blazers9911
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RE: Game Thread: UAB vs FIU
When our conference is as bad as it is, we are likely going to suffer a loss like this almost yearly. We don't have the type of talent Memphis did and no team is going to run through the conference the way they did.
Basketball is the flukiest of sports in my opinion when it comes to bad teams beating good teams. All it takes is one player getting a hot hand to completely change a game. Their shooting percentages were through the roof last night. Some of that was on us, but not all of it.
We are still growing every game, and will be every game from here on. You look at the tape, learn from your mistakes, and move on. At the end of the day, we are in the same situation we were before this loss.
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RE: Game Thread: UAB vs FIU
UAB Athletics: Lowering Expectations Since 2006
Help us, Coach Clark. You're our only hope.
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blazers9911
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RE: Game Thread: UAB vs FIU
(01-22-2017 11:44 AM)BlazerGreen Wrote: UAB Athletics: Lowering Expectations Since 2006
Help us, Coach Clark. You're our only hope.
No. Nobody here expects to lose to fiu, but bad teams beat good teams all the time in basketball.(and we don't really know how "good" we are). A bad loss in prior cusa versions was generally to a team in the 100-200. Now, our conference schedule is full of 200 and 300+ rpi teams. When you have to play these teams consistently on the road, you are eventually going to hit a bump in it. The only thing we can do at this point is look to the next game and hope we fight our way into a top 4 spot for the tournament. It was always going to be win The tournament or go home, so we are playing for seeding.
Being realistic about where the team stands does not mean our expectations are there.
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RE: Game Thread: UAB vs FIU
(01-22-2017 11:44 AM)BlazerGreen Wrote: UAB Athletics: Lowering Expectations Since 2006
Help us, Coach Clark. You're our only hope.
+1
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RE: Game Thread: UAB vs FIU
Any word on Hak?
Javien and Tyler will probably see the biggest jump in minutes, but I suspect Deion will be pushing 30 mpg while Hak is out. Deion's play has earned more minutes anyway.
With the way Haha has been playing lately, I wished we made more of a point to involve him on offense. Feels like when we push tempo on opponents' misses, Haha gets his opportunities in transition, so it's not surprising that Haha disappears on a night where the other team shoots 65%
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