FAU (1/28/24)

[CMJ]

Davis is a potential All-American for a reason.  It feels like every time we play the Owls we coulda/shoulda.  The fact that we never do says as much about them as us.  Gotta just tip your cap to them.

[emmitt01]

We had better pull out ALL the stops to have a huge crowd on hand for their trip to Denton.  

[meangreenacct]

Also I think if we have a healthy Jones we win the game, that’s how close we are.

[Censored by Laurie]

Just now, meangreenacct said:

Yea - that’s my thought process, especially with how hot he has been lately. They were still going to have time on the clock either way. If anything, I would have preferred trying to go 2 for 1 since we started possession with like 45 seconds.

same...but it's just not in our DNA to go quick in a half-court set. 

[Coltonw83]

Sadness

[Tom McKrackin]

Difficult loss

[3_n_out]

2 minutes ago, outoftown said:

I don't hate him taking that shot as much as some of you. Yes waiting sure IS the better play there. But he is super open, and in rythm and has no reason to not be confident, chances an equally good opportunity to drain it will not be coming. Also this ball comes there very quick, its not like he has two seconds to think about it, as he gets the ball almost out of nowhere so freely at the arc.

That’s fine, but shoot with confidence. It seemed like he was flailing as the defender was closing in on him

[CMJ]

1 minute ago, Andrew said:

Need to see us play Memphis, but if healthy I have no doubt we can contend with any team in this conference come tournament time. Charlotte and Fordham are the only bad losses in my mind. (Although a few others could have been easy wins). 

Charlotte continues to show that wasn't a bad loss, other than the margin.

[meangreenacct]

Also I echo what others have said in this thread. The amount of fouls Goldin gets away with and that block that should have been a charge were key.

[Green Otaku]

[TheColonyEagle]

1 minute ago, meangreenacct said:

Also I echo what others have said in this thread. The amount of fouls Goldin gets away with and that block that should have been a charge were key.

He threw an elbow. Obvious elbow in that last possession out of bounds. They let it go 

[MeanGreen22]

My favorite part of UNT basketball is the second half fouls calls simply for being more aggressive on defense. 

[3_n_out]

2 minutes ago, meangreenacct said:

Also I think if we have a healthy Jones we win the game, that’s how close we are.

But we can’t keep saying things like this when we don’t win. Facts is, we didn’t have him. Whomever we have needs to execute, be efficient and make good decisions. For the most part, this team has done that. 

[Green Otaku]

17 minutes ago, MeanGreen22 said:

Goldin gets away with so much crap

I thought it was a clear foul when he was hanging on Nolan's back on the out of bounds play that hit Edwards on the shoulder. They reviewed it and didn't call it.

[Tom McKrackin]

4 minutes ago, meangreenacct said:

Also I think if we have a healthy Jones we win the game, that’s how close we are.

Well my boy they got Rosario out too.

[3_n_out]

If we just had another viable big other run Allen. 

[outoftown]

Less annoyed at this loss than at the LSU, Fordham and St Johns losses. Its a ranked team getting home cooking on their home floor. Also they still have to go to Denton.

Edited January 28 by outoftown

[meangreenacct]

1 minute ago, 3_n_out said:

But we can’t keep saying things like this when we don’t win. Facts is, we didn’t have him. Whomever we have needs to execute, be efficient and make good decisions. For the most part, this team has done that. 

My point was if we can be healthy in conference tourney - I believe we can beat anyone in this conference. We really need another ball handler.

[Tom McKrackin]

6 minutes ago, CMJ said:

Davis is a potential All-American for a reason.  It feels like every time we play the Owls we coulda/shoulda.  The fact that we never do says as much about them as us.  Gotta just tip your cap to them.

The refs also handed them that game.

[meangreenacct]

1 minute ago, Green Otaku said:

I thought it was a clear foul when he was hanging on Nolan's back on the out of bounds play that hit Edwards on the shoulder. They reviewed it and didn't call it.

I don’t think they can review to cal a common foul there. Think review was just for the out of bounds.

[CMJ]

1 minute ago, Tom McKrackin said:

The refs also handed them that game.

Not in the least.

[3_n_out]

Back to back games where the calls were in favor of the other team. One day, we’re gonna earn their respect and they won’t call those fouls since that’s how we play. 

[Green Otaku]

2 minutes ago, MeanGreen22 said:

My favorite part of UNT basketball is the second half fouls calls simply for being more aggressive on defense. 

I don't know what a foul is anymore. Can a player not jump into the air to block a shot? I feel like I see this every game, not just ours, when a player jumps up and the attacking player initiates contact, but it's called a foul on the defense. How are you supposed to defend any shot?

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Poor clock management at the end. 

Played well enough to win on the road and easily could have. 

Refs were on some bullshit all game. 

We win that game at home and/or with Rubin. 

[MeanGreen13]

11 minutes ago, meangreenacct said:

Also I think if we have a healthy Jones we win the game, that’s how close we are.

I agree but also think Walker needed to have a better day and we'd still have won.