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3 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:
Per Verbal Commits, we have offered.
Also holds offers from New Orleans.
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tyrus-johnson
Has anyone seen him play? Curious since he is from Denton.
UNT is not actively recruiting him. He hasn't heard from them. Has some JUCO offers and is getting looks from a few other mid majors. I think UNT has moved on
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The focus seems to be on versatile wing players 6'5/6'6/6'7ish. Someone like Holston that is a threat to score. I believe that is the type of guy they want to add with this class.
Draper is deserving, but if I only have one scholarship it cant be him. Mac has to let him know that his scholarship is coming if need be, but it might not be now.
One thing they are missing is the shot blocker, that's what I would like to see them add, but that's going to be so hard to find.
They will get enough low post scoring from Zach, Simmons, and Tope that they dont really need another guy. Sure it would be nice for depth like y'all have mentioned, but its not a priority.
Ultimately I trust in the plan to add another scoring wing. Two guys clogging the paint up doesn't translate to wins. UNT needs to continue to focus on playing with pace and space. Give me the 6'6 Wing that can play 1-4. Guard bigger players in the paint or switch onto any guard. Can drive to the rim. Hit 3's. That is the guy that North Texas HAS to add. The coaching staff knows it. @BillySee58has mentioned it before. 3 Shooters should always be on the floor next year. Lawson and Woolridge should rarely be on the floor at the same time.
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For those wondering this game will be televised. South Dakota is working out the details.
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On 3/7/2018 at 10:48 PM, Wag Tag said:
In a league known for smaller very quick point guards is Wooly a 1 or a 2 guard playing a 1? I really would like to hear some analysis. Thanks
Do yourself a favor and look past the old numbering system of 1,2,3,4,5. Don't try to fit players into those traditional roles. Basketball is becoming positionless. It could be as simple as guard, wing, big. Or could go further into their playing style and define him - rim attacking ball handler, two way star, 3 point specialist, scoring rebounder, paint protector, shooting ball handler. Ryan is rim attacking ball handler.
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1 hour ago, MeanGreenHoops said:
The team is 4 players short of being at the top of CUSA. The fact there is only one player that can score (Smart) makes the record commendable. Woolridge would be fine if surrounded with 3 other threats (besides Smart). The fact Draper gets heavy minutes tells you all you need to know, He is a liability everywhere especially defense except for he can hit an open three. He'd be a good 6th man on a great team ala Tim Duryea from back in the day.
The interior defense and athleticism of the team is way behind the top teams in the league. McCaslands 1st season reminds me of Litrells. He took a terrible team and made them competitive by figuring out strengths and weaknesses and getting buyin. Exactly what a good coach would do, but it caught up to both of them at the end of their 1st season. The main difference though is McCasland was able to change over half his team and doesn't have many scholarships to give to make an improvement. If he can recruit he can challenge at the top. That's the next step. Sounds familiar.
I've been critical of Draper a lot this season, but this is where your wrong. Go back and re-watch games. Draper was one of the better defenders. Smart was more of a defensive liability then Draper.
Your correct about the rest.
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3 minutes ago, Shark84 said:
We desperately need a win Saturday. UTSA is really playing well right now so next Thursday will be tough. We need to have a little momentum going to Frisco. Probably looking at an 8 or 9 seed.
They lost by 40 to ODU and went to OT with Charlotte last week so UTSA has their own issues. I wouldn’t say they are playing really well.
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6 minutes ago, Green59 said:
The replay of the blocking foul clearly showed Lockett used his left forearm to push off so it should have been a charge.
You’re right he did push off, but Lawson had already committed the foul. That’s why it’s was called. Lawson didn’t have the position. Tough call. Lawson’s been great at getting charges all year. It just wasn’t the right time or place to try. I just wish he would’ve fouled Beard
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7 hours ago, KingDL1 said:
Is there any reason we should not win out?
This FL trip isn't as easy as it seems. We arent favored to win this game.
