ODU baksetball tried to give the game away Tuesday against Richmond.  The Monarchs were up by as many as 17 points, but in the final seconds, they were clinging to a 3 point lead.

In the final minute, ODU turned the ball over 3 times on the full court press.  It was almost like the script called for Richmond to come back.   It looked like something out of a WWE match.   ODU was the wrestler who’s celebrating with the crowd while the injured guy (Richmond) gets up and grabs a chair.  Unfortunately for the Spiders, the chair wasn’t big enough.  ODU held on for the 3 point win, thanks to a charge call at the end of the game (probably the right call, but pretty close).

So, how did Blaine Taylor take this?  I was pretty sure he’d be miffed about almost blowing a 17 POINT LEAD!  Amazingly, he was not.  He was almost giddy.  I guess that makes sense when the team is riding a 3 game losing streak.  He was happy to see ODU jump out to an early lead.  While the crumble was stomach churning, a win is a win.

So, where does ODU go from here?  At least they know they can pull out a close game at the end.  Darius James (Tallwood High School) was awesome.  He is the guy who can take over a game if need be.  I think this team gets better as the year goes on.  I don’t know if I see them finishing any higher than 4th in the CAA.  But, does that even matter?  Isn’t it all about the CAA Tournament anyway?  This team has enough talent to win that.