Topic: Marshall MBB vs UNCW Game Thread (12/7 - 2:00PM)

[herdorbust2]

10 of 24 from the free throw line. Probably Charles Huff's fault.

What a horrendous free throw percentage for a D1 mid-major program? That is absolutely atrocious.

5-4 overall and 4-4 against D1 competition. Same as the usual path we have been on. Why expect anything to change?  I think my days of seeing ballers at Marshall is long over. After tonight at about 11PM, I would say that would be true of another sport.

We just don't beat good mid-majors any more. 2-4 in the conference tournaments the past four seasons. I don't see that percentage changing any time soon.

I guess it is time to go back to Dan's advice last year: "Be a Good Fan". Blame Huff.

I was just thing the same thing. I see a long long time before we ever see good basketball teams again. Probably the best rams we have had since the mid 80's was Herrions team with Donnie's players. We have been watching awful basketball the last few years.

[jdonaccbus]

I noticed several players  not squaring their feet before shooting. Basic fundamentals like free throws.

What fundamentals? Our pivoting is the worst. When we attempt to reverse the ball with the pass, we rarely pivot with the proper technique. It leads to little mustard on the pass. Some of our high screen rolls, the post man won't half the time open up his belly-button to the ball. I watch half the time they are turning into the defender instead of sealing the defender. Our past coach's philosophy, as he told me one time, was "why are you asking me about fundamentals? if they haven't learned the proper techniques by the time they get here, I am not going to be able to teach them".

I will complain until my face falls off about the lack of continuity of the offense as the first cut or first screen does not lead to an open look. We have no continuity. At one point today with 2 minutes left in the second half, we were 4 of 24 from three-point land. That combined with 41% FT shooting percentage leads you to falling behind in double-digits. We run no basic, quality actions out of the offense other than a high screen-and-roll which every team has. We never have a wing from foul-line extended read a defender and attempt to execute a back-cut. There is no cross-screening in the post to see if we can develop an opening or develop a mismatch on the block. It is rare to give a screen-away to make the help defense rotate properly.

[svherd]

Did anyone expect anything different from previous years?

[jdonaccbus]

Arkansas State goes on the road to upset #16 Memphis by a 85-72 margin. This program has really elevated since they changed coaches two years ago. This is their highest rank win in school history.

[herdorbust2]

Arkansas State goes on the road to upset #16 Memphis by a 85-72 margin. This program has really elevated since they changed coaches two years ago. This is their highest rank win in school history.

Some schools do their homework hiring coaches.