They are playing better this year. They were up almost 20 points on Murray and the SIU game was close the majority of the game. They kicked the crap out of Valpo and it wasn't as close as the final score.
You mean the one he was already halfway to the floor before the ball handler even touched him? Or the one where the guy had him beat on the baseline, so H just went down?One thing I haven't seen talked about yet is the drastic change in the last two games versus the previous 3. During the three-game win streak, the Birds went to the line 17, 34, and 27 times. In the last two games (one blow out loss and one game that should've been a blow out win) they went 13 and 6 times. As many have said, this offense so far becomes stagnant at times. A great way to counter that is by being the aggressor and force the issue. Get in the paint and get to the line. That is what propelled ISU during their win streak. The last two games, the guys have been hesitant to get paint touches and have been out physicialed. Get back to doing what works. Cut and drive to the basket, and kick out when it makes sense. Play off two feet. There were a handful of times where DB would drive to the bucket and kick out while in the air, which lead to TOs.
The Birds made some good plays last night and were the better team. ISU might be the only team in the country with a shot clock violation in every game. There was some luck mixed in there as well with some whistles going their way. Sissoko definitely flopped on one of his charges.
Glad to be going into the Xmas break with a W. Pedon said in the postgame that they'll let the guys go home for a few days and return for practice on Xmas night with a game on Dec 28. Always interesting to see how a new coach handles the holidays.
No. It was an ugly win. But that’s more appreciated than a pretty loss.
In my day we drank Old Milwaukee six packs were a dollarWe have Old Style and Malört - together they form the vaunted
Chicago Handshake
No Stroh’s, though…
Hersey H was totally awesome!
I think Chicago State tends to make any game look frantic/spastic. There really isn't a lot of game "flow" in their style.
Right; don't "baby" Liam. It's better to let him infect the entire starting lineup in advance of upcoming conference games.
Crumpets, strudel if for heathens
No you made it sound like he wasn't tough if he didn't go out hurt or sick and play. Which is BS and is how players get hurt long term. If he's hurt, he shouldn't play.
Firing a shot up too quick is never going to be an issue. Now, running the shot clock down to 1 second on the other hand....
So what you’re saying is . . . Minnesota sucks?
Gophers have a pretty nice set of freshmen, team started out okay, using the freshmen in the rotation, but last few games hasn't been going well. Battle, last year's leading scorer, missed a few games early and is still getting into form (he loves to toss up the trey's, whether he's hitting them or not). Dawson Garcia, transfer from UNC, and before that Marquette, has been so-so so far, altho the leading scorer. Losses to DePaul, but also Michigan, VA Tech, Mississippi St. and Purdue. So they've played some decent competition.
