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This got weird 

For reference ub's bartorvik ranking in the last 3 games is 299 (11/26/23 - 12/8/23) so moving in the right direction 

I think in buffalo you can get the top 75 year in year out rankings but you need a coach that's willing to stay or really wants to build something

Toledo is a good example of this the coach has stayed and the program has really started to take off with their recruiting 

I think UB has a good coach in George halcovage, just starting slower than many want and or expected

It was that first four or five minutes of the second half where butler decided to speed everything up and UB wasn't ready for it

In that time UB reverted back to one on one basketball where everyone tries to do everything themselves and they get lost with their defensive assignments (seems to happen as the players get tired, players don't move as much offensively and try/hope to pass guys off to other tired guys defensively)

Still like the progress, slowly coming together

Adams coming back will be a nice boost

Team has figured out a rotation, but where was kayne Jones in the second half. He should be playing more even if it means going small with 4 guards (especially with Adams out) 

Sy and coach going at it? 

What happened, no communication no talking, no working, just watching hoping someone makes a play one on one

Hell just saw all 5 guys avoid picking up the ball handler 

UB needs to play at their steady methodical pace, going quick when the lane is actually there 

Butler changed up their pace and it absolutely put ub in a blender 

The speed up got UB to get back into their playground offense 

5 minutes ago, trueblue32 said:

Yeah and that’s fine for today but it’s a definite trend now. As a younger coach I would’ve hoped that was something of Jay Wright’s that he’d abandon but I guess we’re stuck with it

I haven't paid enough attention to it but 100 percent agree it should be something he gets away from 

16 minutes ago, trueblue32 said:

Halcovage’s 2 foul auto-bench is so bad

Most games I would agree, but his replacements for the first time all year were playing well (Williamson and mcviegh) and getting them some confidence will go a long way 

The only let down was the last possession, need to get a basket there at the end

Gotta get a 3 to go down and this will be a game

Actually had a lead before the first TV timeout for a moment

The little things 

I'll keep watching, one of these games it's going to all come together

Turnovers will be kept in check

Poor shooting stretches won't happen

Easy baskets defensively will be defended 

Just now, clodney said:

And drinking heavily apparently.

Eggnog season, it's a good drink for any time of the day 

The wins will start coming, I think they have figured out a rotation that will work. Need Adams back so that a couple of the players that need more time to develop on the bench and in practice can do so without the pressure of the games 

First time all season in my opinion they actually made a couple runs, where they drove play and not because the other team was missing shots/making unnecessary mistakes

I'll make the prediction now, they beat western Kentucky next Saturday 

Also in regards to less students today - it's Santa con in buffalo today imagine many students participated in that today in downtown 

The past couple games give me hope they will win a few games coming up, I'm at least seeing the organization coming together

Also sabol had a poor game offensively (needs to get comfortable driving) but he has gotten a lot better at handling full court pressure and traps. Actually impressive the improvement 

Strangely starting to like this team, didn't think that was possible a week or two ago haha 

They gotta figure out some of the rotation issues, I think by now there are a couple guys that cannot be on the court at the same time together

Be very interested in seeing the points for & against for individual players if anyone knows where to find that 

Western Michigan currently down 46-14 at home against st. Thomas early second half

The depth of the team is hurting them

This is the team I expected, you see them competing, you see them communicating, talking pointing things out. You see the structure forming

They're down 9 and might not get any closer but this is a game I don't mind out of a very young team 

Looks like another player with the ability to shoot the ball well 

looks like we were his first offer

1 hour ago, DocCas86 said:

Just a public service announcement, Massey continues to have some questionable game scores, they have JMU 82 UB 74...an 8 point loss to potentially a top 50 team would be an accomplishment.

Early season predictions are always all over the place, unless it's the top teams