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There is no debate. Neither of these dudes are going to be POY.
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22 minutes ago, GrandGreen said:
Yes, I assume Arikawa and Fuller are better guarding a three point shooter. So both of Johnson's three pointers were during the four minutes when Temara was in the game? I don't recall it that way.
No one played very good defense on the NT side. Note the 100 points and number of fouls.
Arikawe and Fuller were more matched up with Coleby not Johnson. Holston and Lawson guarded Johnson a lot. Both times Temara subbed in he came in for Holston or Lawson. Arikawe was on the floor the the first time with him, and Simmons was on the floor the second time.
Temara came in at 17:03 in the second half.
Johnson hit a 3 at 16:08
Temara came out at 15:13
Temara subbed back in at 13:13
Johnson hit a 3 at 12:00
Temara got taken out at 11:24
Did I say that everyone else played good defense? You asked why Temara wasn't play much. I gave you the reason. It's not that hard to see on the floor.
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3 hours ago, GrandGreen said:
Obviously, NT lost the game because of the referees continuous whistles. However the number of fouls called was 16 against WKU and 27 against NT. So the 30 point free throw deficit was a function not only of the number of fouls called but the fact WKU made most of theirs and NT very few.
NT played very bad on the defensive end. The number of fouls called was a big factor, but NT played one of their worst defensive games of McCasland's tenure. They had no answer for freshman Hollingworth who scored or got fouled at will. NT had no one to match up with Johnson.
I think McCasland is a great coach, but I wonder why Temara is a persona non-grata now after being a big contributor at the beginning of the season. He got a whole 4 minutes last night in his first appearance on the court in weeks.
Another big night for Lawson who led the way in the first half were NT controlled the game. Draper continued to be one of NT's best players. This was one of the few games I've seen when the opponent could match Woolridge's speed. Smart despite heavy coverage still managed to score.
To NT's credit they did battle back to force an overtime. Overall, though this was a game that the better team won.
He is a defensive liability, and that is the quickest way to see the bench under McCasland. Justin Johnson was 2-2 from the 3pt line last night. Both 3's happened while Temara was guarding him. Shane was lost in the lane while Johnson a 41.7% 3pt shooter was wide open. That and Shane can hit anything right now. No point in playing him.
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42 minutes ago, Ben Gooding said:
26 ppg is a Wooden award type stat. He'll definitely get CUSA POTY, so it definitely opens the door for Smart for newcomer of the year. But we can't just thumb our nose at Coleby's 24 ppg over at WKU.
That isnt ppg. PER is player efficiency rating
King is averaging 19.5 ppg in conference play. 21.4 for the season
Coleby is averaging 13.3 in conference play. 12.0 for the season
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3 hours ago, jdennis82 said:
Was interested in getting you guys' thoughts on Smart's chances.
I haven't watched enough of the other squads in the league to have much opinion but thought I'd take a look at how he stacks up in sports-reference's Win Shares...
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/share.fcgi?id=vXEoF
Rk Player Class Pos School G PER TS% eFG% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS OBPM DBPM BPM 3 Nick King SR F Middle Tennessee 25 26.0 .567 .525 33.1 113.3 97.7 2.6 1.5 4.2 3.5 0.7 4.2 6 Darius Thompson SR G Western Kentucky 25 19.5 .577 .549 19.6 118.9 100.4 2.3 1.5 3.8 4.9 2.0 6.9 8 Dwight Coleby SR F Western Kentucky 25 24.3 .642 .608 19.8 121.7 94.4 1.9 1.5 3.5 1.8 4.1 5.9 9 Roosevelt Smart SO G North Texas 25 19.1 .587 .529 27.3 116.8 103.3 2.4 1.1 3.5 3.8 -2.6 1.1 Based on Win Shares (CUSA overall rank noted on the left), these appear to be his competition for Newcomer of the Year.
Thoughts on how he stacks up and what he'd need to pull it off?
