Calling This Before I Can Say "I Told You So"

[greenminer]

On 10/8/2023 at 3:35 PM, rojomojo said:

I grew up a life long fan of Kansas basketball. I went to every home basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse until I was 18... I know a good basketball team when I see one

I now know what you don’t know: how to stay when things go bad.

[All About UNT]

On 10/5/2023 at 7:41 PM, greenminer said:

what did you expect going into last season? What do you expect this season?

Asking about your predicted finishes in the conference race.

I would have to dig back six accounts ago to figure out what he predicted for the previous years lol.

[UNT Family Man]

We don’t know what we don’t know. This year’s team is different and we will have to see how the parts fit together. 
 

Replacing Tyler will be difficult and probably his productivity will be replaced by the production of a couple of guys. The most difficult piece will be his late game mojo/shot making in the clutch. 
 

Abu was good but not great— he lacked a consistent rebounding presence with the kind of size and length that he had. 
 

The sum of the new guys brought in will be good additions and make us more differentiated (more options if someone has an off night). 
 

New league with better overall competition and a “new” coach running the show = uncertainty. 
 

By mid January we as fans will have an idea of what this team is or could be. We could win the league (odds are naturally against that) or we could finish as low as 7th. 
 

My prediction is 3rd or 4th. 

[Censored by Laurie]

On 10/5/2023 at 1:30 PM, rojomojo said:

I do not understand the confidence many of our fans have going into basketball season. What we accomplished last year was phenomenal, but to expect us to be anywhere near that level of success for this season is a far reach at best. I thought the status of our football team would give insight into how the men's  basketball would perform this season, but apparently not. I am not saying to give up on reaching for the stars, but don't get your hopes up too much

- We've been decimated by graduates and transfer portal action

- Haven't replaced any losses with players that are at least on par with the players we had last season

- While I respect Hodge, he's a new head coach and those can always be unpredictable heading into a new conference

- You're not battling JUST UAB or FAU for conference titles anymore... You are also playing far more established programs such as Wichita State and Memphis 

- UNT struggled last season with consistency and with an injury prone Rubin Jones, and an untrusted shooter with Matthew Stone, it's hard to see how this squad fares against improved competition 

 

Talk all the trash you want, but I will be coming back to this post in early December given the evidence for or against this post 

Final prediction: UNT finishes in 5th place with about 4 games above .500

did you honestly feel in posting this that you were making some sort of bold prediction that if came true would validate you as some sort of sports prognosticating expert? 

because really all you did was make a big show of taking the chalk. this is all safe. boring. 

hell, @UNTLifer's prediction of UNT winning the league, while slightly in jest and/or super biased, now that is actually bold...and I will celebrate him and his vision if/when it comes true.  

next time you chose to make a whole new thread for your opinion, could you do everyone a favor and at least make it remotely interesting? thanks, buddy. 

[Matt from A700]

@rojomojo after saying something yet again that gets him shit on for two pages

[MeanGreenFan94]

On 10/8/2023 at 3:35 PM, rojomojo said:

I grew up a life long fan of Kansas basketball. I went to every home basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse until I was 18... I know a good basketball team when I see one

The amazing thing about this follow up quote is that is even more self aggrandizing than his original thread to talk about how much he knows! I applaud you sir well done! 😂

[NorthTexasWeLove]

On 10/8/2023 at 1:35 PM, rojomojo said:

I grew up a life long fan of Kansas basketball. I went to every home basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse until I was 18... I know a good basketball team when I see one

Is this the urban planner? 

[rojomojo]

I am staying quiet until Northern Iowa makes this page truly relevant

[NT80]

On 10/8/2023 at 3:35 PM, rojomojo said:

I grew up a life long fan of Kansas basketball. I went to every home basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse until I was 18... I know a good basketball team when I see one

You're not in Kansas anymore Dorothy....

[Harry]

On 10/5/2023 at 12:30 PM, rojomojo said:

I do not understand the confidence many of our fans have going into basketball season. What we accomplished last year was phenomenal, but to expect us to be anywhere near that level of success for this season is a far reach at best. I thought the status of our football team would give insight into how the men's  basketball would perform this season, but apparently not. I am not saying to give up on reaching for the stars, but don't get your hopes up too much

- We've been decimated by graduates and transfer portal action

- Haven't replaced any losses with players that are at least on par with the players we had last season

- While I respect Hodge, he's a new head coach and those can always be unpredictable heading into a new conference

- You're not battling JUST UAB or FAU for conference titles anymore... You are also playing far more established programs such as Wichita State and Memphis 

- UNT struggled last season with consistency and with an injury prone Rubin Jones, and an untrusted shooter with Matthew Stone, it's hard to see how this squad fares against improved competition 

 

Talk all the trash you want, but I will be coming back to this post in early December given the evidence for or against this post 

Final prediction: UNT finishes in 5th place with about 4 games above .500

You know what, I do not agree with everything you are saying here but I will sure as hell give you credit for backing up your comments with some facts.   There is a lot up in the air, but I will tell you the trio of Rubin, A Scott and Sissoko give us a real viable shot to be very good.  I do agree that it will take time to build chemistry and also the level of competition this year is off the charts.  I think Buggs will surprise some people this year as he is a great shooter and a high major level player when healthy.   I also think Jason Edwards is a very good shooter and Robert Allen will help soften the loss of Abu.   They think Matthew Stone may be the most improved player on the team.   We shall see.

