MuchMany Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Zid is kind of a more offensive, less defensive Davonta Jordan. Probably a little less of an athlete, but his hands are always causing chaos and he can finish with authority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I have been hard on Armoni, but he looks fantastic tonight and has been trending up. That's a major development if he can keep it going. The best versions of Foster, Powell, and Jones make for a high-end MAC backcourt. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big 4 Hoops Blogger Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Incredible performance tonight! Curtis Jones and Armoni Foster were fantastic. This was a pivotal game to see how UB stacked up against the 2nd tier of the MAC. They now have wins over Ball State and Ohio which is encouraging heading into Kent State later this week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Credit where it’s due. Jim had the boys prepared and they executed in every facet. Such a roller coaster this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 It’s crazy how rollercoaster we are. Funny thing is this is what we all kinda of expected. Ups and downs. But lots of promise. Obviously we won’t play like this all the time. But the truth lies in the middle. Somewhere between tonight and Toledo. Keep building and trending up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clodney Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I had this pegged as a loss but like the bgsu game they exploded and shot through the roof. This was all started with defense in those first few minutes. It’s be nice if they could focus on that area and do this a little more consistently. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 The best part of this is when BSU pulled within 9, the guys kept their heads and rebuilt the lead. It took the wind out of their sails. Also credit the refs for keeping consistent throughout the game and not changing the rules for the 2nd. Fantastic win. Get that monkey off road wins off their back, that should build for the future. Go Bulls!!🤘🏻🤘🏻 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuchMany Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 26-point drubbing of a solid Ball State squad as 5-point road dogs. Some of our buddies must be watching the Sabres game tonight. I went double screen - but alas, they're dominating too. Curtis is a great shooter and I'm glad he has the green light even when he misses a couple. Armoni trending up. Adams finding his stroke while still forcing things a bit, but that might just be him. Zid kind of the same, but I'm happy to let him stir the drink as I think there's more positive than negative. Jack struggled against Sparks, not surprising. Kidtrell has to figure out his offensive skill moves, that pivot thing isn't working. The staff deserves a lot of credit for conjuring up this roster from a near empty cupboard. Curtis was a strong rising soph, but otherwise it was an entire roster of question marks and empty chairs. Whether any of us likes it or not, modern college basketball requires agile roster building and for a coach derided by many as having lost it (or never having it in the first place), JW and the guys pulled in some real players. Certainly not a perfect team, but they play fast and hard and I'm very happy to be able to root for this group. Games like this give me confidence we will be a very tough out in Cleveland. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Team shot tremendous but 15 turnovers and 14 assists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 One thing that will always burn me is rushing to shoot or penetrate when up ~10-14 points when you still have 20 seconds on the shot clock. Nitpicking though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird96 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Ball had 6 turnovers in the first 5 minutes and finished with just 11 for the game, and still managed to lose by 26. If the Bulls could figure out how to bottle this type of performance they could be dangerous 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rma Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 48 minutes ago, Big 4 Hoops Blogger said: They now have wins over Ball State and Ohio which is encouraging heading into Kent State later this week. I don't know if Kent State playing poorly against NIU tonight is encouraging for us or not, but it is a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Who wins the BG, CMU, UB tiebreaker? Head scratcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBulls99 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: Who wins the BG, CMU, UB tiebreaker? Head scratcher Think it comes down to wins against the top of the conference…if my memory serves Edited January 25, 2023 by DaBulls99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB92 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Now that’s a game flow we can all get behind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: Who wins the BG, CMU, UB tiebreaker? Head scratcher UB is currently tied with Ball State and BG. I would think UB gets the tiebreak at 2-0 versus them. Long way to go in the season to worry about tiebreakers right now. Still over 50% of the league season to play. One game at a time. If they can split the next 2 (or better), it'd be pretty solid, considering it's the top 2 squads in the league at the moment. This team has shown they can play great and can stink it up. Hopefully it's the first part