Northern New Mexico
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Just turned it on. I'll watch, but probably won't post too much unless the Miners piss me off
One note: so far Bynum has lowered his 3 point shooting percentage by going 0-3
One note: so far Bynum has lowered his 3 point shooting percentage by going 0-3
Hebb makes a 3, gets a slam. He must wish we played Northern NM every game
I have it on the iPad, but Iām watching the Mormons kicking Coach Clownās ass right now. A rare time I root for BYU. š¤”
Our defensive rebounding has sucked this 2nd half - against freakin' Northern NM!
To beat a dead horse into glue - we are an absolutely horrible rebounding team. It will cost us games in conference
La Tech is very athletic. NNM is sloppy but getting good penetration. La Tech will make those in paint points easy.
For sure, and hopefully that doesn't start next week. š¬
Big Ham's first ever steal when hedging. Won't make up for the number of layups he's given up to opposing bigs over the last 3 years while hedging
Totally agree but sometimes he can be a spark. Still waiting on his "A" game to break out.
I'm just hoping he works himself into shape by the time the CUSA tournament comes around. Just like last year. š
I blame most of the layups that Ham has given up while hedging on Golding. He has no business being so far away from the basket
We win this one (yawn) but played really sloppy in the 2nd half. We need to play much better in conference
Is there a UTEP win you ever make positive comments about ? Never in my life have I encountered someone with the level of negativity you possess. Every single win we have you come on here and trash the team
He is absolutely correct. When you lose the rebound battle against NNMC, you should have reason for concern. The Miners have not shown any improvement in that area and we will lose conference games for this reason alone.
I've told you before, I thought the UCSB win was a solid road win, and I thought that they played really well against Seattle. Here is exactly what I said about that game:
I don't, however, praise a team for beating an NAIA team, and if there is a glaring deficiency I'm going to point it out. There is no way that we should give up 14 offensive boards and be out rebounded by an NAIA team. That's pathetic. And our defensive rebounding has been an issue all season.
If we beat LA Tech I will be very happy and give credit where it's due. I will bring up what they did well, but will also talk about glaring deficiencies if I see any. I don't think that being a good fan means praising every little thing that they do.
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Yeah but unfortunately this team will NEVER rebound well given the way they play defense. It doesn't matter when you win by 20, but like you said if will cost us a few games against better teams in conference or down the road.
I agree. Golding's teams at ACU weren't great at rebounding either, for additional reference. Alot of that is due to the scheme, but also the personnel. It is tough when you play one "big", and four guard/forwards alot of the time.
I will add that issues with rebounding have already cost the team in terms of losses. All you have to do is look at the box scores against Louisville, SJSU, and Utah Valley. With the exception of Utah Valley, where the team essentially quit (and got killed on the boards), the other two games could have been wins had the team rebounded only slightly better. Golding has acknowledged that this is a big weakness, and that is a major area of focus going against La Tech.
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Maniac, while you ARE spot on, a couple other things to consider. How many of their offensive rebounds were when we cleared the bench? How often do 4 guys sprint to the other end when a shot goes up?
Honestly, I HATE the fact we can't seem to keep 2 big guys in there to grab a few damn rebounds, but I "think" it's kind of offset by being one of the best in the country in steals.
Still, get a damn rebound!
Honestly, I HATE the fact we can't seem to keep 2 big guys in there to grab a few damn rebounds, but I "think" it's kind of offset by being one of the best in the country in steals.
Still, get a damn rebound!
Big time 19 point win over a school that lost to Northern Colorado by 42 and NMSU by 37. I hope the top 25 voters took notice of this epic win!
Better than the opposite which we know all too well
I remember around 7 years ago seeing home losses to Norfolk St and Northwestern Louisiana
