BIG WIN

NDT · November 12, 2006

We were ranked #213. That will change. Final score NT 90- UNCC 72!

chrisfisher · November 12, 2006

Charlotte beat the #3 rated mid-major Hofstra yesterday! Damn I'm excited!!!!

untwillrise · November 12, 2006

this was the only for sure lost that i thought we had. Good win over a good team. Now i am really looking for some great things this year!!!!

CMJ · November 12, 2006

Defintely a big win....

mwynn05 · November 12, 2006

Charlotte beat the #3 rated mid-major Hofstra yesterday! Damn I'm excited!!!!
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We're a solid team this year

UNTFan23 · November 12, 2006

I think the quick turn around had a little to do with that defeat. Nonetheless, I'll take it. We made the shots when it mattered most.

untwillrise · November 12, 2006

I think the quick turn around had a little to do with that defeat. Nonetheless, I'll take it. We made the shots when it mattered most.
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not this early in the season. Knowing your shedule all preseason you prepare for a back to back. We just flat out beat them.

GrandGreen · November 12, 2006

Actually the quick turn around probably hurt them, however I doubt it came close to making up for the home court advantage they enjoyed. I thought the whole team was going to foul out. Thankfully NT has a very deep team.

Maybe this is the year that JJ's team take a big step upward. Great Win.

untwillrise · November 12, 2006

Even JJ thinks this will be a special year. He never looks forward to a year, just the next game.

chrisfisher · November 12, 2006

Even JJ thinks this will be a special year. He never looks forward to a year, just the next game.
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I caught that too.. he said he believes we really have something special in this team. I hope he is right. See everyone at the UTA game... I'd love to have a 3-0 start with 2 of 3 games to OOC teams!

UNTFan23 · November 12, 2006

I caught that too.. he said he believes we really have something special in this team. I hope he is right. See everyone at the UTA game... I'd love to have a 3-0 start with 2 of 3 games to OOC teams!
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If we go 3-0, we'll have won all the games as OOC. Conference doesn't start until January.

mwynn05 · November 12, 2006

I noticed that Charlotte had alittle over 5,000 in attendance.. why can't we do that?
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yeah at 1pm local time on a sunday at that unt would be doing good to have 1500 at that time

ADLER · November 12, 2006

I noticed that Charlotte had alittle over 5,000 in attendance.. why can't we do that?
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Keep winning and we will by conference play.

Wow, what an impresive victory.

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Edited November 13, 2006 by ADLER

chrisfisher · November 12, 2006

I noticed that Charlotte had alittle over 5,000 in attendance.. why can't we do that?
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We do get 5000 in attendance when (1) we play strong conference or OOC foes and (2) are winning games. I recently posted here last years attendance figures. We had 5000 once and numerous 4000+ games. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS WIN! THE FANS WILL COME OUT!

Edited November 12, 2006 by chrisfisher

chrisfisher · November 12, 2006

oh i'm not calling u a liar, it just amazes me that we have such a good team and a nice court, but nobody shows up.. I have a feeling it will start filling up more and more as the season rolls along.. I guess part of the reason i'm so amazed is because i'm from Gainesville and there wasn't a basketball game we had that wasn't sold out, the fire marshall used to have to stand at the door to keep people out.. I know more people will start showing up though just gotta keep winning in the mean time
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No, I didn't take it like that at all... I just thought maybe you didn't realize that we do get those attendance numbers. I went to a most games last season and as we started winning it definitely started filling up. If we can beat UTA on Wed, start 3-0 with several OOC wins, I think we set some record attendance numbers this year (given that we continue to win).

e-bone ver2.awesome · November 12, 2006

This win is encouraging and a step in the right direction. It's still very early though, and JJ's teams tend to start fairly strong and peter out mid way through the season. Hopefully this will be the breakout season we have been waiting for over the past few years.

Harry · November 12, 2006

Great win for JJ and the boys!

chrisfisher · November 12, 2006

I just checked Sagarin, and it lists Charlotte at #55. Not sure if I am not looking at something right...

Edited November 12, 2006 by chrisfisher

MeanMag · November 12, 2006

Looks right, WKU is 54...

MeanGreen61 · November 13, 2006

Yahoo recap.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kendrick Davis scored 20 points as North Texas beat Charlotte 90-72 on Sunday to open its season 2-0 for the first time in 12 years.

Four other players scored in double figures for the Mean Green, who overcame foul problems and turnovers to hold off a second-half rally by the 49ers (1-1).

Rich Young scored 16 points for North Texas before fouling out with less than nine minutes to play. Michael Sturns added 14 points, Calvin Watson 13 and Ben Bell 11.

The last time the Mean Green started off with a winning record was during the 1994-1995 season under then-coach Jimmy Gales, when North Texas opened with three straight wins.

De'Angelo Alexander scored 25 points for Charlotte, which was trying for its first 2-0 start since the 2000-2001 season.

But the 49ers couldn't fully overcome a slow start, in which they shot 28.6 percent from the field in the first half and trailed by as many as 18 points.

Davis had put the Mean Green up 44-26 on a 3-pointer with 2:42 left in the first half, but Charlotte scored nine unanswered points to pull within nine at 44-35 at the break.

The 49ers managed to cut North Texas' lead to four points three times in the second half, the last at 64-60 on Leemire Goldwire's jumper with 8:06 remaining.

But the Mean Green went on a 16-8 run over the next five minutes, with Sturns' 3-point play with 2:59 left pushing North Texas' lead back into double digits at 80-68.

The Mean Green then sealed the win by hitting 10-of-12 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes. (UNT hit 23 of 29 )

Goldwire, named the Atlantic 10 player of the week earlier Sunday, added 13 points for the 49ers, and E.J. Drayton had his second straight double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Goldwire earned the A-10 award for the second time in his career after scoring 26 points and hitting 12-of-12 from the free-throw line in the 49ers' season-opening 88-82 win over Hofstra less than 24 hours earlier.

Edited November 13, 2006 by MeanGreen61

UNTflyer · November 13, 2006

http://www.nbc5i.com/sports/10303005/detail.html

Article on the game.

MeanGreenBuzz · November 13, 2006

Wow, GREAT win for the men. This could be the start to a very special season.

NDT · November 13, 2006

The Sagarin ratings changed between my original post and the later post at #55. The increased rating came after there win over Hofstra was factored in. The Sagarin BB ratings are updated more often than the football ratings.

chrisfisher · November 13, 2006

I noticed our 212 Sagarin rating is our preseason rating and doesn't include any of our wins (our record is listed as 0-0). I wonder what our rating will be after our win over Charlotte?