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44 minutes ago, dutchcountry7 said:

Wasn’t the Aud only like 10k capacity when they would sell it out for double headers?

I'm an old fart who attended a lot of those basketball games. The Aud was expanded upward around 1971 (my first year at UB) to 17,000 seats for basketball and a few thousand less for hockey. As fun as those games were, I enjoy AA more. It's far more intimate, and I find the energy from you young whipper-snappers contagious. If you respond, please type loud...we old farts are hard of hearing.

1 hour ago, John said:

A little baffled about how many tickets are available for games. A case in point was the Niagara game!! We had relatives from out of town and when we called for extra tickets for three in a row we were told there were not many available?? Some in the 100’s and 300’s and general admission. I think we only had 2,000- 3,000. I guess many of the season ticket holders did not show up for a number of reasons. 

Other schools use digital tickets that can be transferred if the original ticket holder can't attend. that fills some of those otherwise empty seats. 

13 hours ago, BullBoy said:

I hate to say this because I do believe she is is really good, I just hate watching Dyashia Fair play basketball. I thought the way she treated Dartmouth in the final minute of today’s game was disgraceful. You are up 20 points, just run out the clock. There is no reason to rub it in against an opponent like that. 
 

Maybe I am in the minority, but it just seems to go against everything else this team stands for. 

I won't make excuses for that play, but you never know. Could have been been a brain cramp, could have been coaches, could have been a response to a comment made by an opponent. You just never know.

Three UB freshmen score more than 50% of the points versus Dartmouth today. 

On 12/28/2019 at 11:57 AM, skrabukes said:

I've heard that excuse for years. When I went to school there, I still went to all of the games, even over the break. I remember going to a women's game vs. Louisville back in 96 or 97 and there was a total of 20 butts in the stands (it was easy to count them). Now there's a 6 week break, which is  basically 7-8 home games for the season, which is close to half of the home games. I looked at the end zones during the last couple of games and there were single digit student numbers, it's just an excuse. There's plenty of students who live nearby. You don't need a t-shirt giveaway to go to the games, go support your teams and school!

57 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said:

My 4/4 replaces Sabres with WBB.

Me too. Gutsy game (well...gutsiest after coach tore them all a new one). And my favorite whipping gal Ms. Gaba had what I hope was her break-out game against a pretty tough, and tall, team. 

With WHAT player? How is that a team stat?

What is the “on court points” stat under team stats?

9 hours ago, rma said:

She's notoriously bad, though often both ways, and we seem to get her 3+ times a season.

 

During the exhibition, I thought she was one of the worst players on the court.  She either had a bad game then or she has gotten a lot better as she's been getting more minutes.  I think it's a little of both.  She played a huge role in this game on defense.

There are a handful of refs on both the men's and women's sides that are not just inept, but actually kill the game. I don't know their names (although I'm fairly certain that the worst ref for the women's game - the lady with the sometimes braided hair - is named Felicia) but I know them when I see them. 

9 hours ago, rma said:

She's notoriously bad, though often both ways, and we seem to get her 3+ times a season.

 

During the exhibition, I thought she was one of the worst players on the court.  She either had a bad game then or she has gotten a lot better as she's been getting more minutes.  I think it's a little of both.  She played a huge role in this game on defense.

Gaba had several critical boards and blocked shots down the stretch. What she struggles with is shooting. When she receives a high pass she most often will put it on the floor - that negates her height advantage. And when she does keep the ball high, pivots and then shoots, far too many of those attempts are wildly off-target. I think with more work this sort of thing will be her bread-and-butter and she'll be good for 10 points a game. 

35 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said:

Solid win by the ladies. Game of runs but in the 4th we took over. Specifically with 6 minutes left we had a 5 point lead that we extended, putting the game out of reach. Just hope injuries don’t catch up to us. 

Exciting finish. I thought Dayton 3’s would kill us. Hannah looked like she suffered a hip strain after her collision (on a very iffy blocking foul call) but seemed to be ready to re-enter if needed in the last few minutes. Maybe biggest shot of game was the late FT that put us ahead by 7 points, 3 possessions, in the final half minute. 

I don’t understand why Gaba gets so much court time. She has no shot from anywhere. 

1 hour ago, John said:

Who’s going to tonight’s game? Heard an interview with Coach Jack on the Jerry Sullivan show today. A really nice interview on a number of topics that if anyone gets a chance should try to hear. A couple of the main comments: Summer is still out and with a knee injury and Coach Jack said it will probably be for the year and that she would redshirt and play next year. Christie is out with a leg injury and did not give a timetable for a return. Coach Jack commented that people should come out to see Fair and had positive comments on her as a player and a person. Another very positive and uplifting interview as Coach Jack seems to always give. Can only hope the Buffalo News can have more coverage of this team and have more fans call the sports editor to push for more coverage. Go Bulls!!!!

