SGBull Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Jeenathan with a nice drive to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Josh mballa is a sophomore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Jeenathan is only a sophomore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Someone recently tried to say the team wasn’t young. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: Someone recently tried to say the team wasn’t young. Lol We are young but experienced. Great combo to have. I’ve always said that. And the young factor shouldn’t be an excuse for poor play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Great big time win. To win coming from behind and dominate the final 10 minutes cruising to what on paper looks like an easy win, was impressive. This was a maturation victory. Dare I say we are rounding into form? The defense and rebounding was phenomenal. We hit free throws. And some big 3s in the second half. Its looking like we will be moving into the 4 seed. Another big game on Friday. The game will be on ESPN 2 so I expect a hostile crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: We are young but experienced. Great combo to have. ... The post I’m thinking of (pretty sure it’s not related to you) didn’t mention experience, and that made me laugh. agreed, it’s a great combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just now, 121Merrimac said: The post I’m thinking of (pretty sure it’s not related to you) didn’t mention experience, and that made me laugh. agreed, it’s a great combo. Cool. Go Bulls! Big win tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Great win. Bad shooting. Crummy refs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: Great big time win. To win coming from behind and dominate the final 10 minutes cruising to what on paper looks like an easy win, was impressive. This was a maturation victory. Dare I say we are rounding into form? The defense and rebounding was phenomenal. We hit free throws. And some big 3s in the second half. Its looking like we will be moving into the 4 seed. Another big game on Friday. The game will be on ESPN 2 so I expect a hostile crowd. I hope we have a lot more rounding into form to go. The offense while a tad better in second half was still bleak. Defense and Mballa’s rebounding, offensive efficiency and outstanding defense was the difference maker. None of our “shooters” shot better than 33%. They all take way too many bad shots and forced shots many times early in the shot clock. A lot of work to do there. Despite all that huge win especially with Kent losing. We jump to 3 seed. Now have a ton riding on Friday night at Kent. Edited February 19, 2020 by UB85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) In my opinion this is a game that the Bulls would have lost last month. They stepped up the defense to whether poor first half shooting and then shot better and continued the D. This team is showing some growth over past few games. Keep it going against Kent St. Edited February 19, 2020 by DocCas86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, UB85 said: I hope we have a lot more rounding into form to go. The offense while a tad better in second half was still bleak. Defense and Mballa’s rebounding, offensive efficiency and outstanding defense was the difference maker. None of our “shooters” shot better than 33%. They all take way too many bad shots and forced shots many times early in the shot clock. A lot of work to do. The only I’ll say to this is that a good team can win in many different ways. Ball St is a solid defensive team. Earlier in the season we don’t win a game like this. But tonight we did bc we hit free throws, didn’t turn the ball over, rebounded and played stellar defense. Offense can come and go but the hustle and focus should remain high. And tonight it was. And that won us the game. Our will and determination. And to me this was a big sign of maturation. And to your point hopefully we continue to ascend. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: The only I’ll say to this is that a good team can win in many different ways. Ball St is a solid defensive team. Earlier in the season we don’t win a game like this. But tonight we did bc we hit free throws, didn’t turn the ball over, rebounded and played stellar defense. Offense can come and go but the hustle and focus should remain high. And tonight it was. And that won us the game. Our will and determination. And to me this was a big sign of maturation. And to your point hopefully we continue to ascend. Great minds...You said it better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promotherobot Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, DocCas86 said: In my opinion this is a game that the Bulls would have lost last month. They stepped up the defense to whether poor first half shooting and then shot better and continued the D. This team is showing some growth over past few games. Keep it going against Kent St. This team started so badly. To see where they are now is a tribute to the coaching. I was freaking out at first, but these guys are peaking at a good time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Erie County said: Just no offense. It's so hard to win with last in college basketball three point shooting Do you ever have anything positive to say? The game is 40 minutes. Ball State played some super defense early, then seemed to run out of gas (and got a few in foul trouble), combined with some changes on defense by UB slowing down #11 (while allowing #5 to have a few openings in the 2nd). The team is now 8-5, currently in 4th with a really big game on Friday after two double digit wins in a row. Give credit where credit is due. Yep, it was ugly early, but the team kept their composure and took care of business and really played a great final 25-28 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: The only I’ll say to this is that a good team can win in many different ways. Ball St is a solid defensive team. Earlier in the season we don’t win a game like this. But tonight we did bc we hit free throws, didn’t turn the ball over, rebounded and played stellar defense. Offense can come and go but the hustle and focus should remain high. And tonight it was. And that won us the game. Our will and determination. And to me this was a big sign of maturation. And to your point hopefully we continue to ascend. Fair points. But you don’t address the elephant in the room. We do not have any natural shooters. Johnson got some nice wide open 3s that you must knock down. But way too many forced and rushed shots. Terrible decisions by both Graves and Johnson driving into lane forcing shots into defenders and taking rushed shots. Both have to be able to see teammates for kick outs when they drive rather than come hell or high water getting to hoop and taking shot regardless of how many defenders are on them. I’m about getting better. And these are recurring themes. If you have a lousy defensive team then some of that works. But when you play better teams it is a problem. Edited February 19, 2020 by UB85 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire17 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Yes, the Bulls are still horrific from 3 - airballs with no defender near the shooter! But they did a lot of great things tonight as others have already posted. Let me add this: Mballa was like a man possessed out there! His energy level was unbelievable. It seemed in the second half that every time one of Ball State’s men were out at the top trying to drive, Mballa would leave his man, double the guy with the ball, then sprint back low to pick up his man again. Relentless. Add that to the boards, the blocks, the ferocity he brings was contagious. Go Bulls! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Some key stats: 0.82 points per possession for Ball State 16-21 free throw shooting Only 8 turnovers 19 offensive rebounds. All signs to me that they played with tenacity and enthusiasm. Someone mentioned the poor shooting..this is a fair point and an area to improve...but you have to like what they have done defensively as of late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, UB85 said: ... I’m about getting better. ... <3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Love seeing the defense step up like they did tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikescherrer8 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Rewatching, Josh Mballa really is a treat to watch. When he’s on, he is really on. He’s gonna be huge in the MAC the next 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 If we continue to defend and rebound like we have the last 3 weeks and add improved free throw shooting and limit turnovers then we will be unstoppable. Sure last night our offense wasn’t great but if those other 4 aspects stay at their current level we can over come poor shooting nights. And that to me is a sign of a more well balanced and focused team. No compounding mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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