Oh, so there was a basketball game on Saturday

[18IsTheMan]

Didn't watch any of it, but it doesn't appear to have been a very competitive game. It's fortunate for them that football is doing so well that most fans aren't paying that much attention right now.

For anyone who watched, was it was bad as the final score would indicate?

 

[hillna2]

I didn't watch any of it either, but a 16 point loss to the 16th ranked team in the country on the road doesn't feel like a bad final score. Especially after looking at the play by play very briefly. We were down by 8 with them adding 8 on free throws to close it out.

 

[Bubba Fett]

I have only watched one game so this is meaningless, but we didn't look good at all. We looked talented but unable to play as a team on offense, and both slow and lost on defense. Let's hope this is just early times and things will get better.

 

[kidrobinski]

What disappoints me at this stage is that we don't look 'coached'; i.e., back to the GG season, Paris's first. The rhythm, movement, and discipline that was present on last year's squad is not in this year's. And that leads me to wonder if last year's squad was more from player leadership and cohesion than from coaching, guidance, and planning. There is no team fluidity or purpose; just guys with new hair styles wandering about. North Florida and Indiana both 'teamed' circles around us. I'm worried.

 

[1vagamecock]

Watched half of it.
The difference this year is we don't have a dynamic shooting gaurd yet and we only have 1 good post player.
We have a couple good wings but we are short on talent and skill compared to last year.

 

[Mr. Belvedere]

Coaching didn't just stop being good.. sometimes players don't gel with the coaching they are given. This is essentially a new team in many ways. Everyone needs to step back and let the season play out. Last year we played cupcakes largely vs this year in the non conference. IN is a ranked team and the defense isn't where it needs to be. Also CMB had an off night. Not the worst loss in the world.