Summer red-shirting and returning would be an unexpected gift to the program. But she has to be a matriculated student and I would think that despite her injury she is on schedule with her coursework. Stay tuned, I guess. Too bad about Christie, it seems like she was beginning to get comfortable with her role. I hope she recovers quickly. I go to every game when I can. I'm the guy sitting next to the woman (my lovely wife) who screams "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!" at the first crap call by an official (usually the female ref with the longish braids). My daughter and I secretly bet on the time elapsed before we hear wifey yell at the refs.

I’ve been following UB Basketball since the days of Clark Hall. I have rarely left a game early out of disgust. Today was the second time this season. 

Coach Jack in interview with TBN left open the possibility that Summer might not be available this season. Does anyone know if the NCAA allows her to be redshirted at this point? 

Gaba had a fine game today. As for Summer...I have no idea where she is with her recovery timetable, but I don’t see any compelling reason to get her on the court until she is 100%.
 

Somehow I must have missed this: where is Finesse? Injured? Academic problems?

I'm looking for even a modest uptick in EFFICIENCY. Mo State made 35 of 79 attempts from the floor. Our boys made only 36 of 94 shots from the floor. As far as big men, let's see if Mballa blossoms or wilts w/o Brock.

On 11/13/2019 at 12:12 PM, skrabukes said:

It's a pretty big game. While our at-large chances are extremely remote, the game means more to just getting our feet back underneath us after last Friday. It will also build confidence in the fan base. I've heard from many locals who are already off the bandwagon after last week. It's disappointing and unjust to the current team. This would help put some positive back in that fan base. No matter what the fans say, the team could really use a well-played victory. It will be interesting to see how the game plays out. It will be interesting to see what kind of attendance the game draws. I'm going to guess it will be on the low end, both for UB fans and in general.

I'll weigh the pros (decades long fan) and cons of attending (cost of tickets, uncomfortable general admission seating, terrible parking and even worse traffic control by inept campus public safety personnel) once the conference portion of the season is close. Meanwhile, I will attend every women's home game, as I have done through both the lean and the rich years.

Sure, we all love Brock. But he is not quick-footed enough to defend against other big men under the basket. Nor does he consistently make what many would call high-percentage baskets. Regardless, I think he has a role on this team, as others here have said, playing 5-6 minutes/game spelling Mballa.

I'm curious though...who does Brock practice against, someone with his size and with talent approaching Daemen's big man, that would help in his development? 

The last I knew NCAA mens basketball was allowed 13 scholarships. I think I counted 16 faces on the program last night. Can someone please explain how this works? Thanks.

Congrats to Cierra. Good luck in the WNBA.

3 hours ago, SGBull said:

Everytime I think of Reggie's offensie I just think of handing the ball off behind the 3 point line constantly.

I went to a Canisius game this season. They were doing the same “hand off” thing. It was as boring as I remembered.

1 hour ago, DooleyBull06 said:

I repeat I’m done with the Gonzaga of the East comparison. I’m also done with blue collar shirts. Those two things specifically were Nate Oats motivators. Nate Oats talking and selling points. Nate Oats branding. He’s no longer here. Time for a new coach and new motivational mindset and pitch to the public. New branding. That has nothing to do with being done with the top 25. The top 25 is not a Nate Oats thing. That’s an any and every coach thing. That’s all I’m saying. Not saying that I’m done aspiring to win games get to the big dance and go deep. 

Agree. I'm over the gimmicky garage attendant thing. Fine that it was a motivator, but it was Oats' motivator. Move on. As far as branding goes, I'm happy with a BULL, the proud symbol my former (student) school and present (faculty) employer, and with True Blue, the provider of energy and passion for current students. 

As for Hogdson, don't let the door hit you on the way to Alabama. 

Just now, ubfan75 said:

I'm not sure either way. It was mostly rhetorical question to trigger the conversation we are having. 

I should have said "That Alnutt MIGHT NOT have a plan...". Sorry, my bad.

1 minute ago, UB05 said:

Why are you so sure he didn’t have a plan? It’s not like he can interview people before the coach leaves. Who’s to say Alnutt didn’t have a list ready to go and is currently interviewing candidates? 

I'm not sure either way. It was mostly rhetorical question to trigger the conversation we are having.