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Take a look at who we racked up those wins against last year and compare to who we faced this year. The best of CUSA came with us to the AAC and the rest of AAC was better than the rest of CUSA. And yet, still, we played almost every game within 5 points without two starters during the heart of the season. If everyone who is eligible to stay stays, and Ross can find a serviceable guy with size (doesn’t have to be a 5, just big enough to challenge at the rim and grab boards) we will make serious noise next year…I’m calling it now.

I keep seeing this take put forth, and I wonder why people conveniently forget that we also don’t have Kai Huntsberry. He was the CUSA Newcomer of the year, averaging 13 a game and was #2 on the team in threes made. What were our issues this season? Lack of ball handlers to bring the ball up court at times, size across the board, and lacking a “go to” guy. Kai could create on his own and was 6’3”. For all of Edwards’ scoring (and he was impactful) he was trying to get shots off at 6’0” in crunch time. Also, and we may not want to hear this, Abou was more of a presence down low than Sissoko turned out to be.

I think this is the last game this squad will get to play this season.

Never forget this: If FAU wins the conference tourney, the league gets a second bid.

I actually texted this to several people at halftime, and I’ll be damned if it isnt coming to pass. ”In the second half you’ll see the same thing you saw in Denton a few weeks ago…FAU will get sent to the line repeatedly for the first 12 minutes to open up a lead, and then meaningless (non-shooting) calls will go our way late to make it look more even.”

Right on cue, Goldin initiates contact and gets the call.

If only the highly paid men with thousands of hours of experience would lean on the wisdom of Andrew’s message board musings…Sweet Sixteen here we come baby!!

In a word, yes. This was their strategy in the NCAA tournament last season as well…initiate contact on offense and cry until the calls come (and that includes their coach).

They’re sitting on the kick out. I want to see us continue to take it to the cup and force contact

They have a way of making us look ugly. Doesn’t help that our leading scorer has 2 free throws, a bad turnover, and a shot off the side of the backboard

Did someone forget to tell them they’re playing an ACC team?

Not Jason Edwards’ best outing

This is a completely different defense without AScott

He’s not even on the bench

This team didn’t close out the game away a championship caliber squad would, bottom line. Hats off to Rice

It’s nice to see someone else on the other side of lopsided officiating

Both he and Tyran Mason (our other signee) can definitely score the basketball. If that translates to the college game, we may see a more potent offense in a few years.

As long as he’s allowed to lower his head into the defender’s chest to create space and then take two more steps (after killing his dribble) it will be hard

Congratulations Women’s Basketball Team! IMG_0345.MOV

This is just silly. They assume that, if FSU, UNC, Louisville, and Clemson leave, there will be ANY reason for a network to renegotiate (or honor) a contract without the four biggest brands left in what is already the weakest "power" conference. I could much more easily see the Big 10, SEC, and Big XII eating up every brand that's worth a damn (because they'd jump at any life raft at that point) and leaving the rest on their own.