UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

[jman2004]

No game thread, I'll start one.

Are we going to hit a shot? Down 16-7, 9 min. left in 1st. What's O'Rear shooting three times for?

[Matt Trump]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

http://www.panthernation.com/showthread.php?t=16460

[blien]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

no luck with shots not falling, but credit to Creighton with a creative offense using screens. Too bad we dont have one

[PantherHawk]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

Terrible offense scheme by UNI. How can you not kill a 2-3 zone with inside to outside looks? Man, our defense is flat out terrible, do we have anyone that can lock down on someone? Not a good showing, we need to re-group and go down and get a W at Mo State! How we re-group will tell how we are going to finish!

I personally believe and i am not being a homer, but we can win out the rest of the way! we have played well at SIU and we can beat Drake at home! Just have to forget about this loss and move on!

[Khan4Cats]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

I'm sorry, but the title of this thread says a lot.

How about JJ's last shot at the Jays, or Viets? Or anyone else on the TEAM.

Senior leadership, All-Conference nearly O-fer.


Time to regroup, let's take it to Barry's Boys

[jman2004]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

Khan, it wasn't meant to disrespect anyone else on the team, it's just that it's a thread title. You can't fit too much into it.

Are you honestly going to tell me that I don't support the seniors on this team? Players like Viet, that I work into nearly every post I make on this site?

And what do you mean in regards to the rest of the TEAM? The other players will get other shots at beating Creighton. The three seniors will not.

Don't read too much into it. It wasn't meant to disrespect. I chose Coleman because he's had 8 tough games against the Blue Jays. Josten and Viet did not have large roles on this team for all 8 of those games. That's it.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

I know you have been promoting Viet. I'm just a little annoyed, and have been all year, with the whole "this is EC's team" craze. We have always done best when we have played as a unit. It just seems to me that the more we put on Coleman, the more we are going to be let down on the nights when things aren't going his way and he decides to zone out. The team has really played well the last several games with many different players stepping up and making plays, balancing the scoring, etc. That's what we're going to need the rest of the way. I guess I just didn't see the need for the sub-heading on the thread title since we can do that for every game here on out.

[Matt Trump]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

I know you have been promoting Viet. I'm just a little annoyed, and have been all year, with the whole "this is EC's team" craze. We have always done best when we have played as a unit. It just seems to me that the more we put on Coleman, the more we are going to be let down on the nights when things aren't going his way and he decides to zone out. The team has really played well the last several games with many different players stepping up and making plays, balancing the scoring, etc. That's what we're going to need the rest of the way. I guess I just didn't see the need for the sub-heading on the thread title since we can do that for every game here on out.

What is this "team" that you speak of????

[jman2004]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

I know you have been promoting Viet. I'm just a little annoyed, and have been all year, with the whole "this is EC's team" craze. We have always done best when we have played as a unit. It just seems to me that the more we put on Coleman, the more we are going to be let down on the nights when things aren't going his way and he decides to zone out. The team has really played well the last several games with many different players stepping up and making plays, balancing the scoring, etc. That's what we're going to need the rest of the way. I guess I just didn't see the need for the sub-heading on the thread title since we can do that for every game here on out.

You know what though, Eric has been a four year starter and arguably one of the best Panther basketball players we've ever had. That's not taking anything away from Josten and Viet or any of the rest of the players.

There's a reason behind all the Coleman Craze. He's a pretty darn special player and sooner rather than later, his playing days for us are done.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

Eric has been a special player and definitely one who can make everyone else around him better when he's into the game. Unfortunately, it also seems that he can bring everyone around him down when he has an off game. Hopefully for the remainder of this season he will be on.

Just like last year when I said we would miss Brooks more than Stout this year, next year I think we will miss JJ more than Eric, because we are deeper and more proven in the post.

[GonzoCat]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

I doubt that. Hopefully next year we will have a couple of actual point guards to play the point guard position. JJ is a great defender and a good 2 guard who has been forced to play out of position this year due to circumstances and it has lessened his game quite a bit.

EC is a once in a generation player for UNI.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

Once in a generation, but I would rank him behind at least two others in the last 20 years alone: Jason Reese and Ben Jacobson.

We will reload in the middle. I got blasted last year when I said it, but who would you rather have back for this year's team, Stout or McKowen? I think its obvious which one we could use on the court.

[run&blade]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

Coleman is great, sort of like a cartoon character, he just brings excitement and you know at any minute something can happen.

The rest of the team is about as exciting as throwing a bucked of water on the driveway and watching it dry.

Please gets some guards that can dribble drive next year.

IMO Jason Reese is the best UNI player ever and it isn't close, that guy was an animal, totally unstopable on offense. He destroyed that NBA lottery pick from Mizzu in the NCAA game. Musberger was just freaking out at how dominate Reese was. I never did understand why he didn't play in the NBA, I guess he was a couple inches short.

[clenz]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

We will reload in the middle. I got blasted last year when I said it, but who would you rather have back for this year's team, Stout or McKowen? I think its obvious which one we could use on the court.

We have gotten a whole lot of play from our guards that will be returning. While big E and Koch have seen a lot of time, O'Rear hasn't seen all that much per game, and who else even plays during the course of the game down low? We have a cluster f%%% of guards next year when Kwadzo comes back next year, Reed will be 100%, and Moran comes in, (doesn't sound like he will be redshirting). Add those three things to a lineup that already plays Monte, Brown, Dunham, some Reed, and Haak.

So, who would you rather have come back for next year? A post player like Stout to split time with only two really tested post players and a guy who has seen some time. Or would you like another guard to throw into that cluster %^%^ of 7 people fighting for 3 playing slots?

Each year is different, we had a PG coming into the season, and through a couple different mishappenings we lose two important guards. Next year we have a whole lot of guard play coming back, and what I'm calling 2.5 players with a lot of game experience, due to the fact O'Rear's time has been limited.

[jman2004]

Re: UNI @ Creighton (EC's last shot at the Blue Jays)

Just like last year when I said we would miss Brooks more than Stout this year, next year I think we will miss JJ more than Eric, because we are deeper and more proven in the post.

No way. Our guards have tons of experience going into next season. Our posts, well, we're down to Jordan and Adam. That's it.

Sure we've got other posts that will be fine and we know how to develop players at that position, but the answer to your question is a no-brainer.

We're going to miss Coleman A LOT next season. Period. End of story.