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The great thing is that Watts is getting to play now, as a freshman. Frazier comes back next year with a more experienced game, Watts continues to get good minutes and is ready to be our starting PG as a junior with experience.

It feels good to have a coach that is looking at the long term success and can visualize the big picture of the program.

(12-16-2013 10:47 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  From what I have seen, Watts has been fine for what you would expect out of a freshman.

I agree, I think he has played well. He hasn't scored much (barely at all), but he hasn't really been called on to try and score either.

Hopefully Watts, Madison and Riddeau will log good minutes against Chattanooga, Alabama A&M, Newberry, and UTSA. That's several games where should be able to play a lot in the next month.

Progress, and good coaching. I'm very happy with this staff.

We need to recruit a top point guard, I have a feeling if Frazier continues his good play, we are sucessful make a run in conference and in the NCAA or NIT, Fraziers options will be better then Milsap.

Frazier is turning the ball over near 5 times a game. The guy is very good at a lot of things, but until he gets that under control, the NBA isn't even an option. I think he'll play professionally somewhere one day, but I hope he stays at UAB for the full 2 years.

(12-16-2013 11:25 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  Progress, and good coaching. I'm very happy with this staff.

Progress, good coaching and improved results to date. Is it just a coincidence that our MBB is the only major men's program with competitive new facilities to support them?

(12-16-2013 10:20 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  

(12-15-2013 08:20 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  about 50 people in the stands

not so. Official attendance was over 3000 hearty souls. Late arriving crowd I guess. It was plenty loud and I did my part, as usual, in dog cussin the refs for awhile.

Thanks...I actually thought there were only 50

(12-16-2013 03:37 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(12-16-2013 10:20 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  

(12-15-2013 08:20 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  about 50 people in the stands

not so. Official attendance was over 3000 hearty souls. Late arriving crowd I guess. It was plenty loud and I did my part, as usual, in dog cussin the refs for awhile.

Thanks...I actually thought there were only 50

Jon Solomon probably bribed the cameraman to shoot vid of some empty seats, rather than at the people who were there cheering and whoopin it up at all the "highlight" Plays. Best one in my opinion was when Swing took off leading a 3 on 1 or 2 fast break,, he dribbled just past the key and did a behind the back pass to Washington on the right wing who promptly tossed up a beautiful jump shot that swished the net.

I thought it was a pretty good crowd for a December game against a non-marquee opponent with the students gone for the break.

That play was awesome, BD. Also, Riddeau's ridiculous steal and lay up that left their whole team just standing there watching him.

He was by himself for so long that everyone was on their feet, and a little disappointed he didn't throw it down.