I just watched their game with NMSU. I think UTEP is going to win this one. Liberty is very beatable with the right tools, and the Miners have them.
Miners 75
Flameouts 69
Miners 75
Flameouts 69
Liberty @ UTEP Game Thread, predictions encouraged
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Vegas has the Flames as victorious at 71-68. https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/liberty-at-utep-odds-tips-and-betting-trends/
Hopefully the miners prove them wrong.
Hopefully the miners prove them wrong.
Rebounding slight edge to Liberty but should be even. Liberty better at 3’s while UTEP is dismal but UTEP did jump to an early lead with made 3’s Thursday.
Golding needs to find consistency. On the radio, social media, vultures and idiots flying around in here and an empty DHC, UTEP fans have given up on Golding.
Being unable to win on the road and bad losses at home in year 3 sucks. Most are tired of this crap, especially with players now getting paid.
What, me worry about this game ... C'mon man, you know deep down in your heart the Miners win this game.
Miners 82 them 76..
Miners 82 them 76..
These are the keys in my opinion.
1. I don't think Liberty has seen anything like the orange buzz saw defense. Will it wear them down as the game goes on?
2. On average, the Flames are short so we can play a lot of small ball and we have plenty of fast guards to throw at them. Golding's rule about touching paint every possession will be an important thing to watch. BTW,the Flames play zone and man defense and they sometimes switch it up between possessions.
3. Liberty relies on the 3 and is 10th in NCAA in 3 pt production. The Miners are at the top in 3 pt defense. Advantage UTEP, but not by much.
However, in the Aggie game, the 3s for Liberty weren't falling like usual so they spent a lot of time driving to the basket with good success which is why Cleveland had 23 points.
4. Will our depth play a roll in wearing out the visitors?
5. The Flames like to sit on the 3pt line and quickly pass the ball around the arc until someone has a good look. If UTEP can disrupt that flow and get a few steals, we'll destroy their game plan.
6. Liberty is very good at taking care of the ball and the Miners are tops in the country at creating turnovers. That is the biggest tension that will need to be resolved tonight. It'll probably come down to which teams want the win more.
Common opponents:
LU lost at WKU by 2
to Jax at home by 10
at Jax by 11
at La Tech by 10
at NMSU by 6 in OT (last thursday)
LU beat FIU at home by 9
Sam at home by 11
Liberty's CUSA record is 2-5 and they are 1-5 on the road for the season.
The Miners are 3.5 dogs for this game.
1. I don't think Liberty has seen anything like the orange buzz saw defense. Will it wear them down as the game goes on?
2. On average, the Flames are short so we can play a lot of small ball and we have plenty of fast guards to throw at them. Golding's rule about touching paint every possession will be an important thing to watch. BTW,the Flames play zone and man defense and they sometimes switch it up between possessions.
3. Liberty relies on the 3 and is 10th in NCAA in 3 pt production. The Miners are at the top in 3 pt defense. Advantage UTEP, but not by much.
However, in the Aggie game, the 3s for Liberty weren't falling like usual so they spent a lot of time driving to the basket with good success which is why Cleveland had 23 points.
4. Will our depth play a roll in wearing out the visitors?
5. The Flames like to sit on the 3pt line and quickly pass the ball around the arc until someone has a good look. If UTEP can disrupt that flow and get a few steals, we'll destroy their game plan.
6. Liberty is very good at taking care of the ball and the Miners are tops in the country at creating turnovers. That is the biggest tension that will need to be resolved tonight. It'll probably come down to which teams want the win more.
Common opponents:
LU lost at WKU by 2
to Jax at home by 10
at Jax by 11
at La Tech by 10
at NMSU by 6 in OT (last thursday)
LU beat FIU at home by 9
Sam at home by 11
Liberty's CUSA record is 2-5 and they are 1-5 on the road for the season.
The Miners are 3.5 dogs for this game.
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Fili…you gonna go see Fili?
Liberty is very good at positioning for long rebounds off of missed 3s. UTEP needs to adjust to Liberty's rebounding spacing IMO.
Or we could just make more 3s. Imagine? We are still barely above 30%
I think they are trying to get offensive rebounds with that technique. UTEP needs match their rebounding positioning when Liberty puts up 3s.
But you are right. I hope the Miners can shoot as well as they did against Jax at least!
Game plan is obvious, we attack inside, they shoot 3s. Too bad we don't have a good inside scorer
Solomon is a turnover machine and defensive liability - can Golding not see this???
How many turnovers do we have already? I thought that our game plan was to force them, not give them up
Also giving up a bunch of open looks. Liberty just hasn't made many yet.
Liberty abused Kalu on the switch multiple times for open shots.
I hate the Goldings defense leads to mismatches where Kalu or Solomon are defending at the 3 pt line.
Defense has been pretty bad overall tonight.
Defense has been pretty bad overall tonight.
Cause he waits too long to make adjustments…refs don’t help tonight either… but how these two guards are out playing Powell and Hardy is beyond me🤦🏻♂️
Hard to watch this s———t. These guys are sleep walking through this game. Not play defense and we know how terrible they are offensively.
Classic Mondo who said what a "tremendous" half Metheny had, while misprouncing his name the entire half. 😀
