Conference Play

[jacobkdoyle]

I think we're all extremely disappointed to be 10-3 at this point in the season. We still have opportunities for good wins, but the 3 best chances (with 2 at home) may have passed us by.

Anyone have a prediction for conference record? Things you're looking for specifically?

I think we can go 15-3. Maybe I'm being blinded by being a fan, but I'm still waiting for us to get pissed and rip off a nice sized winning streak. The game coming up @SMU is easily the hardest game until the end of January.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

15-3. 16-2 is a possibility because UConn will be without Brimah most likely when we go to Storrs. I think we split with SMU and UConn and lose one more road game along the way. I think we match up with UConn for a third time in Orlando for the league title.

 

[mdchick]

I think we're all extremely disappointed to be 10-3 at this point in the season. We still have opportunities for good wins, but the 3 best chances (with 2 at home) may have passed us by.

Anyone have a prediction for conference record? Things you're looking for specifically?

I think we can go 15-3. Maybe I'm being blinded by being a fan, but I'm still waiting for us to get pissed and rip off a nice sized winning streak. The game coming up @SMU is easily the hardest game until the end of January.

I'm not extremely disappointed with losing by 2 to ISU and butler or losing at Xavier. We were never really in the x game in my mind but the other two games could have easily been a win for us. The AAC has plenty of good teams in it if we can get through our conference play with 3 loses we will be around a 5/6 seed wich I thought we would be coming into the year.

 

[UCalum08]

Why is the Temple game next week at 3pm on a weekday? Just terrible time for people who have to work for a living.

 

[Bearcatboy]

Like I said all along we will Finnish with 7 regular season losses and 9 total all yeah after tournaments...

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Just for fun...if all the AAC coaches re-drafted all the players in our conference for conference play just this year...where would our players go?

 

[cincrulz11]

Why is the Temple game next week at 3pm on a weekday? Just terrible time for people who have to work for a living.

Yeah when buying tickets for this game this was something that wasn't noticed. Didn't even think to look at the time for a Tuesday game.

 

[Bearcat513]

I just thought about this recently. Has Ellis taken any mid-range jumpers this season? I feel like he knocked down a fair amount last year. I can't picture him making any, or even taking them, this season. When we face zone, sticking Ellis at the foul line and Clark down low could be killer. Ellis can make that shot, or try to set up Clark in the post when he draws the bigs away from the hoop.

 

[waterhead]

I just thought about this recently. Has Ellis taken any mid-range jumpers this season? I feel like he knocked down a fair amount last year. I can't picture him making any, or even taking them, this season. When we face zone, sticking Ellis at the foul line and Clark down low could be killer. Ellis can make that shot, or try to set up Clark in the post when he draws the bigs away from the hoop.

He passes up 3 open shots from the FT line every game. I have no f-clue as to why...he doesn't even look at the basket. He picked up a travel because he passed up a wide open 8 f-ing footer.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

I just thought about this recently. Has Ellis taken any mid-range jumpers this season? I feel like he knocked down a fair amount last year. I can't picture him making any, or even taking them, this season. When we face zone, sticking Ellis at the foul line and Clark down low could be killer. Ellis can make that shot, or try to set up Clark in the post when he draws the bigs away from the hoop.

I remember Ellis definitely shooting a fair amount of 10-12 foot and baseline jumpers. I didn't mind that at all. But this year I'd personally prefer to continue to use Clark more as the stretch 4 and have Ellis be a true 5 who just cleans everything up. I feel like Ellis expects to finish everything right at the hoop this year. But it just leads to him turning it over on his way there. I'd run less and less with Ellis until he can prove to be able to make the simple plays. Scary thing is, he could still be one of the top big guys in the conference without ever having touches drawn up for him.

 

[Bearcat_NTS]

I remember Ellis definitely shooting a fair amount of 10-12 foot and baseline jumpers. I didn't mind that at all. But this year I'd personally prefer to continue to use Clark more as the stretch 4 and have Ellis be a true 5 who just cleans everything up. I feel like Ellis expects to finish everything right at the hoop this year. But it just leads to him turning it over on his way there. I'd run less and less with Ellis until he can prove to be able to make the simple plays. Scary thing is, he could still be one of the top big guys in the conference without ever having touches drawn up for him.

Last year Ellis was 42-110 (38.2%) on 2 point jumpers. This season he is 6-19 (31.6%).

 

[Bulldog01]

I remember one of Ellis first baskets of his career was from elbow. I always thought he was gone become stretch 4