I admit, I didn't think UTEP would win in the Pit without Bienemy. Kennedy played smart basketball which was nice to see. We held the lead in the second half despite some Lobo's runs that got them within single digits. All in all good road win against a team that is better than half the teams in conference usa.
Pleasantly Surprised with the win!
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UNM caught the Boum mouthy virus which helped swing back to UTEP. Not sure if UTEP would have lasted their come back.
Don't know about you but more than "Pleasantly Surprised" any time you win on the road, and in the PIT is special. Even more so when it is us, in the last 5 years how many road wins do we have? We have 2 this year already. Going to have to reevaluate my opinion of Kennedy he was a monster today.
If we can learn to guard that back door cut, our defense will be primo! We often play great D for about 25 seconds then get caught on the baseline for an easy 2. Other than that, our defense is top notch.
What's more than Pleasantly Surprised?! Beyond Ecstatic!?! I'm happy Miners won and pleasantly surprised that's all, because this version of the Lobos is just all right and probably a middle of the run MWC team. I'm glad we beat the lobos at their place, but not Over The Moon!
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Bonke Moring!
Does his 4 or 5 minutes in the game today make any sense to you? There must be a defensive liability involved, but I haven't seen it.
Does his 4 or 5 minutes in the game today make any sense to you? There must be a defensive liability involved, but I haven't seen it.
UNM pushed UAB hard for about 36-37 minutes. Had the lead at about the 35 minute mark. Based on what I saw out of them that night, I was expecting an ass kicking today considering all factors.
He may be injured. He waved to the bench to be taken out. He was having a nice little offensive spurt, too.
I wasn’t aware Saterfield asked. I know Maring did…or at least the commentators said he did.
There's nothing to complain about. Maring and Saterfield got good minutes and played well. Saterfield made at least 2 shots from downtown plus some 2s. Big improvements from both.
Kalu is going to be a Miner Great. Mark my words.
Who’s complaining. Was just answering miner1liner’s question. Agree Saterfield got good minutes. Maring did not. He had 4 minutes total. Great points to minutes ratio, though.
As far as Kalu goes, I hope you’re right. I certainly don’t see it offensively at this point. He is just a frosh though.
UNM announcers said Bonke waived to be taken out.
I hope Kalu continues to develop, but I think Bonke has as much or more potential. Four minutes; 5 points. Not much to examine there.
I think Kalu and Maring fill 2 different slots. Maring is a center and Kalu is more of a monster forward who can play center. I like Kalu's athleticism but he's going to be making bone headed freshman mistakes all season. Next year this team will really bloom.
I think they both fill big guy slots; not specific center or forward slots. We aren't that finely tuned that we can place labels on them. I know that Bonke produces and yet a mere 4 minutes doesn't begin to allow him to produce what he's capable of.
Goldings game plan scored us a solid, unexpected win. I'm not about to start questioning his rotation choices.
From a defensive perspective, Kalu's lateral movement fits nicely in Golding's trapping defense. In order to be effective, that big needs to be able to really move, especially laterally. Maring is ahead of Kalu offensively, but Kalu is a much better fit defensively, and that is the why is getting more PT, in my opinion. Really, the same applies to Sibley, who has also shown a little bit more offense than either Kalu or Maring. The issue with Sibley is that he is not strong enough to bang down low.
With Saterfield, I do like what he adds in shooting, but he also struggles defensively at times. His ball handling is a bit loose as well. From what I see, he does indeed look like a guy transitioning from an undersized 4, to a guard position (and to D1). I would like to see more of Saterfield, and less of White. If Kennedy and Agnew play well offensively, it is hard to argue against them being on the court for their defense. The problem, of course, is that they are too inconsistent offensively.
I liked Kalu since the first game. Excited to see him develop.
Not to open Pandora's box, but I thought that's how we thought Onyema would fit in this year. Is any chance we're ever going to see him in substantial minutes in a Miner uniform?
Agree, but you don't get experience on the bench. Seems like his pattern has been play a couple minutes then sit for several, etc. Can’t get into the flow that way and there's also a confidence factor with kids that comes with extended minutes. When you only play brief spurts, the tendency is to try too hard to impress rather than letting the game come to you.
He got 20 minutes of pt yesterday. I think that is sufficient, however I expect that’ll go down significantly when Bieniemy returns.
In my humble opinion, he needs 15+ minutes a game. We know what he can do shooting wise, but he takes the charge as well as anyone, he has quite a few steals and maybe I’m missing something but he seems to stay with his man pretty decently. Meh, I’m obviously missing something.
Doesn't seem like it. He must be a big project. If he sticks with us though I think he could play a big role in the future though. He us just so damn explosive it's hard to see him on the bench.
Kalu and Maring are big strong guys, however neither has shown any prowess regarding rebounding, finishing and rim protection. The good thing is they are young. My hope is that one will turn into our next Ced Lang, but thats a lot to ask. We are really missing BWs scoring and athleticism around the rim this year.
I think Kalu fits the type of player that Golding likes. Plays hard. I like him and feel confident he will develop over the years. We have to remember that he is just a freshman. In my opinion, he is ahead of Antonio Davis when he was a freshman, and we know the stud player that Davis turned into.
