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1 hour ago, ubbulls98 said:

You're dating yourself there.  Was he with Reggie?

Bobby Hurley or Nate oats 

4 minutes ago, eyjee said:

Ha I was going to come in here and say the opposite. I love that we actually held for last shot for once, and even went one-and-one at the end there (intentionally or not, who knows). 

Fulcher's willingness and ability to drive to the basket is one of the bright spots of this season for sure, but I thought it was a good move from GH3 to get rid of the timeout and draw up a play for Sabol.

Still wanted them to take the last shot (I think that's why the time out came)

Just would have liked to play against a defense that wasn't set especially with a team that struggles to create offense organically 

Like a lead

I understand why coach called a time out there (and generally think it was smart given how the season has gone) but fulcher has been cooking and wanted to see him take it with NIU on their heels 

Liking Wilson a bit recently 

starting to play with a little more confidence, doesn't look as lost 

Checked the score ...... getting scary 

Wtf is going on, only checked the score 

10 minutes ago, MuchMany said:

To be fair, he has shot 38% on the second most attempts on their team.

I'd be surprised if they don't switch things up in the second half 

5 minutes ago, RapidsFan said:

Their choice to keep Spurgin on the perimeter looking for 3's when he could easily just stand by the basket and lay it in every position is baffling

Yeah I have no idea why they haven't started to do that, it would be automatic 

I actually watched some of Arkansas at this past weekend because I saw his team moving up in the rankings and was curious

What I found was his teams looked a lot like what we watched the last couple years here at UB. The individual talent is there, but disorganized and chaotic 

1 hour ago, Chet said:

I recall an interview after Oats was hired where Oats talked about Danny White telling him he needed a veteran coach like JW. Does anyone remember that? Danny White was tremendous and ADMA, well, I’m not going to continue to hit a man when he is down. 

I believe it was said that he needed a vet, an NBA player and the third seat could be whoever he wanted 

Is he a 24 or a 25 

Think I've seen both 

Lol sy Chatman getting silly 

49 minutes ago, Chet said:

McVeigh just stands at the elbow or corner on consecutive possessions. Doesn’t move…..he can’t shoot and he gets a pass at the elbow and proceeds to immediately turn it over. 

They have a bunch of players like this

Some times I think it's just a lack of confidence

Sometimes I think it's poor communication with what the coaching staff wants from the players

But it too many times leads to a forced bad shot attempt

If you're open, take it. If it's not open move the ball. It's actually surprisingly simple 

Periodic boldin and sabol score tracker

Sabol: 3

Boldin: 3

Would like to see sabol and boldin both go for 20+ this game

It could happen right 

8 minutes ago, DocCas86 said:

Unfortunately this was spot on.

What's sad is they brought him back quicker than normal and the minute or two he was sitting was too much

The Chatman 4th foul might be game, I think I'd let him play it out 

Not sure it will be a game by the time you would normally bring him back 

2 minutes ago, DaBulls99 said:

One small positive - Fulcher seems to be playing better. Not trying to do too much, not turning it over as much, he’s excellent off the bounce when driving. 

Him coming off the bench to start games seems to really work for him

Been looking the part of a Mac guard since conference play, now we just need at least one more true pg 

Team should start a rotation of playing/resting Adams and Chatman always at the same time

Need to start seeing what you got with the guys expected to return 

(Not advocating for less minutes for either, just think the coach should start maneuvering to see more of what will be left next season)

Let's get a second Mac win!

(Currently watching Curtis Jones knock down threes for Iowa st against Kansas) 

1 hour ago, MuchMany said:

Resources plus hard work is a highly effective combination from my experience. They're not always mutually exclusive.

How is #8 Kenpom Alabama not ranked atm? 

6 losses will do that to you (granted all against good opponents but no wins against top opponents either until last night) 

18 minutes ago, skrabukes said:

"Kinda crazy"? Is having a competent coach "crazy"? This team would be a million miles better under the old regime. Sorry, he wasn't Nate and never was going to be, but he was a solid coach. Now look at what we have.

Why don't we give him 5 more years while we're at it? I mean, this year we can't count because "these aren't his guys" or "he lost an entire team". Next year's excuse will be "these guys are young and growing into the system". The following year will be "we need more money and support". By then, maybe we'll have 10 total wins under this regime, but I'd wager against it, unless they schedule 15 games with Roberts Wesleyan. 

This is so sad to watch the absolute disaster that this has become. Watching long time fans and supporters walking out with 10 minutes to go last night, shaking their heads, one after another. You could've heard a pin drop pretty much the entire 2nd half. The only time there is noise is when a t-shirt is being tossed into the crowd. I made it to 0:00, but my head was in my hands. As I walked past the Ball State fans (all 20 of them who made the trip) I overhears one of them say "we were louder than all of their fans" to which I casually replied "you see the product we have, right?". One season ticket holder, Courtside, even mentioned casually that he's likely not renewing next year. This is not good whatsoever, with absolutely zero light at the end if the tunnel, only deeper darkness.

I mean I stand by kinda crazy

One player being injured last season likely cost whitesell his job...which is kinda crazy that one player likely swings a large decision that much

Never said that had we kept whitesell we would be better currently.....I mean that's pretty obvious 

1 hour ago, trueblue32 said:

Important to note that the program rankings don't update until after the season. There's a decent shot we drop below at least Miami after this season. IUPUI was the biggest faller last season (among non-recent transitioners), dropping 23 spots after finishing ranked 360.

These are all made up numbers so who cares I guess, but they help quantify what a disaster Halcovage has been. Somehow it feels like this board was more pessimistic when Whitesell was here than when Halcovage is actively running this program into the ground. I guess all but the most optimistic have just stopped caring, and I counted myself in the more optimistic group during the Whitesell years.

I think the optimistic ones that remain because realistically you need to give Coach GH3 another season 

The guy lost an entire team and needed to start from scratch, should it be as bad as what we are witnessing probably not but fans do need to at least have some patience

Side note if Chatman had played last season whitesell is likely still coaching, which is kinda crazy to think about

Wish we knew why the last scholarship wasn't used

Also what happened to Kanye Jones and is that Diovion Famakinde still on the roster? Don't believe I've seen either on the bench 

72-39 run by ball st