Game 24: @ Coastal

[kingaling42]

Game time 4:30pm.. Need to see this team play a good team on the road without folding or playing bad basketball-.. Road wins vs GW, VMI, Liberty aren't conveying much hope for a tournament that we will not host & road wins indicate a teams toughness IMO...

Meanwhile CCU's only lost to Radford at home this year...

Roster/Stats (per game)
PLAYER POS PTS REB AST
Joseph Harris F 15.1 9.8 1.4
Chad Gray F 15.1 4.8 0.9
Mario Edwards G 12.0 4.3 2.5
Kierre Greenwood G 8.7 2.7 3.4
Logan Johnson G-F 8.3 3.3 2.7
Danny Nieman G 6.1 2.1 3.1
Dexter Moore G 3.8 1.3 0.6
Chris Evans F 3.6 3.1 0.5
Sam McLaurin F 2.5 5.2 0.9

Keys to Victory for the Bulldogs..
1. Value the basketball
2. Guards have to be patient/show good shot selection
3. Limit CCU's second chances- McLaurin, Harris, Gray, & Edwards rebound well...
4. Solid defense- 0 block shots for JW last game & our offense responds well when we get after the ball on D...

[GoUNCA]

No defense and offense is standing around. Staple of Coastal coverage is having commercials during gameplay.

[kingaling42]

Conclusion I'm drawing is that we are NOT tough enough.. Soft as baby sh!t on the road...

We keep going under perimeter screens.. wide open 3 for CCU.. why not?!?

[GoUNCA]

This team will roll over and give up now. I'll go ahead and write it up now. Unlike this team, I like to be good at what I do, so I'm going to go practice.

The defensive game was absolutely horrid. No communication. We missed some shots and then started to force things. It didn't help that they couldn't miss. The refs didn't help anyone out and made some horrible calls both ways. Tough loss. We have to pick up some intensity for the next game. Pitiful effort.

[UNCA Alum]

Turning this crap off.

It's like we are right back to where we were at the beginning of Big South play. Hope they don't beat us by 70.

[kingaling42]

This team will roll over and give up now. I'll go ahead and write it up now. Unlike this team, I like to be good at what I do, so I'm going to go practice.

The defensive game was absolutely horrid. No communication. We missed some shots and then started to force things. It didn't help that they couldn't miss. The refs didn't help anyone out and made some horrible calls both ways. Tough loss. We have to pick up some intensity for the next game. Pitiful effort.

I will add that the Big South tournament will be heading to Conway/Myrtle Beach- not sure if we will make the trip with road games still to play at WU/Presby & the 4 seed in the balance along with a possible home game- will they play the tourney games in Kimbel or elsewhere??

[kingaling42]

26 pt deficit at the half..

UNCA shooting 1 of 12 from 3 pt land (8.3%) and only 26.3% from the field overall.. CCU is shooting 60% from the field & is 5 of 8 from 3 pt land..
10 Bulldog TO's leading to 21 CCU points.. Guess our guards JP (5) & Smith (2) didn't get the memo about ball security being a priority..

What kind of HEART will this team show the 2nd half.. If it's like the team we saw earlier this season then this game will be over the first 5 minutes if not already..

[kingaling42]

98 - 62 beat down... Hope you enjoyed the beach trip fellas..

Next time please remember you went to actually play basketball too...