Game 12 Alcorn State 12/17 1 PM

[Wxcpanther]

Time to go streaking everybody! Win back to back games for the first time this season and it rolling into a good road test against Northern Illinois, then conference play!

[unifan]

No complaints because they look good, but any ideas why we went back to the uniforms from a couple seasons ago for this year? I know they got the new white jerseys this year, but we were normally getting all new uniforms every season.

[orangetennis]

Defense has been questionable again today. If we weren't on fire from 3, this would be a closer contest.

[kochrab]

Well. When you score that many points in a half, you're doing something right on offense. Keep building the margin!

[BCPanther]

No complaints because they look good, but any ideas why we went back to the uniforms from a couple seasons ago for this year? I know they got the new white jerseys this year, but we were normally getting all new uniforms every season.

Supply chain issues. Canceled the rest of our order for this year and we'll get a full new set next year.

[BCPanther]

As for the game....

Defense is still a big problem but we're as good offensively as we ever have been. Getting to that point where you just have to lean into it and try to outscore people.

[06panther10]

As for the game....

Defense is still a big problem but we're as good offensively as we ever have been. Getting to that point where you just have to lean into it and try to outscore people.

That’s not going to be a successful strategy for our program.

Wondering why our lineup that is stacked with 4 year guys is incapable of playing defense at an acceptable level.

[orangetennis]

Supply chain issues. Canceled the rest of our order for this year and we'll get a full new set next year.

Wait...so we didn't receive a full rosters worth of the new uniforms?

[BCPanther]

Wait...so we didn't receive a full rosters worth of the new uniforms?

Nope. Everything we've got is off the rack so we were able to fill in what we needed. Also why our warm ups are underwhelming

[BCPanther]

That’s not going to be a successful strategy for our program.

Wondering why our lineup that is stacked with 4 year guys is incapable of playing defense at an acceptable level.

No disagreement. It can't be a long term thing but if it hasn't happened 12 games in, I don't know how it happens this year.

I guess my biggest concern right now is the apparent regression of Michael Duax and the fact that Pock has passed Wolf by. Those are two third year, well thought of guys that seemingly haven't built on last year.

['70 Grad]

Having the other team shoot 53% from 2 and from 3 is not good --- unless you shoot 56% yourself.

We shot 68.4% from 3 in the first half - that is like shooting 102.6% from 2!

The 8 steals that they got from us was poor on our part, but they seemed better than a 1-10 team. We had to play this well to beat them. Their quickness made up for their lack of a lot of height and width.

[Username]

No disagreement. It can't be a long term thing but if it hasn't happened 12 games in, I don't know how it happens this year.

I guess my biggest concern right now is the apparent regression of Michael Duax and the fact that Pock has passed Wolf by. Those are two third year, well thought of guys that seemingly haven't built on last year.

Agreed BC

Born is out of his early season woes, so now the difference is basically Duax and Wolf not able to carve out a role.

I sort of get Duax. You went from the third if not the second option(Ty is sort of a garbage pail player) to bench guy who can’t really thrive without being on the first unit. Wolf is more confusing given he has the green light, but maybe he struggles as well given he’s now fully a part of the second unit instead of getting run with the starters?

if we gotta lean on something, it’s scoring. Our interior defense is garbage. I don’t get the lackluster perimeter defense, but at some point we gotta aim to be serviceable at weaknesses and exploit the strengths.

[orangetennis]

No disagreement. It can't be a long term thing but if it hasn't happened 12 games in, I don't know how it happens this year.

I guess my biggest concern right now is the apparent regression of Michael Duax and the fact that Pock has passed Wolf by. Those are two third year, well thought of guys that seemingly haven't built on last year.

It seems like Wolf has made the scouting report this season. He's not open as often as last year, it seems. Duax needs to get that mid lane turn around jumper going again. It's there, but he looks hesitant to go for it.

[Wxcpanther]

Agreed BC

Born is out of his early season woes, so now the difference is basically Duax and Wolf not able to carve out a role.

I sort of get Duax. You went from the third if not the second option(Ty is sort of a garbage pail player) to bench guy who can’t really thrive without being on the first unit. Wolf is more confusing given he has the green light, but maybe he struggles as well given he’s now fully a part of the second unit instead of getting run with the starters?

if we gotta lean on something, it’s scoring. Our interior defense is garbage. I don’t get the lackluster perimeter defense, but at some point we gotta aim to be serviceable at weaknesses and exploit the strengths.

Duax is playing better now coming off the bench than he was to start the year when he was starting.

[Blue42]

It seems like Wolf has made the scouting report this season. He's not open as often as last year, it seems. Duax needs to get that mid lane turn around jumper going again. It's there, but he looks hesitant to go for it.

Would like to see Wolf get more aggressive taking shots inside the arc.

Seems like he wants to make an extra pass or hesitates when he's got a shot inside 18 feet, which often leads to a turnover.

If it's there...take it.