Omaha (12/3/22)

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

I hope Perry has his game ready for UTA on Tuesday and Grand Canyon next Saturday, can’t have him passing up these shots.

[Glory to the Green]

57 minutes ago, Jonnyeagle said:

Why is Matthew Stone taking up floor time on this squad?  Can someone please answer me?  Guy is slow and can’t hit the side of a barn with his shot.  Other players should be given a chance to show what they can do.

GMac seems to believe in him. He plays hard. We might need him later in the season. Would be nice to have a deeper rotation. It’s not conference play yet. 

[meangreanmick]

Is Perry hurt or sick or something?

[GreenBacker]

6 minutes ago, Pavlovs Eagle said:

Currently has more points than Perry with 7:54 to go... But he definitely has performance anxiety. He hits shots in practice pretty well.

Scored a ton of points in high school.  Agree he still looks frantic out there.  Keep thinking he’s gonna break through just hasn’t happened. 

[GMG_Dallas]

3 minutes ago, GreenBacker said:

Scored a ton of points in high school.  Agree he still looks frantic out there.  Keep thinking he’s gonna break through just hasn’t happened. 

If he finishes the game, this could be that break through in a low pressure situation. This is great foe our young guys. I'd love to see him to double figures.

[2020 Sucks]

The bench has good players on this team.

[Andrew]

Jones and Perry don’t seem like they would have helped against St. Mary’s. Both seem banged up and off. 

[greenminer]

Good guys 75
Bad guys 45

[Matt from A700]

44 minutes ago, Venson said:

I agree. Stone must have peaked in high school. I want him to do well, but I just don't see it. 

He's certainly no Draper.

[GMG_Dallas]

Y'all are so silly trashing Stone so early in his career. The guy will be good for us.

[southsideguy]

I think Stone finished with 9 points and4 rebounds. I think he is improving some as he plays more.  I thought he was shooter but so far he has not shown that side of the game yet.  Ruben and Tyler had no baskets.  Glad to Scott was back on the floor tonight.  I thought people were saying he was out for the season.  The freshman guard looks he is going to a real talent.  He is hitting his 3's.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Good bounce back. A win is a win is a win. Onto uta. 

[Pavlovs Eagle]

17 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Y'all are so silly trashing Stone so early in his career. The guy will be good for us.

I agree. I think he's a decent defender. And occasionally gets a few threes. He just needs to take em when he gets a decent look.

They also put Stone in the gym over the off season. He put some muscle on himself.  I wish they had had Scott in there with Stone putting some weight on.

[Texas Stranger]

2 hours ago, meangreanmick said:

Well, they put him on 23 who appears to be their best player, so I am going to say defense.

He is one of the 3 best defensive players on the team, and very tough on the boards for a Guard.  We all hope his shot starts coming through, but he does add a lot of non-scoring value.

[BillySee58]

2nd half today might have been our best half of basketball all season. Excited to see how this team looks against the upcoming opponents. Looked like a glimpse of what this team can do when they play more cohesively and assertively.

[Shark84]

1 hour ago, meangreanmick said:

Is Perry hurt or sick or something?

Mac said he was sick but wanted to try and play. 

[meangreanmick]

1 hour ago, Shark84 said:

Mac said he was sick but wanted to try and play. 

Thank you for confirming that, I hadnt heard that.  For some reason I got a downvote for just asking the question.  He definitely did not seem like he was at his usual energy and seemed like they subbed him in and out far more frequently than normal.

 

 

 

[southsideguy]

We started out so cold again and we should beat these by 50 but we traded a lot of missed basket for the first ten minutes.  The only thing that I saw last night we were not blocking out at the basket.  They got a rebounds that turned into scores.  I remember looking at the stats on the rebound at mid way through the first half and it was like we 20 rebounds and they had 19.

[NT80]

14 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Good bounce back. A win is a win is a win. Onto uta. 

UTA lost by just 4 at LSU their last game.

[NT80]

I like to compare opponents with opponents.

Omaha vs:

NT  -30

#5 Kansas -25

Nebraska -14

#25 Iowa -36

8-0 Miss St -20

 

[GMG_Dallas]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

UTA lost by just 4 at LSU their last game.

And UTA lost to powerhouse Drexel 59-38. LSU may be 7-1 but the only decent competition they faced resulted in a loss. I'll be disappointed if we lose to UTA.

[greenminer]

 

[gordo nation]

FAU is terrifying...

[UNTLifer]

My take-aways from the Omaha game:

1.  Martinez and Eady looked much more comfortable shooting the ball.

2.  Abu played more relaxed and less rushed resulting in probably his best game of the year.

3.  I get the early criticism of Stone, but that young man score 1,700 points in high school.  That's a lot of points, and you just don't forget how to shoot overnight.  He pushes so much on defense and the boards that I think he is having to learn to slow down and play more relaxed on the offensive end.  I hope the two threes he dropped are a sign of him coming around.

4.  I would like to see more of Christian Moore.  Small but he plays the passing lanes well and is fearless shooting the ball with a good stroke.

5.  Would also like to see more of Sissoko.  He produces in limited minutes and looks good at the rim.

6.  Nice to drop 75 when Jones and Perry had two points between them.

7.  Scott is Scott.  Should turn out to be a better version of TBIII.

8.  Huntsberry has some Hamlet to him.  A great find out of the University of Mary.