True. He missed the big ones at WCU as well down the stretch. UTA did a good job denying others the ball and made sure Shabazz would shoot since he was cold from the line. I just can’t believe how many shots Hervey missed. He’s considered a future NBA player and seems to be going through a very rough stretch. Kudos tonight to our guys for toughing it out. They had very active hands on d and knocked down big shots. Hard to believe that this UTA team beat western by 25 earlier in the season and we dominated them fir most of the game. Again, anything can happen in any given day at this level.
Here is the link to the fall sports streaming schedule.
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Re: MBB: UTA @ AppState 2:30 PM HCC
Would be amazing to see us get a road win against a 12-3 LLU team this Wednesday...we need to get something going on the road to elevate our confidence...and we cannot allow a team to get back in the game after being up by more than 20 pts...missed free throws and turnovers suck.
but again i'm ecstatic we are 2-0 in the belt
but again i'm ecstatic we are 2-0 in the belt
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Re: MBB: UTA @ AppState 2:30 PM HCC
We really tighten up at inopportune times. It's cost us a couple of unforgivable losses and almost did the same Sunday.Fortunately we had enough of a cushion.The mental state of this program is abysmal.
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I would have him on the floor whenever the game is on the line. I wouldn't, however, have him as the primary ball handler.
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Re: MBB: UTA @ AppState 2:30 PM HCC
I'm not able to watch enough of the games to really offer an informed opinion. But it sucks to see people on a message board throwing our best player under the bus like they are on this thread. I see someone saying he did the same thing against JMU - a game where he shot 9-10 from the FT line. And against WCU, where he did shoot 0-3 but missed exactly one free throw the entire second half.
Dude obviously had a really bad stretch the other day. Maybe his late-game struggles have to do with the fact that he plays by far the most minutes on the team, with the most responsibility on both ends of the floor?
Also, I see people saying Shabazz shouldn't have the ball at the end, but I'm not seeing who should. Do we mean Williams (58% FT shooter)? Hinton (42%)? Forrest could make sense - at 71% he's 4 whole percentage points better than Shabazz.
I guess now that Taylor Lamb has used up his eligibility, Shabazz inherits his role as scapegoat for whatever goes wrong with App sports.
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If Shabazz (67% FT) doesnt handle the ball, who does?
Justin Forrest 71% FT
O'Showen Williams 58% FT
That's literally our options at this point. I am hedging that 4% from the Jr. Shabazz over Fr. Forrest at this time.
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East, this isn't directed at you but really for the masses.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:44 pmI'm not able to watch enough of the games to really offer an informed opinion. But it sucks to see people on a message board throwing our best player under the bus like they are on this thread. I see someone saying he did the same thing against JMU - a game where he shot 9-10 from the FT line. And against WCU, where he did shoot 0-3 but missed exactly one free throw the entire second half.
Dude obviously had a really bad stretch the other day. Maybe his late-game struggles have to do with the fact that he plays by far the most minutes on the team, with the most responsibility on both ends of the floor?
Also, I see people saying Shabazz shouldn't have the ball at the end, but I'm not seeing who should. Do we mean Williams (58% FT shooter)? Hinton (42%)? Forrest could make sense - at 71% he's 4 whole percentage points better than Shabazz.
I guess now that Taylor Lamb has used up his eligibility, Shabazz inherits his role as scapegoat for whatever goes wrong with App sports.
I have a hard time blaming losses on any one particular player. Its a group effort out there. Shabazz is our most consistent scorer and player. He shows up every night. We have others who shoot well from FT line, but are bigs, and you don't want the ball in their hands. Do we need to be more consistent at the line? Absolutely. Arlington made a great come back to cut it close, but we haven't been in that position too many times. We'll learn from it. If anyone think Shabazz needs to be off the court, or not have the ball in his hands late in the game, you have not been paying attention.
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Do you think he is the best person to trying to beat the press? I ask, not a loaded question.
Granted some of us don't live in Boone and get to go to every sporting event on campus, so I confess I'm not always paying attention. I would certainly defer to those who see the games first hand.
I do see where he is shooting 50% from the line in our last four games, so maybe Williams 57% isn't such a poor choice. Also, Williams has better assist to turnover ratio. My hope is at some point Ronshad will come thru with a big bucket or foul shot to win a game and Fox's faith in him will be vindicated.
The other question I have is, do we put too much responsibility on his shoulders? We expect him to handle the ball and lead the team in scoring. I understand he is our most dynamic player but I wonder if we expect him to carry too much of the load.
Granted some of us don't live in Boone and get to go to every sporting event on campus, so I confess I'm not always paying attention. I would certainly defer to those who see the games first hand.
I do see where he is shooting 50% from the line in our last four games, so maybe Williams 57% isn't such a poor choice. Also, Williams has better assist to turnover ratio. My hope is at some point Ronshad will come thru with a big bucket or foul shot to win a game and Fox's faith in him will be vindicated.
The other question I have is, do we put too much responsibility on his shoulders? We expect him to handle the ball and lead the team in scoring. I understand he is our most dynamic player but I wonder if we expect him to carry too much of the load.
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Re: MBB: UTA @ AppState 2:30 PM HCC
I'm just happy we won our first 2 SB games after the Hampton debacle, one of them against one of the best mid-major teams in the NCAA. They made a run and that should have been expected. That we held them off ultimately is a good sign. That happens in the past 8 years, and we likely fold.
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I do believe Ronshad should be considered a primary ball handler to beat the press. The other options are Williams and Forrest, and they are both playing their first year of D1 ball. Shabazz has two years under his belt.hapapp wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:37 pmDo you think he is the best person to trying to beat the press? I ask, not a loaded question.
Granted some of us don't live in Boone and get to go to every sporting event on campus, so I confess I'm not always paying attention. I would certainly defer to those who see the games first hand.
I do see where he is shooting 50% from the line in our last four games, so maybe Williams 57% isn't such a poor choice. Also, Williams has better assist to turnover ratio. My hope is at some point Ronshad will come thru with a big bucket or foul shot to win a game and Fox's faith in him will be vindicated.
The other question I have is, do we put too much responsibility on his shoulders? We expect him to handle the ball and lead the team in scoring. I understand he is our most dynamic player but I wonder if we expect him to carry too much of the load.
It is definitely a fair question as to whether too much is being put on his shoulders, but this decision to have him play point, and on the ball versus away from it, came with the likelihood that there would be some growing pains. We are short on ball handlers as it is, and I'm not one to think you can just experiment as you go. You see what players do well in practice, and you take that to the games.