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Far exceeding my expectations!
UNLV in Vegas this Saturday will be a great measuring stick. UNLV will probably end up somewhere in the middle of the conference standings when all is said and done. A win at their place would really get me believing.
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NM shot 37% from 3. This is average. We didn’t play well. The refs didn’t impact the outcome.Itsux2beaewe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:09 pmNM got a lot of help from the refs.
But, they couldn’t miss a 3. I don’t what their 3 point shooting % was, had to be pretty high.
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- A Real Cowboy
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There was nothing wrong with the officiating. They shot only ok from 3. They had wide open looks whenever they wanted. We shot 6-25 from 3.Itsux2beaewe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:09 pmNM got a lot of help from the refs.
But, they couldn’t miss a 3. I don’t what their 3 point shooting % was, had to be pretty high.
Without the miracle against csewe, we would be 4-6. Frankly, we will struggle to get 2-3 more conference wins. We have no bench, very inconsistent shooting, and most teams will outrebound us like last night. We can play better than last night, but the talent just isn't there to compete with the big boys on a regular basis.
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Walters needs to stop shooting threes
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Teams with highly athletic "bigs" will eat us alive. CSU doesn't have any so they are a good matchup for us. Nevada lacks them too to some degree. USU, SDSU, UNLV and NM have them in spades. We won't come close to those teamsbladerunnr wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:26 amThere was nothing wrong with the officiating. They shot only ok from 3. They had wide open looks whenever they wanted. We shot 6-25 from 3.Itsux2beaewe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:09 pm
NM got a lot of help from the refs.
But, they couldn’t miss a 3. I don’t what their 3 point shooting % was, had to be pretty high.
Without the miracle against csewe, we would be 4-6. Frankly, we will struggle to get 2-3 more conference wins. We have no bench, very inconsistent shooting, and most teams will outrebound us like last night. We can play better than last night, but the talent just isn't there to compete with the big boys on a regular basis.
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I would state anything above 30% is above average. I'll see if I can find the national average in D-1.OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:57 am NM shot 37% from 3. This is average. We didn’t play well. The refs didn’t impact the outcome.
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Average was hard to find, but median is 33.6%, so I was wrong. See https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-baske ... -point-pctsandiegopoke wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:25 amI would state anything above 30% is above average. I'll see if I can find the national average in D-1.OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:57 am NM shot 37% from 3. This is average. We didn’t play well. The refs didn’t impact the outcome.
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- A Real Cowboy
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Here's the thing - the officials need to call games like they do in the NCAA tourney - which is exactly how the game was called last night. MW officials do no favors to league teams by doing otherwise. We have collectively gotten smoked in the tourney - save SDSU's run last year - largely because of our inability to adapt.bladerunnr wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:26 amThere was nothing wrong with the officiating. They shot only ok from 3. They had wide open looks whenever they wanted. We shot 6-25 from 3.Itsux2beaewe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:09 pm
NM got a lot of help from the refs.
But, they couldn’t miss a 3. I don’t what their 3 point shooting % was, had to be pretty high.
Without the miracle against csewe, we would be 4-6. Frankly, we will struggle to get 2-3 more conference wins. We have no bench, very inconsistent shooting, and most teams will outrebound us like last night. We can play better than last night, but the talent just isn't there to compete with the big boys on a regular basis.
Beyond all of that, Ore has it right. Teams have adapted to our style and know how to shut us down. Shot selection and, connected, movement on the offensive end continue to cause of huge issues. We are getting open looks from 3 and we aren't hitting them. Maybe, just maybe, teams know that they can give us the 3 until we hit it, because we don't have much else we can attack with.
And why Powell continues to see ANY minutes is beyond me. Kid took 1 shot, which he missed, had 4 fouls, and 2 rebounds.
Bottom line - we don't have quality depth, we don't play defense, we turn the ball over, we have little ability to move the opponents' defenses on the offensive end, if we are hitting 3s we are dead, and we don't make free throws. I think 2-3 conference wins is a stretch. Unfortunately, I don't see much improvement next year with our incoming lineup. Linder has flubbed so many transfers and recruits and has his classes so lopsided that we are hosed for the long-haul.
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Other than Walter’s getting tackled running down the court - no call, and ghost calls, about 4-5 no call travels on NM, nah, nothing to see here…….bladerunnr wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:26 amThere was nothing wrong with the officiating. They shot only ok from 3. They had wide open looks whenever they wanted. We shot 6-25 from 3.Itsux2beaewe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:09 pm
NM got a lot of help from the refs.
But, they couldn’t miss a 3. I don’t what their 3 point shooting % was, had to be pretty high.
Without the miracle against csewe, we would be 4-6. Frankly, we will struggle to get 2-3 more conference wins. We have no bench, very inconsistent shooting, and most teams will outrebound us like last night. We can play better than last night, but the talent just isn't there to compete with the big boys on a regular basis.