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Post by UICJohn on Feb 12, 2021 11:36:38 GMT -6
IUPUI is 5-8 We are losing 37-32 with just 2 minutes left in the first half We have only had 3 players score all game - Kirk, Diggins and Howard Bridges seems to be out again They're shooting 57% from the field (and I was thinking we'd see defensive improvement this year) Correction - 39-32 And Rob Howard just fouled out of the game?
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 12, 2021 12:13:43 GMT -6
Why the hell are they on so early. They are a bad team at this point. Not sure where it went wrong but they suck. Why does Ahale still start? He adds nothing when he can’t shoot.
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 12, 2021 12:18:04 GMT -6
Howard stinks. He’s a senior and should know better. Who fouls out with 15 min in a game???
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Post by UICJohn on Feb 12, 2021 12:38:27 GMT -6
IUPUI's highest point total in any game this year was 80 points. Their largest margin of victory was 9 points. We made sure to change both of those today.
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Post by Big D on Feb 12, 2021 13:43:15 GMT -6
This team fell apart after the Covid break. No idea what happened. Since then we’ve had guys in one game, out the next, etc. Fortunately I missed this game because I would not have responded well to a 20-point blowout by IUPUI. Are we going to end up in last? Even with a coaching change and losing 4 key players from last year, I never would’ve guessed we’d be competing for last place. I’m somewhat worried because half this team was hand-picked by coach. Hopefully next year’s recruiting class is better.
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 12, 2021 14:00:43 GMT -6
Agree on Covid but every team has had to go thru it. Why doesn’t Bridges start he is one of their most productive guys? He just stopped using taylor and Ejim. They better not finish last.
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Post by UICJohn on Feb 13, 2021 12:02:04 GMT -6
Game 2 and we have given up 43 points in the first half as we continue to apparently avoid playing defense. IUPUI is shooting over 51% from the field and we are down by 5 points.
Is this year going to be a complete waste? Absolutely no positives from this season at this point.
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Post by Big D on Feb 13, 2021 12:26:14 GMT -6
This defense has been an unexpected disaster. TK has been an extreme disaster today. He has fouled three 3-point shooters, once at the end of the half with 0.5 seconds left. These are fouls at critical times. He also lazily committed an over and back violation by lobbing the ball backwards before Diggins even crossed half court. Don’t get me started on Howard either. These are upperclassmen playing with no discipline. Three point shooting has been a nightmare...4/24...3 air balls (2 by Ahale)...how about getting the ball to Bridges or drive!!! This is it folks...the state of UIC. Hire a new coach every few years, gets fans’ hope up, and then get blown out to the likes of IUPUI.
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 13, 2021 12:41:53 GMT -6
They have to be UIC’s most disappointing team in years. They suck.
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Post by UICJohn on Feb 13, 2021 14:23:41 GMT -6
We can play a bad team and they have their TWO highest scoring outputs of the year. And this is a coaching regime we were told had a focus on defense.
This year is a disaster. Just end it now.
While we are at it - let’s stop playing some of these guys maybe. Play Calip and see what he has. Play Yaklich more and see what he has. What’s the worse that could happen? We lose to a (fellow) bottom feeder team?
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 14, 2021 9:22:29 GMT -6
Uic John what is really funny is the blog has gone down on comments like 75%. Either people are furious at team or not interested. I haven’t heard Coach Yak say much since this Free fall started. When they were winning he was very much more active with comments on Twitter.
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Post by Greg on Feb 14, 2021 10:24:53 GMT -6
I can't speak for other people goveybaseball but I am neither furious at the team or not interested.
I bought ESPN+ exclusively to watch the Flames games and they lost everyone of the ESPN+ games
It is just depressing thinking about what has happened but they can still turn it around
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 14, 2021 11:14:18 GMT -6
Thanks Greg. So what are your thoughts on the teams massive struggles in a bad conference?
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Post by goveybaseball on Feb 14, 2021 11:38:32 GMT -6
I don’t see Griffin in the box score yesterday. Also some good news I heard they have some good international recruits coming in.
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Post by UICJohn on Feb 14, 2021 13:06:32 GMT -6
I’m not ready to give up on Coach Yak just yet. I mean, there were Michigan fans calling for this guy to get a shot at the HC position two years ago so there’s something there for sure. All coaches go through rough patches - it is what they do during them that really counts.
I see we have 3 signed recruits as of now - a guard down in FL and two wings from Utah and one from Europe (I believe - going off of memory).
The first year after a HC comes in is always interesting - recruits that were from the previous regime really see where they are in the plans. Not going to speculate but wonder if we have any transfers.
I wish I got ESPN+. Might have to invest next year for sure. Kids are a little too young right now so wouldn’t be able to watch as much as I’d want if I had it. I wonder how much the HL pays for the ESPN partnership.
The thing is we have the talent to make a run. No doubt. Mitchell hasn’t been the same since coming back but remember how he started the year. Griffin has tons of talent. Diggins and Bridges can do damage down low. We could make a run OR he one and done. We will see.
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