Standing by Benford

[UNTstormchaser]

I'm with you 100% on this Harry. Everyone is completely overreacting to this loss as if we just lost an internationally televised game that decides which school's students gets free tuition for a year against the Southwestern Oklahoma School for the Blind and Deaf.

This loss cost us an opportunity to play KState on national television. That's all it did. It didn't cost us an at large, it didn't cost us our conference season, it didn't cost us our lottery pick, it didn't cost us anything other than that opportunity. Does it hurt? Is it an absolutely humiliating loss? Should Benford be ashamed of himself and his team? Should the players be ashamed? Hell to the yes for all of those. Do we all need to take a step back and realize a few things, like that there are 28 games left, games against Lehigh, St Louis, and Virginia left? That this game doesn't affect our RPI directly? That this is still a team with a lot of pieces who haven't had game-time to get into the flow of things with each other, a team with a new coach and new system? Yes. Yes we do.

Relax everyone. It would have been time to hit the panic button had we lost to Lamar and then Cameron. We're 1-1 in games we should win, and 0-1 against better teams. Doesn't seem too bad when you look at it that way, does it? UAH is a name, but it goes on the record as just an L. 99% of the world doesn't even know the game happened. Chiillllll oouuutttttt...

Last note: Stop the comparisons of KState dismantling UAH to our loss to them. COMPLETELY unrelated. In one case, you have UAH playing the game of their lives, shooting the lights out better than they probably ever have before, putting 150% energy into this game since it's been touted as the biggest game of their lives, etc. And you have UNT coming off of a 20 point loss to a top 15 team to play a D2 school, looking ahead to the matchup with KState, lost a couple key guys to injury, TERRIBLE shooting night on top of that, etc etc etc. Result? UAH barely escapes with a win. Next game, UAH is completely exhausted, lacks the motivation they had since they did what they set out to do already, and has the worst shooting night of their careers against a damn good team that is a lot better than the team they played the night before. What the frig did you expect UAH to do to KState? Of course they were going to get demolished.

Just take a deep breath, come see UNT beat the shit out of Cameron on Friday, and move on with your lives. Before long, we'll be beating UTA by 20 and then steamrolling through conference play like we expected.

[mgfan]

Oh u are wrong even if this doesn't count towards our rpi,( im not sure if it does or does not count towards out rpi) it will be looked at for seeding if we make to the dance. Your joking urself if you believe it wont. it cost us national exposure, respect and of course a HUGE opportunity.

[UNTLifer]

The problem with that game was we gave up 78 points to this team while being outrebounded by 5. They could only muster 26 against KState and were outrebounded by 32. Were we too nervous to move our feet on defense and close out on shooters and block out and grab rebounds? Nerves can affect shooting, but not defense and rebounding. That comes down to coaching and intensity.

So nerves do or do not affect defense?

Edited November 15, 2012 by UNTLifer

[glick1980]

So nerves do or do not affect defense?

My response was in regards to blaming the loss on player stress and nerves. I do not think nerves affect defense or rebounding. Not enough to justify losing to a D2 team anyhow.

[UNT90]

My response was in regards to blaming the loss on player stress and nerves. I do not think nerves affect defense or rebounding. Not enough to justify losing to a D2 team anyhow.

If you are nervous against a D2 team with about 40 people in the stands, then you don't need to be playing D1 college basketball.

Jeez...

[mean green d]

Its been three games. Sheesh, give the guy a break!

GMG