Is This Team Better Than Last Years?

[Hunter Green]

In my humble opinion, this NT team is better than last years, especially at the guard position. When Keith gets healthy, look out SBC! Does everyone have the same opinion or no? This should be a tournament team for sure.

[untgeorge]

Keep in mind that last year's team lost 8 conference games and was not a very good team until Bell CWat and Rich Young stepped up in the conference tournament.

This team is potentially a whole lot better than last year's. We have more good shooters than UNT has ever had (I have been following since 1954). The team's achilles heel is that Wooden, Williams, and Stewart are all foul prone. To get better results than last year, the team has to realize that, as defending champion, it is going to get everyone's best shot; it has to stay focused; and has to keep its key guys out of foul trouble.

This is not yet a two-bid league and UNT will have to win the conf tournament to be invited to the NCAAs. In that regard USA and WKU are the most significant (but not only) road blocks. Any advantage we may have over them is in the center. If we take care of business, we should get into the NIT if not the NCAA.

[greenminer]

If we win the regular season conference title, then we're guaranteed at least an NIT bid.

[UNTflyer]

It's hard to tell. We are one game better than we were at this time last year. We should revisit this question on Feb. 8th, after we've played USA and WKyU

[CMJ]

I think it's too early to tell really. It was pointed out that last years team lost 8 conference games, which is true. However, we had so many games last year that coulda gone either way - I really think those close wins AND losses enabled us to win in March.

This team has more pieces than last year, but the jury is still out.

[SUMG]

In my humble opinion, this NT team is better than last years, especially at the guard position. When Keith gets healthy, look out SBC! Does everyone have the same opinion or no? This should be a tournament team for sure.

I think we're better, but I think the league's better, too.

And you've got to remember....we had some luck along the way last year. We eliminated conference tourney host (ULL) in the first round in Denton. Then, we beat ULM...IN OVERTIME. After that, we beat MTSU and Ark. State. We never had to play the two best teams in the SBC tourney...WKU and S. Bama.

So, even though we might be better......and I think we are....to say that we're a tournament team (right now)....is going out on more of a limb than I would.

[KRAM1]

I agree that we are better, but as SUMG says, the whole league is better...we must step up to the competition. We are undefeated at home, and that will continue Thursday with a win over NO (I hope and trust). But, it will be tough with two early lossses in league play...should not have lost either one...but, hopefully, the team (and coaches) learned something from those early losses. I do think we need some work on the inbounds pass and on breaking the press...have not looked good in either area at any game I have seen (or heard on the radio) this season...getting better, but not there as yet! Always makes me nervous when any pressure is put on our in-bounds play!

GO MEAN GREEN!

If you werte not at the Coaches' Radio Show at Sweetwater this last Monday evening you missed a "standing room only" crowd and a really great time...Quincy Williams spoke and did a great job. He is a super young man and we are sure lucky to have him as a part of UNT. Derrick Morgan, the new Executive Director of the UNT Exes, spoke as did both Tina and Johnny. Sweetwater came across with some nice "specials", there were trivia question give-a-ways...it was just a great evening to be part of the Mean Green nation. I hope you will consider attending a radio show or two this season. This Happy Hour was sponsored jointly by the Denton Chapter of the UNT Exes and the Athletic dept. Nice job in getting the turnout folks...it was fun!