from VCU. He returns to the Siegel Center tonight. Emotions will be high all around, but what matters most is the Rams have a home opportunity against another top-50 team they need to take advantage of. Doing so could go a long way toward keeping a streak alive that Smart kicked off at VCU, that being the Rams seven…

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Game Preview: VCU v Virginia [INSIDER]

UVA returns to the capital city on Friday to attempt to shut down VCU’s high-scoring offense with what has been one of the nation’s best defenses since Tony Bennett took over in Charlottesville. Winner moves to 3-0 on the season and 2-1 in this series since it was reborn in 2013. Treveon Graham helped VCU win the first of those battles thanks to a game-winning dramatic three in Charlottesville.…

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