more often than the second moving forward, like tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: Who wins the BG, CMU, UB tiebreaker? Head scratcher In the standings currently we are at the top of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, UBinMD said: In the standings currently we are at the top of that. Well, now NIU is in that same group with us. Still should be at the top of it. 3-0 versus those teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Apparently "tiebreaker" wasn't the best language. UB loses to CMU. UB thrashes BG. BG crushes CMU. Still scratching my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrique14150 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Work in progress! It's a whole new team this year and "consistency" isn't something you can count on yet. Some nights it's all going to click, and this was one of them. You're not going to shoot 60% every night (and 50% from three) but it's hard to lose when you do, no matter who you're playing. Leave the expectations behind and just see how this group grows as it goes. I'm really impressed by how, when Ball State got closer, this team kept at it and didn't lose control. As good as Toledo/Ball State/Kent are, and we assume they're the top three teams for sure, maybe there's a lot of parity on any given night in the MAC right now. I don't get how some people can't manage to have fun watching this group, because they're obviously having a good time out there and have progressed a ton since early November. It took years but Hardnett has put it together; Curtis always has a smile; Jack is getting tougher every game; Powell always looks like he's ready to run over 5 people in order to win. Edited January 25, 2023 by enrique14150 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 How about this stat for Armoni Foster, he is really starting to find his way. This was published by Josh Whetzel: "Armoni is first Bull in at least ten years to be perfect from the floor with at least eight shot attempts. He’s first in country this season to go at least 8 for 8 from field while also dishing out at least seven assists." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrique14150 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Armoni Foster has been a really interesting case. Here's a guy who was one of the best at the D2 level, but how does that translate where most of the players are bigger, faster, better? It says something about his character that he was looking to take on a challenge like this as a grad senior - what am I capable of? Can I raise my game? What worked at the D2 level that he had to get better at to play at this one? He's quick off the dribble to the net - not 'Wes Clark' quick (few if any at this level are), but he'll exploit a lane if it's there. Tougher underneath the basket than he looks. As this season has gone on, and maybe because he knows where people are and how they move with more games together, he sees and tries some interesting passes. (The win over Ohio, he assisted both UB baskets at the end) There are some hungry players in this group. You could write another thing like this about "what drives Zid?" I don't get the vibe from watching them that there's anyone playing like they've already "made it". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yussi1870 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 hours ago, UBinMD said: How about this stat for Armoni Foster, he is really starting to find his way. This was published by Josh Whetzel: "Armoni is first Bull in at least ten years to be perfect from the floor with at least eight shot attempts. He’s first in country this season to go at least 8 for 8 from field while also dishing out at least seven assists." Always curious how they get these stats. First he filtered to all players with at least 7 assists. Then he filtered those to all players who have hit 100% in a game. Then he sorted that by numbers of shots taken and Armoni is on top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBinMD Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 16 minutes ago, yussi1870 said: Always curious how they get these stats. First he filtered to all players with at least 7 assists. Then he filtered those to all players who have hit 100% in a game. Then he sorted that by numbers of shots taken and Armoni is on top? Databases are a beautiful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue32 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, yussi1870 said: Always curious how they get these stats. First he filtered to all players with at least 7 assists. Then he filtered those to all players who have hit 100% in a game. Then he sorted that by numbers of shots taken and Armoni is on top? Presumably Sports Reference's Play Index. Super helpful for coming up with random stats. Here's the query that gets you that: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=game&year_min=2023&year_max=2023&game_type=A&is_range=N&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_c=Y&c1stat=ast&c1comp=gt&c1val=7&c2stat=fg_pct&c2comp=gt&c2val=100&c3stat=fga&c3comp=gt&c3val=8&c4comp=gt&order_by=fga Only 8 guys have done it nationally going back to the '10-'11 season: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=game&game_type=A&is_range=N&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_c=Y&c1stat=ast&c1comp=gt&c1val=7&c2stat=fg_pct&c2comp=gt&c2val=100&c3stat=fga&c3comp=gt&c3val=8&c4comp=gt&order_by=fga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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