Ok here's one.

Saul coached the last 2 minutes like he took the 9 points. He sure didn't want to put them on the FT stripe. Some of the oddest coaching I've seen in some time. I guess it's great that they covered but he really gave them next to no chance of pulling this game out.

Good effort, but there wasn't a lot of playmaking today. Seems like they were trying to play one-on-one instead of five-on-five. Six assists on 24 made FGs and only nine TOs by CMU. Loved the D pressure in the 2nd half. Need to have more of that. When his teams were in a funk Groce always turned up the D and it really helped. We have three home games coming up and need three wins or even getting a home game for the first round of the MAC tourney may be out of reach. We're back in last place in the East.

Actually missed Reghi on the ESPN broadcast. The guys doing the game were awful. Half the time, Antonio Cam-BELL was on the floor and they called us Buffalo at least once. They didn't do any homework beyond last Tuesday's game.

Sometimes I think he tries to do too much. Granted, he HAD to carry the team last week vs. Buffalo. But today they had him double-teamed and I think he was frustrated. He was out of control once he got into the paint. Trouble is, I don't think there was anybody to dish to.

time of game is a factor here. anyone at the game has a long-ass drive home and anyone watching at home has already put off dinner long enough.

The problem was the team right off the first couple of trips down the floor jacked up a three very early in the shot clock. I don't understand why we have Campbell and Ndour shoot a bunch of threes early in the game instead of pounding it inside to them. We have one of the better frontlines in the MAC, but the coach has them handing out on the three point line taking a jumper and giving up zero chance at a rebound. When we work the ball inside we can either score or get fouled. We have falling in love with the three ball. Saul might have a better shooting squad next year, but the strength of this team is Ndour and Campbell inside on the block. Both N'Dour and Campbell should be parading to the free throw line from the opening tip and getting the team into the bonus where guys like Willis,Laster and the Taylors can attack the rim. DJ Cooper and Offutt were relentless once we got into the bonus. This current team wasted the first ten minutes of the game settling for jumpers instead of attacking the rim. When you are not a great shooting team you must attack the rim and get your points at the line. The scoring was more balanced as the team got some contributions from more players. Hope guys like Laster and Ryan Taylor build off this game and take a little pressure off Ndour and Willis. How does Stevie Taylor not make a wide open layup as a division I college player. We could have cut it to four if he doesn't blow that layup in the first half. We were starting to make run at them and he absolute blew that layup. Stuffed by the rim. Just total lack of concentration.

Sounds like same old same old. One on one play, poor shooting, turnovers by us and steals by opponents. And, if the players haven't already packed it in it sounds like the coach has. Did I say basically no assists? SAD is a polite way of putting it IMHO.

I think they are saying about the same thing in Charlottesville tonite.

Agree mcbin. That's why I asked. I wondered if anyone else saw that as very poor judgement. Ndour loses his dribble all the time and is careless with the ball. In this game, he dribbled it off his foot out of bounds at one point. He also has very "soft hands." People are always knocking the ball away from him. That being said, he's one of our best players and can be really dominate if he's playing his game. I'm not sure if the major problem is that, as coaches sometimes say, he's not "playing within himself." Or, if our coaching strategy is just not giving him enough opportunities to to play down low. I realize that the double teams he's constantly facing make it difficult for him to be as effective in the paint as he otherwise could be, however, why aren't we then getting the ball better to the open player? While I'm not the astutest basketball theoretician to ever come down the pike, I do know that if player A is double teamed, either player B, C, D or E is open. ;-)

You won't be disappointed. At Central Saturday, women played a talented, bigger team who were able to score underneath, and their star Bradford had a big game from outside. Yet OHIO survives.

Lesson for the men: Boldon not pleased with the defense and happy they have a week off for some serious practice. They're 18-3 (7-1) and it's time for improvement. Losing is not an option.

McBin: Have to disagree a little. I don't think we are that much better than the results show so far. It is what it is.

+1

I'll buy into this...especially from someone who can get insight directly from the man himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncbEucjsNFU