Worst loss of the year, and deeply disturbing

[ASweet3781]

No other way around it.

 

[SHS72]

Daniels killed us today. Nothing.​

 

[zls44]

I don't care how improved they are, getting swept by Southern Methodist is embarassing for the program.

 

[Hysteria]

Good thing we brought some big time recruits to the game huh?
Hope we don't go into the tank after this

 

[Dooley]

Very bad loss. Very rare to see no energy from the team at Gampel. Not ready to go from the opening tip and looked soft in the 2nd half. Oh well, just one loss.

 

[SixRings]

Played in a complete funk. Like they were all hungover or something.

 

[DogBoy]

Tough to win when you only make them defend two players. Just sayin. . . . .

 

[superjohn]

I'm very deflated right now. I'll give SMU credit for playing good defense and making their shots but we didn't show up in any aspect of the game. Everyone played terribly and Larry Brown taught Ollie a lesson. If Daniels doesn't snap out of it our goose is cooked, unfortunately Omar is not in our plans anymore this season.

 

[ASweet3781]

Tough to win when you only make them defend two players. Just sayin. . . . .

Very bad loss. Very rare to see no energy from the team at Gampel. Not ready to go from the opening tip and looked soft in the 2nd half. Oh well, just one loss.

There are huge huge consequences to just "one loss". In terms of seedings. In terms of exposure. In terms of rankings.

 

[CTBasketball]

Tough to win when you only make them defend two players. Just sayin. . . . .

Exactly. No offensive plays worked. Either credit their defense or our inability to run a set.

 

[jibsey]

I was hoping we could build toward competitive at least games with Cincy and Ville which would mean that we could compete with anyone in the country and go deep in the tournament. Unfortunately it's SMU that's thinking that way now.

 

[kelde1wd]

Bye bye top 25 and any margin of error we had in hopes for a solid seed line. No more wiggle room left. Must regroup and turn it around for the next 3 weeks heading into the big dance.

 

[Jerry1714]

There are huge huge consequences to just "one loss". In terms of seedings. In terms of exposure. In terms of rankings.

Nothing like the sky is falling, our program is dead because of one loss posts.

Absurd and plain stupid

 

[ctchamps]

The first half of the first half there was no offensive flow. The rest of the game there was decent flow but no one, zilch, nada, zero, could make a shot. Teams rarely win if only two players can hit shots. When no one is making shots it's all over. SMU is a great defensive team, but a chair would have one this game.

I don't buy that these kids had nothing to play for or they were not playing with intensity. It's just the opposite imo. They were too intense. RB at the line was aiming the ball instead of shooting. It happens and you hope someone could get hot to take pressure off the team but no one did.

My major concern is that LK and NG have been getting beat on defense a lot in the last three games. It didn't bite UConn in the two previous games because SN and RB had decent offensive production. Without any production on offense defense is the way to win.

 

[SubbaBub]

My major concern is that LK and NG have been getting beat on defense a lot in the last three games. It didn't bite UConn in the two previous games because SN and RB had decent offensive production. Without any production on offense defense is the way to win.

Problem here is they're our better defenders. At one point we had bazz, boat, daniels, calhoun, and nolan on the floor. That's a horrible defensive lineup.

 

[ASweet3781]

Nothing like the sky is falling, our program is dead because of one loss posts.

Absurd and plain stupid

Your right being ranked in the top 25 is not important for exposure.

And there are no consequences for failing to show up and losing to a beatable team. We were a 6 seed with a 20-5 record before this loss. That record in our old league would get us a 3 seed. Apparently seeding doesn't matter for us anyways because if you can't beat SMU you at home can lose to just about any team no matter where we our seeded.

And there are no consequences to playing Memphis on their home floor in the conference tourney instead of Houston.

None at all.

 

[ctchamps]

Problem here is they're our better defenders. At one point we had bazz, boat, daniels, calhoun, and nolan on the floor. That's a horrible defensive lineup.

Agree they're normally very good defenders, but for whatever reason they have been off in their play. LK more so than NG. It happens to almost every player, in every sport at some point in the season. It's coming now for them which is better than tournament time. Hopefully they regain their confidence/spark.

DD is struggling as well. Has been since he suffered the high ankle sprain.

PN and AB are inconsistent. Have been all year.

RB has been starting to hit shots until this game. SN has had two bad games in a row.

Too many players struggling at the same time.

We'll have to see if the players can snap out of this funk. It was a lousy game to watch. The team could have set themselves up as a top twenty team. They missed another good opportunity. My feeling is they're starting to tighten up as they recognize the stakes. It's easy to tell them to relax and just play. Good luck with that. Just look at us fellow Boneyarders and how intense we get over games. If I told people to chill, they couldn't do it without chemical help.

 

[ctchamps]

Your right being ranked in the top 25 is not important for exposure.

