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  1. On 3/25/2024 at 10:44 AM, MeanGreenTexan said:

    It works both ways. 

    I bet OU wasn't too happy to lose one of their brighter young guys last year in Noland (a guy who started 8 games for them as a sophomore).  But Noland wanted more run, and he found that here.  I'm glad he did.
    I bet OleMiss wasn't too happy to lose Allen (a 13-game starter last year), but I'm thankful they did.

    It's just a part of the game you have to play.   Recruiting is a different animal now.

    OU and Mississippi, both may have pushed these players out the door.  They very well could have thought they were better off with the opportunity to recruit their replacements than keeping these players. 

    This is not a NIL issue, decades ago it was common practice for the better teams to dump their bench players and add more potential stars.  If a player did not substantially contribute, they were usually gone.  

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  2. Without Edwards this year, I speculate NT would have lost about 5 more games.   Now we lose the only first team All Conference  player and many chime in that he was not that good anyway and we can do better. 

    All those, that think he will be easy to replace and was really a liability; are simply basketball unaware.  What many seem to forget is that opponents' defenses were for most part focused on stopping Edwards.  This freed up the other players for more good shots.  

    Many predicted this, he is a hired gun and that is the why he is at NT.  

    I think NT will get a good replacement, but I want to thank Edwards for his year of play and wish him the best.  

     

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  3. 5 hours ago, Cooley said:

    Don't think the current scholarship count will allow 3 additional pieces. 

    That would be 10 returning: Buggs, Scott, Edwards, Moore, Cotton, Walker, Sissoko, Jones, Noland, and Stone

    Plus 2 high schoolers signed

    That leaves only one ship open, of course that could and probably will change.  NT obviously has to find a big to replace Allen. 

    This assumes Jones has another year of eligibility and NT doesn't lose players to the portal or encourage players to find another home. 

    I would not be surprised to see Moore, Stone, and Cotton move on to places that they may play significantly more.  I am not sure what the transfer rules are now, but I can see a lot of teams looking for offense to go after Edwards and Buggs. 

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  4. On 3/25/2024 at 10:22 AM, MeanGreenTexan said:

    Rice got better, no doubt.  But coach is gonna be shocked at the stark contrast in admin & booster support between SMU & Rice.

    Won't be shocked by attendance support.  SMU has not yet figured out how to buy an audience.   

    Rice has a lot more in endowments, but for some insane reason almost all of its go to academics.  

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  5. 2 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

    So it sounds like we need to buy an entire section of season tickets! 🤔

    I may not be in the financial situation to be a major donor of the program but I try to make up for it for going to as many games as possible. 39 so far this school year across all six specator sports. While I'm still physically able I plan to keep being rowdy and holding the refs accountable from as close to the court as I can (while refraining to curse if there's kids sitting nearby). I try not to stand as much if there's people directly behind us, but a lot of our crowd needs to be better at recognizing when we're grabbing momentum and get louder. There's more instances than us dribbling out a win with 20 seconds left to get on your feet and make some noise.

    Also, watching March Madness and I'm seeing a lot of non-students standing throughout the game from the front row to the top. The more energetic fans need to be closer to the court.

    I was just countering your view, in the hope that you could see both sides of the issue.

    The more boisterous NT fans can be, within reason, the better.

     

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  6. 4 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

    I would like to see our HS players developed. It seems like none have really contributed since Jones and Scott. Stone has collected some minutes but never found his offensive stride considering he was a 1,500 point scorer in high school. 

    I would like to see what Stone can do playing guard, he almost exclusively has been used as a big because NT has lots of good guards and little depth in the frontcourt.  

    Not sure if he has the quickness to play guard, but he sure does not have the bulk to be playing against most D1 forwards.  

  7. Don't care where they come from.

    NT should just recruit the best players they can get that play NT style basketball; defense is priority, functions well in team environment, excellent character, 

    I would prefer a mix of transfers, with a limited number of one year eligibility players, priority on getting players that once signed cannot leave without losing a year of eligibility

    Biggest need a defensive oriented big man and returning Edwards, Scott and Jones if he has another year 

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  8. 16 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

    I finally bought season tickets this year after a few years of continuing to stand in the student section. Now that the Maniacs have established themselves, we tried to bring noise on the other end. But we need some of the old farts to stop telling the energetic fans to sit down/be quiet. Those people should go sit up in the higher rows!

    From an old Fart, I doubt anyone has ever told you to be quiet.  However, standing up in front of someone who may not be able to stand for long periods, is not something you should be proud of.   Those same old farts are the biggest financial supporters of the team. 

