Miami (11/26/21)

[RBTX]

Missed opportunities. Another game that feels like it slipped away.

[Mean Green Matt]

This team has a big problem finishing games. 

[Andrew]

3 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Weird nickname for JJ Murray.

Lol. 

[Andrew]

6 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

This team has a big problem finishing games. 

We have a depth issue. Granted an 8 man rotation is typical, but we gotta have some more guys come in to reprieve our starters. 

Edited November 26, 2021 by Andrew

[Mean Green Matt]

Just now, Andrew said:

We have a death issue. 

It’s not THAT bad. 

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

12 point lead. We had a 12 point lead...

[Andrew]

3 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

It’s not THAT bad. 

Lol

[CMJ]

UM 69---- NT 63

 

Final

[outoftown]

argh. If this is a loss, it will be very annoying.

The first 5 minutes of the half were particularly disastrous. but generally having a problem when teams can force it inside.

[Mean Green Matt]

4 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

12 point lead. We had a 12 point lead...

Whatever you do, don’t say this is a problem for this team. 

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Just now, Mean Green Matt said:

Whatever you do, don’t say this is a problem for this team. 

I remember being downvoted to hell for calling this team choke artists after Buffalo. Becoming more of a pattern than a coincidence 

[meangreenlax]

Brutal. Team is shrinking in big moments. Boneheaded pass to the scorer’s table on the successful steal basically sealed the deal. Quality wins probably won’t matter since CUSA will likely be a 1 bid conference but would have been nice to salvage the tournament with a W against a mid tier ACC team…

[emmitt01]

12 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

This team has a big problem finishing games. 

This comes down to one thing...we lack size.  Once they started driving the lane, they finished at the rim at will.  Also, once they extended their defense, we couldn't drive and finish because smaller players have a harder time finishing at the rim

[Andrew]

1 minute ago, meangreenlax said:

Brutal. Team is shrinking in big moments. Boneheaded pass to the scorer’s table on the successful steal basically sealed the deal. Quality wins probably won’t matter since CUSA will likely be a 1 bid conference but would have been nice to salvage the tournament with a W against a mid tier ACC team…

It’s still about seeding for the 68. These games make a difference. 

[Andrew]

Just now, emmitt01 said:

This comes down to one thing...we lack size.  Once they started driving the lane, they finished at the rim at will.  Also, once they extended their defense, we couldn't drive and finish because smaller players have a harder time finishing at the rim

Wonder where Wright was. He has struggled but he brings some size and allows Bell some rest. 

[meangreenlax]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

It’s still about seeding for the 68. These games make a difference. 

At any rate it’s not looking good lol. 0-2 in winnable games against decent opponents. 

[Big Z]

33 needs to put on some more size

[emmitt01]

17 minutes ago, Big Z said:

33 needs to put on some more size

You mean the guy who dropped weight to make himself more mobile, agile, and durable…and looks like twice the player he was last season?  That #33?  

[Andrew]

19 minutes ago, Big Z said:

33 needs to put on some more size

Uh…. He literally lost weight for the season. Like 15 pounds and also I think grew maybe an inch. 

[greenminer]

It was well established over the off-season that Abou was gonna trim up. This was intentional.

[GrandGreen]

NT could have and maybe should have beat an ACC team despite only having two returning starters.

Disappointing inasmuch as NT could have won, but overall not near a bad loss.   

If Perry had been 100%, this likely would have been a win.  

I thought it was one of Jones' best games, and Scott is beginning to be a very positive factor.  Wright's lack of playing time IMO is because of Scott's improvement. 

Abou is going to be a load for CUSA competition.  

[MeanGreen22]

1 hour ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

I remember being downvoted to hell for calling this team choke artists after Buffalo. Becoming more of a pattern than a coincidence 

Real big history of choking. Back to back conference titles and the first NCAA tourney win in school history. Chokers tho. 

[denton_days]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

This comes down to one thing...we lack size.  Once they started driving the lane, they finished at the rim at will.  Also, once they extended their defense, we couldn't drive and finish because smaller players have a harder time finishing at the rim

Lotsa C-USA teams that seem to be playing inside a lot… hope we can figure that out before conference play.

[Big Z]

59 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

You mean the guy who dropped weight to make himself more mobile, agile, and durable…and looks like twice the player he was last season?  That #33?  

Also the same guy who is getting pushed around…

[bstnsportsfan3]

This loss is disappointing because we had a 12 point lead and should have hung on. The team clearly was fatigued down the stretch. If we keep only playing a 6-7 man rotation it’s going to catch up to us.