Tee4three Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 The game prediction on Bartorvik has.............UB winning!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB92 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Sometimes coaching careers at a school are short, so even though this is only the 12th D1 opponent for this coach, a lot points to this being an important game for him. The oddsmakers have UB favored by 3.5. The team is coming off an interesting loss in Richmond where they had both Adams and Graham...with a late surge making the margin of defeat smaller than the game flow would indicate (UB scored six points in a ten minute span in that second half). Graham only showed up on the boards, grabbing 6 rebounds but going 0-7 from the field in 21 minutes. Surprisingly (and encouragingly), the Bulls only had six turnovers the entire game. If UB is ever going to put together a complete game this season, here is their best opportunity so far (and, perhaps, for the rest of the year). Who knows what this is going to look like tonight. Niagara isn't a good team, but have been in some games. Anything is possible here...UB could win by 19 or lose by 19...and anything in between. Let's hope for the former!! Go Bulls. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 20 minutes ago, UB92 said: Sometimes coaching careers at a school are short, so even though this is only the 12th D1 opponent for this coach, a lot points to this being an important game for him. The oddsmakers have UB favored by 3.5. The team is coming off an interesting loss in Richmond where they had both Adams and Graham...with a late surge making the margin of defeat smaller than the game flow would indicate (UB scored six points in a ten minute span in that second half). Graham only showed up on the boards, grabbing 6 rebounds but going 0-7 from the field in 21 minutes. Surprisingly (and encouragingly), the Bulls only had six turnovers the entire game. If UB is ever going to put together a complete game this season, here is their best opportunity so far (and, perhaps, for the rest of the year). Who knows what this is going to look like tonight. Niagara isn't a good team, but have been in some games. Anything is possible here...UB could win by 19 or lose by 19...and anything in between. Let's hope for the former!! Go Bulls. I always think that it is more important to look at a span of games, but this game does seem more important than most. A one to two possession win bolsters case that the team has improved slightly from early November, but still needs more improvement. It would be nice if they can win a bit more comfortably, as this will likely mean they have had a better shooting night along with the improved ball handling and defense of recent games. As for a loss, I personally don't want to dwell on that possibility 🙂. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire17 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 I think UB is going to romp. UB 85 Niagara 72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire17 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Get Fulcher out of there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Big crowd. Niagara is awful. We should win by 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire17 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Get Fulcher out of there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidsFan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) . Edited February 18 by RapidsFan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire17 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Let the blowout proceed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyjee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Why hasn't Jo Smith seen the floor yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidsFan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) . Edited February 18 by RapidsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 hour ago, skrabukes said: Big crowd. Niagara is awful. We should win by 30 For a few minutes, I forgot that we were 350th ranked. My bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidsFan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) . Edited February 18 by RapidsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasketBull Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Don’t know that I’ve ever watched a D1 team this bad week after week. On the same level as the teams Chicago State fielded for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbullsfan09 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 This team might genuinely win only that 1 Roberts Wesleyan game. Absolutely embarrassing low for this once proud program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapidsFan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) . Edited February 18 by RapidsFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) Preface by saying this is purely a hypothetical at this point: if this team goes winless*, do they fire GH3 after 1 season? How can you not? * I'm not counting a win over D-2 Roberts Wesleyan Edited December 30, 2023 by UBlearns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbullsfan09 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, RapidsFan said: Starts with coaching Halcovage is just occupying space on the sidelines Paulus is commanding his troops One hundred percent agree. I feel that if Halcovage was even a half-decent coach, he would’ve been able to recruit a team that is capable of winning just one D1 game and even if the talent isn’t there able to coach a team to 1 D1 win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lederh94 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 People need to start getting fired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasketBull Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 1 minute ago, UBlearns said: Preface by saying this is purely a hypothetical at this point: if this team goes winless*, do they fire GH3 after 1 season? How can you not? * I'm not counting a win over D-2 Roberts Wesleyan Not a chance. No way this university will pay 3 head coaches concurrently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, BasketBull said: Not a chance. No way this university will pay 3 head coaches concurrently Honestly, this was my thought - money will be the deciding factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigo230 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I’ve held off on commenting about men’s hoops because i feel the new coach needed a fair chance to get this club to jell or whatever. But losing to a lousy Niagara team at home, even after being up by 10 at the half?!? nah, this has to change. Either this coach is terrible or they recruited terrible players…which is still on the coach. The AD needs to answer to this too. UB men’s basketball was the one shining star of athletics and they are literally worst in the country at their level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasketBull Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 It’s time to accept if you haven’t already that this team may be the absolute worst in D1 basketball. Recruiting seems non-existent. Not sure what Halcovage is doing right, if he’s doing anything at all. We absolutely need to address Alnutt before we even consider looking at the current MBB coaching staff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrabukes Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, RapidsFan said: Starts with coaching Halcovage is just occupying space on the sidelines Paulus is commanding his troops Most accurate post of 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubbulls84 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, UBlearns said: Honestly, this was my thought - money will be the deciding factor. I wouldn’t fire him this year. But if they don’t put a competitive product on the court next year than he has to be on hot seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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