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Post by redfeather on Jan 24, 2023 20:11:17 GMT -6
Last time I commented about Sparks folks were unhappy with me. I will say it again that Sparks is over rated and a liability for the team. Can't shoot, misses layups, free throws. Tell me what you got and your arguement. I don't believe he is a liability, I just believe that he is not as good as we think he is. I love Peyton, but he needs to figure himself out. I don’t think anyone last year thought Peyton was anything but stellar and being voted FOY pretty much confirms that so obviously there’s a huge difference/regression. So not sure I would agree that he’s has always been Is Lewis trying to coach him to play different and Sparks is having a difficult time making the adjustment?
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Post by prestonp on Jan 24, 2023 20:33:06 GMT -6
I was at the game to witness this pathetic showing. We sleepwalked the first 5 minutes of the game and never woke up. Totally outplayed, out hustled and maybe out-coached. Our offense is becoming so predictable and scouted. Buffalo played us well on our sets. They also were unconscious from the field most of the game especially in the paint. We were so bad I think Buffalo shot less than 10 free throws. I think what Western did to us has caught on. Hands down our worst game of the season.
I also thought we looked tired for whatever reason--especially Sparks and Jacobs. It was a shame to lay such an egg on another good turnout game by our students. Two straight road games await this team. Will we be ready?
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Post by coastalcard on Jan 24, 2023 20:34:36 GMT -6
There is no difference or regression to Sparks’ play (except for FTs). He is the same as we saw last year. The MAC has addressed that. Payton has not.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Jan 24, 2023 20:36:18 GMT -6
Got smoked again cant really say anything good. plenty of bad to say but you guys covered it
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Post by universityjim on Jan 24, 2023 20:58:42 GMT -6
Northern just beat Kent State.
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Post by lmills72 on Jan 24, 2023 21:41:01 GMT -6
This is the type of lull that I suspected might happen but had hoped we could avoid. Maybe Akron was the last decent game we really played. Beat Miami and WMU but even the second half agains Miami was unimpressive.
And the questions now are: Can whatever the problem is be overcome and what happens next?
Is it merely a personnel issue that cannot be fixed this year?
Is it an X's and O'x issue? Lewis and company had the advantage early in the season when nobody had decent tape on them, but now everybody knows where the chinks in the armor are? Now that team's have adjusted, can coach and team counterattack with either something slightly different or just recommit to doing what they do but more effectively?
Has Lewis lost the ear of the team? He wouldn't be the first coach who "coaches hard" to have his team hit a wall, not just physically but emotionally. Especially when most of the team has been used to playing for a more soft-spoken coach. When you're winning, getting your ass chewed is easier to take. But, what happens when you start to lose? Do the lessons get old? Does harping repeatedly on the same thing seem not worth it? Do players begin to question the staff? Does it just feel like ass-chewing for the sake of ass-chewing?
Lewis and staff have had a pretty good season so far, but now they're got to show they can take it to the next level. Right now they're tied with 2 other teams for 4th in the league. I think fourth would be a decent finish for them, if they can hold on to that.
And if it is just a personnel issue that can't be overcome this year, Lewis and Co. have quite a bit yet to prove on the recruiting trail.
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jan 24, 2023 21:57:38 GMT -6
Loved the press conference. I have faith in coach.
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Post by amishalum on Jan 24, 2023 22:19:45 GMT -6
Loved the press conference. I have faith in coach. Is there a recording of the post game somewhere?
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Post by cardsfan606 on Jan 24, 2023 23:40:38 GMT -6
Northern just beat Kent State. was talking earlier about how they beat ranked buffalo a few years back
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Post by cardsfan606 on Jan 24, 2023 23:42:14 GMT -6
Loved the press conference. I have faith in coach. Is there a recording of the post game somewhere? no idea. Did hear his interview on the radio immediately after the game and he was pretty brutal, really the only thing giving me hope after that game
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Post by david75bsu on Jan 25, 2023 5:30:19 GMT -6
Coaching: F Team: F Has the mid season collapse began a week early?
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Post by bsucardinalfan on Jan 25, 2023 6:04:43 GMT -6
Sparks free throw funk is painful to watch. Not sure he can correct this during the season. It’s all between his ears. I feel for him. Went through this in HS. But rebounding isn’t. That’s just technique and effort. 2 rebounds is….not what you want from him
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jan 25, 2023 6:20:09 GMT -6
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Jan 25, 2023 7:03:28 GMT -6
We plummet to 187 in Kenpom.
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Post by cardfan on Jan 25, 2023 7:03:56 GMT -6
Loved the press conference. I have faith in coach. basically, "we got punched in the mouth right away and didn't respond and worked too hard this season to play like shit like that in front of the home crowd." Straight talker and the guys need to dig in and get tougher now. The hard part has begun and they need to respond.
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