menu
Logo
99+
Bobcat Attack Menu
Logo
99+
Ohio Basketball Topic
Topic: Maurice
Page: 2 of 2
The Optimist
General User
Member Since: 3/16/2007
Location: CLE
Post Count: 5,611
mail
The Optimist
mail
Posted: 2/1/2014 7:42 PM
settings_applications edit_note
NDour responds well to BA criticism. He has put up double digit rebounds in all of the last 3 games and he now is at 2 straight 20+ point games.

Watching him and Juice go back and forth was fun.
Chicken George
General User
CG
Member Since: 1/3/2005
Post Count: 766
person
mail
Chicken George
mail
Posted: 2/2/2014 12:19 AM
settings_applications edit_note

I'm fully aware that Maurice has probably never read a single word of BA, if in fact he even know it exists. Maybe he has, though he probably hasn't is my guess.  Whatever the case, it appears he somehow got the memo today.  We started the game working the offense exclusively through him, thus = a nice lead.  Lead dwindled when we went away from him and then we went back to the well and ultimately won the game.

I selfishly called Maurice out saying that I thought he had the potential to do even more, even though many of you threw out numbers that made me feel as though I was asking too much from a first year guy.  I feel a lot better today as what we saw today, against a tough opponent, is kind of what I was implying all along.  I've  thought all along he was too unselfish and disappeared all too often--especially in big games.  Mo did not disappear today and he got the ball at the most crucial of times.  This time however, instead of quickly dishing the ball off--Mo took it upon himself and the end result was brilliance.  I thought he was outstanding today.  I thought he was a beast.  I thought he often got the ball in positions where it was 1 on 3 and he willed his way to hoops.  On many plays it was basically get him the ball in the post and just letting him work.  No screens, no cuts, no nothing---just throw in in the post and see what he can do.  Juice was a stud today, but Maurice was the best guy on the court.  My opinion still remains the same, when in doubt, live/die through Maurice.  He's this teams meal ticket and fortunately today the team got the memo.

Check out his "sick" line:
*Led the team in points, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, obviously total rebounds, tied for steal, no turnovers and led in blocks =STUD!!!

 
Ohio Bobcats
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Jon Smith, F 33 3-5 0-0 1-1 1 6 7 0 1 1 1 2 7
T.J. Hall, F 24 2-5 0-2 0-2 0 5 5 2 0 2 3 3 4
Maurice Ndour, F 41 11-16 0-1 6-6 4 8 12 2 2 3 0 3 28
Nick Kellogg, G 42 5-15 5-11 3-4 1 3 4 9 1 0 1 0 18
Stevie Taylor, G 38 9-15 3-5 2-2 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 4 23
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Treg Setty, F 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Antonio Campbell, F 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Travis Wilkins, G 24 2-5 2-4 0-0 2 3 5 4 0 0 2 1 6
Javarez Willis, G 7 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5
TOTALS   FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
  36-67 11-25 12-15 10 30 40 22 6 7 12 14 95
  53.7% 44.0% 80.0%  

 

Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS: None
Officials: Jim Schipper, Paul Szelc, Jeff Albright
Attendance: 9,173
 

 

Casper71
General User
C71
Member Since: 12/1/2006
Post Count: 3,237
person
mail
Casper71
mail
Posted: 2/2/2014 1:12 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Still not sure about our rotations and identification of top 8 guys to play.  If TJ doesn't really step it up, I could see OHIO going to 3-biggs at some point with c-bell getting more PT.  In fact, we may need that kind of lineup to beat Akron when they go big.  And, speaking of PT, Bean just lost about half of what he played today with that performance!  3 TO in minimal minutes...

Who didn't like Ndour and ST today?  Were they not exceptional?

 
cc-cat
General User
C
Member Since: 4/5/2006
Location: matthews, NC
Post Count: 4,016
person
mail
cc-cat
mail
Posted: 2/2/2014 1:02 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Chicken George wrote:expand_more
Whatever the case, it appears he somehow got the memo today.


From what I understand, the posts on Bobcat Attack were bothering him last week; to the point he wasn't sleeping well - constantly checking the site to see if there were any new posts.  It got so bad, that on Friday he headed to the Convo to meet with Christian.  On the way, he ran into Tyler T who was on the way back from having previewed a new video the Athletic Department had put together to surprise him.  Tyler mentioned that his biggest regret was not listening to BA earlier and more often. "It is amazing how much knowledge a bunch of alumni have about the intricacies of every sport.  Feel the force of the anonymous posters." Tyler told him.  Bolstered by Tyler's advice, Mo made his way to Christian's office.

