Don’t think there’s really much that needs to be said for this one. I think we’re all optimistic about the current state of our beloved Institute under the leadership of Prez Cabrera and ADJB, but if you’re just a little dead inside this morning, I don’t blame you. Let’s start the bounce back today. Go Jackets.
11/30 - MBB vs. Central Arkansas
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Good to see you on the basketball horse bright eyed and optimistic. If the bball boys have any Tech blood in them, Central Arkansas is due for a beatdown so the fans can salve some wounds.
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Mustaf with 18 on an efficient 5-8 shooting, Terry, George and Baye in double digits. Good 87-68 tcb win.
CDS needs to stitch this team together, the GT fan eye of Sauron is about to turn to basketball. After last night's leave it all on the field effort by the pigskin boys, expectations for Tech man level effort have been established.
CDS needs to stitch this team together, the GT fan eye of Sauron is about to turn to basketball. After last night's leave it all on the field effort by the pigskin boys, expectations for Tech man level effort have been established.
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Mustaf is like a bigger Georges-Hunt. These last two games shows how much we have been missing a penetration guard and how much it opens other guys up. He is a strong dude.
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Pregame NCAA injury report listed
McCollum-out (head)
Reeves-out (ankle)
Sutton-out (hamstring)
Plus O’Brien is not playing @ 100% yet from his ankle injury.
Game never felt in doubt today but it still left a sour taste in my throat. I assume we plan to guard the perimeter against Oklahoma and close out shooters because they are a power conference team and we’re playing on the road, right? We just don’t feel we have to do that against Central Arkansas because their class rankings are so much lower? Why are we letting these guys shoot 14/32 on us from beyond the arc?
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The college I went to in Arkansas used to be UCAs warm up game. Granted it was d3 against a D1 school so I could never get a true read on them, but it doesn’t fill me a lot of joy not completely blowing these guys completely out.
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Well, after two ugly losses at home to UGA and Cincy, we righted the ship with two (expected) wins over lesser competition in Charleston Southern and Central Arkansas. I didn't have a chance to write my reaction to the first game so this is a combination of these last two.
What I liked:
-Muuuuuuustaf. 16 and 18 points in the last two, and you can really see him growing up in front of our eyes. I love his aggressiveness and desire to get to the rim. As long as he doesn't force things, he will be a nice contributor and a really good piece next year and beyond.
-Guarding the paint. We seem to prioritize defense over the last two games and you can see them giving greater effort which has produced better overall results (67 points on 30% shooting and 68 points on 37%). They will need to keep that intensity for 40 minutes against better opponents to have a chance. I thought, in particular, they helped better at the rim and guarded the paint much better. Both teams got a combined 30 points in the paint--that's a great improvement.
-Nait George. A combined 33 points and 18 assists, +32 on the floor, and only 1 TO. Nice work, Nait.
-Lance Terry. We saw it at the end of the UGA game and it really has continued through the last few. He looks sharp both shooting and driving and seems to be hunting steals on the defensive side. We needed him with the absence of McCollum (it will be interesting to see the minutes for Terry and Mustaf when JM gets back), and he has been our best player so far.
-Powell. We have our enforcer!
17 rebounds in the last two games in only 24 minutes per game.
-Taking care of the ball. Only 12 turnovers in the two games combined! That's real improvement.
What I didn't like:
-Inconsistent refs and the 26 fouls they called on us in the CSU game. Wha?
-Leaving Central Arkansas open to shoot another three. Perhaps this was a result of our emphasis on the paint, but we left too many shooters open.
-Injuries. McCollum, Reeves, and O'Brien all have been injured (as well as Sutton). We need to get everybody healthy for these next games. The silver lining has been seeing some of the backups play.
The competition will step up from here as we head to Oklahoma and UNC this week. We have the potential to beat one or both, but I'm not sure we have seen enough from our team to have a whole lot of confidence. However, I am glad for the Ws and looking forward to seeing how the season plays out. Go Jackets!
What I liked:
-Muuuuuuustaf. 16 and 18 points in the last two, and you can really see him growing up in front of our eyes. I love his aggressiveness and desire to get to the rim. As long as he doesn't force things, he will be a nice contributor and a really good piece next year and beyond.
-Guarding the paint. We seem to prioritize defense over the last two games and you can see them giving greater effort which has produced better overall results (67 points on 30% shooting and 68 points on 37%). They will need to keep that intensity for 40 minutes against better opponents to have a chance. I thought, in particular, they helped better at the rim and guarded the paint much better. Both teams got a combined 30 points in the paint--that's a great improvement.
-Nait George. A combined 33 points and 18 assists, +32 on the floor, and only 1 TO. Nice work, Nait.
