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I don't blame the loss on any player. I blame the loss on Haase, if he is the one who made the schedule. It was obvious watching the players that they did needed to play more road games this year. They looked very uncomfortable outside their home environment.

The fact that it is mid January and this was our third true road game is ridiculous.

I don't think it was that as much as that 1-3-1 we couldn't handle effectively. That said we should have won the game. The point it is on Haase I completely agree. We were not as prepare for it as we should be. That said I suspect it won't happen again. We have a real gem in Haase. No way you can blame Frazier for this loss.


As for the gloom and doomers at least you will shut the hell up agonizing about our RPI and finally try and enjoy what will be a great basketball season. Had this game penciled as a loss any way.

Lol I'm not blaming Frazier... If he scored at his average of 18 this one would've been a blowout. He was huge, even with the TOs, last night. If someone is not all sunshine and lollipops certain ignoramuses take it as I'm blaming the loss on one individual player.

He has a well known, glaring flaw in his game. I just pointed it out. Our bazillion TOs and relatively weak D did us in. I posit that if we play a primary ball handler WITH Frazier, he could be even better. He's not a PG, and I don't think he's going to develop into one. Watts played well last night. I think he should get more ofmamchance to run the O with Frazier focusing solely on scoring. Perhaps even Swing should get a few minutes as the primary ball handler?

Mehinti needs to play more.

Yeah, theanswer didn't say we lost because Frazier, he just simply said it would've been nice to have those turnovers back. He's so frustrating to watch because he is so damn good, he just gets careless from time to time. I'm really hoping Watts develops and starts at the point, and we can shift Frazier off. Watts will gain more confidence with minutes, and finally run the offense rather than playing a bit timid in my opinion.

I didn't love the schedule when it came out, but Haase was trying to get his guys some wins. He really didn't know what he had this year, and I'm okay with what he did. A few more road games would have been nice, but it is what it is. I never really thought this was our year to make a run at the tournament, but we've been a lot better than I expected. We just need to learn from our mistakes and go onto the next one. We have a great chance to rack up some conference wins before we play USM.

Also would have been nice to have made one more of our free throws in regulation.

Maybe we should recruit another point guard next year to back up watts and really get some depth at that position? That way we could have at least two true PGs and comfortably move Frazier to his true position.

(01-12-2014 01:23 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Maybe we should recruit another point guard next year to back up watts and really get some depth at that position? That way we could have at least two true PGs and comfortably move Frazier to his true position.

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(01-12-2014 01:23 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Maybe we should recruit another point guard next year to back up watts and really get some depth at that position? That way we could have at least two true PGs and comfortably move Frazier to his true position.

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(01-12-2014 11:47 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Had this game penciled as a loss any way.

Why?

rpiforecast.com's projected conference losses for the Blazers:

@MT (2.5)
@Tulsa (2.0)
USM (1.1)
@Charlotte (4.4)
La Tech (5.7)

Gotta steal two of the remaining four and win the rest to get to at least 13-3 and a long shot at an at-large. The fact that we get the strongest two opponents at home is huge.

Head to head could come in handy if we end up competing with UNC for a long-shot at-large bid.

Yep. Ultimately, OOC strength of schedule was a killer, but the coaching staff built this year's slate for 20 wins and an NIT appearance. Haase won't say this, but I think the program is maybe a half-year ahead of where he thought.

(01-12-2014 01:54 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

(01-12-2014 11:47 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Had this game penciled as a loss any way.

Why?

because we were the underdog, and most of the nation thought we'd lose (of course, i had it penciled as a win--turns out the majority was correct)

(01-12-2014 12:37 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Yeah, theanswer didn't say we lost because Frazier, he just simply said it would've been nice to have those turnovers back. He's so frustrating to watch because he is so damn good, he just gets careless from time to time. I'm really hoping Watts develops and starts at the point, and we can shift Frazier off. Watts will gain more confidence with minutes, and finally run the offense rather than playing a bit timid in my opinion.

I didn't love the schedule when it came out, but Haase was trying to get his guys some wins. He really didn't know what he had this year, and I'm okay with what he did. A few more road games would have been nice, but it is what it is. I never really thought this was our year to make a run at the tournament, but we've been a lot better than I expected. We just need to learn from our mistakes and go onto the next one. We have a great chance to rack up some conference wins before we play USM.

From your observation in your first paragraph, is there a physical activity component to Attention Deficit Disorder? I know it has been observed in academic areas as a problem in keeping students "on task". Could there be a physical activity component to that condition?

I never use a pencil.

(01-12-2014 02:16 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(01-12-2014 01:54 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  

(01-12-2014 11:47 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  Had this game penciled as a loss any way.

Why?

because we were the underdog, and most of the nation thought we'd lose (of course, i had it penciled as a win--turns out the majority was correct)

I was just asking specific reasons why. If we made all of our predictions based on Vegas and "most of the nation" our prediction rate wouldn't be very good at all as a fanbase. One could argue that most of the nation didn't even know this game was taking place.

I was just curious if there was anything matchup wise or something that made him pencil us down as a loss.

(01-12-2014 02:17 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  From your observation in your first paragraph, is there a physical activity component to Attention Deficit Disorder? I know it has been observed in academic areas as a problem in keeping students "on task". Could there be a physical activity component to that condition?

Thread, Unable to Resuscitate. Time of Death: January 12th, 2014 1:17pm CST.

Bamanblazerfan definitely suffers from Thread Attention Deficit Disorder.

(01-12-2014 11:59 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Lol I'm not blaming Frazier... If he scored at his average of 18 this one would've been a blowout. He was huge, even with the TOs, last night. If someone is not all sunshine and lollipops certain ignoramuses take it as I'm blaming the loss on one individual player.

He has a well known, glaring flaw in his game. I just pointed it out. Our bazillion TOs and relatively weak D did us in. I posit that if we play a primary ball handler WITH Frazier, he could be even better. He's not a PG, and I don't think he's going to develop into one. Watts played well last night. I think he should get more ofmamchance to run the O with Frazier focusing solely on scoring. Perhaps even Swing should get a few minutes as the primary ball handler?

Mehinti needs to play more.

Ignoramuses? Here is some advice for you, work on your vocabulary and communication skills so that you can convey your thoughts in a clear and concise manner, so that what you type is what you mean. I shouldn't blame you though, I should blame the people that have mentored you. LOL

(01-12-2014 02:41 PM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  

(01-12-2014 11:59 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Lol I'm not blaming Frazier... If he scored at his average of 18 this one would've been a blowout. He was huge, even with the TOs, last night. If someone is not all sunshine and lollipops certain ignoramuses take it as I'm blaming the loss on one individual player.

He has a well known, glaring flaw in his game. I just pointed it out. Our bazillion TOs and relatively weak D did us in. I posit that if we play a primary ball handler WITH Frazier, he could be even better. He's not a PG, and I don't think he's going to develop into one. Watts played well last night. I think he should get more ofmamchance to run the O with Frazier focusing solely on scoring. Perhaps even Swing should get a few minutes as the primary ball handler?

Mehinti needs to play more.

Ignoramuses? Here is some advice for you, work on your vocabulary and communication skills so that you can convey your thoughts in a clear and concise manner, so that what you type is what you mean. I shouldn't blame you though, I should blame the people that have mentored you. LOL