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UNLV @ UW

ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
Adv8RU12 said:
ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
Another thing I dislike to see is coach Edwards *appear* to sulk on the bench.
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But not as much as you dislike seeing him put in the wrong players at the wrong time, I presume.
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I actually didn't care as much about his lineups tonight. Thought he managed his personell better than most games. Would have liked to see Adams in over JMac but I understand you're not going to sit a senior an entir half
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I'd like to know what we're doing rotation-wise? No wonder we blow huge leads. It's a different damn lineup every game. No one knows their role. Edwards needs to pick 8 players for big minutes and just stick with it. I'd like to know of a single other coach outside of Jr. High that subs in 5 at a time. geez.
 
didn't get to see any of it, thankfully, but watched it on gamecast on phone bowling last night, I don't understand this team anymore and kinda glad I'm not as invested as I have been in years past, really didn't know what to expect but when we are above 500 i'll sure take it, but I don't know what the motivation really is for this team, the old saying goes you don't want to be playing your best ball now, wth, I want that all the time LOL......I think i'll go for 1st time conf season and 1st time since the Troy game Dec. 19 and see if I can bring them a bit of luck and hopefully Jmac can get this righted as well. Good win, disheartening to lose a 18 pts lead at half tho, sure hoping this team is ready to make a 2nd half season run...just wish ALL Wyoming teams could play well on the road and be a factor, (ie, same ol song and dance with Cowgirls, get me/us excited and not get it on the road, sigh.....) we'll see what happens Saturday
 
Can look at the bright side we finally closed out a close game with big plays down the stretch. or look on the bad side, we gave up another huge lead in the second half. Definitely a frustrating second half but good to see them make plays down the end. I think everyone was at fault the second half. No one in there was doing anything. can't blame this on minutes or subbing patterns. The coaches were trying everything they could to get something going in the second half. Everyone was just struggling too much. Missed so many easy shots.
 
TSpoke said:
Can look at the bright side we finally closed out a close game with big plays down the stretch. or look on the bad side, we gave up another huge lead in the second half. Definitely a frustrating second half but good to see them make plays down the end. I think everyone was at fault the second half. No one in there was doing anything. can't blame this on minutes or subbing patterns. The coaches were trying everything they could to get something going in the second half. Everyone was just struggling too much. Missed so many easy shots.
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Except put in the one guy who was legitimately on fire - Lou Adams. I've got little faith left in this coaching staff.
 
I am honestly beyond perplexed at Edwards. I like the guy but what the hell is he doing with these lineups. I do not understand sitting Adams the last 5 minutes of the game. He was the spark plug to having the huge lead and he hit timely shots to stop any UNLV momentum. Adams, Dalton and James should be on the floor at end of games, end of story.
 
It's tough to win games when for some inexplicable reason, the best players are not allowed to be on the floor. We might be the only team in America that plays with this philosophy, and the fact that we're .500 in conference is simply amazing considering we decide we need to play with one hand tied behind our backs.
 
'PokeForLife said:
Can't tell if you were being sarcastic or not... If not for James we lose this game badly. And can anybody explain why Adams is on the bench for the last 13? minutes of the game? I'm not exactly sure when he was subbed out but it seemed like an eternity.

On the postgame report they were talking to coach, and it seemed like he gave somewhat of a reason why James rides the pine at times. He said something to the effect of: James has tremendous talent and there is nobody who can guard him one on one -- but he doesn't stick to the scheme the team is playing in. That makes me wonder what our scheme really is. It has always just appeared to be a slash/drive offense, which is what James does. He, Adams, and Dalton are the only ones who do it with any success. Not saying that this is the only reason, but maybe that is one of them?
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Good post.

James and Dalton helped to open the game up when they entered in the first half. In the second half, both had multiple good looks where the damn ball just wouldn't drop for them. Eight times out of ten they'll make those easy looks. Dalton (30) and James (26) were two of the top three in minutes last night. That's MORE like it. Hayden continues to impress with his overall game.

Curious comment about James from coach. Honestly, there were times in the second half on the offensive end where the team looked directionless and without scheme. Adams was solid in the first half and deserved more minutes, overall.

Let's hope they (players and coaches) are learning something from these second-half meltdowns. Mind boggling. Boise was crushed at home last night. Here's hoping the Pokes can do the same on Saturday.
 
LanderPoke said:
DVDA said:
James is playing terrible tonight. He might be worse than McManamen which says a lot. The referees keep calling really weak crap on him which isn't helping.

I'm losing a lot of the faith I had in Edwards. His teams have consistently been a let down after huge leads.
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lol. He was by far the best defender last night. He got open look after open look, great looks that just weren't falling. He's a master at getting into the paint. Oh, and he singlehandedly won the game for us.

LAst 90 seconds he scores 5 points, forces a huge TO, gets a huge offensive rebound and plays terrific full court d to contest the last shot without fouling. We're lucky Edwards found it in his heart to play him.
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You and JVK are so similar about James just on opposite ends of the spectrum. James is an ok defender. He's far from being a good one. His defense on that last possession was far from terrific as he didn't have to play any. He's lucky the dipshit from UNLV decided to pull up for an uncontested NBA three instead of going to the hoop when his team was in the double bonus. James didn't have to play defense on that last possession but you somehow think he went Scottie Pippen on the guy.
 