As he entered, Christian pulled out his phone and showed him a note he had just receive from DJ Cooper. "time to listen to BA.  They may not always have ur back, but you need to take advantage of their insight #needsignaturewin."

Together, Christian and Mo decided it was time to redraw the game plan.  Nicknamed "black seats," the focus was to run everything through Mo, limit Beannie's time and start to use Campbell instead of TJ and Setty.  For the most part it worked.  A notable exception was when Stevie ignored the plan and drove straight to the hoop. "What the F@#k are you doing" Christian said as the team huddled for a timeout.  "Black seats, black seats,"  he told the team over and over in the huddle.  Even N'Dour could be seen telling Stevie the same thing as he stood next to him during the timeout. 

After the game, N'Dour said the team decided to give a game ball in absentia to BA posters.  "It is invaluable to have the input from a bunch of guys who, for the most part, never played the game at a high level either this century or last.  The perspective they can bring from watching us is critical to our success."

N'Dour then chuckled and said something in Japanese - but no one was there to translate his statement.
Last Edited: 2/2/2014 1:06:57 PM by cc-cat
roar-room
General User
R
Member Since: 12/23/2010
Location: Cleveland, OH
Post Count: 191
person
mail
roar-room
mail
Posted: 2/2/2014 1:39 PM
settings_applications edit_note
cc cat wrote:expand_more
Whatever the case, it appears he somehow got the memo today.


From what I understand, the posts on Bobcat Attack were bothering him last week; to the point he wasn't sleeping well - constantly checking the site to see if there were any new posts.  It got so bad, that on Friday he headed to the Convo to meet with Christian.  On the way, he ran into Tyler T who was on the way back from having previewed a new video the Athletic Department had put together to surprise him.  Tyler mentioned that his biggest regret was not listening to BA earlier and more often. "It is amazing how much knowledge a bunch of alumni have about the intricacies of every sport.  Feel the force of the anonymous posters." Tyler told him.  Bolstered by Tyler's advice, Mo made his way to Christian's office.

As he entered, Christian pulled out his phone and showed him a note he had just receive from DJ Cooper. "time to listen to BA.  They may not always have ur back, but you need to take advantage of their insight #needsignaturewin."

Together, Christian and Mo decided it was time to redraw the game plan.  Nicknamed "black seats," the focus was to run everything through Mo, limit Beannie's time and start to use Campbell instead of TJ and Setty.  For the most part it worked.  A notable exception was when Stevie ignored the plan and drove straight to the hoop. "What the F@#k are you doing" Christian said as the team huddled for a timeout.  "Black seats, black seats,"  he told the team over and over in the huddle.  Even N'Dour could be seen telling Stevie the same thing as he stood next to him during the timeout. 

After the game, N'Dour said the team decided to give a game ball in absentia to BA posters.  "It is invaluable to have the input from a bunch of guys who, for the most part, never played the game at a high level either this century or last.  The perspective they can bring from watching us is critical to our success."

N'Dour then chuckled and said something in Japanese - but no one was there to translate his statement.


This felt like FJM.
bobcatsquared
General User
B
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Post Count: 5,848
person
mail
bobcatsquared
mail
Posted: 2/2/2014 1:42 PM
settings_applications edit_note
On behalf of all BA posters, I accept the game ball.
Chicken George
General User
CG
Member Since: 1/3/2005
Post Count: 766
person
mail
Chicken George
mail
Posted: 2/2/2014 11:45 PM
settings_applications edit_note
My post started by saying Maurice had probably never read BA, but every once in a while stupid fans such as myself figure things out even quicker than high paid coaches and student athletes.  Bottom line, if Maurice produces another 9 total shot attempt performance in this game, or any game against top tier competition--I don't like our chances.  We're too limited and he's too good.  Toledo is about as good/athletic a team as we're going to be playing the rest of the way and they simply did not have an answer for him.  Granted it certainly helped that we got some balance and some inside/out from Stevie/Nick--but this team is only going as far as Maurice takes it.  He must be as active and aggressive as he was vs Toledo for us to have a chance.  Even "dumb fan me" can figure that out and glad our players/coaches figured that out Saturday.
A-townBound
General User
Member Since: 3/31/2012
Location: Georgetown, KY
Post Count: 672
mail
A-townBound
mail
Posted: 2/3/2014 1:31 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Player of the week once again! (But I think everyone saw this coming).

