Up Next: Wichita State

[northwest iowa panther]

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Looking forward to the home game but lots has to change, including lineup and minute distribution IMO.

You are right--anyone that missed open 3's, ft's, layups, had their man make open shots because of a defensive lapse, gave up a rebound to their man at the defensive end, turned the ball over forced or unforced should take a place on the bench. That means the walkons and redshirts will be the starting lineup.

I think we pay the coaches to make those decisions. We pay them quite well.
We were prepared to start this game, the 12 point lead shows this, and then talent took over.

[panther-state]

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You can only coach missed open shots and lay-ups to a certain point. The rest of it falls on the players.

['70 Grad]

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Well, the first 14 points looked easy. Then the lights went dark - it was about 28-8 for the rest of the half. Hope we can start out as fast Wednesday and sneak out with a win in a place we don't usually do so well at.

[wufan]

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Good game today Panthers! I know that you didn't want to come out of Wichita with a double digit loss, and if you had hit some more 3s you wouldn't have, but there are some good things in Cedar Falls. Mitchell looked as good as any opposing PG I've seen this year. I've watched several games, and I know that Washpun, Tuttle, Morgan, and Buss are capable of much more. While I didn't notice much of a discrepancy in the officiating (other than rough inside and tick-tacky on the perimeter), I have noticed that I complain about officiating less this year. As such, I believe we are probably getting more benefit from officiating crews this year than previously.

As to some of the WSU comments I breezed through, Baker is indeed nursing a high ankle sprain. He hasn't been the same player since the injury. Early and VanVleet have stepped up in his absence, and in my estimation Early is the POY thus far in the season. I wish he would play more in the 15 foot and closer range, but he does occasionally get hot from deep.

WSU has three JUCOs on the team this year (seniors Lufile and Wiggins and junior Carter) and one transfer (Coleby). Of those four, Lufile, Wiggins, and Coleby were not "poison" with baggage, nor are they academically challenged. They are all foreign and didn't have the required core classes. Carter is also an upstanding fella and qualified out of high school but had very few offers. We have signed another 6-11 foreigner from a JUCO for next season.

We will not go undefeated in conference play. It is too difficult to win on the road in the MVC.

Good luck the rest of the way!

[panther-state]

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Early is clearly the POY at this point in the the season. Dude is lethal on offense and no slouch on the defensive side. Just so athletic and talented.

[UNIDebo]

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Early is clearly the POY at this point in the the season. Dude is lethal on offense and no slouch on the defensive side. Just so athletic and talented.

The guy is a unit, he's a matchup nightmare for everybody in the NCAA. Love me some VanFleet too. But the Ron Beiber guy?? He's a a brick machine vs a team with a defense. 1st team MVC my ass. You put washpun on him... Kid looks like 1a HS scoring legend with handchecks.

[wufan]

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The guy is a unit, he's a matchup nightmare for everybody in the NCAA. Love me some VanFleet too. But the Ron Beiber guy?? He's a a brick machine vs a team with a defense. 1st team MVC my ass. You put washpun on him... Kid looks like 1a HS scoring legend with handchecks.

Baker's injured.

[UNIDebo]

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Injured with what? guy looked fine. just too slow and can"t shoot (LIKE UNI)

[Panther-Sheik]

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I don't disagree, but you did said things are cyclical and then cited how Alabama was supposed to walk away with the title.....

I just mean everyone sucks at some point. Bama lost their last two games (didn't suck, but didn't even win their bowl game). Even N. Carolina has had some slim years lately. I agree that the majority of the time WSU has the best chance of being "good" in the MVC, though. Mostly due to facilities, money, even location. But, at some point they will struggle again and I look forward to that day just like when Creighton struggled / struggles...if for no other reason than it is nice when the "power" team gets beaten by the underdog.

[Panther-Sheik]

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You are right--anyone that missed open 3's, ft's, layups, had their man make open shots because of a defensive lapse, gave up a rebound to their man at the defensive end, turned the ball over forced or unforced should take a place on the bench. That means the walkons and redshirts will be the starting lineup.

I think we pay the coaches to make those decisions. We pay them quite well.
We were prepared to start this game, the 12 point lead shows this, and then talent took over.

I love that no one can ever question coaching decisions. Isn't that pretty much what message boards are for? We all know the coaches are paid to do their job blah blah blah. I'd like to see guys with more consistent talent and upside get more minutes than those that are struggling. That's the reason we don't see the walk-ons with more time, right?

[wufan]

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Injured with what? guy looked fine. just too slow and can"t shoot (LIKE UNI)

He has a high ankle sprain which he suffered before the Tennessee game. It's been posted twice in this thread. He is not as quick or explosive as he was prior to the injury and his form is off. If you had seen him play early in the year the difference would be obvious.

First 9 games: 15.2 ppg, Last 6 games: 9.8 ppg.

Totally different player in terms of speed, athleticism, and shot. He is still a heady player and a competitor.

[Mudrafan]

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How many times a game does Seth get the ball stripped from him inside?

Not often as he rarely is in there to get it stripped.

[Mudrafan]

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why does bo get so many minutes?

because he can get more chucked 3's up per minute than the rest of them.

[9YRPLAN]

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Injured with what? guy looked fine. just too slow and can"t shoot (LIKE UNI)

lol...come on man baker is a heck of a player.

[Mudrafan]

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Some of you are acting like we aren't playing the 7th best team in the country.

it's because we've seen this movie before. Wichita was dreadful in the first half...they gave us a golden opportunity that was proverbially pissed down our legs.