Is that a person or a bird that flew into the gym that had been doing all that shrieking though the second half? I've been tempted to mute the ESPN+ volume and not listen to that crap. Maybe use closed captioning instead.
It is a special needs fan that has sat in the front row behind the basket for 20+ years. She is well known to all MAC fans.
Are you sure the T was on Boals? It likely was, but the announcer just said it was on Ohio, as does the ESPN play-by-play.
Agreed. Never have I seen a broadcast completely ignore that kind of drama...They were stuck on finishing a talk about Javan's Mom and refused to deviate. It looked like it was called under the basket not by the bench.
I haven't joined the angry mob against Boals, but I can recognize good branding when I see it. Well played.
Kuany leads resurgence, taken out at 8 min mark down 3 with Hadaway and Sheldon back in and never sees court again.
This has frustrated me all season. Coach needs more flexibility and nuance to his playing time. You gotta leave a spark like that in when you're struggling. But I knew it was coming. Both Kuany & Burris play as though they only have 2 minutes to prove themselves.
And Hadaway is 3 for 18 from 3 in the last 4 games.
If I were Boals, I would walk him to the free throw line and say, " Every time you shoot from further out than here, you owe me 200 pushups."
Yes absolutely. I have been bitching about this for years with Hadaway and Clayton before him. Late in shot clock and open, otherwise get your ass in the paint dude. You aren't Luka Doncic.
How many shots did Pavs take? He took 6. How in the heck do we have the fourth-leading scorer in the MAC and only get the dude 6 shots, ranking him 5th on the team in attempts? But I also show this stat:
3. Pavs only had four free throw attempts. I know they double him but there were times when he could have taken shots and passed out instead. He has a smooth stepback and outside shot. Is he just mailing it in? Has Boals put a leash on him for some weird reason? I just know he is as good of a scorer as we've had here and the dude disappeared offensively.
I absolutely put a lot of this on Pavs himself. He needs to take more shots. He has a great fadeaway and mid-range jumper and ends up in that area, doesn't take it and fumbles around just chewing shot clock. Especially with what he is currently working with, he needs to look to shoot more. No question.
Too many to quote on Sheldon & Hadaway...the disappointing senior seasons continue. Nothing is more painful than Sheldon's dumb ass unbalanced 3 point attempts. I am pretty firmly in the camp of Dior Conners as our best option for SG. He has good instincts and handles and I think if he played 25+ his shot would end up more dependable.
Javan in the end is fairly productive in the paint statistically, but man he takes some bad takes in the paint. He starts to attack and as a fan you can think "oh this is not going to go well" and he gets gobbled up and often rejected in embarrassing fashion. He is better suited for a catch and finish guy but we often ask him to attack.
This wasn't a good loss, I think Kent had a bad night yet still won easily. No way to slice it, really really bad 5 game stretch.
Last Edited: 1/28/2026 11:51:00 AM by Andrew Ruck