Utah State (11/29/24)

[meaniegreenie]

Wow, thought this was about to slip away, especially with the two mistakes on the Sissoko rebounds but hanging tough!

[Andrew]

Essentially we cannot play defense. This is feeling like the calls are going mostly one way and it’s openly affecting our ability to play our game. Hate to see this in a game like this. 

[CMJ]

USU 50 -------- NT 45

 

5:39 to go

 

Aggies take back control.  We need a bucket bad.

[meaniegreenie]

We've gotta' get knocked to the ground to get a foul call

[Andrew]

8 minutes ago, 3_n_out said:

Massey has a knack for getting himself into bad positions

He reminds me of Roger Franklin just more loose. For a guard he seems to prefer to have his back to the basket unless he has a lane for a dunk. He needs better judgment when he gets stuck. 

[3_n_out]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

Essentially we cannot play defense. This is feeling like the calls are going mostly one way and it’s openly affecting our ability to play our game. Hate to see this in a game like this. 

To some effect, but we’re also shooting ourselves in the foot offensively. 

[greenminer]

2 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Essentially we cannot play defense. This is feeling like the calls are going mostly one way and it’s openly affecting our ability to play our game. Hate to see this in a game like this. 

we're about to hold one of the most efficient O's in the country to, like,  30 ppg under their average?

Can you elaborate on why you think we're playing bad defense?

[meaniegreenie]

Just now, greenminer said:

we're about to hold one of the most efficient O's in the country to, like,  30 ppg under their average?

Can you elaborate on why you think we're playing bad defense?

He's saying they aren't letting us play our D w/o getting foul calls.

[Andrew]

1 minute ago, 3_n_out said:

To some effect, but we’re also shooting ourselves in the foot offensively. 

Agreed. Still seems like poor free throw shooting. The tide turned once they got 7 fouls and we haven’t been able to really swig back into it. Could be affecting us on both ends. I think it’s going to be near impossible to come back from that. 

[CMJ]

USU 54 -------- NT 47

 

3:40 to go

 

We're gonna have to play the last bit almost perfect to win this.  

[3_n_out]

A lot of one and done offensively. 

[TheColonyEagle]

What % of USU points will be from the FT line from here on out….

[Censored by Laurie]

4 minutes ago, greenminer said:

we're about to hold one of the most efficient O's in the country to, like,  30 ppg under their average?

Can you elaborate on why you think we're playing bad defense?

HAVE YOU COACHED BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL?!?!

[Andrew]

3 minutes ago, greenminer said:

we're about to hold one of the most efficient O's in the country to, like,  30 ppg under their average?

Can you elaborate on why you think we're playing bad defense?

Once they got in the 1-1 we started playing off and the second we got aggressive they call an off ball foul. We cannot be aggressive defensively which is what drives this team and honestly leads to some of our offense. Instead we are having to play back some.

[3_n_out]

Aggies perimeter defense giving us a lot of trouble. We’re getting cut off on the drives and we have been getting stuck. We end up taking tough shots or kicking it back out for late shot clock attempts. 

Edited 2 hours ago by 3_n_out

[Censored by Laurie]

Wright's last bucket was off the action with him at the FT line and we have not gone back to it once. McClure has been calling for it as well. frustrating to see flashes of smart sets, but then not go back to it 

[greenminer]

2 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Once they got in the 1-1 we started playing off and the second we got aggressive they call an off ball foul. We cannot be aggressive defensively which is what drives this team and honestly leads to some of our offense. Instead we are having to play back some.

I misinterpreted what you originally meant.  I thought you meant we were playing poor defense.

[meaniegreenie]

2 minutes ago, 3_n_out said:

A lot of one and done offensively. 

They missed a big over the back rebound a few minutes ago that was big, right as we had gotten back into it.

[greenminer]

kinda sounds like an Aggie-favored crowd.

[CMJ]

 

USU 58 -------- NT 51

 

1:43 to go

 

 

Looking grim.

 

[3_n_out]

Jossell has not been good tonight offensively and defensively. 

[TheColonyEagle]

That’ll do it 

[Andrew]

2 minutes ago, greenminer said:

I misinterpreted what you originally meant.  I thought you meant we were playing poor defense.

7:42 fouls on Jossell kinda did in our defense. The offense did not help….

[meaniegreenie]

Falslev misses that 3 and then we can't take advantage on the O end

[NT80]

2 minutes ago, meaniegreenie said:

Falslev misses that 3 and then we can't take advantage on the O end

We never adjusted to Falsev.   Better halftime adjustments for USU than us.  Their Bigs are killing us.