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UNC game
Jan 13, 2021 11:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by sobecuse on Jan 13, 2021 11:46:46 GMT -5
This is and always is a bad matchup for us. Without Sidbe (who does not seem to coming back anytime soon) it is even worse. We battled which was nice but even with that 5 point lead it felt inevitable. Edwards was lost offensviely but I thought his 7 foot frame really helped clog things up defensively. When Marek was at the 5 with Q and Ag down low it was so easy to go from short corner to the paint. I wish JB rode him more with Marek and Q at the 4 and Kadary up top with Buddy. Rather bog them down and play in the low 60s. Running and gunning with UNC plays right into their hand. Also helps protect them foul trouble. Alan can certainly do some things, but its easy to see why he really only excelled as a catch and shoot guy. He has the loosest handle I have ever seen. I truly wonder if the convo between JB and Joe G ever comes where he can still get 20-25 minutes a game, but its off the bench as a streaky scorer. We are worlds better defensively and on the boards with Kadary and against a huge physical team like UNC Joe struggles to get us into anything. It took JB two games to flip Joe for Jalen so hopefully this comes soon because Joe still has value off the bench. Must win coming up at Pitt IMO... Some good stuff here. I don’t know. Wasn’t Edwards on the floor for that awful sequence of them grabbing seven straight offensive rebounds? I can’t remember. Regardless, he wasn’t getting any rebounds and that’s a problem when you are getting killed on the boards. I think JB was right. His screens were so bad also. Not providing much of a deterrent at all for defenders. That’s been a problem for years with us and the guards/bigs. Poor screens, bad angles. Of course some beef would help but until we get a new coach in here it will likely be more of the same.
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Post by cusefan2016 on Jan 13, 2021 12:07:37 GMT -5
I am not sure he was but even if he was, we were going to get killed on the boards either way. I think we would have a better chance on the boards with no Griff and Marek and Quincy at the 3/4. And it also makes the overall D better because we would be bigger down there.
Yea he was a mess offensively no doubt, truly useless which was kind of surprising considering he showed some bright spots and touch around the rim last year. Either way UNC is bad matchup for us. Has been for years and yes because beef has been our Achilles heel. But at the same token we have also played duke close to .500 since joining the conference.
If Sidbe is out for awhile which seems likely. I wish we could see Frank out there. We are not getting anything offensively from the 5 so give me the biggest strongest athlete at least.
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UNC game
Jan 13, 2021 12:53:37 GMT -5
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Post by rustyorange on Jan 13, 2021 12:53:37 GMT -5
Tough loss. We have to play 20x harder than the other team just to hang in there. We’re so freaking soft it’s embarrassing. I agree with Jazz that we’re not winning shit without a legit big man. I’m not talking some 200 pound 7 foot beanpole. We need a mobile beefy dude like an Arinze or Otis. He’ll even Craig Forth was near 250 if I remember right. Marek, even though he plays smart and hard, ain’t strong enough to man the middle. Joe continues to be awful. Kadary needs to start. We also need to close our games better. It’s more than just being outmuscled, we play dumb at the end of the game this year.
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Post by sobecuse on Jan 14, 2021 1:05:17 GMT -5
Tough loss. We have to play 20x harder than the other team just to hang in there. We’re so freaking soft it’s embarrassing. I agree with Jazz that we’re not winning shit without a legit big man. I’m not talking some 200 pound 7 foot beanpole. We need a mobile beefy dude like an Arinze or Otis. He’ll even Craig Forth was near 250 if I remember right. Marek, even though he plays smart and hard, ain’t strong enough to man the middle. Joe continues to be awful. Kadary needs to start. We also need to close our games better. It’s more than just being outmuscled, we play dumb at the end of the game this year. Man I was watching Texas Tech/Texas tonight. HIGH level game. McClung who absolutely destroyed our guards last year hit a nasty Devendorf-like GW 3. Matt Coleman is a guard we could’ve used 3 years ago. Kai Jones is a stud. I don’t think any of our guys except maybe Quincy would see significant minutes on either team. It’s tough to watch some of these teams like Michigan, Villanova, of course Gonzaga, Illinois, and tons of others who have rosters that totally outclass ours.
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