Nolley out there trying cover spreads for other team. Its like he doesn't have faith to bet on us covering or he's being paid. If I was UC I seriously would investigate Nolley for sports gambling.Landers Nolley strikes again. Insult the home crowd and team on their court and then when it comes time to put up or shut up, fall flat on your face. I see why Penney probably held the door for him on the way out. He is not a leader in any way shape or form and only showboats for himself.
Stop posting these kind of accusations here.Nolley out there trying cover spreads for other team. Its like he doesn't have faith to bet on us covering or he's being paid. If I was UC I seriously would investigate Nolley for sports gambling.
Feel like the story of this season has been "2 steps forward, then 3 steps back."
That may have been the worst coaching performance of Wes's short time in Clifton.
As for next year's team, if we don't get massive talent upgrades at the 2, 3, and 4 positions (I remain firm that Nolley won't return) then we may be in for the longest season of Bearcat basketball in ages.
Vik return or not, this season's prospects took a massive blow with this loss (after already getting walloped at Tulane one week ago).
Embarrassing loss for sure, but the season's prospects haven't changed much. The Tulane loss ended even our slimmest NCAA hopes. And my guess is that only one team from the AAC will get an NIT bid, which will probably be Tulane. We're still in line for a first round bye in the conference tourney, with the loss last night meaning we swapped 4/5 spots with Temple.Vik return or not, this season's prospects took a massive blow with this loss (after already getting walloped at Tulane one week ago).
So this was just based off memory, but the AAC has sent multiple teams to the NIT before. There have been up to 5 teams from the same conference. So we could definitely still get an NIT bid if we play well to close the season.My guess is that only one team from the AAC will get an NIT bid, which will probably be Tulane.
The offense was fine last night, and we actually did have much better shot selection. We got to the rim 25 times and only had 13 midrange shots. We scored 1.06 points per possession, which should be enough to beat ECU on any court.In the home matchup we made 14 of 26 threes, an insane 54%. Probably can't count on that again. We only got to the rim 14 times and settled for 25 midrange jumpers. It would be nice to have better shot selection against a poor defense. ECU has given up more than a point per possession in their last 7 games. While their offensive rebounding has been good this year (#31 nationally), we held ECU to their lowest OReb rate of the season. Hopefully we can dominate the boards again.
Embarrassing loss for sure, but the season's prospects haven't changed much. The Tulane loss ended even our slimmest NCAA hopes. And my guess is that only one team from the AAC will get an NIT bid, which will probably be Tulane. We're still in line for a first round bye in the conference tourney, with the loss last night meaning we swapped 4/5 spots with Temple.
I don't know how as a coach you watch your 6'0" PG get backed down in iso on a dozen consecutive possessions and do absolutely nothing to stop it. Double, sub out DDJ, play zone, anything. ECU is one of the worst three point shooting teams in the country, it would have been a perfect opportunity to play some zone.
Stop posting these kind of accusations here.
Offense was horrible last night. Jd got hot but most them shots i considered bad shots he just made. DDJ was throwing dumb high passes and im surprised he didn't have 10 TO. Offense and defense was horrible. Give me your eye test opinion. Can we stop posting useless lame data?The offense was fine last night, and we actually did have much better shot selection. We got to the rim 25 times and only had 13 midrange shots. We scored 1.06 points per possession, which should be enough to beat ECU on any court.
But wow, what a turnaround on the boards. ECU went from having their worst offensive rebounding performance of the season at Fifth Third to their best of the season last night. In the first matchup we outrebounded them by 17, last night ECU beat us by 19 on the glass. They got to the rim 32 times. Just a terrible showing that can't be attributed to bad luck. It's not like ECU was draining tough shots all night. We were outworked and outcoached.
I give my eye test opinion during or immediately following the game before looking at any stats. I've done that all year long. Stats can tell you a lot of things that your eyes miss, and your eyes can tell you things that stats don't measure.Offense was horrible last night. Jd got hot but most them shots i considered bad shots he just made. DDJ was throwing dumb high passes and im surprised he didn't have 10 TO. Offense and defense was horrible. Give me your eye test opinion. Can we stop posting useless lame data?
I give my eye test opinion during or immediately following the game before looking at any stats. I've done that all year long. Stats can tell you a lot of things that your eyes miss, and your eyes can tell you things that stats don't measure.
I've said before that we should run more horns sets with Nolley at the top, guards in the corners, bigs at the elbows. That vacates the block and allows anyone to cut there with or without the ball. It lets the guards come off down screens and the bigs to roll to the rim. It's a pretty standard setup that a lot of teams use these days, and it would play to our players' strengths. That comes from watching games, not stats.
But the stats say our offense was fine last night. We were 33% from three because while JD was hot, the rest of the team was 2 for 13. We only had 8 turnovers despite Nolley coughing it up 5 times. You can say all the jumpshots were bad but we were 16 for 25 at the rim. Our eyes focus on the outliers and the stats fill in the rest. Putting up points is what matters and we did that. It was an average offensive game and a horrible defensive game.
Right, over 40 minutes the offense was average. In the last 10 it was really bad. The stats tell us that too. The defense was still worse. And I suggested taking DDJ out or going zone, also based on stats. If anything, Wes doesn't consider stats enough. He refuses to alter lineups and rotations because he doesn't want to upset what players are used to. He deliberately doesn't implement lineups based on statistical strategies because he doesn't think the players are mature enough to handle it.This is a 40min sport not 30min. The Offense was behind horrible in last 10min.
Yeah it was pathetic. MAW and Skillings didn't grab a single rebound in 46 minutes. We only had 2 total rebounds from the guard positions against ECU.Im not even go discuss piss poor effort on D and rebounding from VETERAN team. Nobody on team goes after rebounds once ball in air. Everybody stands around unless it bounce in their area. MAW, Ddj, JD, Nolley, oDy all old as dirt in CBB age. We shouldn't be discussing chasing down rebounds with this group!!!
Yeah it was pathetic. MAW and Skillings didn't grab a single rebound in 46 minutes. We only had 2 total rebounds from the guard positions against ECU.