Western Kentucky (2/9/19)

[NM Green]

This is rough to watch. First time seeing the Green this season and this team has won 20 games?

gmg

[meangreanmick]

The sky isn’t falling and neither are our shots.  We are 1-15 with wide open looks.  Shoot 33% and this game is tied or better.

[bstnsportsfan3]

Need to work the Simmons mid game to free up the paint and then drive drive drive 

[GreenN'walinsVet]

We gave up 30 points. Defense is fine, we need offense, Tope does not do that at all. 

[bstnsportsfan3]

1 minute ago, GreenN'walinsVet said:

We gave up 30 points. Defense is fine, we need offense, Tope does not do that at all. 

Agreed. I like tope in spurts but we need O badly! 

[CMJ]

7 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

Or outside or mid range

Yeah, but I get missing those.  It was extremely frustrating to be getting to the rim and having them block our shots continually.

[RiseUNT]

I will say for the millionth time. Make open shots. 

Yes we are small but we defend and rebound above our size. 

[BillySee58]

Just now, RiseUNT said:

I will say for the millionth time. Make open shots. 

Yes we are small but we defend and rebound above our size. 

Gibson and Smart both being 0-6 each from 3 is terrible

[Andrew]

6 minutes ago, RiseUNT said:

I will say for the millionth time. Make open shots. 

Yes we are small but we defend and rebound above our size. 

Very true. Woolridge and Gibson really get in their with their hands and quick in the lanes to pick it off.

[Andrew]

Gibson hits a big 3. We need this to continue!

[CMJ]

WKU 37 -------- NT 25

 

14:26 to go

 

If we can get it under ten by the next media timeout, I think we may be able to come back and steal this.

[greenminer]

36 minutes ago, Andrew said:

If Grant doesn’t come out with a new lineup miss this hame goodbye. It’s like watching varsity play 7th grade. You can have all the skill in the world on the court but if your going to get bullied it won’t do a lick of good. Grant did this last year in the CBI and we found success. Shake it up again coach! Don’t lay an egg in front of a solid crowd. 

Where were you when we walloped Marshall going small? You seem awefully quiet when going small is clicking

I love reading about in-game adjustments, but you also run the risk of trying to be something you’re just not. We are not a big team. I worry if we play your suggestions, we are biting WKU’s bait and going to simply get run out of our own gym trying to be better than them at their game.

 

is it very bad? Yes. It can also get much worse. I am at work right now and haven’t seen the game. My opinion, based on watching the stats: we can’t hit the broad side of a barn rn.

we have a ton of time left. The boys can still play their small game, start hitting shots and -lookie there - a run to bring us within 10

Edited February 10, 2019 by greenminer

[CMJ]

WKU 40 -------- NT 32

 

11:41 to go

 

Here is the run I was hoping for.  Gotta settle in and keep it going....can't let the Toppers get the lead back.  Now we can just pick at the deficit.

[Andrew]

3 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Where were you when we walloped Marshall going small?

I love reading about in-game adjustments, but you also run the risk of trying to be something you’re just not. We are not a big team. I worry if we play your suggestions, we are biting WKU’s bait and going to simply get run out of our own gym trying to be better than them at their game.

 

is it very bad? Yes. It can also get much worse. I am at work right now and haven’t seen the game. My opinion, based on watching the stats: we can’t hit the broad side of a barn rn

Our shots are falling now, but I believe that when shots aren’t falling you have to find a way to the ball in a position where you can get them to fall.

-I have noticed we are doing less inside out than we did earlier in the year. We use to force feed Simmons in the paint but teamsnstarted adjusting. I would say do that again, but Bassey makes me nervous. If he is out we should be getting Zach a touch as much as we can eaelynin the clock. (Unless we are flat out running)

Edited February 10, 2019 by Andrew

[RBTX]

Man, if we could just hit our threes 

[Salsa_Verde]

Sigh

[CMJ]

WKU 44 -------- NT 36

 

7:53 to go

 

We just can't seem to crawl any closer.  Multiple good chances....

[CMJ]

WKU 46 -------- NT 41

 

5:24 to go

 

Back in this....but yikes we have had so many chances to be closer.  That missed layup by Woolridge hurts a lot.

[RBTX]

And just like that down by 9

[RiseUNT]

Thats game

[CMJ]

WKU 52 -------- NT 44

 

2:23 to go

 

Seriously, if we weren't shooting 4-27 from beyond the arc this game would be so different.  Even if we had hit a couple more....

[Salsa_Verde]

Crowd of over 8,000....wish we could have played better 

[CMJ]

Now 5-28 from three....

 

17.5%

 

Gosh even shooting 25% we'd be winning.

[RBTX]

Disappointing since we'll most likely hold WKU to about 15pts under their average but we shot so horribly we might not hit 50

[Andrew]

Next time let’s start the game how we finished this one.