Houston Thread

[Gold*]

The officiating is poor, but our play is worse. This team doesn't know where they are supposed to be on court. Taplin and Korita are only players I trust with ball.

 

[TU_BLA]

And Houston has figured out to trap Igbanu when he gets the ball. They've done it the last three times and he's the only passing option they're making available. Birt's kind of pointless on the court right now...

 

[T Up]

Two guys have outscored us 27-25. You'd think we might try guarding them and let the others try to beat us.

 

[Air_Raid918]

We have ZERO leadership.

 

[Air_Raid918]

Another successful taplin autobench

Does he have 2 fouls? He's about our only hope right now

 

[I.I.]

I think I might just play Taplin and Battle, Etou, Igbanu, and Magnay and go big on them. Maybe Tap and Battle can pass and block out. Henderson is hot enough to play offensively though. Bad passes are killing us.

 

[hotterthanyourhusbandTU]

So true. Our lone senior isn't a great player, and our best player is uber-quiet.

 

[TU_BLA]

Jump rope squad wins the day. Loudest applause so far

 

[cmullinsTU]

Bench Birt. Start Battle. He may not be better but can't be worse and he works his @$$ off when he's on the court.

 

[I.I.]

Igbanu needs to be told by a coach where to look when doubled. He will get this a lot the next few years since he is such a good post scorer.

 

[hotterthanyourhusbandTU]

The off-season will be interesting. Ole Haith will have a little pressure on him. Not "lose your job pressure", but the concern will begin.

 

[cmullinsTU]

Korita looks like an idiot with that hair bun, and has offered no productivity besides maybe one assist

Sadly Korita had 67% of our assists in the 1st half.

 

[T Up]

Igbanu needs to stop waiting for the double to get there. Either take it to the hole or pass

 

[I.I.]

Houston struggles without Bloody nose Gray.

 

[I.I.]

Don't think we have anyone on this team that can guard Gray. Shaq could.

 

[Weatherdemon]

3 guys with 4 fouls for UH.
If we don't take advantage of that I just give up.

 

[Weatherdemon]

LOL,
How do we continually give up wide open threes

 

[I.I.]

Birt has perfected the Cincy spin move.

 

[TU1NNJ]

When the football team got down I had confidence they would come back and win or have a chance to do so. I don't have that confidence in the BB team.

 

[TU_BLA]

Houston is garbage inside so let's clog the line and leave their really good shooters open. Not sure Van Beck has stepped inside of the three pt arc on the offensive end ever...so let's leave him open out there.

 

[Gold*]

No Korita this half. But too much Birt, Henderson, and Wheeler. Our perimeter D gets all screwy with them. Where's Igbanu?

 

[I.I.]

We leave the corner three point shooter to help on the drive. That is 1983 strategy.

 

[Gold*]

There's Korita. Where is Igbanu?

 

[Gold*]

There's Igbanu, but we take Junior out. Makes sense.

 

[Weatherdemon]

When the football team got down I had confidence they would come back and win or have a chance to do so. I don't have that confidence in the BB team.

I did about 4 games ago. Not any more.

 

[Gold*]

Down 10. 7:20 to go. Don't take Taplin, Igbanu, and Etou out. You can but whatever other two players you want. Hell, put in Big E.

 

[TU_BLA]

I'd go hard with Igbanu and Etou with Houston only playing Chicken as a big. Haith is afraid they can't stay with the shooters...he's probably right but we need to force Houston to adjust to our attack instead of the other way.

 

[T Up]

I think it's time to give C Haith his three minutes. He can't be any worse

 

[cmullinsTU]

Down 10. 7:20 to go. Don't take Taplin, Igbanu, and Etou out. You can but whatever other two players you want. Hell, put in Big E.

Is big E behind the bench today? I see him back there a lot.

 

[Gold*]

I think it's time to give C Haith his three minutes. He can't be any worse

He's hurt

 

[Gold*]

Is big E behind the bench today? I see him back there a lot.

He usually is and is today. He was jumping on that reversed call.

 

[cmullinsTU]

I think it's time to give C Haith his three minutes. He can't be any worse

I'd prefer Battle but as I type this I suspect he won't be allowed in until little Haith gets some PT.

 

[Gold*]

We are getting killed on boards, have a clear advantage inside, and we keep our four less than awesome guards in.

 

[Weatherdemon]

GD!!! Stay on the friggin shooter!!!

 

[TU_BLA]

Gray stops his dribble every time he takes the ball to the basket

 

[Gold*]

I want to hit the reset button.

 

[I.I.]

Maybe Battle could guard Gray. No one else can.

 

[cmullinsTU]

WE WANT BATTLE!!!!!

 

[URedskin54]

Really hard to watch us get back in it and then immediately give up a hustle offensive board and a 3. Every time.

 

[noble cane]

Wow... I know they are young but 25 games into the season, they should be playing better...

It's not like they walked onto a basketball court together for the very first time...