MACC Center Game Notes

[Z-P]

Quick notes from the MACC………….The game in a nutshell was a tale of two halves. The first half we looked clearly like the better team. The second half, we looked like the weaker of TWO BAD TEAMS.I’m getting concerned about our late game performances since the middle of January. What’s happened to our concentration after the break in these games? Is it that KD has scripted such a good plan we go to sleep after getting leads and lose it? Is it lack of depth and our guys get tired? Is it bad luck? Whatever it is, it’s sucking a great season down the drain.We were there for the game and I have to big time prop all the UA Students who showed up and gave it all they had to support the team. This is really turning into somewhat of a new sports culture…..I mean our kids backing their teams………I love it, and UAM should get all the credit for it (along with the coaches and players of course).Game thoughts……..we allowed at least 20 points off “switches†in m2m coverage………….I mean we’d be in the dribblers jersey, he’d drive into the top of the lane (or move sideways in the case of their big guys) then we’d run away from him leaving him open for the easy bucket as we made defensive switches………..all day long. KD will see this on the game films………and we have got to quit that crap. If we switch off in our man to man, do it cleaner with more intensity. Damn that got to us………….Cedric………..Ced is great, but he thinks he can beat anybody at any time off the dribble. These guys had some great young guards………Ced tried to break them down time after time and messed up. Sometime after learning it’s not going to work you have got to try another approach Ced………..17-3 run………….it was sick…………..this is from memory now……..Frenchie said they went 17-3 on us after our first buckets in the second half. That was bad enough, but to just tell you non listeners or cats who missed the game for some other reason………….at the time they did that to us, they shot less than 40%! Can you imagine that? We must have shot 10% during that run. In the run, we turned the ball over 4 or 5 times and coming down on defense committed 3 or 4 cheap fouls. That was the stretch that cost us the game. Ced, Dru, all of them were to blame………..and I have to credit their defense also………One last thing, and then it’s enough raggin for me………where was Nate the second half? It was like KD lost him on the bench. I know I called him “The Ghost†but what the hell?Oh, before I forget it……………I had my buds in for the game, as usual, and switched between radio coverage oftentimes. I know I get on Frenchie about his dirty specs at FB Games, and he deserves it……………but honest to goodness, I can’t imagine how a play by play guy could do a better job than he does inside a gym. He is fantastic!

[bigzipguy]

Good points Z-P. My thoughts:1.) It did not help that Preston picked up his fourth foul with plenty of time left inthe second half.2.) """"""""""""""""""""" Futch got hurt in the second half(hope he is O.K.)3.) """"""""""""""""""""" Can't scored many 3 point field goals the traditional way(foul along with good bucket)4.) """"""""""""""""""""" still going with 3 guard rotation(oh yes I keep harping on this)5.) """""""""""""""""""""" not enough playing time for DP.(yes Linhart contributes,but stillshows more than just a few times that he is still a freshman)

[zipboy]

Great posts, I will add just a few things.1. I heard half of KD on the post game. He said that Futch is fine, just got banged up a little. 2. It was good to hear KD put the game in perspective, we want to be playing in the post season. This game does not hurt us from that happening. He did not say this but the Nevada game looms much larger for an at large bid than yesterdays game.3. If we shoot well, we will beat anyone left on the schedule. If we shoot 40% or below, it will be a dogfight with the better teams in the league. 4. Has Linhart hit a wall? Looked like DP was not as mobile yesterday. 5. 37 minutes for Dru, he was sucking wind down the stretch.6. Props to Can't, they stepped up and we tried but could not quite answer back. At this point, I don't know if the 1 or 3 seed is better. The 3 gets the MAC West Champ in the semis. That may be a better match up than a MAC East team.7. Did we get 2 layups the entire game? Need to find a way to get some easy buckets against them.8. Next 3 games we will be heavy favorites. Can't afford a slip up now. 12-2 with 4 to game puts us right where we want to be. No shame in losing on the road to Ohio and Can't in tight ball games. Still hurts that we lost but we will learn from it. I would rather shoot 60% and win in March. Go Zips!

[bigzipguy]

Great post Zipboy!!!

[mrelegazna]

I agree with Zipboy on almost every count. The only thoughts I have to add is on #3....at this point in the season, I fear if we don't shoot 40%, it'll be a dogfight against the lesser lights of the MAC as well, and on #4, Linhart...he just didn't have a good game yesterday, IMO. There was a couple of times where he turned the ball over in such a way that made me think, "If KD can pull him during the next stoppage, he probably should." Not that he really could though, with Preston in foul trouble and Futch banged up. We can't ask RT to do everything.