Game 12: St. Bonaventure @ UNI (snowstorm)

[sevelev711]

Hearing Cole Henry on the postgame, man I'm glad he's playable now, he's pretty nice in the interview, and as we've seen, he can dish it.

[UNIGrainer]

Youngins improving quickly. Good on them and coach for keeping their confidence up after the rough start. Still inconsistent and very reliant on Born and Ty but you can see them learning and getting better.

[Gboom23]

Some thoughts:
1. This team is really starting to find its identity. The McNeese game may have been a blessing in disguise. They took Born away and it seems like the rest of the guys have adjusted to step up on the offensive end.
2. In order for this team to progress, we needed Cole Henry to be reliable. He doesn’t need to be an all-star, but he has to be able to stay on the floor to give us a big body out there. That is finally happening, and I imagine it has something to do with him getting healthy.
3. I love how strong Duax plays. Always seems like he finds a way to get his hands on the ball.
4. One thing I worry about is how well the young guys will hold up over the course of the season. Getting Heise back in the rotation should cut their minutes, which should be good in the long run.

[FOTY]

Surprise of the night… on the broadcast it was mentioned that Phyfe is going to petition the NCAA for another year. I guess he’s out for 22-23 (was already assumed, but they had left the door open) and is considering yet another year. Wow.


At his age next season, he’d qualify to play for Drake…. Had to say it.

[BrockLesnar]

With Heise back I think it will give them a sense of relief. The inexperienced guys will have another to coach them up on the floor.

[BrockLesnar]

Surprise of the night… on the broadcast it was mentioned that Phyfe is going to petition the NCAA for another year. I guess he’s out for 22-23 (was already assumed, but they had left the door open) and is considering yet another year. Wow.


At his age next season, he’d qualify to play for Drake…. Had to say it.

Seven years... Double wow! His first born is on his heels.

[Wxcpanther]

Feels like forever since we've had a methodical closeout like that. Love to see it. Great win

Hasn't happened since....Saturday

[not a drake fan]

Surprise of the night… on the broadcast it was mentioned that Phyfe is going to petition the NCAA for another year. I guess he’s out for 22-23 (was already assumed, but they had left the door open) and is considering yet another year. Wow.


At his age next season, he’d qualify to play for Drake…. Had to say it.

Worth noting that Oregon football guy was recently granted his 9th year of eligibility.

[Wxcpanther]

Worth noting that Oregon football guy was recently granted his 9th year of eligibility.

There is no presidence with the NCAA. They do what they want when they want. God I hope they get this right, because Austin deserves to be able to play one more year, and with the talent on this team they would be REALLY good with a healthy Austin Phyfe.

[BCPanther]

I have very little doubt that he'll be granted that waiver. I'm assuming he'll be paying his own way as well since we don't have a ride for him. This kid deserves to go out playing. A (relatively) healthy Austin Phyfe also makes us the overwhelming preseason favorite in the league next year.

As for last night. We did what we needed to do. Stayed focused when it would have been easy not to and got it done. This team would've given up that lead after the Born no-call two weeks ago and lost. There is real, real growth here.

[PantherAlum09]

How bout those panthers?! I just love what I’ve seen defensively and from Henry lately. Duax is such a strong on ball defender. Campbell is a great on ball defender. We will be adding back Heise who is a great defender. It may not be the prettiest when teams play as aggressive and take away Born, but it’s good to know we can win in the slop because these guys play such strong defense.

Cole Henry has developed some confidence these last few games and man is it needed. Tytan was a machine last night. These guys made just enough plays on offense to keep the Bonnies at arms length. Teams are not going to like playing UNI as they continue to grow and develop.

[kochrab]

One of the biggest differences beyond Henry being healthy is that Tytan is finishing at the rim. He's way more under control as well.

['70 Grad]

Nice win!
St. B had some athletes. Great to see us stay with a big, beefy center.
When you shoot almost 50%, win the turnover battle, win the rebounding battle, good things happen - duh.
As stated in other posts, nice to see Henry get minutes and get comfortable.
Waiting to see conference opponents take away his/Ty's/Born's preferred hand.
I am liking Duax in the game more and more. He doesn't get a lot of points, but (like Tytan) he seems to always be in the right place for rebounds. He also gets a lot more steals than you expect from the #3? position. And he may be up for the Marc Sonnen Floor Burn Award. (Was that Marc at the game last night?)

[BCPanther]

Michael Duax = A more athletic Kerwin Dunham

['70 Grad]

Michael Duax = A more athletic Kerwin Dunham

Shorter, stronger, and more attitude. But yes - a team player & plays the game smart.