SMU (2/11/24)

HoosMeanGreen · February 11

10 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

Not sure about that. We still can’t handle full court pressure well without our true ball handlers and guys like A Scott look gassed early. Lack of depth is killing our top end potential even though we’re still playing tough every game.

How many turnovers have their full court press caused thus far?

CMJ · February 11

Tulsa up a bucket on UAB at the half.

GoMeanGreen1999 · February 11

16 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

Not sure about that. We still can’t handle full court pressure well without our true ball handlers and guys like A Scott look gassed early. Lack of depth is killing our top end potential even though we’re still playing tough every game.

Starting to gel. Not that we are perfect and make no mistakes. There is only so much you can do missing large contributors as Jones and Noland.

Jonnyeagle · February 11

I feel like we have given good effort. SMU is a very good team.

Censored by Laurie · February 11

only 8 fouls called in the first half. anyone else bracing for the refs to really try to shine in the second half?

Green Lantern · February 11

22 minutes ago, HoosMeanGreen said:

How many turnovers have their full court press caused thus far?

Only a couple by my count today - but turnovers aren’t the only effect that full court pressure provides. Our entire offense suffers when we’re late into our half court sets. Over the past month or so, we’ve gotten caught very late into possessions firing up ill advised shots as the clock expires. We’ve gotten bailed out by Buggs several times. We’ve also gotten tired and run down in almost every game resulting in way more foul calls and creating pressure on how we can defend late in games.

If you’ve got a well oiled press break, you can force teams out of it by converting easy buckets on the other end. We simply don’t. The book is out on us, and every team we play now is defending us this way - and they should.

Edited February 11 by Green Lantern

Tom McKrackin · February 11

Robert Allen has really stepped up like a man this game in my mind. He is actually becoming a good offensive option in the paint.

Green Lantern · February 11

6 minutes ago, GoMeanGreen1999 said:

Starting to gel. Not that we are perfect and make no mistakes. There is only so much you can do missing large contributors as Jones and Noland.

Maybe a bit. It all looks pretty similar to me to be honest. I’m not saying we’re playing “bad”. Rather that teams have adjusted to our clear depth related weaknesses and we continue to struggle with the same issues game in and game out right now.

Green Lantern · February 11

Robert Allen and 1!!!’ Love it!

CMJ · February 11

NT 46 ---------- SMU 39

16:00 to go

Increasing the lead, but I do not like us playing this fast paced scrambling style. Not our game.

Edited February 11 by CMJ

HoosMeanGreen · February 11

1 minute ago, CMJ said:

NT 46 ---------- SMU 39

16:00 to go

Increasing the lead, but I do not like us playing this fast paced scrambling style. Not our game.

🧐🧐

CMJ · February 11

NT 50 ---------- SMU 46

13:42 to go

Mustangs on a 7-0 run.

Hunter Green · February 11

Is it just me or are these announcers huge smut homers?

TheColonyEagle · February 11

The finish in this game is gonna be the ole Dabo “BYOG”

Bring Your Own Guts

gonna have to dig deep

Green Lantern · February 11

Allen coast to coast!!! And 1!

CMJ · February 11

NT 57 ---------- SMU 48

11:54 to go

Buggs and Allen really stepping up.

HoosMeanGreen · February 11

19 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

Only a couple by my count today - but turnovers aren’t the only effect that full court pressure provides. Our entire offense suffers when we’re late into our half court sets. Over the past month or so, we’ve gotten caught very late into possessions firing up ill advised shots as the clock expires. We’ve gotten bailed out by Buggs several times. We’ve also gotten tired and run down in almost every game resulting in way more foul calls and creating pressure on how we can defend late in games.

If you’ve got a well oiled press break, you can force teams out of it by converting easy buckets on the other end. We simply don’t. The book is out on us, and every team we play now is defending us this way - and they should.

Late into half court sets? The slowest offense in all of college basketball and late getting into half court sets in the same breath is amusing. The full court press is not causing UNT to get into sets late.

Hunter Green · February 11

17 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

Robert Allen and 1!!!’ Love it!

And again!!

Censored by Laurie · February 11

1 minute ago, Hunter Green said:

Is it just me or are these announcers huge smut homers?

there's lots of dumb fake enthusiasm on both sides.

Tom McKrackin · February 11

Sure wish our football team had this kind of heart against SMU. These guys are ballers. Heart of a lion.

TheColonyEagle · February 11

If I wasn’t so invested in North Texas I would really be enjoying this game. It’s a helluva game.

HoosMeanGreen · February 11

1 minute ago, Green Lantern said:

Allen coast to coast!!! And 1!

Finally someone performs a natural ball player move. 1) Dribble ball to basket. 2) Put ball in basket.

Marty · February 11

1 minute ago, Tom McKrackin said:

Sure wish our football team had this kind of heart against SMU. These guys are ballers. Heart of a lion.

Wish our football defense played like our basketball defense!

GoGreenBeans · February 11

7 minutes ago, Tom McKrackin said:

Sure wish our football team had this kind of heart against SMU. These guys are ballers. Heart of a lion.

SMU probably saying the same right now but inverse. Our basketball team is their football team and vice versa. Would be nice to have a good basketball and football team lol

Green Lantern · February 11

6 minutes ago, HoosMeanGreen said:

Late into half court sets? The slowest offense in all of college basketball and late getting into half court sets in the same breath is amusing. The full court press is not causing UNT to get into sets late.

Again - some of this is about the amount of energy expended to advance the ball into our half court sets. This disrupts our strategy/flow offensively and has a cumulative effect on wearing our guys down throughout the course of the game.

Do you agree that our FT shooting percentage as a team has suffered since we’ve been dealing with these injuries? Why is that? Did they just forget how to shoot em? Or are we tired?

There’s a larger scope strategy at play. All I’m saying is that this is clearly affecting our team’s top end potential. We’re still good and competitive in all these games.