Out of control on offense and giving away the ball too much.

Owls trail 41-40 with 12 to go.

44-44 . Tied 9:12 left in 2H.

Drone 13pts
Gearhart 12pts
Rivers 9pts

44-47 UAA leads. 7:44 left.

Gearhart with 3 fouls. No one else with more than 2 so far.

UAA's leading scorer Travis Thompson with 21 pts so far.

Rice
Field Goals 14-39, 35.9%
Free Throws 13-18, 72.2%
3-Pointers 4-17, 23.5%

UAA
Field Goals 16-42, 38.1%
Free Throws 7-11, 63.6%
3-Pointers 8-22, 36.4%

46-50 UAA leads 5:58 left in 2H.

46-52 UAA with its largest lead of game. 5:12 to go.

Plain sloppy in every facet of the game pretty much all of the second.

Trailing 52-46 with 5 to go.

Transitioning from Braun's style to Rhoades' style of play is going to hurt this season.

ThatGuy, I came to game broadcast late, did anyone mention what is up with Denzel Davis not dressing?

46-54 UAA leads. 3:59 left. Can't buy a shot.

(11-29-2014 05:42 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Transitioning from Braun's style to Rhoades' style of play is going to hurt this season.

ThatGuy, I came to game broadcast late, did anyone mention what is up with Denzel Davis not dressing?

These players don't have the right skill set to play this style, and it shows. With BB's schemes, I have no doubt this and the WSU games would be wins. I like the style he wants to play, but he needs to recruit to it first. I always say that the mark of a great coach is adapting his style to the athletes at hand. In the past two years, BB got absolutely everything out of a depleted roster, and Rhodes looks to be on pace to do less with more. It's clear what we're doing isn't working, and Coach's intransigence is frustrating to say the least.

As for Davis, Nothing I've heard. But I'm at the game.

UAA BY 11 with 2 mins to go.

If Rice cannot defeat a Division II team, I don't envision more than 3 wins for the year.

I feel like we've regressed in every game we've played. Every time the team plays, it is the worst they have been all season. Hopefully our STU/SEU/HBU home stand doesn't keep up the trend.

(11-29-2014 05:49 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  If Rice cannot defeat a Division II team, I don't envision more than 3 wins for the year.

Check out our upcoming schedule, from yesterday's game thread:

(11-28-2014 11:43 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(11-28-2014 11:23 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  After we get back from Alaska, there is a four game stretch where all of them are winnable (but not a sure thing). I would think those would be the games we try to test some new players to see how they do.

Indeed!

Code:

12/03/14    vs. Houston Baptist    Tudor Fieldhouse    7:00 p.m. CT
12/06/14    vs. St. Edward's    Tudor Fieldhouse    7:00 p.m. CT
12/18/14    vs. St. Thomas    Tudor Fieldhouse    11:30 a.m. CT
12/22/14    at Lamar    Beaumont, Texas    7:00 p.m. CT

(11-29-2014 05:54 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(11-29-2014 05:49 PM)WRCisforgotten79 Wrote:  If Rice cannot defeat a Division II team, I don't envision more than 3 wins for the year.

Check out our upcoming schedule, from yesterday's game thread:

(11-28-2014 11:43 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(11-28-2014 11:23 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  After we get back from Alaska, there is a four game stretch where all of them are winnable (but not a sure thing). I would think those would be the games we try to test some new players to see how they do.

Indeed!

Code:

12/03/14    vs. Houston Baptist    Tudor Fieldhouse    7:00 p.m. CT
12/06/14    vs. St. Edward's    Tudor Fieldhouse    7:00 p.m. CT
12/18/14    vs. St. Thomas    Tudor Fieldhouse    11:30 a.m. CT
12/22/14    at Lamar    Beaumont, Texas    7:00 p.m. CT

I am aware of that schedule. I think it's quite possible that they will take 2 of those 3, then go winless for the remainder of the season.

(11-29-2014 05:49 PM)That Guy 2012 Wrote:  

(11-29-2014 05:42 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Transitioning from Braun's style to Rhoades' style of play is going to hurt this season.

ThatGuy, I came to game broadcast late, did anyone mention what is up with Denzel Davis not dressing?

These players don't have the right skill set to play this style, and it shows. With BB's schemes, I have no doubt this and the WSU games would be wins. I like the style he wants to play, but he needs to recruit to it first. I always say that the mark of a great coach is adapting his style to the athletes at hand. In the past two years, BB got absolutely everything out of a depleted roster, and Rhodes looks to be on pace to do less with more. It's clear what we're doing isn't working, and Coach's intransigence is frustrating to say the least.

As for Davis, Nothing I've heard. But I'm at the game.

UAA BY 11 with 2 mins to go.

Thanks for answering, ThatGuy.

I understand the transition to this style might potentially entail a step back this year, but it's not set in stone.

I'll take whatever pain comes from this switch in styles as I personally would rather watch Rhoades' style vs what we've had. A couple more wins is not going to be the difference-maker for Rice in Basketball.

We needed a sea change and that's what Rhoades was hired to do. I'll hang in there with him a few seasons and put my basketball pitchfork away until we see what it looks like a few years down the road. Meantime, I think instilling this style even with our present players will instill good things for them personally from the experience. they weren't accomplishing much under Braun's last several years.

52-63 UAA leads and at the line. 22.5 secs to go.

Final Rice loses to UAA 57-65.
Rice now 1-5 on young season.

Some final stats:

Field Goals
Rice 16-47, 34.0%
UAA 18-45, 40.0%


Free Throws
Rice 18-27, 66.7%
UAA 19-25, 76.0%


3-Pointers
Rice 4-22, 18.2%
UAA 10-25, 40.0%

Drone with 15pts
Gearhart 12 pts
Rivers 11 pts
Mency with just 3pts
Jackson just 2pts this time.

(11-29-2014 04:21 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Announcers mentioned lots of snow up in Anchorage today finally. Hope it doesn't impede travel back to Houston for Rice.

The airport in Anchorage has never closed for weather. Never.

Sad shooting. Rebounds the only advantage.

Keep fighting men. Give Rhoades a chance. Only game 6 of season 1.

Hope you enjoyed beautiful Alaska, and have a safe trip back!