Jacksonville State (3/21/18)

CMJ · March 20, 2018

CBI Semi Finals - Enough said.

Mean Green Matt · March 20, 2018

JSU probably the best team left?

RiseUNT · March 20, 2018

1 minute ago, Mean Green Matt said:

JSU probably the best team left?

I just gave out my first down vote. Sorry dude.

UNTLifer · March 20, 2018

I think he meant to add "besides us" but accidentally left that off. Probably excited over tonight's win and hit the submit button too soon. Understandable and not worthy of the down vote.

CMJ · March 20, 2018

I'd say on paper JSU probably IS the best team remaining. However, we are playing super well right now, so I like our chances.

RiseUNT · March 20, 2018

I think beating the unseeded number one seed at their place and beating Mercer by 29 makes us the best team left. I don't always down vote but when I do it is well deserved.

Mean Green Matt · March 20, 2018

7 minutes ago, RiseUNT said:

I just gave out my first down vote. Sorry dude.

I guess you can make an argument for San Francisco. Less impressive record but slightly better RPI probably due to conference.

Mean Green Matt · March 20, 2018

6 minutes ago, CMJ said:

I'd say on paper JSU probably IS the best team remaining. However, we are playing super well right now, so I like our chances.

Super glad this game is at home. Crowd was very engaged tonight. Need that again on Wednesday.

CMJ · March 20, 2018

7 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

I guess you can make an argument for San Francisco. Less impressive record but slightly better RPI probably due to conference.

Yeah, when you have St. Mary's and Gonzaga it helps.

I wanna play USF in the Finals. They would be one of the most storied programs to ever visit the Super Pit.

chrisfisher · March 20, 2018

6 hours ago, CMJ said:

Yeah, when you have St. Mary's and Gonzaga it helps.

I wanna play USF in the Finals. They would be one of the most storied programs to ever visit the Super Pit.

I didn't realize that about USF. What makes them storied? Do they make tourney runs every so often? I don't recall seeing them plan in NCAA tourney, but with my memory that does not mean much either :-)

buff64 · March 20, 2018

Many years ago USF knocked West Texas out of the NCAA tourney. By the way they had a young man named Bill Russell .

diehardUNTfan · March 20, 2018

40 minutes ago, chrisfisher said:

I didn't realize that about USF. What makes them storied? Do they make tourney runs every so often? I don't recall seeing them plan in NCAA tourney, but with my memory that does not mean much either :-)

They won back to back national championships

diehardUNTfan · March 20, 2018

7 hours ago, CMJ said:

Yeah, when you have St. Mary's and Gonzaga it helps.

I wanna play USF in the Finals. They would be one of the most storied programs to ever visit the Super Pit.

Is it guaranteed that if we win Wednesday, we'll have another game @ the pit? Gmg

Mean Green Matt · March 20, 2018

12 minutes ago, diehardUNTfan said:

Is it guaranteed that if we win Wednesday, we'll have another game @ the pit? Gmg

Yes. Either Monday or Wednesday of next week.

@UNTSportsFan · March 20, 2018

Welcome back to the Pit Mr Ray Harper

NorthTexan95 · March 20, 2018

1 hour ago, diehardUNTfan said:

They won back to back national championships

Also, Bill Russell played there.

CMJ · March 20, 2018

1 hour ago, chrisfisher said:

I didn't realize that about USF. What makes them storied? Do they make tourney runs every so often? I don't recall seeing them plan in NCAA tourney, but with my memory that does not mean much either :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Dons_men's_basketball

southsideguy · March 20, 2018

USF has two 7 foot guys on their team. I am not sure how good they are but they gave up a 20 point lead. They can shoot the 3's. I watched the game last night after I got home from the rockin pit. We are playing our best basketball of the season in this tournament and I hope it continues for a few more games. GMG!

Was Ryan ok last night? He didn't play as much usually and his foul shooting was way off. Funny Mercer knew he was the guy to foul. Nice Mac caught that change the lineup so Mercer didnt have that play anymore. Ryan is a great player but he needs to improve the foul shooting or he will see a lot of this going forward.

I have a question that maybe someone can answer. Holston never looks at the basket and is always looking to pass the ball as soon as he gets it. Some of the teams have not even converted him much on D. I have seen several times he is wide open for shot but never takes it. I was watching him the shoot a round before the game and he seems to have a nice touch on his shot. I am just wondering why he never shoots?

Edited March 20, 2018 by southsideguy

DeepGreen · March 20, 2018

Here's JSU's 2017-18 Basketball Schedule and results.

http://jsugamecocksports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

I think this will be a tough game for NT.

Edited March 20, 2018 by DeepGreen

BTG_Fan1 · March 20, 2018

2 hours ago, Mean Green Matt said:

Yes. Either Monday or Wednesday of next week.

No idea how someone like USF draws, but if we get a solid crowd on Wednesday, I would think they favor UNT with the 2 games. Solid crowd last night compared to what was in UNTs first game

diehardUNTfan · March 20, 2018

Idk about yall but im pumped for this. Lets win this cbi.

greenminer · March 20, 2018

Jacksonville State has two recent games available for replay on ESPN3

Their conference tourney loss to Murray State
http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=3303685

Their CBI 1st RND win over Canisius
http://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=3327979

Cerebus · March 20, 2018

greenminer · March 20, 2018

Attendance predictions?

I honestly have zero gauge on the current state of culture/awareness. My low ball guess is 3K. Hoping for 6K.

TreeFiddy · March 20, 2018

2 hours ago, southsideguy said:

USF has two 7 foot guys on their team. I am not sure how good they are but they gave up a 20 point lead. They can shoot the 3's. I watched the game last night after I got home from the rockin pit. We are playing our best basketball of the season in this tournament and I hope it continues for a few more games. GMG!

Was Ryan ok last night? He didn't play as much usually and his foul shooting was way off. Funny Mercer knew he was the guy to foul. Nice Mac caught that change the lineup so Mercer didnt have that play anymore. Ryan is a great player but he needs to improve the foul shooting or he will see a lot of this going forward.

I have a question that maybe someone can answer. Holston never looks at the basket and is always looking to pass the ball as soon as he gets it. Some of the teams have not even converted him much on D. I have seen several times he is wide open for shot but never takes it. I was watching him the shoot a round before the game and he seems to have a nice touch on his shot. I am just wondering why he never shoots?

Holston is just a liability on the offensive end. He will shoot in the paint, but is not a willing shooter from mid or long range. Solid defender, but allows team to pack the paint and double our outside shooters. Josh is also not much of a threat outside. By adding two more shooters on the floor it has really improved spacing and forced the defense to cover. Fortunately, we have been hitting some of the shots.

No wonder why McCasland has offered several 3/4's for next season. In Josh's defense, he has been playing hurt. Holston is just not an offensive threat unless he is driving and dunking.

Ryan got in foul trouble in the first half and was pulled later when they went to hack-a-ryan. He has to improve his shooting or is at risk of losing minutes to Gibson next season.