UNI vs. Bradley game thread

[Back2BackCats]

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We play Bradley again in 2 weeks, Ruffin will probably miss that game also, much better than playing them late this year.

[joecooll6]

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I still cant get over that halftime score.

[9YRPLAN]

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ive never seen anything like it

[CR Panther]

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Great win!! Whether Ruffin was in or not, I could care. No one is discounting a win against UNI with our injury situation. Next man up....that's been our mentality.

Now, we need an answer to the Reed question. We've read he is healthy. He's been involved in the offense for a year and a half now. I hear he is still catching up defensively. Can he do that from the bench? What better game to stretch your legs defensively than an on-the-road MVC game being up 10 or so. Furthermore, against a team that often runs a 4 guard set. I don't get it.

Now, what would the score be if we didn't miss the 4-6 tap-in/put-back that Rima calls "point blank range"?

[Back2BackCats]

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I have a hard time understanding this also, I wouldn't think he's having a hard time with the offense, wasn't he one of the leading scorers this summer in Thailand before he got hurt?

[Coachdags]

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I have read this whole thread any "Panther Fans" happy that we won....?

I guess nothing short of perfection will satisfy panthernation......

[MarshallTucker]

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I have read this whole thread any "Panther Fans" happy that we won....?

I guess nothing short of perfection will satisfy panthernation......

Try not to take things so personally...whatever your connection to Coach Jake and Coach Glas may be. There is a lot of potential on this team and Panther fans will be critical when things are as ugly as our offense is.

[DRAKELAWPANTHER]

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I'm ecstatic about the road win...but with our offense still hit-and-miss, I'm still just curious about the Reed situation.

[Coachdags]

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Try not to take things so personally...whatever your connection to Coach Jake and Coach Glas may be. There is a lot of potential on this team and Panther fans will be critical when things are as ugly as our offense is.

You're offense was ugly when Mac was there too...

Bring back Weaver...

[OhNewby]

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Going after them and getting them are two different things.

Jordan got 9 rebounds in fairly limited minutes. He struggled with other aspects of the game, but being critical of his rebounding in this game is

[DRAKELAWPANTHER]

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You're dead on, Dags. I've got no problem with an ugly "O" under Jake, if his results are anything near Mac's.

On a sidenote, in hearing the turnover to assist ratio today (7 to 12, according to Rima), I was struck again at how handicapped we are having no point guard, and forcing one of our better shooters to play out of position for 40 minutes. It really is a testament to how good our post-players are when we cannot shoot the three-ball and have no point guard - and are still finding a way to win some games.

[clenz]

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I have read this whole thread any "Panther Fans" happy that we won....?

I guess nothing short of perfection will satisfy panthernation......

I'm thrilled we got a win at Bradley, tough place to play. But like most good fan bases we don't want to just settle when we win, we want to get better and improve what we are struggling with. Neither the team nor us as fans can get comfortable with a win.

My senior year of HS we won state basketball, went 24-4, set all kinds of school records, and out scored out oponents 78-50 and you would never know we just won by 30 the night before at practice the next day. If someone came in that didn't know anything about us and watched us practice they would've thought we were the ones getting beat by 30 the night before.

What I'm trying to say is a win is great, and this one is no exception and I'm thrilled. However, I am FAR from satisfied with the way we are playing right now.

[OhNewby]

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2) The reason for the offensive struggle is due in large part to not having a true PG. I know when I talk to UNI fans, they think Ahelegbe wouldn't make that big of a difference, but I disagree. He was inserted in the starting lineup late in the season, so he obviously knows the offense, and he's not a guy who looks for his own shot a lot so that would help guys like Josten and Dunham when he passes to them. In basketball you need to key things a solid, pass-first PG and a big guy you can dump into. UNI has Coleman to fit one of those, but I hope a lack of PG doesn't damage this team, because right now the MVC is up for grabs, especially if Bradley will be without one of their stars for awhile.

Great point. Look at how bad Bradley looked today without their starting point guard Ruffin, and they had a replacement who is a "true" point guard. I'm not comparing Ahelegbe to Ruffin, but he would have made a big difference. I'm not sure what UNI fans you're talking to who don't think losing Ahelegbe was huge.

[MarshallTucker]

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Really struck a nerve there huh Coachdags?

Going below the belt with a mature Sam Weaver comment...I like it.

[Coachdags]

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I'm thrilled we got a win at Bradley, tough place to play. But like most good fan bases we don't want to just settle when we win, we want to get better and improve what we are struggling with. Neither the team nor us as fans can get comfortable with a win.

My senior year of HS we won state basketball, went 24-4, set all kinds of school records, and out scored out oponents 78-50 and you would never know we just won by 30 the night before at practice the next day. If someone came in that didn't know anything about us and watched us practice they would've thought we were the ones getting beat by 30 the night before.

What I'm trying to say is a win is great, and this one is no exception and I'm thrilled. However, I am FAR from satisfied with the way we are playing right now.

Really happy you got that State Title.....You still get free hamburgers at the local McDonalds or do you have to pay for them now...?

I'm done with this rant...UNI is 9-3 and just beat a team on the road that they have only won like what 4 times there before....Please..