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skrabukes

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  1. If the players stay for 4 years, they'll be in the minority of most players in the ncaa of recent history. Most players are at 2-3 by the time their time is up. I would love to know the statistic in D1 basketball of those players who exhausted their eligibility this season. What % were at only 1 school, versus 2, 3+? I'd wager that the "1 school" is less than 20% and "3+" is equal or more than the "1". If that is the case, it's an utter joke of a system.
  2. Great season. Kent just got hot in the 2nd half. They've been a tough match up for us all season. Great to see the progress the team made from game 1 til the end. That's on the coach/staff, kudos to them. I wish 2 teams did that, but we all saw what we saw. Fingers crossed for next year, since it starts now. Hopefully this womens roster will remain here and add a few pieces. Replacing #1 is a tall task, she was incredible, a leader in every sense. The men need someone like that. Without a leader, it's just spinning wheels.
  3. In watching the highlight video, it's funny looking at the gyms. They'd never fly in NYS with the wall so close to the baseline without padded walls. Every AD would be crying when the lawsuits rolled in when little Bobby got hurt against the hard wall. Interesting to watch. We'll see how he translates over here. None of the (very brief) highlights that I saw looked like a gauntlet of opposition, but he has a nice frame and moves pretty smooth. Reminds me more of a young X. It took X a few years to come into his own, so we'll see if he is similar or a unicorn.
  4. If they go .500 overall and .500 in the mac, gh3 should be coach of the year. Good luck with that. I'd love for someone to set betting lines on that one. I'm not a better, but I can imagine what those odds would have to be.
  5. I noticed the same before the game, although after the game they shook and were amicable (unlike last year).
  6. They do have a coach that's been to the Elite 8, so that doesn't hurt, even with as bad as they've been.
  7. Could you imagine this team this year without Sy? Gh3 lucks into a stud and wastes his last year.
  8. Full house here. Lots of noise also. Gonna be a long night.
  9. Up 19 Up 4 less than a minute left Idbihi from the corner with Battle not touching the ball to end regulation Leon freaking Williams Heatbreak
  10. When the freshman all are here 3 years from now, I'll change my tune. Based on the past 4-5 years, where practically no one stays more than a year or two beyond their freshman year, I'll remain steadfast in my current thoughts on where we stand. No one forced this staff to not get experienced players, or even an experienced assistant coach. Last year's staff got experienced players along with a raw youngster in Jack. Instead we have what we have now, and that is a completely lost season, combined with a now last place status in the MAC, which is something that won't be seen as a positive on the recruiting trail.
  11. DePaul plays in the big east against 9 teams ranked in the top 70 (one team ranked 200, and them). Ub plays in the mac with 0 teams in the top 100 and 8 teams ranked 200+. Not quite apples to apples comparison.
  12. If that was the drawn up play to put everyone asleep and think the pass was overthrown, it's genius. If not, lucky day for them!
  13. Who's fault is it that there is no talent here? The main talent (and scoring 52% of the points on the season) that is on this current team was left from the previous regime. Why does this staff get a complete pass about not bringing in any players if this team is so "talent-less"? Last year's team lost pretty much all of their scoring coming into the season, yet somehow brought in enough "talent" to be a .500 team and make it to the MAC tournament (including leaving behind their most talented piece that didn't even get to play last year). The "the coach got started late" doesn't work, sorry. This isn't 2000 where you only can bring in freshmen and then have to develop them over the course of years. They didn't bring in a guy like Armoni - veteran PG to help the new guys, or a guy like Zid, who at least made games enjoyable to watch, as frustrating as he was a times to watch, or Adams, or Jo, or a major talent like Sy who had to sit out. There's no reason for UB to ever have 2 MAC wins and 3 wins overall at this point in the season, NIL, no NIL, whatever. Again, this roster is far more "talented" than those 2/3 wins anyhow, but this whole talk is ridiculous at this point. The MAC is far leaner than year's past, only 4 teams in the top 200 in the NCAA and 3 teams 300+! The pre-season schedule didn't have a ton of the "big name" opponents as they have in year's past. Yet somehow we're relegated to "this team has improved", versus having wins. There's many more multiples of double digit losses than wins, including the time of the somehow recently "improved" team. While I still go to the games and always support the teams and programs, I just can't understand how anyone can possibly see silver linings based upon what they've seen over the last several months of this team, and then possibly think that it's going to get drastically better once their (by far) best player is gone next year. At least when the Sabres suck, they at least pour on wins once their out of it (like they have been recently), and give people something to cheer over. We're still sitting on 3 wins (sorry, a 28 turnover "win" versus Roberts Wesleyan is not counted in my eyes) with only 2 games left to play. Maybe we can pull off a win on senior night and at least have something to smile about on Friday (versus the crowd leaving the games with their collective heads hanging like they have had to do most night's this year).
