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307bball wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:04 am So what happens the rest of this season?

First...up until this point, not much to cheer about. Only three games into conference play so it's a small sample size to extrapolate from but here goes. I think this team is much better at home...most teams are, but this team really needs to play in Laramie to have a chance. Do we win any road games for the rest of the season? I predict we go 0-fer away from Laramie the rest of the way.

Based on going toe-to-toe with UNM and SDSU at the AA, I think we will win some games at home, but how many? One thing that worries me is that both the UNM and SDSU games were winnable and mistakes down the stretch cost us. If this is our pattern, than any game that is tight in the last three minutes is probably a loss. That leaves home games with big leads as the most likely place to pick up wins for the rest of the season. I could see the pokes get hot and coast to a victory or three, but I doubt they can do it on the road. That leaves 7 "winnable" games left on the schedule. I think the guys get more healthy as the season continues (how can it get worse?). I also think they actually win a close one or two.

I predict that we go 5-2 at home the rest of the way and just get to double-digit victories for the season. What a letdown this has been.

bladerunnr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:02 am There is way too much talent on this team not to win a single road conference game.

bladerunnr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:02 am Unless I'm totally wrong about Linder, he will have these guys ready to play every game.
I don't like to point this out: The team looks far more energetic without Thompson. It's rare when his shooting makes the difference. The rest of his game is easily replaced. With Anderson and Reynolds, we have an excellent guard tandem who can't shoot free throws.

To me, the letdown is Ike's health. This is 2 seasons he's missed due to injury. Some players are just injury prone and now it's time to find his replacement. Hard to do, I know. But we can't count on him. He was the one player on the team who is irreplaceable. All the weaknesses on this team are exposed when he's not out there. So, it's a lost season. The conference is too strong for us to make a big tournament run. Keeping these guys motivated will be a major challenge for this staff.

flyfishwyo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:19 am I hope we see a lot more of Barnhart and Powell for the rest of the year. And less Agbonkpolo. Getting those guys some PT could pay off next year.

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:00 pm

flyfishwyo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:19 am I hope we see a lot more of Barnhart and Powell for the rest of the year. And less Agbonkpolo. Getting those guys some PT could pay off next year.

Agree. While neither of those guys are physically ready, let’s at least get them accustomed to the speed and physicality of the division 1 game. Barnhart plays hard when he is out there (although not pretty at times).

Z-money wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:37 pm I watch the Pokes every year. I know I am seeing things from the perspective of having crazy high preseason expectations, but this feels like one of the worst years in recent memory. At this point in the season we're doing as bad as the last year of Edwards' tenure (when we went on the short MWC tourney run in 2020). Having this bad of a non-conference season isn't like us, even in off years. It's a bad year. It's over. All I care about at this point is that I hope we don't lose any dudes to the portal.

Subcanis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:54 pm 8 straight.

There’s more than injuries/illness at play.