    If you want to stand up, maybe you should sit in the higher rows.  

     

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  9. I think Seton is the better ball club by a substantial margin.  However, in that environment in New Jersey; the odds of NT beating them were very long.  

    They have about a 1000 seat arena that apparently requires approval to aguire tickets.  So they are guaranteed the maximum home advantage.  I bet they don't play any Big East games there.  

    I wonder if they would allow NT to play in the old Pit (men's gym) that use to hold over 4000.   Now that would be an advantage, by the way it was a wonderful experience going to MVC games there.   However, not for the old or faint hearted with horrible seating and having to stand most of the game.  

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  10. 53 minutes ago, NT93 said:

    Another consideration:  the win over LSU lost some luster after the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  The SEC is overrated. 8 teams, 5 loses and most to much lower seeds.  

    Maybe you want to compare resources and budgets between NT and LSU

    Also the game was in Baton Rouge, a hell of an advantage

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  11. NT and Hodge have had a great year when all turnover and injuries are considered.  Hodge is a good on-court coach, but his real strength is recruiting.  He is finding players and signing them without the benefit of an abundance of NIL funds  and frankly a lot attendance support. 

    The mark of great coaching to me is the ability to create a team that is greater than the sums of the parts.  Although NT has great college players, I believe they frequently beat teams with more individual talent.  

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  12. 20 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

    I don't want to hear anyone saying we don't need our own basketball facility.

    Let build 3 more, one for mbb, one for wbb and a spare for random events

    I still marvel that so many think that the legal ownership of the Spit is a significant factor in scheduling it's use.

    The vast majority of all D1 basketball programs have a multi-use main basketball facility.  I know this particular discussion is due to the scheduling conflict mentioned in the NIT broadcast.   However, there is no guarantee and it is in fact likely that the same problem would exist if the Spit was an asset of the athletic department.  

     

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  13. 7 hours ago, Andrew said:

    Grass is always greener…. Cowards always run away because they believe they are “worth more”. Biggest lie in modern day America…. Know your worth. Nobody is worth more than anyone else and Loyalty is everything. 

    Yes, that coward Perry ran away for a much larger NIL payment and to play in one of the best BB conferences in the country.   He certainly deserves condemnation for that kind of decision. 

    I guess you are not a capitalist., but it should be obvious that some people are just better at somethings than others are.  

    Blame the NIL system and I will agree with  you, but your take on capitalism and loyalty are at best problematic. 

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  14. On 3/17/2024 at 3:10 PM, Cooley said:

    We just need to get over NIL and Collectives for the college athlete. The NCAA had forever to properly compensate the talents of these young men and women. They continued to get greedy and not share any of the revenue. Unfortunately, there is no more amateurism in major college sports. Kids can move around just like coaches have always done. Yes, I hate it just as much as the next guy but the US congress (Ted Cruz & Manchin) should not be prioritizing a non kitchen table issue.

    A good thing is many top notch athletics are staying in school longer rather than leaving for the league to make money.    

    I hear this a lot, the only problem is the vast majority of schools lose millions on athletics.  Unless you want to consider that mandated student fees used for athletics are actually earned revenue.   

    As stand alone entities, there maybe a handful of schools outside of the SEC that really make money.   

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  15. On 3/10/2024 at 6:36 PM, Glory to the Green said:

    I wonder if many posters even know what the votes they bestow even mean.  I think many are reacting to the event not the post.  Why would anyone give a negative vote to Glory to the Green for this post?

    NT was robbed on this play, let's give a barfing eagle icon to the poster.

     

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  16. 2 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

    Bno backup for my POV? 

    We lost all of our offensive production. What proven production has that been replaced with? Answer: not much. 

    We lost our best safety on a terrible defense and have brought in minimal additions to bolster the product. 

    SL needed to go. All I'm saying is that Eric Morris won't be the person to take SLs success and build on it. That picture is getting pretty clear. 

    As for who I would have brought in....terrible rebuttal. Poor UNT. We just can't be good enough for anything or anyone.

     

    But to play into your question: Ken Niumatalolo. 

    Absolutely nothing is clear about the success of Morris at NT at this point. 

    My terrible rebuttal certainly did not state or imply that "We just can't be good enough for anything or anyone".  What are you even attempting to state?

    With NIL, what does good recruiting even mean?  Is the evaluation based on how much NIL was available to buy players or the bang for the buck that was received for NIL dollars invested.  

    You stated that NT lost all their production, do you expect any coach to be able to keep players that can make a lot more money elsewhere?  

     

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