Is this Really Who we are?

[arxpert]

Are we really just going to be that team all year that can get up on teams to any number, but let the leads melt away?

Tonight was finally a nice display of coaching. Maybe WVU wasn't full strength like in the Bahamas, but they did try 29 3's.

That has been the formula vs Tommy for his whole tenure. We have won a ton of games, but the ones we lose seem to mostly be when teams hit their 3's.

Key takeaway tonight: Caleb Love stopped killing us.

And I am not sure if my eyes are deceiving me, but what was Carter Bryant's FG% tonight?  100% 1 Foul?? One? Yet he still wasn't allowed to have Usage?

Henri Vessaar continues to play good basketball. Unsung by large.

Clearly this is Bradley's team. I think it can finally be stated without any argument.

I would like to see Tommy stop the bleeding more often. Tonight, I felt he did a good job of stopping WVU's runs when the momentum was shifting.

As I have said in some other posts ---> I think Tommy is pretty good at drawing up plays out of Timeouts. When you need to stop a run, the Timeout is usually the weapon, but when you can combine the Timeout with a good play design and score, it is double as impactful.

This is the benefit of a willingness to adapt as a Coach. Playing some Half Court basketball isn't going to kill anyone. It is the way this team will play at it's best potential. The more we can get used to it, the better as we get into the "Alps" of the Conference slate where the competition steps up multiple levels. Especially after we reach the half way marker when everyone is scrapping for wins.

Right now, we are doing everything I said we needed to do. Stack up wins early and often since our big disappointments. I was hoping we would beat UCLA to solidify this run, but this is just about as well as we can hope for at the moment.

We are still Hunting. Not the Hunted. I don't want to be ranked. We don't belong in the Top 25 right now. However we are closing in on a chance to be ranked around #25 if we can win maybe 6 more games in the next 8.

Still a long way to go before we can garner even 1 ounce of respect outside of our little community, but we will take any wins, any way we can get them. Especially when on the road even if WVU didn't play that guy who killed us in the Bahamas.

Onward and Up,

Beardown.

[Azfansincebirth]

Are we really just going to be that team all year that can get up on teams to any number, but let the leads melt away?

Tonight was finally a nice display of coaching. Maybe WVU wasn't full strength like in the Bahamas, but they did try 29 3's.

That has been the formula vs Tommy for his whole tenure. We have won a ton of games, but the ones we lose seem to mostly be when teams hit their 3's.

Key takeaway tonight: Caleb Love stopped killing us.

And I am not sure if my eyes are deceiving me, but what was Carter Bryant's FG% tonight?  100% 1 Foul?? One? Yet he still wasn't allowed to have Usage?

Henri Vessaar continues to play good basketball. Unsung by large.

Clearly this is Bradley's team. I think it can finally be stated without any argument.

I would like to see Tommy stop the bleeding more often. Tonight, I felt he did a good job of stopping WVU's runs when the momentum was shifting.

As I have said in some other posts ---> I think Tommy is pretty good at drawing up plays out of Timeouts. When you need to stop a run, the Timeout is usually the weapon, but when you can combine the Timeout with a good play design and score, it is double as impactful.

This is the benefit of a willingness to adapt as a Coach. Playing some Half Court basketball isn't going to kill anyone. It is the way this team will play at it's best potential. The more we can get used to it, the better as we get into the "Alps" of the Conference slate where the competition steps up multiple levels. Especially after we reach the half way marker when everyone is scrapping for wins.

Right now, we are doing everything I said we needed to do. Stack up wins early and often since our big disappointments. I was hoping we would beat UCLA to solidify this run, but this is just about as well as we can hope for at the moment.

We are still Hunting. Not the Hunted. I don't want to be ranked. We don't belong in the Top 25 right now. However we are closing in on a chance to be ranked around #25 if we can win maybe 6 more games in the next 8.

Still a long way to go before we can garner even 1 ounce of respect outside of our little community, but we will take any wins, any way we can get them. Especially when on the road even if WVU didn't play that guy who killed us in the Bahamas.

Onward and Up,

Beardown.

good write up. I like the will and grit we've been playing with lately..sucks we blow leads like we have. But feels good to know we still fight to the end and come out on top

[|ᴘ|ʀ|ʏ|ᴍ|ᴇ|]

We will be in a much better spot in the Others Receiving Votes section if we finish strong this week. Then, if we win both games the following week, there's a decent chance we will be ranked again. If Tom does his job, I believe they can cut your ETA in half.

[arxpert]

Are we really just going to be that team all year that can get up on teams to any number, but let the leads melt away?

Tonight was finally a nice display of coaching. Maybe WVU wasn't full strength like in the Bahamas, but they did try 29 3's.

