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You're right about the sample size, but even in just that 1 series, it appeared that our defense was significantly better. I'm hoping that continues to trend throughout the season.Blitzkrieg said: -
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MBB vs. LSU tonight in Baton Rouge at 9:00 pm EST. LSU is just above us in the SEC basement right now. We always play them late in the season and lose and I think I was at the CLA the last time we beat them in the 2018-19 season after Kotsar got a key TO and foul in the final seconds of the game. A pretty righteous win. So close to dancing and then they canceled the SECT due to COVID and that was it IIRC. -
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I have tried, but it is really hard to watch the men's basketball team play. It is not just the play calling and the substitutions that Lamont is using, but the players make so many mistakes themselves. So many bad passes, so many missed shots. So many turnovers. They just look like they are careless and not trying to fix it. -
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Yep, I record the games, but after the first several conference games, I decided I'd only watch the games we won -- just way too many turnovers. Unfortunately/fortunately, I've not watched the last nine or so games. Life's too short to have to endure the frustration that is Carolina men's basketball.
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Men's basketball is the sports equivalent of having a root canal. I didn't even bother to watch the second half last night.
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I hate I missed the baseball game yesterday. Carolina 5-3 over Winthrop. Sounds like it was exciting. They got all 5 of their runs with 2 outs. Played 4 different pitchers. 9 K's with no walks.
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kingofnerf:
I am more puzzled than angry at how this season has gone. I expected a drop-off with the roster departures after last year, but not anything like this.
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Same way FM went from a Final Four team to a dud the next season. I dunno. I haven;t followed BB much at all this season.kingofnerf said: -
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I sure am glad our Baseball team is looking promising. Went up to 5-0 record with a 7-2 win last night in a very cold wet game.
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Softball had another Run-rule win last night beating UNC 11-3. They are 11-0 now and ranked #21.
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C @ crowcutta:mens bball, we lost experience, shooting, size and versatility. we essentially swapped out two experienced starters on a tourney team for one experienced starter who is shorter than both and worse than both on both sides of the floor imo. thats not to say meechie alone would be the savior of this team but it was a downgrade.
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C @ crowcutta:same thing with our bigs, lost mack and gray, replaced them with pringle and gray which were downgrades. i was critical of mack last year but you lose that ability to stretch the floor and be a mismatch on offense. gray you lose that size physicality and defense. then the bigger guards and wings that we needed to step up just havent and it may have been unrealistic to expect them to improve to the level we needed them to in order for us to win.
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C @ crowcutta:i think we were 13-4 last year in games decided by single digits. this year 2-8. on the 362 team scale of the ncaa last year we were a solid offense and an slightly above average defense. last year 85th offensive rating, 169th defensive rating last year. this year 272nd offensive rating, 212th defensive rating.
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I think we would have won several of the closer games with a healthy Stute in the lineup.
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C @ crowcutta:i dont know if i would say several, but his shooting and spacing definitely would have helped as well as the extra body for depth. i want paris to break up that extra small starting backcourt and/or start cmb at center with 4 smalls. i would do both. start one of the small guards and ugusuk/conyers/davis/cmb.
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Overall team hitting still needs to improve. Happy with the 6-0 start but this is vs some mediocre lower level talent. We’re not in the top 100 team batting average coming into today’s game.
