2016-2017 Season

[waterhead]

He gets so many bad offensive fouls called because of his size, if he did those same moves and was 175 pounds, they'd never call it. IF your out of position and Cumberland bumps you, the foul should be on the defense every time no matter how far the defense flew to the ground.

Good thing is; it doesn't seem like those offensive fouls have deterred him from going to the rim. He is so big that he draws help and then finds guys wide open. HE is a great passer. Just needs to work on his handles a little bit.

I love his confidence though. I think this team is super unselfish. Like Jacob is a star player but doesn't mind taking a backseat to a hotter hand, same for gary, Troy and even Washington. I think Kyle does everything for his team, even if it doesn't always appear that way. He just doesn't always make intelligent plays but I dont think he does it to be selfish

How many bad offensive foul calls did he have prior to his last game which I didn't get to see? I have watched most of all the other games and didn't notice an imbalance of poor calls against him...But maybe I wasn't watching closely enough.

Again I didn't get to see the last game which it sounds like there were at least a couple.

 

[Jon Rycek]

Haha you love small sample size per 40 minutes stats. 2.8 TO for a productive non-PG in 40 minutes really isn't very high I don't think.

Still a positive ass/TO ratio for a freshman, I'll take it

 

[jacobkdoyle]

How many bad offensive foul calls did he have prior to his last game which I didn't get to see? I have watched most of all the other games and didn't notice an imbalance of poor calls against him...But maybe I wasn't watching closely enough.

Again I didn't get to see the last game which it sounds like there were at least a couple.

Yeah last game he decided he didn't care and was just going to do whatever he wanted (in a good way). 4 or 5 times he drew a foul bc the defender was out of position and he took it at them, including a couple times right at the rim. It resulted in at least 1 offensive foul on him, but he just kept going right at them. I couldn't care less if Cumberland or Evans get offensive fouls called on them. 90% of the times it's bs when they get called for a charge...plus Jenifer will make up for it and force a few player control fouls himself .

 

[waterhead]

Yeah last game he decided he didn't care and was just going to do whatever he wanted (in a good way). 4 or 5 times he drew a foul bc the defender was out of position and he took it at them, including a couple times right at the rim. It resulted in at least 1 offensive foul on him, but he just kept going right at them. I couldn't care less if Cumberland or Evans get offensive fouls called on them. 90% of the times it's bs when they get called for a charge...plus Jenifer will make up for it and force a few player control fouls himself .

I would be happy to see Cumberland take it to the rim more often. That's a good mentality to have. He's got good use of his body and can finish with contact.

I'm very excited about this guy!! He's got that BB instinct you can't teach.

 

[justinhub2003]

How many bad offensive foul calls did he have prior to his last game which I didn't get to see? I have watched most of all the other games and didn't notice an imbalance of poor calls against him...But maybe I wasn't watching closely enough.

Again I didn't get to see the last game which it sounds like there were at least a couple.

I watched him in High school both live and on tape and saw it multiple times. So Im just going off him in general and his size. When he makes contact, you fall hard, but that shouldn't matter if your out of position.

 

[justinhub2003]

Speaking of charges. I love this tweet from justin Jenifer

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3y4zuf1210jxol7/Photo Jan 04, 7 51 17 PM.png?dl=0

 

[GarradJ21]

Looks like it's a red out against SMU.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

One positive going forward is the best 6 opponents we've played all have been away from home (Rhode Island, Penn State, Iowa St, Butler, Temple and Houston).

The game @SMU may end up being the only game the rest of the season we will not be favored in. We are in a good spot as long as we can defend our home court as we still get SMU, Xavier and Houston at home.

The team has a lot to improve on in terms of making noise in March but we should have a fairly nice resume.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

We're 13th in the country in team Ast/TO at 1.49. Pretty impressive.

 

[2bearcatdad]

We're 13th in the country in team Ast/TO at 1.49. Pretty impressive.

Our passing, particularly passing into the post, has been markedly better this year.

Also, having a few guys who can make shots helps with the assist totals.

 

[justinhub2003]

I threw this in my smu post but though it was very interesting.

UC was ranked 10th in offensive tempo for its first 3 seasons in the AAC. This year, we are ranked #2 behind only Tulane.

 

[Jon Rycek]

Yeah I'm not saying it will be easy, but as it's been stated before, we will be a favorite in probably every game the rest of the season. 17-3 in favored games isn't that difficult when you think about it that way. I just think this team has it in them this year. Time will tell, but I'm confident in 26-5, even a game or two better if things go right.

5 more down, and would hope we win the next 3 pretty easily. 17-3, now needs to be 12-3 with a lot of easy games coming up. I'm starting to think 26-5 should be the worst case.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

We are ranked and sitting atop the league standings.

We are right on track to obtain my season's goals.

1 beat X

2. Be ranked

3. Win the league

4. Win conference title

5. Land a 5 seed or better

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

5 straight conference games on CBS Sports Network. Disgusting.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

5 straight conference games on CBS Sports Network. Disgusting.

F#&%ing $#*+.

 

[#BearcatNation]

5 straight conference games on CBS Sports Network. Disgusting.

I noticed this and literally changed my cable plan to accommodate lol. Thanks Fioptics for having $5 sports packages.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

It's really easy to forget that Evans is just halfway through his SO year. He's just so advanced for his age, it's easy to judge him like he should be an NBA level player every night. He's still got a lot of room to grow. Glad his teammates could pick it up. I like this team bc every player genuinely wants every one of their teammates to be successful.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

It's really easy to forget that Evans is just halfway through his SO year. He's just so advanced for his age, it's easy to judge him like he should be an NBA level player every night. He's still got a lot of room to grow. Glad his teammates could pick it up. I like this team bc every player genuinely wants every one of their teammates to be successful.

Mick has put together a nice group.

 

[Bearcat513]

It's really easy to forget that Evans is just halfway through his SO year. He's just so advanced for his age, it's easy to judge him like he should be an NBA level player every night. He's still got a lot of room to grow. Glad his teammates could pick it up. I like this team bc every player genuinely wants every one of their teammates to be successful.

Best part...I don't think he leaves after this season. Yes, his numbers are good, but I can't imagine he will get drafted in the first round. If he's getting 2nd round ratings, which I would again be surprised by, I hope he stays and realizes another year in college will do him a load of good.

 

[bearcatbacker82]

It's really easy to forget that Evans is just halfway through his SO year. He's just so advanced for his age, it's easy to judge him like he should be an NBA level player every night. He's still got a lot of room to grow. Glad his teammates could pick it up. I like this team bc every player genuinely wants every one of their teammates to be successful.

He made plays in other ways which is a huge positive. 5 rebs and 6 assist and 2 blocks in a down game. He was still engaged. He does need to work on changing direction on the drive and a quicker release. He was in the air forever in the last jump shot that was blocked