That has been the formula vs Tommy for his whole tenure. We have won a ton of games, but the ones we lose seem to mostly be when teams hit their 3's.

Key takeaway tonight: Caleb Love stopped killing us.

And I am not sure if my eyes are deceiving me, but what was Carter Bryant's FG% tonight?  100% 1 Foul?? One? Yet he still wasn't allowed to have Usage?

Henri Vessaar continues to play good basketball. Unsung by large.

Clearly this is Bradley's team. I think it can finally be stated without any argument.

I would like to see Tommy stop the bleeding more often. Tonight, I felt he did a good job of stopping WVU's runs when the momentum was shifting.

As I have said in some other posts ---> I think Tommy is pretty good at drawing up plays out of Timeouts. When you need to stop a run, the Timeout is usually the weapon, but when you can combine the Timeout with a good play design and score, it is double as impactful.

This is the benefit of a willingness to adapt as a Coach. Playing some Half Court basketball isn't going to kill anyone. It is the way this team will play at it's best potential. The more we can get used to it, the better as we get into the "Alps" of the Conference slate where the competition steps up multiple levels. Especially after we reach the half way marker when everyone is scrapping for wins.

Right now, we are doing everything I said we needed to do. Stack up wins early and often since our big disappointments. I was hoping we would beat UCLA to solidify this run, but this is just about as well as we can hope for at the moment.

We are still Hunting. Not the Hunted. I don't want to be ranked. We don't belong in the Top 25 right now. However we are closing in on a chance to be ranked around #25 if we can win maybe 6 more games in the next 8.

Still a long way to go before we can garner even 1 ounce of respect outside of our little community, but we will take any wins, any way we can get them. Especially when on the road even if WVU didn't play that guy who killed us in the Bahamas.

Onward and Up,

Beardown.

good write up. I like the will and grit we've been playing with lately..sucks we blow leads like we have. But feels good to know we still fight to the end and come out on top

Appreciate the time you took to reply. I think that this team continues to play for each other. That is something that cannot be over looked. Once that changes, we will be in dark times.

But for now, these games have been helpful to the players and I believe Tommy needed these wins. He just recruited Bryce James. He seems to be gaining some control back over the situation.

We cannot expect to go undefeated from here, but we do need to win the games we are supposed to win. Even if we are playing "ranked" teams that don't really belong being ranked.

I think the "Sticktoitiveness" so far has led to KJ Lewis having his first Breakout performance. He doesn't need many, but every once in a while we need each of our main players to be able to step up like tonight and make sure the job gets done.

[arxpert]

We will be in a much better spot in the Others Receiving Votes section if we finish strong this week. Then, if we win both games the following week, there's a decent chance we will be ranked again. If Tom does his job, I believe they can cut your ETA in half.

I agree about this, but for just the Right Here, Right Now, we are Game To Game. I like where we are at the moment. I don't think we are ready to climb back into that Top 25 area and then become the Hunted. A little more time... maybe if we can keep this going, in a few weeks, we can be playing some SERIOUS games "AT HOME" where we have our "vaunted McKale Advantage" that I never really think we have.

But if it does exist, then the timing can line up nicely.

[lsg_da_apache]

I dont read your post as you picked WVU to win. Shows what you THINK you know, but you are no EXPERT!

[arxpert]

I dont read your post as you picked WVU to win. Shows what you THINK you know, but you are no EXPERT!

I don't take that personally. This team has only won what? 2 games vs teams that are above the level of ITT Tech? and WVU played without the guy who single handled beat us last time too... So what level did we really play WVU at?

[arxpert]

I dont read your post as you picked WVU to win. Shows what you THINK you know, but you are no EXPERT!

Also, my user name is Arxpert. Not Expert... But I do appreciate anyone who may consider me an expertologist in the field of Sports and Sports Debate.

Yes, Expertologist. Look it up on Google. Expertology is a real thing.

[TucsonTruckStop]

I dont read your post as you picked WVU to win. Shows what you THINK you know, but you are no EXPERT!

Just a stupid post. I assume you never pick Arizona to lose, so you have zero credibility because you've been wrong 5 times. Teams win games they are not supposed to win and lose when they are expected to cruise.

[lsg_da_apache]

I dont read your post as you picked WVU to win. Shows what you THINK you know, but you are no EXPERT!

Just a stupid post. I assume you never pick Arizona to lose, so you have zero credibility because you've been wrong 5 times. Teams win games they are not supposed to win and lose when they are expected to cruise.

Yeah well some of your shit is stupid too. At least I don't bring hella long post about his own biased opinion. Arx is only a self proclaimed expert and he has no credibility about his long ass rants. I think most would agree with me on this and I hope he reads this too. I am in Tucson if anyone wants to come see me about it!