Based on UMKC's two games, and our game against BYU, I would think they will be favored. But we normally play pretty well at home, so I think it's a toss up. If James can play 30 minutes, I think we'll win the game. If he gets into foul trouble early, we might have a problem. Score. UALR 68...UMKC...65. Go Trojans.
Hopeful, but UMKC by 15. Come on Trojans prove me wrong!
(11-22-2014 10:12 AM)eh9198 Wrote: [ -> ]UmKC 85, UALR 60
Come on EMan! A 15 point loss on our home court to another mid major? That's harsh!
(11-22-2014 10:28 AM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2014 10:12 AM)eh9198 Wrote: [ -> ]UmKC 85, UALR 60
Come on EMan! A 15 point loss on our home court to another mid major? That's harsh!
I'm sure a team a midmajor from Kansas City was sky high going to play at Mizzou and KState. Hopefully, they will not bring that level of intensity to today's game. That, and hopefully being hot from the outside, might give us a chance for a win.
Blue ribbon has them second to last but they have several d1 transfers.
New coach too.
New coach and better players = wins?
Well, depends on the starting point.
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I have followed UMKC pretty closely for several years. They have been average at best. Things appear to be coming together for them. But, just because they play lights out a couple of games does not mean they are going to do that all the time. They might, but I doubt they can play at the level they did in those two games for the rest of the season. In the first place, they are not going to shoot those kinds of percentages. In the second, coaches are going to figure out how to neutralize their point guard or at least prevent anyone else from doing anything.
New coach? That's absurd. Nobody hires a new coach! It's....It's....just not possible!
I do not figure they are going to be as deep as we are. Harrison has had 10 fouls in three games. Thaddeus Smith, another starter, has fouled out of two of the three games. We have to get into their bench. Be aggressive on offense. We need Harrison or Shayok on the bench.
Depth can be both a blessing and a curse. If you use it property, and only when a starter needs a one or two minute break, or gets in foul trouble, it's a blessing to have that depth. But if you're trying to keep everyone happy by playing the reserves equal minutes, you destroy team chemistry and upset your best players by sitting them down when they're playing well. I understand playing a lot of people a lot of minutes in the first few games to get a feel for who will perform when the lights are on, but you need to seriously cut the rotation down as soon as possible and let the starters play the majority of minutes. Josh is playing 22 minutes a game right now. He needs to be in there 30 minutes. Same with all your best five players. Can your bigs play 30 and be effective? I don't know. I'd want my best players in there for at least that long, unless you're winning so big that in the last ten minutes or so you can substitute freely and give the subs some quality time. But in games that are competitive, you don't need to be subbing every few minutes. You have a media time out ever four minutes, so that should be your rest periods for your starters in most cases.
I say umkc by 10
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(11-22-2014 10:56 AM)insideualr Wrote: [ -> ]New coach too.
He has already been there one season. Not brand new.
I say we win this one. I think we are better than we played at BYU, and over the course of the season, I do not think KC will be as good as they played in those two games.
But we have to stop those two guys. If we don't do that, we are in trouble.
(11-22-2014 11:18 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2014 10:56 AM)insideualr Wrote: [ -> ]New coach too.
He has already been there one season. Not brand new.
In his first season as UMKC coach, Kareem Richardson wanted to set a culture. He wanted to show his players how hard he expected them to work, and he wanted to establish a defensive intensity.
In that sense, Richardson—a former Rick Pitino assistant at Louisville—was pleased with last season’s effort. He called it a “foundational year,’’
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(11-22-2014 11:22 AM)insideualr Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2014 11:18 AM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote: [ -> ] (11-22-2014 10:56 AM)insideualr Wrote: [ -> ]New coach too.
He has already been there one season. Not brand new.
In his first season as UMKC coach, Kareem Richardson wanted to set a culture. He wanted to show his players how hard he expected them to work, and he wanted to establish a defensive intensity.
In that sense, Richardson—a former Rick Pitino assistant at Louisville—was pleased with last season’s effort. He called it a “foundational year,’’
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That's the kind of assistant coach that I like to see UALR to pursue. One from a successful program, that has worked for a good recruiter and a winner. Slick Rick is a proven winner. Of course if we ever do hire a new coach, he'd probably be an assistant from a school and working for a head coach we've never heard of. Cheap is what we'll be looking for.
I expected you to replay to this comment. That would certainly be the type of coach we might look at if the time ever arrives. But there are other qualities he'd need. The charisma of a Mike Newell. And I know there are bound to be a few possibilities out there who could meet that qualification.
Also, we can't hire what we can't afford. No idea what that would be.
(11-22-2014 11:13 AM)outsideualr Wrote: [ -> ]Depth can be both a blessing and a curse. If you use it property, and only when a starter needs a one or two minute break, or gets in foul trouble, it's a blessing to have that depth. But if you're trying to keep everyone happy by playing the reserves equal minutes, you destroy team chemistry and upset your best players by sitting them down when they're playing well. I understand playing a lot of people a lot of minutes in the first few games to get a feel for who will perform when the lights are on, but you need to seriously cut the rotation down as soon as possible and let the starters play the majority of minutes. Josh is playing 22 minutes a game right now. He needs to be in there 30 minutes. Same with all your best five players. Can your bigs play 30 and be effective? I don't know. I'd want my best players in there for at least that long, unless you're winning so big that in the last ten minutes or so you can substitute freely and give the subs some quality time. But in games that are competitive, you don't need to be subbing every few minutes. You have a media time out ever four minutes, so that should be your rest periods for your starters in most cases.
No one on this year's Kentucky team will average much over 20 minutes a game. I have a feeling they will do okay.
(11-22-2014 12:15 PM)mjs Wrote: [ -> ]No one on this year's Kentucky team will average much over 20 minutes a game. I have a feeling they will do okay.
Granted, but that is somewhat of an exceptional situation, to say the least. Sleezipari has all those All-Americans on the roster that he has to keep happy. He knows that if he does not, the flow of them into Ky might slow down somewhat.