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For what it's worth, there's a good bit of thread action just for an exhibition game. It's nice to see basketball excitement again...

Yes this was a common theme for UB this year. They’re so good with the ball, dominating possession and pretty much every stat you can think of, but they have no teeth. They build up play so well but once they get near goal they can’t make it through. The on the other side our defense is high caliber, but it seems that every time another team shoots the ball from anywhere it goes in. I don’t think it’s a keeper issue, it’s just that the other teams get one or two good chances all game and they capitalize on both. I still maintain UB plays a style of the game that’s too good for the MAC. They play a much more polished and professional version of soccer than anyone in conference: good possession protection, playing out from the back, 1 2 passes, smart ball handling. But what they lack against MAC opponents is a killer instinct. They don’t have scrappy counter attacks and cheap through balls through the air. And they never press forward, they’re so defense oriented that they only ever have 3 players going forward on an attack. Next season will be interesting, we’ll see if coach can adapt with new recruits.

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