SMU (1/25/24)

[HoosMeanGreen]

22 minutes ago, Dannymacfan said:

First you guys need to stop fighting aftwr such a big win.  Take that shit outside.

fantastic victory however we were like 6 of 16 from the FT line so it could have been a blowout.  

Buggs deserves the game ball.

Great team win. As for game ball, you may want to rewatch the last few minutes of the game. Every play that needed to be made was made by the JUCO kid. Even the defensive effort that kept SMU from getting a decent end of game shot. Can’t wait to watch him play for whoever next year. Should make quite a few happy around these parts.

[Aquila_Viridis]

One of my favorite NT basketball wins of all time! And the numbers of those are growing. Winning a tough game like this against an unfortunately difficult opponent will help win other important games too. Outstanding!!!

[golfingomez]

18 minutes ago, NT817 said:

top 10 maybe top 5 win in program history? either way feels great to be a Mean Green fan tonight

Mayyyybe top 50. I can think of probably 5 bigger games in the past five years

[NorthTexasWeLove]

4 minutes ago, HoosMeanGreen said:

Great team win. As for game ball, you may want to rewatch the last few minutes of the game. Every play that needed to be made was made by the JUCO kid. Even the defensive effort that kept SMU from getting a decent end of game shot. Can’t wait to watch him play for whoever next year. Should make quite a few happy around these parts.

[greenminer]

9 minutes ago, HoosMeanGreen said:

Great team win. As for game ball, you may want to rewatch the last few minutes of the game. Every play that needed to be made was made by the JUCO kid. Even the defensive effort that kept SMU from getting a decent end of game shot. Can’t wait to watch him play for whoever next year. Should make quite a few happy around these parts.

Edwards makes me happy and drives me mad.  Both of them very often in the same game.

[MeanGreenTexan]

18 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

A little fecal matter found its way out mid-flight. 

[3_n_out]

4 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Edwards makes me happy and drives me mad.  Both of them very often in the same game.

+1

[HoosMeanGreen]

1 minute ago, greenminer said:

Edwards makes me happy and drives me mad.  Both of them very often in the same game.

He’s not perfect but he tries. Almost a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. UNT is definitely not a good fit for him and he is definitely not a good fit for UNT. But he’s here, and I just don’t understand the disdain that some posters have for him. I stopped defending my favorite player Matt Stone, but now I feel like I have to defend Edwards. It’s odd. 

[NT80]

17 minutes ago, GoMeanGreen1999 said:

You can’t convince me otherwise.  17 home wins in a row with a packed house and a rowdy crowd with a team win!  Down vote me all you want; we don’t need football. 

NO!   Without football, we are not in the AAC.   We would become UTA....heard of them?

[BillySee58]

26 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

aggravated the hammy. can't imagine he'll be good for FAU

Completely forgot about FAU looming. Man, opportunity to beat SMU and a ranked team in one week is wild. Let’s get it done.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Just now, HoosMeanGreen said:

He’s not perfect but he tries. Almost a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. UNT is definitely not a good fit for him and he is definitely not a good fit for UNT. But he’s here, and I just don’t understand the disdain that some posters have for him. I stopped defending my favorite player Matt Stone, but now I feel like I have to defend Edwards. It’s odd. 

VA is 14-5. They're doing well. Don't they have a board? 

[greenminer]

Just now, HoosMeanGreen said:

He’s not perfect but he tries. Almost a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. UNT is definitely not a good fit for him and he is definitely not a good fit for UNT. But he’s here, and I just don’t understand the disdain that some posters have for him. I stopped defending my favorite player Matt Stone, but now I feel like I have to defend Edwards. It’s odd. 

My guess: a lot of that disdain was early, when he had a small handful of games that were less than 10 points.  When he isn't producing consistently, and we didn't need him when Jones/Bugs were out, it was a lot easier to see the faults.

[NT80]

The Super Pit

6:00 PM, January 25, 2024Coverage: ESPN2

Denton, TX

Line: SMU -0.5

Over/Under: 126.5

Attendance: 7,239

[UNT Family Man]

2 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Allen came to play.

Well- except for free throws 

[Big Z]

7 minutes ago, HoosMeanGreen said:

He’s not perfect but he tries. Almost a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. UNT is definitely not a good fit for him and he is definitely not a good fit for UNT. But he’s here, and I just don’t understand the disdain that some posters have for him. I stopped defending my favorite player Matt Stone, but now I feel like I have to defend Edwards. It’s odd. 

