Florida Atlantic (2/17/22)

[UNT Family Man]

All games are important for our Mean Green. Why? Lack of respect from historical basketball powers and prognosticators. Our Net is 42 and RPI is 38 (this is comparable to some 10 seed projections). We need to win every quad 1 and quad 2 game left (this week’s games) plus not losing to quad 3/4 teams. This means win out if you want respect and a higher seed. The world will not end if we lose one of our remaining games but the road to the big dance becomes more difficult.

Edited February 16, 2022 by UNT Family Man

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

13 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

How did we miss out on playing FIU this year?

Also, how many games the past couple of months have people on this board called "trap games"? I'm pretty sure we've gone undefeated in those games so far.

This will be a tough two-game stretch for sure, but this team has answered nearly every call since the Florida tournament. Unlike a Benford-coached basketball team, or Mac/Littrell-coached football team, I don't feel hopeless about a road conference game.

It’s how the conference schedule was going to be like this year, since Pod play is done. I don’t quite remember how it was before Pod play, but there was 1 team we wouldn’t play from the east. I’m actually glad we aren’t playing FIU because that game was replaced with UAB so we would play them twice. Smart choice by CUSA, a first…

[BillySee58]

29 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

It’s how the conference schedule was going to be like this year, since Pod play is done. I don’t quite remember how it was before Pod play, but there was 1 team we wouldn’t play from the east. I’m actually glad we aren’t playing FIU because that game was replaced with UAB so we would play them twice. Smart choice by CUSA, a first…

You play all of the teams in your division twice for 12 total division games, then play 6 of the 7 cross-division opponents. Everyone avoids 1 cross-division opponent, which is FIU for us.

[Green Otaku]

Laser focused on FAU, they are a very good home team. (10 game win streak at home) 

[golfingomez]

On 2/15/2022 at 9:13 AM, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

This is one of, if not, the most pivotal stretch in North Texas basketball history. If you can lose maybe 1 game heading into the tournament, 16-2 conference record is insane, the possibility of being an 11 seed is real and they would be on fire heading into the tournament.

Just need to have everything clicking early, especially against this FAU team that is really good at home. UAB is the same way. Stopping FAU early and draining the shot clock each possession will win the game. UAB is to stop Jelly Walker. Period.

2-0 would be a major success, but let’s focus on beating FAU first. Tall task.

Would you say... In the history of western civilization?

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

18 hours ago, golfingomez said:

Would you say... In the history of western civilization?

Sorry my bad!

[flyonthewall]

3 - 0 on the road....let's go!!!!!

[Coach Andy Mac]

 

[Coach Andy Mac]

 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

27 minutes ago, flyonthewall said:

3 - 0 on the road....let's go!!!!!

Very cool

[Andrew]

22 minutes ago, Coach Andy Mac said:

 

I know them ❤️

[Coffee and TV]

More like Florida Whacklantic if you ask me. 

[Coffee and TV]

Are we about to be in a conference with all 3 FBS Owl schools? Owl be damned. 

[Green Otaku]

http://www.blackbolt.ga/2022/02/29a520b.html

[meangreenlax]

My rural high school has a bigger gym than FAU. Looks bush league 

[CMJ]

FAU 4 ------- NT 2

 

15:54 to go

 

Tough sledding on offense so far. 

[Tom McKrackin]

Not a good start for Ousmane.

[CMJ]

FAU 15 ------- NT 11

 

9:14 to go

 

 

Defensive slugfest so far.  Need to make some more shots.

 

[GrandGreen]

If all FAU games are called like this one, I see why they have such a good home record. 

[CMJ]

FAU 17 ------- NT 13

 

7:27 to go

 

 

Shooting 5-14 so far..

[emmitt01]

We normally dump it down low to Ousmane and let him try to force the defense to collapse.  We’re just passing around the perimeter tonight

[Pavlovs Eagle]

I would be uncomfortable having a lawyer as short as that one guy in the Desmond and Dover commerical... 😬

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

This is

 

Well… pretty bad. 

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

FAU is being so much more physical than us, we are getting bullied. So many turnovers 

 

This is the nightmare situation, now down 7…

[CMJ]

FAU 23 ------- NT 15

 

3:23 to go

 

 

Rosado is killing us.