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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 5, 2023 22:10:20 GMT -6
Lipscomb scored 55 points in the second half….we only scored 62 for the entire game. Yet another basketball game under 70 points. 24 points in one half is awful. Our defense did hold them 78% FG in the 2nd half. Their bad FG % in the first half was 48%. We would love to shoot 45% in a half. 4-20 from 3 point land. We can score down low so let’s get guys that shoot a paltry 20% from the outside. We did have less turnovers, 10 less turnovers. Solid D on free throws at 62%, same as Lipscomb FG % 62. How is that possible? 7 assists total for the game, part of our lack of offensive philosophy. Then there’s our defense, what defense you say? Agreed. Terribly disappointed that coach Acuff is still whipping us….again. He can flat out coach and recruit talent.
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Post by unalions on Jan 6, 2023 0:57:12 GMT -6
Lipscomb scored 55 points in the second half….we only scored 62 for the entire game. Yet another basketball game under 70 points. 24 points in one half is awful. Our defense did hold them 78% FG in the 2nd half. Their bad FG % in the first half was 48%. We would love to shoot 45% in a half. 4-20 from 3 point land. We can score down low so let’s get guys that shoot a paltry 20% from the outside. We did have less turnovers, 10 less turnovers. Solid D on free throws at 62%, same as Lipscomb FG % 62. How is that possible? 7 assists total for the game, part of our lack of offensive philosophy. Then there’s our defense, what defense you say? Agreed. Terribly disappointed that coach Acuff is still whipping us….again. He can flat out coach and recruit talent. The worst part is that Liberty beat them by 30 on Monday.
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Post by unafied on Jan 6, 2023 7:02:02 GMT -6
I really thought we had turned the corner after Ole Miss and the win at JSU. But there's never any excuse for sloppy, fundamentally bad basketball. And wanting to be a "defensive" team doesn't really work in today's basketball, especially when you're not even very good defensively.
What's sad is, I really feel like our starting 5 + Jacari Lane are a solid group. We just need another scorer that can help on nights when Ortiz is cold, and a coaching staff that will demand more from them.
Any chance we can win against Stetson Saturday? They beat Lipscomb, BTW. With Liberty after that, it's almost a must-win.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 6, 2023 8:22:43 GMT -6
I don’t see us winning more than 2 or 3 games in conference. Our best shot, pun intended, is to catch other teams with their best players being sick or off. If we are going to be a team that always scores less than 70 points a game, it is going to be hard to win with any consistency.
Last night Johnson looked like he was pressing too hard playing his former team. think the coaches realized he wasn’t going to be able to play his typical game and therefore he didn’t play as much. We had the lead at 15-11 and then took all the starters out at the same time. I questioned that move during the game and still question it today. Why take all 5 out at the same time, needless to say Acuff recognized it and quickly the game changed. The adjustments made by Lipscomb were effective. Changing to a taller more physical player on Soucie all but shut him down, doubling down on entry pass to Forest to keep him from being able to move in the post. Howell made them pay early, but couldn’t sustain his outside shot, and nobody else could hit the barn from outside. They took advantage of our lack of height and challenged us with pass penetration for easy shots or fouls and yes they make their free throws, 83%. I did get tickled when they talked about Murr the undersized guard the announcers kept picking at because of his height….he is taller than Ortiz and Lane. I guess they really think we are undersized and we really are.
I hope this team finds an identity on offense and this last couple of games isn’t it. We also need to find an identity on defense too.
Roar Lions
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Post by unalions on Jan 6, 2023 13:33:18 GMT -6
Yeah, pulling the starters was stupid. Pujol is on the hot seat. Simple as that.
Liberty beat Jax State by 34 last night so that UNA win over the Gamecocks isn’t impressive at all. JSU only scored 41 points last night.
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Post by unafied on Jan 6, 2023 13:57:02 GMT -6
I do wonder what Looney's expectations are. I mean, we were predicted to finish LAST in the conference. So if we finish something like 10th and barely squeak into the conference tournament, is that "progress"? My guess is it would be enough to earn one more year, whether we like it or not. Another 2-win conference record like last year should absolutely get him fired.
I want to fire him for having us wearing those black uniforms, but I guess that's beside the point.
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Post by brandon on Jan 6, 2023 13:57:44 GMT -6
To be a little fair, not much though, the conference was expected to be extremely competitive this year... anyone can beat anyone...
But last night was a fail....
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Post by mtc13 on Jan 6, 2023 15:07:18 GMT -6
Just like in our D2 days, Lennie Acuff is still kicking UNA's ass. SMH.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 6, 2023 15:32:11 GMT -6
I do wonder what Looney's expectations are. I mean, we were predicted to finish LAST in the conference. So if we finish something like 10th and barely squeak into the conference tournament, is that "progress"? My guess is it would be enough to earn one more year, whether we like it or not. Another 2-win conference record like last year should absolutely get him fired. I want to fire him for having us wearing those black uniforms, but I guess that's beside the point. I wanted to give you a gold star for the black uniforms comment. I partially blame those uniforms for our inept abilities on the court.
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Post by unalions on Jan 6, 2023 21:54:15 GMT -6
Men at home after the women's game tomorrow! I hope local fans can show up!!
Lions take on Stetson who is tied atop the league with Liberty at 3-0.
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Post by unalions on Jan 7, 2023 16:58:33 GMT -6
Well, Jacksonville scored only 19 in the first half at home against Lipscomb. I feel a little better. Lol.
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Post by unalions on Jan 7, 2023 17:51:40 GMT -6
Well, Jacksonville scored only 19 in the first half at home against Lipscomb. I feel a little better. Lol. Nevermind, JU did the same back to them in the 2nd half and won. Lol.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 7, 2023 19:46:02 GMT -6
Stetson is wearing black uniforms….we got this.
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Post by unalions on Jan 7, 2023 20:00:27 GMT -6
Good half by the Lions. UNA up 41-35.
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 7, 2023 20:09:49 GMT -6
Great half of offense, defensive side has to improve. Shots are falling from outside early. Hopefully we can sustain offense and turn up defensive pressure.
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