Alcorn State (3/15/23)

[Pavlovs Eagle]

4 minutes ago, Green Crazy said:

We're playing flat partly because our crowd is sparse and quiet.  This is like a middle of the road c-usa team crowd, not a NIT crowd.

Better attendance than most Thursday night games minus the lack of students.

[meanrob]

8 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

everybody should just settle down. I swear it's like half of you just forget everything about what this team is and comment passionately as opposed to practically. we're playing fine. Alcorn doesn't suck...and they've also hit a lot of iso-jump shots that likely won't keep falling. 

I would’ve been shocked if we didn’t come out a little flat. We play ugly. And sometimes we play really ugly. But yet, twenty six wins. We’ll be fine. 

[Andrew]

22 minutes ago, Matt said:

I think it would feel a lot less crap if we were actually hitting the shots

I feel like we haven’t practiced offense at all the entire season outside of some set plays. Defense is the difference maker, but if we could just hit half the shots we miss we would be dominate. We should win by 30 plus. 

[CMJ]

NT 37  -------- ASU 27

 

16:54 to go

 

Eady got popped pretty good.  We have a bit more breathing room now.

Edited March 16, 2023 by CMJ

[BleedingGreen]

Flagrant 2 and ejection merited 

[GMG_Dallas]

Got to love the play-by-play crew talking for 5 minutes in the first half about Scott getting stitches against UAB and then repeating for a good 5 to 10 minutes in the second half that Eady got stitches "last game." Guess they threw out that part of the notes at halftime.

[El Paso Eagle]

23 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

everybody should just settle down. I swear it's like half of you just forget everything about what this team is and comment passionately as opposed to practically. we're playing fine. Alcorn doesn't suck...and they've also hit a lot of iso-jump shots that likely won't keep falling. 

Good points. Just not a fan of waiting quite so long. Help an old guy and shoot with maybe 2-3 seconds 

[meanrob]

13 minutes ago, Andrew said:

I feel like we haven’t practiced offense at all the entire season outside of some set plays. Defense is the difference maker, but if we could just hit half the shots we miss we would be dominate. We should win by 30 plus. 

I imagine we would be pretty good if we made 70% of our shots. Be historically good actually. 

[Coltonw83]

It got pretty hype in here when the Alcorn coach was given a tech lol.

[CMJ]

NT 45  -------- ASU 29

 

13:55 to go

 

Perry starting to score in bunches.  Nice to have breathing room.

[GMG_Dallas]

I need honest answers here. Is Sissoko passing Abou by, at least on the offensive end (offensive rebounds/putbacks)?

[Matt]

Respectfully, I don't give a **** about Pete or Kevin's NCAA Final Four.. get the widget off the screen during play!

[CMJ]

NT 52  -------- ASU 38

 

10:55 to go

 

Rubin Jones getting some buckets.

[Censored by Laurie]

15 minutes ago, meanrob said:

I imagine we would be pretty good if we made 70% of our shots. Be historically good actually. 

when in the shot clock do we make those shots, though?

[NorthTexasWeLove]

30 minutes ago, Andrew said:

I feel like we haven’t practiced offense at all the entire season outside of some set plays. Defense is the difference maker, but if we could just hit half the shots we miss we would be dominate. We should win by 30 plus. 

Uhhh.... yah. Says every team ever assembled. 

[Andrew]

8 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I need honest answers here. Is Sissoko passing Abou by, at least on the offensive end (offensive rebounds/putbacks)?

Moore, Jones, Stone, Scott, Sissoko to start next year? 

[NTXDJ]

6 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I need honest answers here. Is Sissoko passing Abou by, at least on the offensive end (offensive rebounds/putbacks)?

Sissoko looks quicker than Ousmane to me, and appears to be playing more aggressively of late.  I was really hoping that Ousmane would improve that little jump hook he shoots this year, but it looks pretty similar to last year's. 

[Andrew]

Just now, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Uhhh.... yah. Says every team ever assembled. 

Idk teams that miss so many open shots or shots around the rim. It affects us more than most other teams. 

[CMJ]

NT 59  -------- ASU 41

 

7:09 to go

 

Feel comfortable about this.  But is it me, or is this half moving in slow motion?

[Matt from A700]

1 minute ago, CMJ said:

NT 59  -------- ASU 41

 

7:09 to go

 

Feel comfortable about this.  But is it me, or is this half moving in slow motion?

Too many timeouts. There was a media timeout before 16 minutes and another before 12 minutes.

[Censored by Laurie]

18 minutes ago, GMG_Dallas said:

I need honest answers here. Is Sissoko passing Abou by, at least on the offensive end (offensive rebounds/putbacks)?

it strikes me as more of a match-up thing right now. Sissoko is clearly quicker, but isn't going to give you an offensive post-up presence like Abou. we seem to be going entirely away from post-entries and so Sissoko (plus Martinez and Scott) are running the show at the 4/5.

[meanrob]

How about that 11th seed Nevada? 

[GMG_Dallas]

Just now, Censored by Laurie said:

it strikes me as more of a match-up thing right now. Sissoko is clearly quicker, but isn't going to give you an offensive post-up presence like Abou. we seem to be going entirely away from post-entries and so Sissoko (plus Martinez and Scott) are running the show at the 4/5.

Abou is just so dang inconsistent that it'd almost rather him not go for the hook shots and other. Get me some offensive boards and most importantly, hit the bunnies through contact. That's where Ousmane is really frustrating at times.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Just now, meanrob said:

How about that 11th seed Nevada? 

Yeah, they look real deserving. 

Oklahoma State (the committees 1st team out) out of the mighty and powerful big12 struggled to put away Youngstown. 

[meanrob]

1 minute ago, Censored by Laurie said:

it strikes me as more of a match-up thing right now. Sissoko is clearly quicker, but isn't going to give you an offensive post-up presence like Abou. we seem to be going entirely away from post-entries and so Sissoko (plus Martinez and Scott) are running the show at the 4/5.

Sissoko’s hands when he catches the ball down low are not good. He only seems able to grab the board and go right back up with it.