But yes there are a lot of variables this season that could affect the record and outcome.  A big objective of the Mean Green Collective is to do everything we can to keep the triumvirate of Jones, Scott and Sissoko here for two more years.  Losing any or all of them after this season would be really rough and it absolutely could change the trajectory that we have fought so hard to build.  GMG

[2020 Sucks]

This years team will have the most talent we’ve seen in Denton in 20 years.  Tylor Perry is replaceable.  This team will be able to go down the bench and find players #6-10 with every bit as much talent as the starters.

The OP is way off here. UNT is a basketball school!

[Green Lantern]

On 10/19/2023 at 9:27 AM, 2020 Sucks said:

Tylor Perry is replaceable. 

Man this is a bold statement. Dude hit absolute game changing and/or winning daggers for us over and over again in high pressure situations. Our team should be pretty good again, but Perry is a special talent. Have a feeling we’re all getting ready to witness him go off at KState this season.

[MeanGreenTexan]

Let's try this again, except after the 20/21 season:

5 minutes ago, Green Lantern said:

Man this is a bold statement. Dude hit absolute game changing and/or winning daggers for us over and over again in high pressure situations. Our team should be pretty good again, but Perry Hamlet is a special talent...

... Then Perry stepped up to fill the void.

There's a void again.  Someone will step up to fill it.  I'm excited to see who it will be (Rubin?  Aaron?  One of the new guys?).

[Cooke County Kid]

TP is being replaced, the question is how well?  That remains to be seen.  I feel good about this team, the out of conference schedule should really prepare them for conference play.

[Green Lantern]

2 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Let's try this again, except after the 20/21 season:

... Then Perry stepped up to fill the void.

There's a void again.  Someone will step up to fill it.  I'm excited to see who it will be (Rubin?  Aaron?  One of the new guys?).

That’s a good point. We’ve been very fortunate to have two of the most clutch players I’ve had the pleasure of watching in my 25 years of following UNT hoops back to back.

Just think it’s bold to assume we’ve got somebody capable of being that transformative like Perry or your example of Hamlet without having seen it. I hope we do!

I do think we have a talented roster assembled. Looks deep and versatile on paper.  Excited to see them get after it on Sunday.

[southsideguy]

I thought the same think about Hamlet when is finished.  Then came Perry and I hope we can fill his spot again.  Perry is a great shooter and a standout players.  Big shoes feel but I think Hodges and company  might surprise a lot of teams.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, southsideguy said:

I thought the same think about Hamlet when is finished.  Then came Perry and I hope we can fill his spot again.  Perry is a great shooter and a standout players.  Big shoes feel but I think Hodges and company  might surprise a lot of teams.

I'd rather us have multiple go-to clutch guys on the team than a single figure every game.  It's much harder on an opposing defense.

[BigWillie]

4 hours ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

Let's try this again, except after the 20/21 season:

... Then Perry stepped up to fill the void.

There's a void again.  Someone will step up to fill it.  I'm excited to see who it will be (Rubin?  Aaron?  One of the new guys?).

I don't know why, but Jason Edwards is my pick. I feel like he is just a flat our scorer and is FAST. I have so much excitement about him.

[rojomojo]

If North Texas manages to find a way to beat St Johns, I will delete my account and never post on this site ever again. 

[Matt from A700]

43 minutes ago, rojomojo said:

If North Texas manages to find a way to beat St Johns, I will delete my account and never post on this site ever again. 

[UNTLifer]

47 minutes ago, rojomojo said:

If North Texas manages to find a way to beat St Johns, I will delete my account and never post on this site ever again. 

[NT80]

2 hours ago, rojomojo said:

If North Texas manages to find a way to beat St Johns, I will delete my account and never post on this site ever again. 

[greenminer]

3 hours ago, rojomojo said:

If North Texas manages to find a way to beat St Johns, I will delete my account and never post on this site ever again. 

Last I checked, you cannot delete your account.  It's been a while, though.

You can, however, delete your posts/content

[rojomojo]

I am sorry for being a prick. We're all here to root for the Mean Green and all of you want what's best for UNT just as I do. Smaller programs on the rise like UNT needs the strongest base of die hard fans and I haven't been contributing to that fandom

Sitting behind a screen being negative and trash talking towards a bunch of grown men is a pathetic way to show my love for this school. Much of this page has been here LONG before I have been a fan (Hell I am amazed this thing started in the early 2000's.

But enough rambling. I am going to take a break from posting on this site and just focus on being a positive fan.

 

I am bringing 10 of my friends to the Tulsa game this weekend, so that'll be a good start for me, GMG

[UNTLifer]

18 minutes ago, rojomojo said:

I am sorry for being a prick. We're all here to root for the Mean Green and all of you want what's best for UNT just as I do. Smaller programs on the rise like UNT needs the strongest base of die hard fans and I haven't been contributing to that fandom

Sitting behind a screen being negative and trash talking towards a bunch of grown men is a pathetic way to show my love for this school. Much of this page has been here LONG before I have been a fan (Hell I am amazed this thing started in the early 2000's.

But enough rambling. I am going to take a break from posting on this site and just focus on being a positive fan.

 

I am bringing 10 of my friends to the Tulsa game this weekend, so that'll be a good start for me, GMG

Nice sentiment.  I'll believe it when I see it.  Your realize many of these fans have been around long before Harry put this little slice of heaven together, right?