Jeseph

Ohio has been up and down but played some close games against good MAC teams (had a chance to beat BG and got Turner'd). We need to do a much better job against Preston and BVP this time around. Same old story - defend, defend, defend, rebound.

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57% opponent shooting isn’t going to get it done. Better lock down and lock down in a hurry.

Why not they pushed us around the first time?

Welp

lol why not read BG's own beloved board if you think the reactions here are harsh?

Their board speculated a lot about a breakup during his absence 🤷🏻‍♂️

Win 4 in a row by beating Kent St. at Kent St. and this season gets interesting again in a hurry. Go to their house and get shoved around again and many will lose interest again in a hurry. What'll it be? Kent has been suspect against strong defense scoring 54 twice (NIU/BSU) and getting drubbed 70-49 by a EMU team that's quickly getting hot with their zone defense. They also put up 87 at home against Ohio. Defend, defend, defend, rebound. If we bring physicality to those 4 components we can right this ship.

I'm cautiously optimistic but I still think that most if not all of my criticism holds true. This has been a much better stretch but I need to see how we close out the season before I'm going to join the "great job" side. As I posted, we're trending up and I like it!

In Mballa we trust.

The team needs to show up in a big way here. Huge opportunity to get back into the hunt for a bye and they need to make up for getting absolutely demolished on the road...

I get nervous every time I see an update in here lol

@admin would have to comment on that. I can assure you that nobody intentionally deleted posts.

Nothing in the Moderator Panel 😞 I was wondering the same...

Valentine's Day special - this is a MUST WIN against a pretty weak Toledo team. Gotta string together wins here if we have a chance to save the season.

Fagan dressed?

I wouldn't want to sit and think about losing 4 of the last 5 for a week but I'm honestly not sure if this team is worried about it.

So this year many have blamed our decline on youth/new lineup/lack of a leader. How, I ask, is that problem solved next year? We thought Jordan would step up and lead - he hasn't. We thought Graves could take over the team and be a true number one - he hasn't. Our transfers have played well in small spots. We have struggled against anything better than a bad defense. We turn the ball over a ton. We don't make FTs or practice good fundamentals on shot selection. Who fixes it, and how?

9pm ESPNU (Blackout promo) game against what is turning out to be a top-tier MAC team. Better show up for this one or crowds are going to be thin down the stretch. IDK what to say -- defend, don't turn the ball over, make free throws, care, try, beat a dead horse?

Lol @ thinking Lance wouldn't leave if MSU came calling (which they won't)...

I've heard great things about Skogman's shooting. I think Gallion will be a role-player throughout his time at UB but perhaps a offensive spark off the bench

We don't have a closer to physically make the shot. The real problem is we don't even seem to have somebody that WANTS to make the shot. CJ, Harris and Caruthers all wanted to win so bad that you could see it in their eyes. They locked in at the end of games (whether it be late in the half or in the final minutes). This team doesn't seem to have another gear. They just play. Mballa has been a bright spot but he absolutely waved at EMU's player on that go-ahead layup to end the game. A lot of this is on the players themselves but man do I feel like we have completely lost the mental edge which would probably be enough in the MAC this year. I'm at a loss with this team and worried about the future.

To rub some dirt on our wounds BG and Kent lost so we had a chance of holding contact (again) and didn't (again).

Everyone absolutely roasted Kevin when he created this thread and pointed out his displeasure in JW's job to-date (both with [strong] opinions and stats). Was it early? Yep. But is anybody ready to come in this thread and defend the job JW has done so far? Is anybody feeling confident with our direction?