Topic: Bad loss

[overherd1]

I can't help but think winning road games are building blocks that help come tournament time.  Winning these types of games gives you confidence to win later.  Fortunately, we are still early in the season and have time to build confidence in games to come.

[herdman]

Danny has mentioned time and time again we do NOT have positions. With this offense we flow. Every player knows what every body does. We do NOT have a high post. As you see, we don't ever post up. That may change slightly when Iran becomes eligible.
West is ready, IMO and has shown it with lock down defense and intensity.  Morehead played well, no doubt. I'm sure this team will be like all others that Danny has had. They get better as the season progresses. RPI at this point is not an issue. We will get only 1 bid in CUSA. The key is to win the tournament. I think you saw in our team last year, even though we came in seeded #6, we played for the championship. Obviously we all hope for a higher seed so we don't have to play 4 games in Frisco.
As we also have been told that it will not be a shock to be up by 20 and be down a few minutes later and vice versa. That's the way we play.

Good luck winning a tournament when you are getting out rebounded by 20 or more. Not gonna happen.

[whf]

Danny may not label positions, but let's be honest here.  Look at the sets; there are wings, point guards, shooting forwards, etc.  Of course we don't play a high post; I'm suggesting may since our non-position center can't catch the ball down low that we move him out of all that traffic to see what will/would happen.

[elginherd]

AFA Herd BB this loss, taken in a vacuum, is not a great big deal and might actually be helpful in tis team's improvement.

The problem, in IMO, is that it's yet another OOC loss for the CUSA where the conference record last night was piss poor. Have to win your share against the A-10, Colonial, Big South,etc if you aspire to be a 'two-bid' league.

[coalherd]

Something to think about. This system isn’t meant for rebounds either which might hurt us some because you don’t see as much up tempo transition like you do in the NBA. Look at Brad Stevens, Greg Pop or even Mike. Their teams often get out rebounded and still win. Capella gets his boards on D. They sacrifice offensive boards which usually gets the other teams number inflated. Last nights number is inexcusable but we aren’t trying to be a big physical in the paint team to get boards.

First, our team is a far cry from a squad that is anything closing to having NBA caliber talent, so such comparisons are meaningless.

Second, if we aren't trying to be a "big physical in the paint team" then why in the hell do we have 2 6'10" players weighing anywhere from 260# to 330# sitting out?  Personally, I believe Danny realizes that his teams have to have some kind of consistent effective post play in order to make his system even more efficient and productive, including the areas of rebounding and defense!