Stone kept that bench all warm tonight !

[Big Z]

 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

NO!   Without football, we are not in the AAC.   We would become UTA....heard of them?

We need football. What we don't need is our 3 million dollar budgeted sport out classing our 11 million dollar budgeted sport year after year after year after year after year... eventually common minds will come together and cut that 11 million dollars and give some to the sport that actually performs. To me, that "eventually" is now. It's not justifiable to blindly dump that money into a failing product yoy. And given the rules now in place, it never will be. Put the money into what will garner positive attention to the university. After all, sports is the front porch to the university, right? I promise you, the forward thinking universities in our peer group are already having these conversations. We can be proactive for once, or me reactive as per usual. 

[Green Otaku]

[Censored by Laurie]

5 minutes ago, greenminer said:

My guess: a lot of that disdain was early, when he had a small handful of games that were less than 10 points.  When he isn't producing consistently, and we didn't need him when Jones/Bugs were out, it was a lot easier to see the faults.

I don't recall reading much distain for Edwards...he can be frustrating and definitely a different style lead-guard than we've had in a while...he's just a pure volume scorer and we've been spoiled on guys like Perry and Hamlet who were far more efficient scorers and better offensive facilitators. 

good shout though from Hoo...Edwards made two key defensive plays on that last SMU effort...stood up Phelps on the break-away and good hands to force the kick out

[Dannymacfan]

2 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

We need football. What we don't need is our 3 million dollar budgeted sport out classing our 11 million dollar budgeted sport year after year after year after year after year... eventually common minds will come together and cut that 11 million dollars and give some to the sport that actually performs. To me, that "eventually" is now. It's not justifiable to blindly dump that money into a failing product yoy. And given the rules now in place, it never will be. Put the money into what will garner positive attention to the university. After all, sports is the front porch to the university, right? I promise you, the forward thinking universities in our peer group are already having these conversations. We can be proactive for once, or me reactive as per usual. 

Good post

[Big Z]

2 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

We need football. What we don't need is our 3 million dollar budgeted sport out classing our 11 million dollar budgeted sport year after year after year after year after year... eventually common minds will come together and cut that 11 million dollars and give some to the sport that actually performs. To me, that "eventually" is now. It's not justifiable to blindly dump that money into a failing product yoy. And given the rules now in place, it never will be. Put the money into what will garner positive attention to the university. After all, sports is the front porch to the university, right? I promise you, the forward thinking universities in our peer group are already having these conversations. We can be proactive for once, or me reactive as per usual. 

💯 

[Big Z]

1 minute ago, Censored by Laurie said:

I don't recall reading much distain for Edwards...he can be frustrating and definitely a different style lead-guard than we've had in a while...he's just a pure volume scorer and we've been spoiled on guys like Perry and Hamlet who were far more efficient scorers and better offensive facilitators. 

good shout though from Hoo...Edwards made two key defensive plays on that last SMU effort...stood up Phelps on the break-away and good hands to force the kick out

Edwards coming from Juco to the AAC is really hard to do. Yet, he still puts up numbers.

Is he perfect? No 

Will he grow? I think so

[NT80]

5 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

We need football. What we don't need is our 3 million dollar budgeted sport out classing our 11 million dollar budgeted sport year after year after year after year after year... eventually common minds will come together and cut that 11 million dollars and give some to the sport that actually performs. To me, that "eventually" is now. It's not justifiable to blindly dump that money into a failing product yoy. And given the rules now in place, it never will be. Put the money into what will garner positive attention to the university. After all, sports is the front porch to the university, right? I promise you, the forward thinking universities in our peer group are already having these conversations. We can be proactive for once, or me reactive as per usual. 

NO!  It's all about finding the right coach and system, for whatever the sport, and maintaining it.   The Grant and Ross system has been here 7 years.  Do you not recall the 5 years with Benford?   Football can become just as strong.

[Big Z]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

NO!  It's all about finding the right coach and system, for whatever the sport, and maintaining it.   The Grant and Ross system has been here 7 years.  Do you not recall the 5 years with Benford?   Football can become just as strong.

What about Dodge years?

Mccarney and Portland State ?

 

[NT80]

2 minutes ago, Big Z said:

What about Dodge years?

Mccarney and Portland State ?

 

Again:   "It's all about finding the right coach and system, for whatever the sport,..."