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ready2go said:
Do you see how much energy we exert at the defensive end? Its unreal watching us fight through screens, chasing guys around, switching off on opponents.

Now can you imagine if other teams had to do that against our offense?

Were giving teams are free pass when we our in the half court set. Its like a 30sec timeout
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I agree, it was some what depressing to see such a good offense that is light years ahead of us and no real reason why we can't do that.

To comment to your statement in the bold, we wasted so much energy that we didn't have to waste. How many times did I see two or three guys end up on one guy that led to a WIDE open 3 point shooter. It was ridiculous, do they not know how to switch a screen? Thats all ND does, I guess the scouting report missed that.
 
bearcat jeff said:
Gaines did play well. Guys there's a lot of season leaft. Every team will hit a skid. Chill Cincy sports fans. Lord.
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Yea, Cincy sports fans are the only ones that get upset over 3 straight home losses....These boards are intended to discuss the team. That's whats going on here.

Gaines did not play well. He was crucial in the huge stretch where ND hit 6 straight threes. He had no idea how to defend the pick and roll and he continually got lost on defense. He dropped two offensive rebounds because of brick hands...Can't believe you thought he played well.
 
UCalum08 said:
I agree, it was some what depressing to see such a good offense that is light years ahead of us and no real reason why we can't do that.

To comment to your statement in the bold, we wasted so much energy that we didn't have to waste. How many times did I see two or three guys end up on one guy that led to a WIDE open 3 point shooter. It was ridiculous, do they not know how to switch a screen? Thats all ND does, I guess the scouting report missed that.
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Yea, thats what Im saying. We dont do anything to confuse a D, to get quality shots, to get open shots, to get easy dunks/ layups. We make it far too easy on the opposition

And yes Bjeff, you are correct, its early and all teams hit skids. But these are issues that have been noted for 7 years.
 
bearcat jeff said:
Gaines did play well. Guys there's a lot of season leaft. Every team will hit a skid. Chill Cincy sports fans. Lord.
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A perfect example was brought up on Bearcat Banter of last year's Louisville team. They started 12-0 and then lost 5 of their next 7 games, including two conference home games and a 31-point blowout to a horrible Providence team. Their season turned out alright.
 
bearcat jeff said:
Gaines did play well. Guys there's a lot of season leaft. Every team will hit a skid. Chill Cincy sports fans. Lord.
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Someone just needs to piss Gaines off, he is soft. He didn't play really bad, but he needs that extra motivation if he wants to become a regular contributor. For instance, Jackson sometimes looks lost, but makes up for it with his unreal athleticism and high motor. I think some people are overreacting, I am concerned, but 1) Mick will find the right buttons to push, 2) we have 3 easier games (for BE standards, especially since Marquette is bad this year) coming up, and 3) they now have time to catch their breaths after 3 games pretty close together.
 
Bearcat04 said:
A perfect example was brought up on Bearcat Banter of last year's Louisville team. They started 12-0 and then lost 5 of their next 7 games, including two conference home games and a 31-point blowout to a horrible Providence team. Their season turned out alright.
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I feel like its comparing apples to oranges for some reason. I do agree there is plenty of season left but I am really concerned about how quickly this team has regressed. It's like every game they are finding different ways to suck with our offense being consistently bad. Watching the game tonight UC looked so lost on offense. I feel like they were begging their coach to tell them something bc what they are doing is not working. They have no identity and are losing confidence every game bc teams know how to stop them.
 
ready2go said:
Do you see how much energy we exert at the defensive end? Its unreal watching us fight through screens, chasing guys around, switching off on opponents.

Now can you imagine if other teams had to do that against our offense?

Were giving teams are free pass when we our in the half court set. Its like a 30sec timeout
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Again they shot 47% from the field, 42% from the 3. Untimely turnovers and open 3's beat them.
 
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ready2go said:
Im not sure you replied to the right post

I was saying we make it too easy for the opposition in our half court offensive sets
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Buddy this team just doesn't have good basketball iq. They make stupid untimely mistakes. They shot 15 3's in the first half. I keep telling people this and it gets overlooked. ND has a very smart team. We do not.
 
bearcat jeff said:
Buddy this team just doesn't have good basketball iq. They make stupid untimely mistakes. They shot 15 3's in the first half. I keep telling people this and it gets overlooked. ND has a very smart team. We do not.
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Thats fine Jeff. Then what do they have? Youre telling me they dont have a brain that can get them to set a freakin screen? Or put one foot in front of the other and move!? Please

I can go play in open gym and have more of an offensive set than what Ive seen over the last 7 years. And sadly Im not joking
 
UCalum08 said:
I feel like its comparing apples to oranges for some reason. I do agree there is plenty of season left but I am really concerned about how quickly this team has regressed. It's like every game they are finding different ways to suck with our offense being consistently bad. Watching the game tonight UC looked so lost on offense. I feel like they were begging their coach to tell them something bc what they are doing is not working. They have no identity and are losing confidence every game bc teams know how to stop them.
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No doubt there is plenty to be concerned about right now. Just pointing out that it's probably not as bad as it seems. We've lost to two ranked teams and the other was a 1-point loss. All of them at home is what really hurts! But if a team can bounce back from a 31-point loss to an awful Providence team and make the Final 4 then I think we are more than capable of getting this thing on the rack track for March. Mick has done it the last two years.
 
Well be fine. Uc has more talent but like Jeff said they didn't play smart

This nd team had everyone back and plays well together. Well get them next time
 
ready2go said:
Thats fine Jeff. Then what do they have? Youre telling me they dont have a brain that can get them to set a freakin screen? Or put one foot in front of the other and move!? Please

I can go play in open gym and have more of an offensive set than what Ive seen over the last 7 years. And sadly Im not joking
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65 wins in the last 3 seasons, including this one. The shots were fine in the second half. They got good looks. I generally agree with you, but you don't shoot nearly 50% and not get good shots against good competition. Nobody is talking about allowing ND to shoot 50%. They aren't a smart team, plain and simple and they aren't offensivey talented. Effort and D, and the D was missing tonight.
 
bearcat jeff said:
Buddy this team just doesn't have good basketball iq. They make stupid untimely mistakes. They shot 15 3's in the first half. I keep telling people this and it gets overlooked. ND has a very smart team. We do not.
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I think this hits the nail on the head here. We got schooled in everyway but bball IQ was the biggest. Sucks we have to play them again, won't look forward to that one.
 
bearcat jeff said:
65 wins in the last 3 seasons, including this one. The shots were fine in the second half. They got good looks. I generally agree with you, but you don't shoot nearly 50% and not get good shots against good competition. Nobody is talking about allowing ND to shoot 50%. They aren't a smart team, plain and simple and they aren't offensivey talented. Effort and D, and the D was missing tonight.
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I felt you commented on the wrong post. It was a ?

All I was saying is I see us bust our ass defensively to get to where we need to be. I would like to see other teams do the same when we have the ball.

ND shot 50%, but we still held them to 66 pts. A team with outstanding 3 pt shooters and we held them to 66 is a pretty good job in my book. Comes a point where you have to put the round object through the cylinder

Im not going to sit here and say we will turn it around. We will play better D most definitely. And that may or may not be enough to get us to where we want to be
 
UCalum08 said:
I think this hits the nail on the head here. We got schooled in everyway but bball IQ was the biggest. Sucks we have to play them again, won't look forward to that one.
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Too my point after being up 20-11 6 of the next 8 shots were 3's.
 

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