DVDA said:
LanderPoke said:
DVDA said:
James is playing terrible tonight. He might be worse than McManamen which says a lot. The referees keep calling really weak crap on him which isn't helping.

I'm losing a lot of the faith I had in Edwards. His teams have consistently been a let down after huge leads.
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lol. He was by far the best defender last night. He got open look after open look, great looks that just weren't falling. He's a master at getting into the paint. Oh, and he singlehandedly won the game for us.

LAst 90 seconds he scores 5 points, forces a huge TO, gets a huge offensive rebound and plays terrific full court d to contest the last shot without fouling. We're lucky Edwards found it in his heart to play him.
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You and JVK are so similar about James just on opposite ends of the spectrum. James is an ok defender. He's far from being a good one. His defense on that last possession was far from terrific as he didn't have to play any. He's lucky the dipshit from UNLV decided to pull up for an uncontested NBA three instead of going to the hoop when his team was in the double bonus. James didn't have to play defense on that last possession but you somehow think he went Scottie Pippen on the guy.
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lol. And you're being a hater. JJ played terrific defense on that contest late in the game that forced a huge TO and also on the last shot. He slowed him down while still getting a hand in his face and not fouling. There were 6.2 seconds left - that's more than enough time to go make a layup if uncontested. JJ and Lou are literally the only guards that can stop an opponent from getting into the paint. Plus JJ is a great rebounder for a guard.

See the post by FarmerPoke in the statistical analysis thread. Unless you can't do a simple statistical analysis and you wear a tinfoil hat you'd see that JJ is a superstar that deserves superstar minutes. He's the best athlete, plays the best perimeter defense on the team, and needs to be playing as much as possible. period.
 
Its also interesting to me that the player that some on this board think shouldnt play but a handful of minutes and only hurt our chances to win, JUSTIN JAMES, scored the final 5 points of the game. All 5 were huge points when we needed an answer. If only Edwards would have had him on the bench like normal...
 
ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
Its also interesting to me that the player that some on this board think shouldnt play but a handful of minutes and only hurt our chances to win, JUSTIN JAMES, scored the final 5 points of the game. All 5 were huge points when we needed an answer. If only Edwards would have had him on the bench like normal...
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I'm convinced that some posters on here don't watch the games.
 
ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
Its also interesting to me that the player that some on this board think shouldnt play but a handful of minutes and only hurt our chances to win, JUSTIN JAMES, scored the final 5 points of the game. All 5 were huge points when we needed an answer. If only Edwards would have had him on the bench like normal...
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Who says that? Literally no one.

I thought the minutes were distributed correctly tonight. Dalton with 30 JJ with 26. You could say Herndon may have had too many with 27 but I'm guessing they needed him in there to anchor the inside defense(can't replace Herndon with Adams). Everyone else was between 20-24 minutes. Mcmannamen's minutes were reduced down so that was good. Edwards likes to play 9-10 guys. No one should be playing 35 minutes a game if we a playing that deep. The depth of our team was considered a good thing I thought. Not sure why Adams wasn't in more at the end but he is working his way back into game shape perhaps 20 minutes was his limit. The fact of the matter is that the coaching staff likes to play a lot of players and that leads to lower minutes all around. It seems like people on this board are the only ones really worked up about it. It is going to get worse next year when we get everyone back but Mcm and add 2 transfers that will contribute right away and possibly some freshmen who can.

If McM hadn't gone into a huge slump and we were getting 12-13 from him we wouldn't even be having this discussion cuz we would have an extra couple wins and be sitting near the top of the conference. It reminds me of Hankersons slump 2 years ago during conference season. Hopefully Jason can work his way out of it like Hank did. If he does I think we will be tough down the stretch and put ourselves in a good position going into the tourney.
 
TSpoke said:
ItSucksToBeACSURam said:
Its also interesting to me that the player that some on this board think shouldnt play but a handful of minutes and only hurt our chances to win, JUSTIN JAMES, scored the final 5 points of the game. All 5 were huge points when we needed an answer. If only Edwards would have had him on the bench like normal...
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Who says that? Literally no one.

I thought the minutes were distributed correctly tonight. Dalton with 30 JJ with 26. You could say Herndon may have had too many with 27 but I'm guessing they needed him in there to anchor the inside defense(can't replace Herndon with Adams). Everyone else was between 20-24 minutes. Mcmannamen's minutes were reduced down so that was good. Edwards likes to play 9-10 guys. No one should be playing 35 minutes a game if we a playing that deep. The depth of our team was considered a good thing I thought. Not sure why Adams wasn't in more at the end but he is working his way back into game shape perhaps 20 minutes was his limit. The fact of the matter is that the coaching staff likes to play a lot of players and that leads to lower minutes all around. It seems like people on this board are the only ones really worked up about it. It is going to get worse next year when we get everyone back but Mcm and add 2 transfers that will contribute right away and possibly some freshmen who can.

If McM hadn't gone into a huge slump and we were getting 12-13 from him we wouldn't even be having this discussion cuz we would have an extra couple wins and be sitting near the top of the conference. It reminds me of Hankersons slump 2 years ago during conference season. Hopefully Jason can work his way out of it like Hank did. If he does I think we will be tough down the stretch and put ourselves in a good position going into the tourney.
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Have you been on this board recently? There are a number of posters who have no issue with James on the bench (lack of minutes) and have openly said he's a liability....
 
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