Tony Mitchell

[UNTstormchaser]

Why is he so damn passive offensively? I understand that teams are going to blanket him. I really do. But I don't understand how someone as talented and athletic as he is can only manage to put up 4 shots in 31 minutes of playing time against a D2 school. Four shots. JW took twice as many shots from behind the three point line as Tony did total. Was anyone there? Can someone please explain this to me? We've seen what he's capable of, we all saw the improvements he made in ballhandling and the like at the Green/White scrimmage when there was no pressure. Why does he remain so damn passive?????? I feel like I've felt this way for awhile, I remember wondering the same thing watching him at times last year. It's like he's afraid others won't get their chances. We need him scoring 20 a night. We need him taking over games. And he hasn't done that.

On another note, does anyone know why Benford keeps starting TM at the 5, Franklin at the 4, and JW at the 3???? That's a ludicrous lineup. We FINALLY have size and we aren't utilizing it. What gives???

I'm not hitting the panic button like most here, but I'm seeing things that don't make any sense. CJ not scoring, TM not putting up shots, Coleman not playing despite all the praise Benford was quick to give him during the preseason, starting 4 guards and a small forward/power forward combo, etc. etc. etc. Someone....make sense of some of these things for me. Please. The world is a scary place right now.

[MDH]

There was a stretch of the Creighton game in the 1st where Tony was more aggressive on offense and he was scoring, I thought for sure this part of his game had changed over the summer with time, coaching and camps. Then UAH happened.

[UNTstormchaser]

There was a stretch of the Creighton game in the 1st where Tony was more aggressive on offense and he was scoring, I thought for sure this part of his game had changed over the summer with time, coaching and camps. Then UAH happened.

We need him to do that ALL the time. I don't know why he hasn't figured that out yet, and I don't know why none of the coaches have told him that either. He's a superstar level talent in college basketball. For the Sun Belt, he may as well be Michael Jordan. Four shots ain't gonna cut it. He's talented and athletic enough to drop 30 a night if he were to want to. No one on UAH could stop him from having his way with them if this were nothing more than a scrimmage at the Rec. But for some reason...in real games, he doesn't take over like he should.

[DeepGreen]

And the All American from Creighton sure didn't hold back.

[UNTstormchaser]

And the All American from Creighton sure didn't hold back.

No, no he did not. You are correct sir. Tony is humble and that's great...but come gametime, he needs to become a lot more selfish and just take over when he needs to. There's a reason he's #5 on ESPN's NBA Draft Big Board. He's 100 times better than anyone else on the team is. Time to show it. Hopefully tonight he gets 30 and 15 and we'll all relax.

[TonyMitchell2013]

I agree Tony is going to have to take over games in Sun Belt play. Crayon was a tough opener. McDermitt is a huge physical force, very tough matchup. I think Tony will start taking over very soon. You should see double-doubles on the regular.

[Andrew]

This is coming from the guy who goes on mad rants on espn.com and makes unt fans look like Idoits. I am assuming this is true since his screen name is the same and a few people have made comment of it. Sorry for the comment but man you really need to back off of the outlandish comments on other boards. Just a heads up. It is going to be hard for anyone to take you or our fan base serisouly.

Edited November 14, 2012 by Andrew

[Andrew]

I agree Tony is going to have to take over games in Sun Belt play. Crayon was a tough opener. McDermitt is a huge physical force, very tough matchup. I think Tony will start taking over very soon. You should see double-doubles on the regular.

I agree crayon was a tough opener! To much Colored wax for us to handle.

[Eastwood Eagle]

Andrew, who are you referring to? Four people have posted in this thread prior to your comment and it is not clear who you are talking about. I'm all for calling people out for douching it up but at least give better notice to who you are talking about.

Stormchaser- I agree w/ you. Last night I kept thinking to myself- "why am I not hearing Tony's name every 10 seconds"? (besides fouls).

We need him getting a ton of touches and I think Benford said something like that in pregame.

[Andrew]

Storm chaser. This is my assumption at least. Go to the unt versus creighton game on espn.com. Someone with that same screen name went off on people from both schools. Using foul language and all. I am curious if it is the same person though. If not I apologize, but if it is this is meant to be a heads up. I am new here but not new to unt sports. I have a lot of respect for the university that gave me my degree and hope I represent it properly.

With that being said Tony needs more touches and how in the world have been out rebounded in every game we have played so far this year! Cameron will not reveal a lot about this team, but I still want to win on the boards!

Edited November 14, 2012 by Andrew

[UNTstormchaser]

Andrew: must be a really weird coincidence. I only have one ESPN account and that's the Oats4234 account that I've had since I was like 11. And I don't comment with that one because I'm banned from doing so after I found the loophole way to swear on there while drunk and angry...What has my imposter been saying??!!!

I'm glad we got a W tonight. As I type this, the commercial touting this as the most talented team ever is playing...man I sure hope that they start showing it after this win.

[Andrew]

Lol well that is a pretty big coincidence.... But I suppose he might sound like you seconds before he got banned. Je did say he had another account. Go search the espn boards though and you can find him. Create an account and comment. He stole your gimmick.

[UNTstormchaser]

Lol well that is a pretty big coincidence.... But I suppose he might sound like you seconds before he got banned. Je did say he had another account. Go search the espn boards though and you can find him. Create an account and comment. He stole your gimmick.

It is a rather big coincidence...I'm pretty alarmed by it, not gonna lie.