FAU (1/14/23)

UNTLifer · January 14, 2023

Should have won that one. I put it on the coaches.
This dribble until their are 5 seconds left on the shot clock offense is horrible.

We have to go to Scott more often and encourage him to be aggressive.

Abou has become a liability. Stupid fouls in the defensive end and indecisive/soft on the offensive end are not good qualities.

On to the next game. I trust our staff to fix this.

MeanGreen22 · January 14, 2023

2 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:

It seems to me that no one but Perry on NT team wanted to shoot with the game on the line.

Kai was having a good game.. until he decided to just not shoot anymore. Abou was absolutely terrified to do anything today. Multiple times got the ball down low and didn’t even think to go up with it. Tylor had more rebounds than he did today.

greenminer · January 14, 2023

1 minute ago, MeanGreen22 said:

Kai was having a good game.. until he decided to just not shoot anymore.

I've thought of this too. Maybe he saw Perry heating up and consciously tried to sit back? Not sure.

Side.Show.Joe · January 14, 2023

This won't a popular post around here, but I'll say it anyway....

FAU exposed the fact that this team lacks the size and talent to be the best in C-USA. We are a scrapy team and we play some solid defense. But, we are the 2nd best team in C-USA. Maybe we can land a spot in the NET.

McCasland has to bring in bigger and better talent if we are going to compete in the AAC next season. It's that simple.

NT80 · January 14, 2023

5 minutes ago, Venson said:

If their is one hit on Grant, I would say since he has been here we have only had one go to scorer. Before Perry, it was Hamlet. Before Hamlet, it was Smart. He has to get another scorer to count on. I still wouldn't trade Grant for anyone else, but he has to find more scorers.

Yes, the script always seems the same at the end of these close games. We need more guys that want to be heroes.

UNTLifer · January 14, 2023

Abou went off on NutsaCK and has done nothing since.

I love Rubin, but man he is very inconsistent right now.

Too many bad turnovers by Jones and Huntsberry.

We need better ball movement and movement by our players off the ball?

TIgreen01 · January 14, 2023

Too many turnovers that turned into fast break points for FAU. That’s the difference.

Agree with the others that the offense actually looked balanced…up until about 7 minutes left. Then we got into our familiar tight shell and everything has to be on Perry.

BleedingGreen · January 14, 2023

The all out differal to the star player usually interrupts the offense . Also , opponents are running 2 at Tylor at top of key late . A dribble driver to kick it out to Tylor would be nice . Kai and Rubin look unsure late due to that differal.

MeanGreen22 · January 14, 2023

3 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

We need better ball movement and movement by our players off the ball?

Absolutely need to make faster decisions with the ball. When Tylor passes out of doubles, it’s often the next pass that’s open but we’re slow to get it there.

Green Otaku · January 14, 2023

9 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Should have won that one. I put it on the coaches.
This dribble until their are 5 seconds left on the shot clock offense is horrible.

Especially in the last minute if the game. Why would we drain the clock while needing as much time as possible since we are down?

Green Otaku · January 14, 2023

Also this game has convinced me that we need a modern 5-6k arena with fans close to the action. It creates a much better atmosphere.

Cooley · January 14, 2023

You have an option on the bench in Christian Moore but he never plays. Even with wins, this offense is painful to watch

ADLER · January 14, 2023

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CMJ · January 14, 2023

FAU is damn impressive. Statistically they shouldn't have beaten us either game. We just have to turn the page and hope to see them again.

greenminer · January 14, 2023

clocked out! I'm looking up recipes for sushi bake right now.

Venson · January 14, 2023

Well, at least the women beat FAU today. They got good revenge on them.

NT80 · January 14, 2023

58 minutes ago, Salsa_Verde said:

Offense is becoming over reliant on Perry

Stagnant at times. Overplaying the shot clock too, violations are increasing it seems.

NT80 · January 14, 2023

51 minutes ago, MeanGreen22 said:

Kai was having a good game.. until he decided to just not shoot anymore. Abou was absolutely terrified to do anything today. Multiple times got the ball down low and didn’t even think to go up with it. Tylor had more rebounds than he did today.

We had FAU with 7 fouls with like 8 minutes left in the game, and then just stopped going inside to draw fouls for some reason.

UNT Family Man · January 14, 2023

41 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Yes, the script always seems the same at the end of these close games. We need more guys that want to be heroes.

How about better offense play design in general, not relying on threes so much, and not waiting to run the offense with 8 or fewer seconds left on the shot clock every time down.

Glory to the Green · January 14, 2023

Hard fought game with two of the best teams in CUSA. FAU found another gear defensively and it hurt us. They really swarmed and it caused some turnovers. We had our chances late. It was a battle. We’ll see them again in Frisco. These close games will make this team better. It’s sucks right now, but they’ll bounce back.

97and03 · January 14, 2023

1 hour ago, Side.Show.Joe said:

This won't a popular post around here, but I'll say it anyway....

FAU exposed the fact that this team lacks the size and talent to be the best in C-USA. We are a scrapy team and we play some solid defense. But, we are the 2nd best team in C-USA. Maybe we can land a spot in the NET.

McCasland has to bring in bigger and better talent if we are going to compete in the AAC next season. It's that simple.

Agree that this isn’t currently a championship or tournament team. Offense isn’t good enough.

ryanraider · January 14, 2023

i"ll take my chances to win 1 of 3 in the conference tourney to make the big dance.

DeepGreen · January 14, 2023

1 hour ago, Venson said:

Well, at least the women beat FAU today. They got good revenge on them.

The girls won? How in the hell did that happen?

Edited January 14, 2023 by DeepGreen

UNTFan23 · January 14, 2023

3 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

The girls won? How in the hell did that happen?

They scored more points than the other team?

ADLER · January 14, 2023

15 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

Agree that this isn’t currently a championship or tournament team. Offense isn’t good enough.

Not so. If we play them in the CUSA Tourney Championship and WEAR GREEN, we will beat them. The result would then be that both teams would then advance to the NCAA Tournament.