Evansville

[orangetennis]

I keep hearing about how great our defense is, but I really don't think it's that great...we simply minimize the number of offensive possessions our opponent has by taking every last second out of each of our possessions...which leads to lack of aggressiveness by our guys and poor shots...and <50 ppg.

I really don't think it's a talent issue, I think it's a coaching philosophy issue.

[unipanther2154]

Time for Jake to go, I don't care if you can hold teams to 60ppg if you can't score 50

something needs to change but I don't know if its him. he has been a failure at recruiting and I've had that opinion for a while now. we have a better name than many teams in this conference yet many lesser teams have players where I think "why don't we have a guy like that". we have a team full of role players and not many guys outside of maybe 2 that could lead a team. The fact that a guy who was supposed to be our next big PG is being out played by Hunter tonight is just sad. we have a group of guys on our bench who are apparently so bad they can't even see the floor on one of UNI's worst teams in recent memory.

guys who are not living up to expectations:
Luke
Juwan
klint
dahl
Bennett

at expectations
spence
Wyatt
ted....we know what we have with him

above
brown, yet still needs to improve a lot
pickford

we have 1 guy in brown who improved on last year and a freshmen who was better than many thought. outside of that we have no one on this team who improved over last year. too many of these guys are recruiting flops at this point.

[UNIhoops]

My theory is we did really well in the beginning non conference because teams didn't have Pickford scouted. Once teams learned how to guard him. That you have to box him out we lost second chance points and his double-double. With a scouting report on him we don't beat NC State or SMU. I still think he's a stud, but he's known instead of unknown.

As stated above Juwan is also key. Jakes offenses were best when we had Kwadzo or Wes running the show. Two strong guards that had a mid range game. How many times a game didn't Kwadzo or Wes slam on the breaks and hit the shot near the free-throw line? Should have known during year one when we decided to change his shot that he should have redshirted to learn how to shoot correctly.

[Blue42]

Ty, Juwan and Klint are a combined 70 - 245 from behind the arc on the season. 28%.

With as little movement as our offense has much of the time...I'm surprised how many open looks we still get.

Gotta make those shots to have a chance.

[orangetennis]

The MVC isn't a joke. I mean I'm as mad as anyone but this isn't true.

Wellllllll, it's pretty close to a joke, and we were supposed to run this conference now (without sCUm & WSU), but instead we've taken a HUGE step backwards.
A few years ago who could've ever thought that Jake's coaching would lead this team to be non-competitive in the valley? The league figured him out and made the adjustment, but he's been scratching his head for two seasons now. smh

[run&blade]

Outside of Pickford and Phyfe (admittingly I have been disappointed in his numbers but he is only a freshman) the rest could leave and I would be happy.

Somehow Jake mentally destroyed a big percentage of the team.

Doubt I go to another game this year, there is no point. It is a god awful product with no future this year.

Green better play like a combination of John Stockton and Steph Curry.

[Blue42]

The MVC isn't a joke. I mean I'm as mad as anyone but this isn't true.

The Valley...top to bottom...is the strongest it's been in a number of years.

Check the conference rankings.

[Mudrafan]

There simply is no excuse for his guard recruiting. The days of one dimensional players like Lohaus, roads, Moran etc simply has to end. They need athletic guards like Morgan that can shoot as well as slash and defend. And when Koch gets lazy, he needs to grow a pair and sit him

[Blue42]

Outside of Pickford and Phyfe (admittingly I have been disappointed in his numbers but he is only a freshman) the rest could leave and I would be happy.

Somehow Jake mentally destroyed a big percentage of the team.

Doubt I go to another game this year, there is no point. It is a god awful product with no future this year.

Just keep on being that guy R&B.

I'm sure the Panthers will miss your support.

[DownGoesKansas]

The Valley...top to bottom...is the strongest it's been in a number of years.

Check the conference rankings.

Wrong guy. I am fully aware.

[hoopfan]

You cant be afraid to coach people. Phyfe isn't going anywhere. Brown and Pickford are in line for basically 35 mins a game. Juwan might but where is he gonna go?

How was this coaching people tonight? This is the 2nd time he has benched Juwan for a half. The offense goes from bad to completely unwatchable. It appears his dad wasn't lying on Twitter when he said he's been told not to shoot. This team hasn't been the same since he's been less aggressive on offense. Pickford has had a good enough year he could transfer to just about anywhere, sit for a year and then play 30+ minutes per game at the new school.

