Tulane (1/6/2024)

[Travis]

The best part about coming off of this win is that we have a week to get our banged up players healed. 

[Cooke County Kid]

Just a reminder, we did that without TWO of our starters!  We have got a team!!!

[Harry]

Just a fantastic win down two starters.  Proud of this team!  Go Mean Green!

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[CMJ]

It's still early, but we're starting to figure things out.  This game might have been a loss six weeks ago like it not.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

[Marty]

Great win! GMG

[cousin oliver]

Just a fantastic game.  I am so glad my girlfriend came with me.  She had a very good time.

[BigWillie]

Several observations.

As others have mentioned, we did this without 2 starters.

JE is a monster. I have been telling @Big Z this all season.

AScott, Allen, and Sissoko did an amazing job of managing their fouls in the end. There were even some great defensive plays AScott made with 4 fouls.

Just an overall North Texas type of game. We made them play how we wanted. 

[Matt from A700]

I said that Edwards is the best chance to replace Perry, he just needs the consistent opportunities. He needs to work on ball security, and I'm still waiting for one of those game clinching daggers that we saw from TP so many times, but what a game for him!!

[GoMeanGreen1999]

For those who attended the game today and previous games earlier this season: What is up with the very short loud music we play at the very short stoppage of play?  I don't remember this at the start of the season and don't remember it last year.  It's quite annoying and unnecessary if you want to hear what the announcer is saying.

Edited January 7 by GoMeanGreen1999

[southsideguy]

great game for the good guys , we dominated on the boards and Edwards is a beast.  However we need others to score more so they cant try and double team him.  They slowed him down in the second half.  If more players can step up he will get more open shots.   Had an obnoxious Tulane fan in our section. Loud at first but at half time not a word.    I dont think we have a better job on the boards.   I was surprised we struggled a little with the full court press.  We have handle very well this year but they got us a few times today.  

Playing without two starters and winning is a very good sign.  

Edited January 6 by southsideguy

[UNTLifer]

2 hours ago, CMJ said:

 

Edwards is on pace for a huge day.

Oh how right you were. 

[UNTLifer]

2 hours ago, Andrew said:

I’m not sure a 7 man rotation has ever been considered deep…. 🧐

Considering two starters are out, that would be nine deep. 
 

[greenminer]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

I’ve always been told 7 is deep enough

THIS MANS GETS IT.  But I hope he didn't get it.

[jdennis82]

The depth of talent and composure ion this squad really shows the effect of sustained success and a recruiting process that is fine-tuned on the evaluation front.

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

I’ve always been told 7 is deep enough

I’ve convinced a few that four and a half was as well. Just sayin’. 

[golfingomez]

45 minutes ago, cousin oliver said:

Just a fantastic game.  I am so glad my girlfriend came with me.  She had a very good time.

Braggart...

[UNTLifer]

Need some Edwards Fatheads for the Maniacs. Made me forget about TP for a day. 
 

Sorry for all the late posts. I didn’t log in during the WSU game and we won, so I stayed with that today. 

JE is cold blooded

A Scott - love his length. Really going to miss him when his time is up. So valuable to the team. 

CJ - love the drives drawing contact and his smooth stroke. Just needs to find his range and finish at the hoop. 

Allen - really coming on. A beast on the boards. 

Sissoko - need 8 pts and double digit boards from him and we are golden. Loved his follow slam. Needs to be aggressive like that more often. 

Stone - such great energy but it hurts his offensive game. He can’t seem to slow down with the ball or with his shot. If he can maintain his energy on defense and the boards and figure this out, then he will really help out. 

Walker - just thankful they finally allowed him to play. Great at what we do. 
 

Let’s spend the week getting healthy. 

[meangreenfaninno]

1 hour ago, Travis said:

The best part about coming off of this win is that we have a week to get our banged up players healed. 

Great point.  I forgot that we had that much time between the Tulane and Temple games.

[Matt from A700]

56 minutes ago, GoMeanGreen1999 said:

For those who attended the game today and previous games earlier this season: What is up with the very short loud music we play at the very short stoppage of play?  I don't remember this at the start of the season and don't remember it last year.  It's quite annoying and necessary if you want to hear what the announcer is saying.

I don't pay attention to if it happened earlier in the season or last season, but the band is not allowed to play when the clock is running, so they probably do it to make sure there's no dead quiet. I don't mind it, the Pit is pretty dead without the students.

[greenminer]

https://meangreensports.com/news/2024/1/6/mens-basketball-defense-edwards-smother-tulane

[Glory to the Green]

Great team win today!  I thought our defense was incredible.  Very few easy shots were given up.  Allen and Walker took it up a notch late in the game.  The full court press was concerning, but we did just enough. 
 

Edwards, man. So good!

[Pavlovs Eagle]

2 hours ago, GoMeanGreen1999 said:

For those who attended the game today and previous games earlier this season: What is up with the very short loud music we play at the very short stoppage of play?  I don't remember this at the start of the season and don't remember it last year.  It's quite annoying and necessary if you want to hear what the announcer is saying.

They're attempting to keep the energy up the same way any NBA game would with high tempo, upbeat, and hopefully (but less today) current music.  If youve been to a Mavs game in the last two decades it's totally the same.

Honestly tonight, vs the LSUS game, the music energy regressed. I made a comment earlier in the thread and got some down votes, but we regressed back to more hits of the 1970's.  I'm sorry, but YMCA isn't going to hype anyone born after 1990.  At LSUS, the DJ by the Free Frosty sign was getting into it and the energy was good.  I know we had a smaller band that game, so maybe they gave him more free reign to play current upbeat music. Today it was average at best, but at least not entirely quiet like it has been at some games in previous seasons.  All teams are doing this, it's part of making your arena a challenging place to play.  Schools are pumping in music, crowd noise, sound effects, etc.  Go read the thread on Sicem365 about the new Baylor basketball arena.  People were measuring 120db or more during the first game there.

If you want a nice quiet game to listen to the announcers, subscribe to ESPN+ and sit at home.  You can always bring noise cancelling headphones or earbuds and listen to the feed in a headset at the game. That's not unheard of. 

[Green Lantern]

Just got back from a little Denton Square area post game celebration! Most of my thoughts have been covered already but here goes.

Injuries forcing Edwards into the starting lineup may have been a blessing in disguise. Not sure if he’s as clutch a shooter as Perry (very few are) but he’s more than capable of replacing his PPG in the stat sheet at the very worst. What an amazing offensive game today. 8 of 10 from Three is absolutely incredible.

Allen following Sissouku’s huge WSU defensive/rebounding performance today was awesome. Completely dominant on the boards this afternoon. If those two together can produce like this consistently, we’re gonna be in great shape.

So glad Walker is available. Much needed quality depth with Buggs and Jones out.

Our challenging OOC play is going to pay dividends for us as the conference season progresses.

Last thought - Are we gonna read another opponent fan board thread wondering why such a prolific offense had an “off game”. 😂😂 Holding a team like this to under 60 is a fantastic defensive performance.

Great win. Fun day at the Pit. GMG!

Edited January 7 by Green Lantern

[meangreen11]