Well deserved!

http://youtu.be/_G1-B_Jkqnw

http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/02031...
perimeterpost
General User
Member Since: 7/6/2010
Post Count: 3,165
mail
perimeterpost
mail
Posted: 2/9/2014 2:06 PM
settings_applications edit_note
as if you needed another reason to like Maurice, see if you can spot him in this video starting at the 4:30 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_qM5iUSTM

awesome dude.
Columbus_Bobcat
General User
CB
Member Since: 11/23/2012
Post Count: 413
person
mail
Columbus_Bobcat
mail
Posted: 2/9/2014 2:14 PM
settings_applications edit_note
perimeterpost wrote:expand_more
as if you needed another reason to like Maurice, see if you can spot him in this video starting at the 4:30 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_qM5iUSTM

awesome dude.



He's a true student-athlete. Dude has class, school is important to him, and he plays with all his heart.

 
allen
General User
A
Member Since: 1/24/2006
Post Count: 4,638
person
mail
allen
mail
Posted: 2/9/2014 2:21 PM
settings_applications edit_note
He should be a 20 and 10 guy next year.
OUVan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Bethesda, MD
Post Count: 5,580
mail
OUVan
mail
Posted: 2/9/2014 2:32 PM
settings_applications edit_note
perimeterpost wrote:expand_more
as if you needed another reason to like Maurice, see if you can spot him in this video starting at the 4:30 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_qM5iUSTM

awesome dude.


That's very, very cool and will stick with that kid for a lifetime.   I also loved his reaction on the Stevie to Jon Smith dunk.  Hard not to like the guy.
OhioCatFan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 15,697
mail
OhioCatFan
mail
Posted: 2/9/2014 2:58 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Don't need other reasons to like him, but this certainly confirms everything I've come to understand about this young scholar-athlete.  I remember in one of the first games I saw him play in -- might have been the first regular season game -- when he very kindly pulled an opponent up off the deck. That one gesture and the kindly look he had on his face as he did it started my "Man Crush" on N'dour.  He very quickly became one of my favorite Bobcats of all time.  To put him in the proper pantheon, I'm talking about greats like Bill Whaley, Larry Kruger, Mike Haley, Don Hilt, Gary Trent and DJ Cooper -- just to name a few.  For a number of reasons Mike Haley is probably my all-time favorite Ohio player, but N'dour is not far behind. 

On a related note, I've been thinking for several weeks that this year's team reminds me of a past team.  Yesterday, it dawned on me what team it was.  My memory is going back to the early 1960s, when I was still in high school.  It was the team with the aforementioned Whaley, Kruger as well as Bunk Adams and a few others whose names are not coming back to me at the moment.  These guys consistently got themselves in big holes and then came back to win in the final moments of games.  It was a pattern through the whole season.  It was the first time I heard the expression "Cardiac Cats."  Well, it looks like we are living in those times again!  GO OHIO!
Ryan Carey
Site Programmer
Member Since: 11/11/2004
Post Count: 993
mail
Ryan Carey
mail
Posted: 2/9/2014 9:21 PM
settings_applications edit_note
He was spending time with a young kid in the background of the Toledo video too.
oubobcatjohn
General User
O
Member Since: 1/1/2005
Post Count: 838
person
mail
oubobcatjohn
mail
Posted: 2/12/2014 12:31 AM
settings_applications edit_note
N'Dour should be a contender for MAC player of the year next year. Big man who can go inside/outside, rebound, block ,shots. He has done a decent job of avoiding foul trouble. He fits foul shots which is gold in the MAC for a big man.  Bobcats can just feed him the ball and let him parade to the line all nite long. He is one of the complete forwards we have had.   
Showing Messages: 26 - 40 of 40
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
chevron_backward
MAC News Links



extra small (< 576px)
small (>= 576px)
medium (>= 768px)
large (>= 992px)
x-large (>= 1200px)
xx-large (>= 1400px)