in other news ECU was 4-26 from 3 against a D2 team last night. lol
What was the called play at the end of the first half? We took a timeout to set something up, but I presume something went wrong resulting in running out of time and not getting a shot off. Could anyone tell what we were trying to do?
But they were going to be National Championship contenders this year! :eek:
But they were going to be National Championship contenders this year! :eek:[/quote]
Well both Kenpom and Statsheet have faith in Lebomania. They each have ECU ranked higher than us. This despite the fact that we are 2-0 against Div-I opponents, and they are 2-0 against Div-II opponents.
Sometime I don’t understand this world.
We’re a football school now we were trying to run out the clock but didn’t take a knee in fear they may call us for travelling.
But they were going to be National Championship contenders this year! :eek:[/quote]
Well both Kenpom and Statsheet have faith in Lebomania. They each have ECU ranked higher than us. This despite the fact that we are 2-0 against Div-I opponents, and they are 2-0 against Div-II opponents.
Sometime I don’t understand this world.[/quote]
They must have had StillJonesing do the calculations for them.
Wikipedia tells me both teams ECU has played are D3 (Wash Lee and Methodist)…is this not true?
But they were going to be National Championship contenders this year! :o[/quote]
Well both Kenpom and Statsheet have faith in Lebomania. They each have ECU ranked higher than us. This despite the fact that we are 2-0 against Div-I opponents, and they are 2-0 against Div-II opponents.
Sometime I don’t understand this world.[/quote]
Personally I see them both as losses because in my mind, that’s what they’re avoiding by not playing real teams.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say we were trying to score a bucket, and it failed. It has happened in college basketball before…it’s not supernatural.
Not much to add, I’ll just say I think the freshmen looked a little more like freshmen this game than last. Ingram in particular.
Alot of our young guys are showing flashes, I just think its going to be hard for them to stay consistent. Though Henry looks alot more comfortable on offense and Bras looked like he was just ready to dominate. I hope Mayfield looks as good as those two, then we just need others to fill in and play their roles.
[quote=“dmastinsc, post:47, topic:27113”]Wikipedia tells me both teams ECU has played are D3 (Wash Lee and Methodist)…is this not true?[/quote]Hey, if it’s Wiki, must be true! :
BTW - does this team remind anyone else of a Jeff Mullins team? Maybe a little more athletic but without a proven jumpshooter like Mullins usually had.I said the same thing last year. We had a couple of teams teams under Mullins that couldn't throw it in the ocean but played great D. Hell we had one team that Mullins made pass the ball a certain amount of times before he allowed them to shoot.
This might be the most athletic, strongest and toughest Niner team we’ve ever had. Some of our games are going to resemble a fist fight more than a basketball game. That’s why defense, depth and free throw shooting are at a premium with this team.
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This might be the most athletic, strongest and toughest Niner team we’ve ever had. DISAGREE.[/quote]
That’s why defense, depth and free throw shooting are at a premium with this team. TOTALLY AGREE.
First off I agree with almost everyone that 1) we play hard 2)can't shoot 3) and we may have more athletic talent than we've had in a long time. If Mayfield can just show up and play like his last 8 or so games, we could be really good toward the end of the year. Barring injuries, all we need is a little more chemistry ( something that comes with the experience of more games) to become relevant this year in the A10. There is one flaw that I've thought about for not only this year,but for several years back even under Lutz. Observing all really good teams in the NCAA , they generally run an offense that keeps the defense on their heels. Almost to the point of always making passes where the defense struggles to counter. By the time the defense adjusts another pass, pick, or penetration is keeping the defense always a step behind what's occurring . It creates an offense with open squared up shots, creases between defenders and enough time for the next pass leading to high productive possessions. I get so sick and tired of an offensive player holding on to the ball to long allowing the defense to create pressure. For heavens sake keep it moving. What happens is a player is so hell bent on not turning it over he's reluctant to make a pass with any hint of failure. This, I believe, just kills offensive flow. We are very guilty of letting this happen to the point of our only offense becomes a one on one trying to break down a defender and leads to bad shots. Very talented upper tier teams usually have enough swagger to trust their passes in the context of offensive flow. I'm not saying lesser skilled teams can't develop great offensive flow for many of them do. That's where the great coaches can be found.
I think we have the athletes, now we'll find out if we have the coaches.[quote=“73niner, post:54, topic:27113”] First off I agree with almost everyone that 1) we play hard 2)can’t shoot 3) and we may have more athletic talent than we’ve had in a long time. If Mayfield can just show up and play like his last 8 or so games, we could be really good toward the end of the year. Barring injuries, all we need is a little more chemistry ( something that comes with the experience of more games) to become relevant this year in the A10. There is one flaw that I’ve thought about for not only this year,but for several years back even under Lutz. Observing all really good teams in the NCAA , they generally run an offense that keeps the defense on their heels. Almost to the point of always making passes where the defense struggles to counter. By the time the defense adjusts another pass, pick, or penetration is keeping the defense always a step behind what’s occurring . It creates an offense with open squared up shots, creases between defenders and enough time for the next pass leading to high productive possessions. I get so sick and tired of an offensive player holding on to the ball to long allowing the defense to create pressure. For heavens sake keep it moving. What happens is a player is so hell bent on not turning it over he’s reluctant to make a pass with any hint of failure. This, I believe, just kills offensive flow. We are very guilty of letting this happen to the point of our only offense becomes a one on one trying to break down a defender and leads to bad shots. Very talented upper tier teams usually have enough swagger to trust their passes in the context of offensive flow. I’m not saying lesser skilled teams can’t develop great offensive flow for many of them do. That’s where the great coaches can be found.
I think we have the athletes, now we’ll find out if we have the coaches.[/quote]
Those last couple of years under Lutz were the worst. Everyone just stood around, held onto the ball for a while, past it around the perimeter and then just chucked up an ill-advised three.
I kind of get what your trying to say, but not really. It kind of all depends on what style you are trying to play. I mean every coach would love for their offense to run like a well oiled machine with quick, fast ball movement. We are playing nearly all underclassmen, so getting everything in sync offensivly will take some time.
[quote=“dmastinsc, post:47, topic:27113”]Wikipedia tells me both teams ECU has played are D3 (Wash Lee and Methodist)…is this not true?[/quote]wow, you are correct. Two D3 schools to start.
Why is anyone surprised by this anymore? They schedule four guaranteed win’s a year and have never won 20 games in a season. Sad
Why is anyone surprised by this anymore? They schedule four guaranteed win’s a year and have never won 20 games in a season. Sad[/quote]
ECU is a joke. Major owns a winning record against just 3 programs, Fordam, ECU and someone else - I cant recall. All crappy programs though. If ECU couldn’t own a winning record over us the last few yrs it is proof that they are an awful program.
Why are we talking so much about ECU in the GSU post game thread?
Because it is fun to laugh at them? 