And there are no consequences for failing to show up and losing to a beatable team. We were a 6 seed with a 20-5 record before this loss. That record in our old league would get us a 3 seed. Apparently seeding doesn't matter for us anyways because if you can't beat SMU you at home you can lose to just about any team no matter where we our seeded.

And there are no consequences to playing Memphis on their home floor in the conference tourney instead of Houston.

None at all.

There are absolutely consequences. You know it, I know it and the team knows it. And that's the problem. Look how intense you are over UConn's performance and the consequences. What's the difference between you and the players. They're not robots. They're human beings and the consequences of winning and losing are greater for them than you and me. So they played tightly and that caused them to miss shots they normally make and it made them play tentatively. They'll have to deal with it and we'll have to deal with it.

 

[ASweet3781]

There are absolutely consequences. You know it, I know it and the team knows it. And that's the problem. Look how intense you are over UConn's performance and the consequences. What's the difference between you and the players. They're not robots. They're human beings and the consequences of winning and losing are greater for them than you and me. So they played tightly and that caused them to miss shots they normally make and it made them play tentatively. They'll have to deal with it and we'll have to deal with it.

The vast majority of the team are seniors and juniors. Some played in a National Title game. If that's true they should show better poise.

I don't know. Most good teams have found a way to beat SMU at home this year. It shouldn't have been a game that psyched our team out to the point of what we saw today.

 

[noeynox]

When the jumpers aren't falling, this team has zilch in terms of a post presence that can deliver a bucket down low to settle things down. SMU took away our ability to run today and the jumpers weren't falling. We have no other offensive options than those two things. Yeah our small guards can get to the tin, but against a slow it down, grind it out defense, you get less of those types of points.

 

[Jerry1714]

Your right being ranked in the top 25 is not important for exposure.

And there are no consequences for failing to show up and losing to a beatable team. We were a 6 seed with a 20-5 record before this loss. That record in our old league would get us a 3 seed. Apparently seeding doesn't matter for us anyways because if you can't beat SMU you at home can lose to just about any team no matter where we our seeded.

And there are no consequences to playing Memphis on their home floor in the conference tourney instead of Houston.

None at all.

Saying there is consequences to losing is like saying the sky is blue, thanks for the brilliant insight.

The goal is to win the AAC tournament and the NCAAT, loses happen, they shot terrible, when you shot 29% you are going to lose.

Palm had us as a 5 going into the game, I bet you we are no worse then a 6 seed now. Win out well be a 4 and in top 3 of the AAC.

You act like we just got bounced in the tourney, its one game, grew up and stop crying.

 

[dsturdy5]

With two weeks of regular season games left and then a conference tournament, there is no need to jump off of bridges. How this team responds is the key. Plain and simple.

Two very winnable games and two tough games left on the regular season schedule. 3-1 in those four and a win or two in the conference tournament will erase a lot of the bad feelings today.

The players can't dwell on today, they just have to learn from it and I'm sure KO will ensure that they do. What they do with those lessons on the court will determine how far they go.

 

[ASweet3781]

When the jumpers aren't falling, this team has zilch in terms of a post presence that can deliver a bucket down low to settle things down. SMU took away our ability to run today and the jumpers weren't falling. We have no other offensive options than those two things. Yeah our small guards can get to the tin, but against a slow it down, grind it out defense, you get less of those types of points.

We won 20+ games.

We have beaten really good teams.

The way some of you describe our team you wonder how we won any games.

What your really describing is that SMU out game planned and out executed us. They were better prepared today. That is disappointing.

 

[noeynox]

We won 20+ games.

We have beaten really good teams.

The way some of you describe our team you wonder how we won any games.

What your really describing is that SMU out game planned and out executed us. They were better prepared today. That is disappointing.

They're a bad match up for us. If our jumpers aren't falling, it will be tough to beat them. Louisville is also a bad match up for us. We are a bad match up for other teams. Just the way it goes, but we really have no post offense and at certain times that is a major detriment for us.

 

[Lefty2one]

Frustrating game for sure. The team was flat the entire game which is odd for a Gampel game. SMU & Larry Brown deserve some credit but we were not prepared to play today.

The first seven minutes of the game was probably the most bizarre stretch of play under KO thus far. No one on the team was aggressive and most weren't even looking at the rim. No one wanted to shoot. It looked like that drill you run in grade school where you have to pass seven times before you can take a shot. Throw in nearly a dozen early turnovers as the cherry on top.

Seven assists for the entire game, under 30% shooting, beat up in the paint again.

The team relies far too heavily on Bazz, games where he isn't Superman we're in a lot of trouble. We simply need more from DD, Boat and Calhoun. Those three haven't made the improvement we'd all hoped for this season.


Sidenote: Checked Omar's game log. He now has eight points in the last nine games. :/