UAB (3/15/25)

[Pavlovs Eagle]

3 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

Can UNT still sneak in as an at-large? I would be more confident if they had lost in the finals.

[L Ron Studdard]

6 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

Can UNT still sneak in as an at-large? I would be more confident if they had lost in the finals.

Na, definitely needed to win the conference tourney to get in.

[RBP79]

6 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

Can UNT still sneak in as an at-large? I would be more confident if they had lost in the finals.

3 AAC teams in??? NO.

[Greenrex]

7 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

Can UNT still sneak in as an at-large? I would be more confident if they had lost in the finals.

ukfay uyay

 

[CMJ]

9 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

Can UNT still sneak in as an at-large? I would be more confident if they had lost in the finals.

[Cougar King]

13 minutes ago, CMJ said:

 

Nope, not this time. AAC has traditionally been a multi-bid league.

[UNTLifer]

54 minutes ago, NT80 said:

You're saying the same thing as I am without realizing it.

No, you are blaming it on the coach’s offensive system and I am saying we are fine when we execute with confidence. Driving the lane and then either chickening out and kicking it out to anyone or going up weakly (Newell) is not playing with confidence. We play for a good shot. Take it when it is in the rhythm of the offense even if it is early in the possession. 

[UNTLifer]

4 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

 

Nope, not this time. AAC has traditionally been a multi-bid league.

Kicked off Cougar High board again? 

[GMG_Dallas]

39 minutes ago, Cougar King said:

 

Nope, not this time. AAC has traditionally been a multi-bid league.

We lost to UTSA, Temple, and UAB twice. There's room for error but not that much. This will be a 1 bid league unless UAB wins tomorrow.

[Green Lantern]

Congrats to UAB. They played a really solid game today. It’s not a coincidence that the teams playing in the championship game have the 2 best players in the league on their teams in Lendenborg and Haggerty. Yax was the best player on the floor today and it really showed. UAB had an answer for every UNT push and potential momentum shift. They looked like defending AAC Champions today.

UNT is a good team but not a great team. Hard playing, defensive minded, and gritty. But not the most talented. The reality is that we lost to the NCAA Tournament calibre opponents we faced this year (Memphis, UAB twice, Utah State, High Point, McNeese) competitively, but still lost them. 
 

Last comment: I’m really jealous of the Memphis traveling support. I realize we’re still building and don’t have their historical pedigree/success, but it’s clear we still have a lot of work to do to get up on their level.

[Salsa_Verde]

2 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Never thought you’d be one to give up with over 15 minutes left. 

The vibe was off the whole game. I think when we had like 3 really bad turnovers at the end of the first half is when I started to think tonight wasn’t our night. We probably had alto play a perfect game to get a win. 

[NT93]

23 minutes ago, Salsa_Verde said:

I think when we had like 3 really bad turnovers at the end of the first half is when I started to think tonight wasn’t our night.

This was the turning point for me as well.  They changed up the defense and we panicked and made some terrible passes.

I’ll also admit that I thought we were going to come back and win when we cut it to 4 late.  Then they hit the prayer shot to beat the shot clock and you knew it was over.

Edited 17 hours ago by NT93

[NorthTexasWeLove]

21 minutes ago, Salsa_Verde said:

The vibe was off the whole game. I think when we had like 3 really bad turnovers at the end of the first half is when I started to think tonight wasn’t our night. We probably had alto play a perfect game to get a win. 

Vibe was off. You are right. When has Atin been good at baseline pin down wrap screens for 3? I can't recall a consistent performance there. Coaches think, for whatever reason, that is a good look. It is not. That's basically all he had in the 1st half. 

Our bigs and PFs couldn't throw socks into a laundry hamper tonight. 

Also, when is someone gonna hire Kennedy away? Yeesh. dude is legit. 

[Cougar King]

1 hour ago, UNTLifer said:

Kicked off Cougar High board again? 

Not at all. Just took a break from the partying to check in on other games.

[meangreen11]

Why is he playing Newell?  Dude is a stiff!

[97and03]

[GMGGWBG]

I saw a lot of green, but no mean.  "Fans" were sitting on their hands and not on their feet.  No wonder we lost.  

 

 

 

[BigChiefGMG]

We overachieved all year and should be proud of this team. Sure we got some post season left but not the one that matters. I’m already looking to this fall. Not sure how I feel about losing 8 seniors and probably a few more who didn’t get to play. & Imagine if Newell has to start next season…. Time to start throwing $$$ at transfers cause this is the game we all play now! Weeee! 🙄

[Matt from A700]

1 hour ago, GMGGWBG said:

I saw a lot of green, but no mean.  "Fans" were sitting on their hands and not on their feet.  No wonder we lost.

You must have been looking at the non-bench side, which, like at The Pit, only stood up for free T-shirts.

[GMGGWBG]

I'm surprised that people think these guys can't make layups.  We averaged 3400 at the Super Pit and went 15-1 and you could feel the excitement.  Those guys deserved that this year and I was just hoping to feel that today. GMG 

[BigWillie]

5 hours ago, Andrew said:

We can still compete in the NIT. We need to keep up the program and win anyway we can. 

Wow, what did you do with Andrew, did you jump into @NorthTexasWeLove's body?

5 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

We have to recruit guys that have that Dawg in them on BOTH sides of the ball. Defend your ass off and then put your head down and go get it. We're a product that is close....Ross gotta get the other half right...

I was just talking about this with some guys at the game. We need 3 and D. We have D, but no 3.

Not sure if anyone realized, but we didn't make a 3 until first part of the second half. That is terrible.

Edited 14 hours ago by BigWillie

[Big Z]

 

[NTWL20]

9 hours ago, BigChiefGMG said:

We overachieved all year and should be proud of this team. Sure we got some post season left but not the one that matters. I’m already looking to this fall. Not sure how I feel about losing 8 seniors and probably a few more who didn’t get to play. & Imagine if Newell has to start next season…. Time to start throwing $$$ at transfers cause this is the game we all play now! Weeee! 🙄

Newell needs to leave regardless if he has eligibility or not. Unless he makes significant improvements. 

[Aquila_Viridis]

Yesterday was disappointing, but overall this season is a great progression for coach Hodge and I’m looking forward to continued improvement.

[keith]

I was traveling so I didn't get to see the game live.  Stayed off-line until I could watch a replay late last night.  Some thoughts.

1.  We picked a bad time to have an off-shooting night.  Their defense had something to do with it, but we just missed way too many (some easy) shots.

2.  We definitely looked out of sorts for good portions of the game.  Wild passes leading to unforced and uncharacteristic turn-overs.

3.  Lendeborg gets all the headlines, but I was impressed with the play of McGhee.  Those two are an impressive one-two punch.

4.  The hail mary 3 as the shot clock was running out was a back-breaker.  We put up a solid defensive effort on that possession that should have been rewarded, but it turned into an adrenaline shot for UAB.

5.  That play when McGhee (I think) dived on top of our player on the floor could have called a foul plus I thought his hand and then head were out of bounds, but the refs gave the ball to UAB on the possession arrow.

6.  Walker only played 12 minutes with no shots and only 1 rebound.  Was there an injury I missed?  Was he the one McGhee jumped on?

Edited 3 hours ago by keith