  14. The guy that took the half court shot was oh so close yesterday. Just like the result of the game. In year's past, people would slam the staff when they lost, and they were winning half or more of their games. Now it's "oh great improvement" and "we played them close". 2 wins in league, 3 overall. It's rough to see, and shouldn't be this way.
  15. While I don't completely disagree with the statement, the "improvement " isn't much, and reasonably every team "should" improve over the course of a season, in theory. Yes, Sabol is serviceable and even solid at times now as a spot up shooter (improvement) and Z isn't completely out of place on the floor now (improvement), but that's picking at straws in the overall scheme. Again, every team should be improving over a season, so even if this one has done so even marginally, other teams have as well.
  16. I don't need graphs when a team has 28 turnovers against a .500 Robert's Wesleyan team, or has lost by double digits 11 times (versus 5 wins/single digit losses) since Jan 1. If that's "improvement", it's a scary thought.
  17. I honestly have no answer to this. As bad as our record is, I still say this roster is better than a 2 win and 3 win overall team. The problem starts there. That being said, the roster talent isn't going to be improved next year once Sy, Adams and Jo are gone, so hold on to your hats, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
  18. Who that is retained vs leaving brings you hope into next year? Sy is done, Jo is surely leaving along with Adams. Sabol, Bolden, fulcher, McVeigh, Z, Wilson, graham + ??? gives off optimistic vibes? The "???" better be 2+ studs and 3+ strong role players because none of those potential returning guys are Alphas next year, and several aren't even strong enough to warrant time on a contending squad, sadly. Fingers crossed for better days ahead.
  19. Idbihi buried the 2 FTs cold as ice. It was just the most memorable game ever. "Buzz em again" and "no goddam socks". I'll never forget those quotes.
  20. Whether the track is there or not, no one is going to sit outside on a work night, on a 30 degree day in rain/snow/wind, for a game that pits 2 teams with 5 wins each, in the MAC. If it was UB vs Bama, people would show. UB vs Kent, not happening beyond those that are die hard supporters or the halftime kids and their family. I've watched games in that stadium for 25 years and I've never felt, "boy, this view sucks". I've thought, "wow, I can't see the replay on that screen", "damn, it's windy out here", and recently "wow, I don't get that coaching decision". Nor do I have the millions of dollars to remove the track, which supports 6 of the 16 teams that is required for MAC membership.
  21. I just keep reading through this and previous posts and it's all just maddening. We want millions for NIL, want the track removed, new amenities, everything. We need that track gone so that the 500 people in attendance on a Tuesday night can enjoy the game more I guess. I really enjoyed when I could just watch the games, players, coaches and enjoy the sport and game being played in front of me. Now it seems that it's about the $$, for players, coaches, staff, along with all of the frills that they have now. When I went to UB, I was more than happy with just going to school, getting to compete as an athlete, and getting a few tiny little perks for having done so. Now, UB recruits people that no one else wants, and once they develop, they leave for $$. If they don't play, they leave because the coach had it in for them. It's all nonsense and frankly not nearly an enjoyable experience as an alumnus/fan as compared to as recently as 5 years ago. Listening to the non-stop griping from a handful of people on here, those on Twitter/X, but few, if any, doing anything to improve the situation. When Reggie was making $150k, it was too much $$ for some, now our coaches make 400-700k and it's still not enough, and the players don't make enough, and the ADs don't make enough. I enjoyed UB athletics as amateur/college sports, now it's just a joke, and reading all this is even more of one. As bad as this basketball season has been, it's still been nice to see those who I've sat with at games for 10+ years (as we whine from our seats about how ugly what we're watching is). Sadly, those numbers alongside me have dwindled as the season has gone on, and I'm quite confident they will continue to do so moving forward. Priority #1 for me always has been the game, being entertained, following growth of players over the seasons and being connected to the school, players and coaches. Very little of that seems to be in place anymore, sadly.
  22. Z was impressive. Good for him Sy is a stud, plain and simple. Outside of the first 10 min of the game, this was a very entertaining game. A win is a win, no matter who it's against. They're especially nice at this time when they've been few and far between. Some flashes of good passing, which I hadn't seen much of. Still sloppy at times, but as I said at the early part of the season...there is talent there. This isn't a 3 win team. Certainly not a top tier team by any stretch of the imagination, but this roster is plenty good enough to have a 10 win season. They surely won't, but they should've been.
  23. Let's see, #1 option is gone, let's run #2 option out of town and a top rebounder is gone too. Who's the option now for next year? The spot shooter? The 4th year big man who has averaged like 1ppg over 3 years? Sounds like a great plan running talented players off. Good thing we've been able to enjoy all of this winning this year, since next year will be a "rebuilding year".
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