He's got a shot. King is probably going to win CUSA Player of the Year, so I dont think they would give him both awards. Id lean towards Smart winning right now, because of how valuable he is to UNT and how his scoring has help UNT turn things around. Coleby and Thompson are both legit. I think it will come down to Coleby and Smart if I had to put $ on it. The reason I picked Coleby over Thompson is bc he is nearly averaging a double double in CUSA play and he is a really good rim protector/shot blocker
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1 hour ago, diehardUNTfan said:
Why the hell is this game not televised?
Probably because the TV scheduling is done before the season. The big TV game for CUSA is ODU vs La Tech. That would've been considered a huge matchup before the season.
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8 minutes ago, forevereagle said:
So it seems that he just struggles from the line and it is not fatigue related.
Its just two games of data, but it helps my point so I ran with it. Ideally you'd rather have the whole season of data to support it.
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21 minutes ago, forevereagle said:
I think to back that up, you would need to look at when he is taking those shots and when he misses. If you see that he is missing more FTs late in games, then your argument may have more validity.
Against USM He missed 6 free throws. 2 in the 1st half. 2 early 2nd half, and 2 with 5 mins to go.
Against La Tech he made all 3 of his free throws under 5 mins to go.
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29 minutes ago, GreenN'walinsVet said:
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23 minutes ago, GreenN'walinsVet said:
Woolridge is up 8 minutes per game over last year and 9 minutes per game in Conference. His overall FG%, 2P%, 3P%, and FT% are all down, coincidence?, i think not.
Not to mention, he leads CUSA in minutes played.
He doesn't lead CUSA in minutes played.
He has already taken more shots in all those categories than he did last year.
The four guys who are averaging more mins per game are all better free throw shooters then him. Yeah he is doing more. No doubt.
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1 hour ago, GreenN'walinsVet said:
1) Wasn't making an excuse. Giving my reason based on an opinion. That opinion is, these guys are only going to do so much basketball practice during their off time, not more, not less. We as fans may not like that, but i believe it to be true. If Players A and B are going to spend 15 hours a week practicing basketball over the summer and decide that learning the new offense and defense of the new coach is more important than FT's then that is what is going to happen.
2) Walking the ball up the court? Have you seen Wooldrige play this season. That kid is just about maximum effort for 40 minutes a night. If you think that isn't affecting his numbers then your nuts. Top that off with the effort that McCasland demands on Defense as well and he is having to learn to play the game much more tired then he probably has ever had to do.
These guys aren't going to spend 15 hours learning a new offense or defense. This isn't football. Sure there are a few coaches out there who run a ton of sets, but even then your not working on it 15 hours a week. Your time in the summer is working on your game. Your working on where are you going to get shots in that offense. Work on dribbling. Working on passing. If you struggle at free throws and you know your going to get more than 2 a game then your working on Free Throws. Good players set their own practice routines in the offseason that attacks all areas of their game.
I've watched every minute of every game. Woolridge does give great effort, but your acting like he is pushing the ball for 40 mins. Non stop fast break.
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12 minutes ago, GreenN'walinsVet said:
I think you can chalk up the lack of improvement to 2 big things.
1) they were learning a new system over the summer and more than likely didnt practice free throws as much do to this.
2) A.J. has been battling the wrist injury and Ryan is not only playing 40 minutes a game, but also having to bring the ball down and facilitate those entire 40 minutes.
1.) No
2.) Maybe. No.
Most used statement - "learning a new system". Its an excuse that doesn't hold up here. They aren't learning some elaborate way of playing basketball that they cant get in the gym and shoot on their own.
Its possible that Lawson's wrist injury is bothering his free throw shooting. Woolridge's mins and walking the ball up are not hurting his free throw %.
If you struggle shooting period, you struggle shooting free throws. Rhythm, muscle memory, confidence, form.
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DRC: JUCO wing high on UNT after visit to school
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The staff feels pretty good about their team heading into next year. They werent looking to add a whole bunch