Jeff, dinner is served!
[quote=“Run49er, post:41, topic:27200”]Jeff, dinner is served!
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[quote=“ozmosis49er, post:30, topic:27200”]One game at a time. The wins-losses are irrelevant. What matters is we play really tough D, and that we can for probably the first time in our history beat another opponent in basketball without making a jump shot, which I think is unreal.
Major’s refreshing and humble approach to the game, always saying that we must respect it, and that nothing is bigger than it, might be exactly what the team needs to prevent from having external pressure affect the squad. There is no “should be,” or “can be” in this philosophy. It just “is.” Do what you are supposed to do, and the game takes care of you. Nothing else matters.
Still, I am worried that we will get run over tomorrow night. We don’t handle pressure the best, and the hype around this game might be too much for a young squad such as ours against a more experienced opponent. Our guys will know that this is a very important game for multiple reasons, and, Davidson will try extra hard to prod weaknesses to try and crack our team. Hopefully I am wrong.
It might come down to the coaches - both know the strengths and weaknesses of their teams. It will be up to which of the coaches have a better game plan, and, how they prepare their team to execute these plans. If we stay focused, and don’t let their 3-pt shooting get under our skins, we might have a chance.
IDK. All I really know is that this is Charlotte basketball we are talking about here. As soon as we are up on a high, we get hit by a big truck of truth out of nowhere. It is just a fact of life. I am trying hard not to have expectations.
But, I am an architect, and it is required that I have an endless sense of optimism in the face of utter failure. One can dream. One can hope.[/quote]
i just love this pre-Davidson post! davidson better get something to put in the trophy case in place of the whatever-it-is, b/c the hornet-nest thing is going to stay in halton for the foreseeable future.
re miami—could you get us a video of that?
Who would you say is/are the most improved and most surprising mid major team(s) this season so far?
by Andrew Anderson 2:49 PM
Charlotte might be the most improved.
by Jason King 2:49 PM
[quote=“cptn319, post:45, topic:27200”]Who would you say is/are the most improved and most surprising mid major team(s) this season so far?
by Andrew Anderson 2:49 PM
Charlotte might be the most improved.
by Jason King 2:49 PM[/quote]
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Just some food for thought:
Charlotte beat ECU at home last year and blew the same Davidson team out at Halton last year. So to this point this teams wins are no better than last years. "Tissue soft schedules" will mask alot of weaknesses in coaches and players.
At least he takes his crow with a bit of humility.
“Credit is due to both Wyoming and Charlotte, two teams I recently labeled as “frauds” despite their undefeated start. The Cowboys had a crazy come-from-behind win against Illinois and Alan Major’s 49ers came away with a win at Davidson.”
Its towards the bottom.
[quote=“Darryl_Banks, post:47, topic:27200”]Just some food for thought:
Charlotte beat ECU at home last year and blew the same Davidson team out at Halton last year. So to this point this teams wins are no better than last years. "Tissue soft schedules" will mask alot of weaknesses in coaches and players.[/quote]
Shocker that a comment like this comes from “Anonymous”.
If you have watched the games you can see the difference between last season and this season.
In addition, last season we were winning close games versus these “tissue-soft” teams, this year we are winning pretty handily.