12-12-2015, 11:06 PM | #551 |
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Heard his presser as well. He's been getting defensive like he was early in his career. Don't like this Mick, he was basically telling us all week that we were going to get blown out.
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12-12-2015, 11:12 PM | #552 |
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If we lose to vcu and isu, Mick going to come out and say this team lacks talent to win big games. I hope Mick doesn't turn this season into a circus
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12-12-2015, 11:22 PM | #553 |
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I gotta ask, does Mick even want to play Xavier anymore? He just doesn't seem up to the challenge.
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12-12-2015, 11:40 PM | #554 |
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12-12-2015, 11:53 PM | #555 |
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Calling out Troy every time this team plays slow is wrong. Watch him, hell it seemed like at the start Mick would call him over and whisper in his ear before he was allowed to go up the court. Mick clearly tells him to walk it up. I can't ever get mad at a player for doing what he is instructed to do by his coach.
And we can talk about pace all we want just like last year but that is NOT why we lose. It isn't about pace. It just isn't. .89 points per possession won't win in any pace. Turning it over 25.8 % of your possessions won't win in any pace. The offense is right back to being pathetic. It isn't about pace, it's about their reluctance to ever want to penetrate. They are content to pass it around for 20 seconds and fire up a terrible 3. We don't have a get it out of the net and push it up the court team. Just accept it. A couple times when we did get it and quickly go up the court, it was 2 of our players vs 4 xavier players all the way back. Teams just aren't going to let us get out in transition, especially with how we rebound. We crash the glass on defense with about everybody, thats not a team looking to get out and run. The truth is you can win with a slow pace. It's been proven and teams all over the country do it. But they have efficient offenses. They don't turn the ball over all the freaking time. They don't settle for 26 3 point shots with the majority of them rushed up as the clock expires. That crap doesn't happen. They actually run offenses. Guys move around. You know, all the stuff that doesn't happen here. |
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Sure some slow paced teams can win (mainly in the regular season). Wisconsin last year was one. But all 5 of their starters could stretch the floor. We know we don't have that. We know we aren't efficient in half court sets. Never have been. We're the Memphis Grizzlies of college basketball and it isn't going to work. I'd rather fight like hell trying over the course of 30+ games to try to change our identity, rather than just accepting yet another season of 50 point rock fights. Believe what you will, but it doesn't have to be this way. But it takes a commitment this coach doesn't seem to be fully bought into. Especially when you hear him calling out the "geniuses" at the first sign of trouble. Mick can keep doing this over and over again, but he's not going to keep the fans happy, or the recruits interested by playing this way. Last edited by jacobkdoyle; 12-13-2015 at 12:19 AM. |
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12-13-2015, 12:23 AM | #557 |
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12-13-2015, 12:45 AM | #558 |
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I actually didnt watch this game. I would have enjoyed watching it after i knew the cats won, but sadly i dont think i can force myself to watch knowing what happened.
Looking at the box score 16 turnovers and 26 3's is all i needed to see. I guess if i dont wtch it didnt really happen |
12-13-2015, 04:51 AM | #559 |
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When you hold a very good team like Xavier to 65 points you should win the game. I don't care about defense, turnovers, rebounds, toughness or any of the other typical BS we always hear. Find a way to put the ball in the basket or you'll never have elite teams. It's as simple as that. Want to know why Xavier beats us ever year???? Because they score more points than we do. Want to know why Mack is a better coach than Mick??? Because he recruits guys who can score.
It's actually pretty f'ing simple, not sure why we always need to make it so difficult. |
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