-Lance Terry. We saw it at the end of the UGA game and it really has continued through the last few. He looks sharp both shooting and driving and seems to be hunting steals on the defensive side. We needed him with the absence of McCollum (it will be interesting to see the minutes for Terry and Mustaf when JM gets back), and he has been our best player so far.
-Powell. We have our enforcer!
17 rebounds in the last two games in only 24 minutes per game.-Taking care of the ball. Only 12 turnovers in the two games combined! That's real improvement.
What I didn't like:
-Inconsistent refs and the 26 fouls they called on us in the CSU game. Wha?
-Leaving Central Arkansas open to shoot another three. Perhaps this was a result of our emphasis on the paint, but we left too many shooters open.
-Injuries. McCollum, Reeves, and O'Brien all have been injured (as well as Sutton). We need to get everybody healthy for these next games. The silver lining has been seeing some of the backups play.
The competition will step up from here as we head to Oklahoma and UNC this week. We have the potential to beat one or both, but I'm not sure we have seen enough from our team to have a whole lot of confidence. However, I am glad for the Ws and looking forward to seeing how the season plays out. Go Jackets!
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WE are about to get a new take on competition and AWAY.We need all healthy and ready to even make a showing.
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The Central Arkansas high% first half three shooting might have resulted from a less than robust perimeter defense for protection against early foul trouble that threatened to derail the CSU game with McCollum out. Against CSU the team came out with a very aggressive D, no doubt resulting from CDS sending some strong messages during practice after Cincy. So start with Central Arkansas was light on defending the trey, but after a first half free of foul trouble defense picked up and CA was held to 27%.Well, after two ugly losses at home to UGA and Cincy, we righted the ship with two (expected) wins over lesser competition in Charleston Southern and Central Arkansas. I didn't have a chance to write my reaction to the first game so this is a combination of these last two.
What I liked:
-Muuuuuuustaf. 16 and 18 points in the last two, and you can really see him growing up in front of our eyes. I love his aggressiveness and desire to get to the rim. As long as he doesn't force things, he will be a nice contributor and a really good piece next year and beyond.
-Guarding the paint. We seem to prioritize defense over the last two games and you can see them giving greater effort which has produced better overall results (67 points on 30% shooting and 68 points on 37%). They will need to keep that intensity for 40 minutes against better opponents to have a chance. I thought, in particular, they helped better at the rim and guarded the paint much better. Both teams got a combined 30 points in the paint--that's a great improvement.
-Nait George. A combined 33 points and 18 assists, +32 on the floor, and only 1 TO. Nice work, Nait.
-Lance Terry. We saw it at the end of the UGA game and it really has continued through the last few. He looks sharp both shooting and driving and seems to be hunting steals on the defensive side. We needed him with the absence of McCollum (it will be interesting to see the minutes for Terry and Mustaf when JM gets back), and he has been our best player so far.
-Powell. We have our enforcer!
-Taking care of the ball. Only 12 turnovers in the two games combined! That's real improvement.
What I didn't like:
-Inconsistent refs and the 26 fouls they called on us in the CSU game. Wha?
-Leaving Central Arkansas open to shoot another three. Perhaps this was a result of our emphasis on the paint, but we left too many shooters open.
-Injuries. McCollum, Reeves, and O'Brien all have been injured (as well as Sutton). We need to get everybody healthy for these next games. The silver lining has been seeing some of the backups play.
The competition will step up from here as we head to Oklahoma and UNC this week. We have the potential to beat one or both, but I'm not sure we have seen enough from our team to have a whole lot of confidence. However, I am glad for the Ws and looking forward to seeing how the season plays out. Go Jackets!
With two starting seniors out for the game and big minutes going to 2 freshman and a sophomore who redshirted last year; never being threatened & winning by 19 is hard to criticize. GT will be big underdogs in 4 of next 5 including road games at Oklahoma, North Carolina & a neutral Milwaukee site that is only 1 1/2 hrs from Northwestern’s campus. Would be nice to get McCollum back to help GT compete.
Mustaf was a beast in OTE. A program that gets their players conditioned to arrive on campus ready to play. He is an essential piece to this team and should only get better.
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The Sooners have stepped up a level of competition in their last three beating Providence, Arizona and Louisville. This will be a measure of our progress in team cohesiveness and competitive fire. Tough one on the road. Looking forward to watching us play hard.
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We won as to be expected.
Hope those that didn't play heal up fast. Next couple of weeks are going to be against some much better compensation.
Hope those that didn't play heal up fast. Next couple of weeks are going to be against some much better compensation.
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Well put.