Game Day: Northern New Mexico College

[groundrounds]

I know....zzzzzzz.
But it'll be interesting if Golding trys out some new actions and we'll finally get to see Dos Anjos play more than 1 minute in an orange jersey. I hope the Eagles play a lot of zone against us so we can practice breaking it.

 

[unihorn]

Not sure what playing a team like this does for us.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

Not sure what playing a team like this does for us.

Steal money from STH
Pad win totals for coach and AD

Definitely not to help them compete against DePaul

 

[JCorona]

Steal money from STH
Pad win totals for coach and AD

Definitely not to help them compete against DePaul

What would you consider as competing against DePaul?

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

What would you consider as competing against DePaul?

I meant as to prepare for DePaul, not necessarily as “compete” and have a close loss.

I am not sure what to think of DePaul yet. They play at Loyola today and at St Johns on Wednesday. I do not think they’re “very good” though.

I think the Miners will lose, because it’s a Big East team on the road. It wouldn’t be shocking if they won though.

 

[PickMyAxe915]

Atleast we can see what Dos Anjos does.

 

[axingfools1]

What happened to Zachery? A walk on is getting playing time ahead of him. I can already see a few players that will likely be gone next year.

 

[axingfools1]

Half of our shots have been from 3. Nice to see that we are making them at a high clip, but probably not our best option going forward.

 

[groundrounds]

For some reason Zachery is in street clothes. I'm sure we'll hear why later.

 

[axingfools1]

At least we had some better shooting numbers today. Zachary and Frazier didn't play. Sibley had 4 blocks and Hamilton scored 11 pts in 7 minutes.

 

[miner1liner]

Seeing his brother play today prompted me to see how Jorell is doing with Portland. He's averaging over 16ppg shooting 39% from the field and 91% freebees.

 

[wj34]

For some reason Zachery is in street clothes. I'm sure we'll hear why later.

Sounds like an injury

 

[picks up]

One thing we did see from this game is that Dos Anjos returned. Hard to say how this would translate into real games but it seems like he will be a solid piece.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

UTEP claiming almost 3,500 in attendance for this game. Sure!

 

[FeralFelidae]

Well, I'm glad to see that the Miners are at least capable of shooting 44% from 3 against somebody. They need to at least be able to hit some number of open threes to keep defenses honest.

 

[miner1liner]

I said this before, but an early feeling is that Dos Anjos and Solomon are each other's shadow. As the season progresses,I may change my mind, but they look interchangeable.
Looking forward to the first time we have a complete team on the floor. Due to injuries or other situations we have not yet had the full roster available. Tonight we finally had Dos Anjos, but no Frazier or Zachary.

 

[axingfools1]

I said this before, but an early feeling is that Dos Anjos and Solomon are each other's shadow. As the season progresses,I may change my mind, but they look interchangeable.
Looking forward to the first time we have a complete team on the floor. Due to injuries or other situations we have not yet had the full roster available. Tonight we finally had Dos Anjos, but no Frazier or Zachary.

Not sold on Solomon yet. He's a pretty good rebounder, but only averaging 7/5 a game so far. He's a poor free throw shooter, doesn't shoot 3s, hardly blocks any shots and is barely .500 at the line. He also leads the team in turnovers. After the bad loss at NMSU he posted something like "F@#$ the critics"? Not something you want to hear from an average player in a team sport. I'm hoping Dos Anjos can bring much more.

So far moving Sibley to the 3 has been a mistake. He is much more suited to play the 4. He can spread the floor, rebound and block shots. Personally I'd like to see Sibley together with Frazier. Golding really needs to figure out that 3/4 position.

 

[Lil_Train]

Not sold on Solomon yet. He's a pretty good rebounder, but only averaging 7/5 a game so far. He's a poor free throw shooter, doesn't shoot 3s, hardly blocks any shots and is barely .500 at the line. He also leads the team in turnovers. After the bad loss at NMSU he posted something like "F@#$ the critics"? Not something you want to hear from an average player in a team sport. I'm hoping Dos Anjos can bring much more.

So far moving Sibley to the 3 has been a mistake. He is much more suited to play the 4. He can spread the floor, rebound and block shots. Personally I'd like to see Sibley together with Frazier. Golding really needs to figure out that 3/4 position.

Agree on Solomon. My biggest issue with him has been the consistent problem with unforced turnovers. Just trying to do too much at times and not playing smart offensively. On the other hand, his defense has been pretty solid, and he has shown the versatility to defend multiple spots, including guards.

I see dos Anjos as the inverse of Solomon. Much better offensively, including the ability to hit the 3. However, his defense is not nearly as good, including his rebounding. So, we will see if Golding is able to maximize each guy's strengths. Obviously, having a guy who can make an outside shot would be big for this team.

On Sibley, I agree as well with the move to the 3. It is a tough transition for almost any player. A good example is a guy like Anthony Tarke, who also made the move and struggled. Tarke also had more natural abilities at the 3 as well. I get the desire to make the switch in terms of playing at the next level, but it is not easy.