The question I have is what have Bennett and Klint done over the past 5 years to justify the minutes they are playing? If you can't be afraid to coach people, maybe it's time to sit down the seniors who aren't winning and coach the younger guys. Benching your young guys in favor of playing seniors who haven't won in 2 years and asking them to start winning and making plays is beyond foolish. This team just scored 49 points in 40 minutes and 13 of those were free throws. 15 made shots and 11 turnovers for a D1 basketball team is ridiculous. Roll the balls out and just let them go freelance and they have to be able to score more than 49 points.

There are a lot of questions with this program right now and the answers are nowhere to be found.

[run&blade]

Just keep on being that guy R&B.

I'm sure the Panthers will miss your support.

They will be missing lots of support. They suck out loud. I have said for years the recruiting has stunk, only covered up by some lucky transfers. It is pretty obvious getting a bunch of slow undersized chuckers doesn't cut it.

I remember the good old days when people were excited about transfers from the Horizon league. When that is your transfer into the program you have a problem. Its like Jake is running a charity lately instead of a Division 1 program. Lets make room for a McDermott, lets make room for somebody's brother.

Highest paid coach in the league and they look like some garbage high school team that has a volunteer coach because nobody wanted the job.

It wouldn't surprise me if the UNI football team had more basketball talent than these guys.

Thank god green is on the staff, pretty obvious UNI can't recruit worth a crap. I hope the other assistants have a bunch of high school boys.

[DownGoesKansas]

How was this coaching people tonight? This is the 2nd time he has benched Juwan for a half. The offense goes from bad to completely unwatchable. It appears his dad wasn't lying on Twitter when he said he's been told not to shoot. This team hasn't been the same since he's been less aggressive on offense. Pickford has had a good enough year he could transfer to just about anywhere, sit for a year and then play 30+ minutes per game at the new school.

The question I have is what have Bennett and Klint done over the past 5 years to justify the minutes they are playing? If you can't be afraid to coach people, maybe it's time to sit down the seniors who aren't winning and coach the younger guys. Benching your young guys in favor of playing seniors who haven't won in 2 years and asking them to start winning and making plays is beyond foolish. This team just scored 49 points in 40 minutes and 13 of those were free throws. 15 made shots and 11 turnovers for a D1 basketball team is ridiculous. Roll the balls out and just let them go freelance and they have to be able to score more than 49 points.

There are a lot of questions with this program right now and the answers are nowhere to be found.

Have you seen Juwan shoot lately? We were better with hunter at point. agreed on Klint and Koch. Offense is better without them playing. Pickford is shooting terrible though and I like him a lot.

[Blue42]

How was this coaching people tonight? This is the 2nd time he has benched Juwan for a half. The offense goes from bad to completely unwatchable. It appears his dad wasn't lying on Twitter when he said he's been told not to shoot. This team hasn't been the same since he's been less aggressive on offense. Pickford has had a good enough year he could transfer to just about anywhere, sit for a year and then play 30+ minutes per game at the new school.

The question I have is what have Bennett and Klint done over the past 5 years to justify the minutes they are playing? If you can't be afraid to coach people, maybe it's time to sit down the seniors who aren't winning and coach the younger guys. Benching your young guys in favor of playing seniors who haven't won in 2 years and asking them to start winning and making plays is beyond foolish. This team just scored 49 points in 40 minutes and 13 of those were free throws. 15 made shots and 11 turnovers for a D1 basketball team is ridiculous. Roll the balls out and just let them go freelance and they have to be able to score more than 49 points.

There are a lot of questions with this program right now and the answers are nowhere to be found.

It does seem like Jake has embraced a losing strategy and has not been willing or able to break from it.

Klint's minutes have been a mystery to many. A senior playing that many minutes on this team has to produce more.

I've not been a huge fan of Juwan's play. But with the sheer lack of ball movement, player movent, screens, cuts and open space in our offense...maybe it's hard for him to create much.

[Blue42]

They will be missing lots of support. They suck out loud. I have said for years the recruiting has stunk, only covered up by some lucky transfers. It is pretty obvious getting a bunch of slow undersized chuckers doesn't cut it.

I remember the good old days when people were excited about transfers from the Horizon league. When that is your transfer into the program you have a problem. Its like Jake is running a charity lately instead of a Division 1 program. Lets make room for a McDermott, lets make room for somebody's brother.

Highest paid coach in the league and they look like some garbage high school team that has a volunteer coach because nobody wanted the job.

It wouldn't surprise me if the UNI football team had more basketball talent than these guys.

Thank god green is on the staff, pretty obvious UNI can't recruit worth a crap. I hope the other assistants have a bunch of high school boys.

Don't hyper ventilate there big fella.