UNC-Wilmington (11/27/22)

[L Ron Studdard]

Can't expect to win when 20% of your total points come in the final 35 seconds.

[bstnsportsfan3]

20 minutes ago, gordo nation said:

Man I hate that I go here

This isn’t an airport, you don’t have to announce your departure! 

[Green Otaku]

I've been saying it for a while, Ousmane has not been himself. He was a giant hole in our game today. FTs are so critical, we need to shoot better from the line. That alone would have kept us in the game. Too many mental mistakes and just unaware of what to do when having the ball. 

Most of all I feel for Rubin, he just can't catch a break. I really hope it's nothing serious. 

[South Texas Green]

Hurts because as poorly as we looked on offense, we still had a chance at the end. Tough to swallow but 2 wins in 3 days is still a silver lining when we haven't had a whole time to gel in between injuries and the flu. Thankfully no one looked to be seriously hurt by that floor. Still glad we get tournament opportunities like this. On to the next. 

[greenminer]

4 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

I've been saying it for a while, Ousmane has not been himself. He was a giant hole in our game today. FTs are so critical, we need to shoot better from the line. That alone would have kept us in the game. Too many mental mistakes and just unaware of what to do when having the ball. 

Most of all I feel for Rubin, he just can't catch a break. I really hope it's nothing serious. 

Sounds weird, but part of me looks at all that movement on the outside.  It's almost like our G play was over-working on the outside, and not looking for Abou like maybe they should have?

[Green Otaku]

6 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Sounds weird, but part of me looks at all that movement on the outside.  It's almost like our G play was over-working on the outside, and not looking for Abou like maybe they should have?

I feel like they weren't going inside because they played tough defense and because Abu was not doing well in the matchup. His hook shot and inside pivot game look nothing like last year. I don't know if the passing was a plan to open lanes up, but it wasn't throwing their defense off at all. 

[greenminer]

Just now, Green Otaku said:

I feel like they weren't going inside because they played tough defense and because Abu was not doing well in the matchup. His hook shot and inside pivot game look nothing like last year. I don't know if the passing was a plan to open lanes up, but it wasn't throwing their defense off at all. 

Yeah, they played physical defense on the outside.  Their guards just seemed to outwork ours.

[NT80]

37 minutes ago, gordo nation said:

Man I hate that I go here

We hate you're here too.  Try the transfer portal...asap!

[Green Otaku]

14 minutes ago, South Texas Green said:

Hurts because as poorly as we looked on offense, we still had a chance at the end. Tough to swallow but 2 wins in 3 days is still a silver lining when we haven't had a whole time to gel in between injuries and the flu. Thankfully no one looked to be seriously hurt by that floor. Still glad we get tournament opportunities like this. On to the next. 

So Jones was alright?

[Green Otaku]

Just now, NT80 said:

We hate you're here too.  Try the transfer portal...asap!

Agreed. Guy is annoying. 

[Matt from A700]

I missed the second half. Disappointing loss. But the rest of the nonconference schedule looks winnable and you've got dogshit UTSA to open up conference play to get this team gelling. Hope the guys had fun, though hopefully the tournament we attend next year has a better media partner.

Now if you excuse me, I have a date with a lovely model I met online tonight.

[Salsa_Verde]

51 minutes ago, gordo nation said:

Man I hate that I go here

 

Pace yourself…you’re three months in and you’re already jaded. 😂😂😂

[eternalmtg]

1 hour ago, gordo nation said:

Man I hate that I go here

Is this a spam account or what???

[UNTLifer]

12 hours ago, Andrew said:

3 of 15, but sure. 

Seems like 

[All About UNT]

9 hours ago, eternalmtg said:

Is this a spam account or what???

Unfortunately not. Just a drama queen.

[southsideguy]

This truly is disappointment and does this rank as a sin?

[MCMLXXX]

Putting this in the best perspective.

UNC Wilmington losses were to North Carolina, UConn, and a one loss OU team (loss was to undefeated Sam Houston by 1 point). 

 

[MrAlien]

only caught the 2nd half, but the team looked very sloppy, 16 turn overs 😱 and 38% on free throws has to improve. 

[Green Otaku]

13 minutes ago, MrAlien said:

only caught the 2nd half, but the team looked very sloppy, 16 turn overs 😱 and 38% on free throws has to improve. 

I can only hope that it is tired legs from 3 games back to back. I had hoped our increased rotation would keep people fresh.

[UNTLifer]

Followed on ESPN.  My take from reviewing the Team Stats was that our shooting was subpar, FT shooting continued to struggle and turnovers.  Really, take care of the turnovers and we would have won.

I am not worried about this team.  It is still early with a number of new faces.  They now get a week off prior to returning against Omaha on Saturday.  Everything that is a current issue is easily remedied and I expect Mac & Staff to do so.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, MrAlien said:

only caught the 2nd half, but the team looked very sloppy, 16 turn overs 😱 and 38% on free throws has to improve. 

It looked like the second half strategy was for the guards to try and drive inside and draw fouls.  But instead we kept getting the ball stripped or became off balanced to just throw up a bad short shot.  Turnovers were totally the difference.

[Shark 64]

This team just needs 3-4 days of practice in a row with everyone healthy. Omaha is Saturday so we should be able to get some work in Tuesday through Friday. 

[NT80]

3 hours ago, Shark 64 said:

This team just needs 3-4 days of practice in a row with everyone healthy. Omaha is Saturday so we should be able to get some work in Tuesday through Friday. 

Yes, it was a team bonding trip and lots of game play in 3 days.  This loss is like Buffalo last season, a lesson learned, about protecting the ball and value each possession in a close contest.

[BleedingGreen]

I really appreciate the kind of players we recruit as people .   The coaches can work with these guys and get the best out of these players     Kind of like the Spurs philosophy of signing players. 

We look better the last two years at this point in the season than probably any team over the last 30 years of me watching us play,  except for maybe the Josh White team that beat the Big 12 team at the Pit.