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Very odd all this and we got a commit from Jackson just yesterday.

1 minute ago, Dane96 said:

For the record, my yes was sarcasm.  Can't stand him...and I actually don't think he's a great coach.  My yes was because this Athletic Dept can't be much more of a dumpster fire than it already is...so why not go all in and hire an "interesting" fellow.

I wouldn't label him as "great" either. 

Again, ahead of ourselves but is there an assistant coach that would fit the bill as interim?

44 minutes ago, Dane96 said:

Sign me up. 

Please no.  The guy can coach but his sideline antics are too much.  Too much!

51 minutes ago, cwdickens said:

As mentioned elsewhere in the forum ....Coach Abe is moving on to Georgia .... as in Bull Dogs .... lasted a couple years longer than I would have expected at UCF

That’s awesome.  My daughter goes to most of the home games.  I’m sure this will bring some additional excitement to the arena.

3 hours ago, UA1882 said:

I would also state its a message board.  I don't think it's wrong to give real time reactions to what is going on. 

We were playing poorly and getting out coached.  I think we can all agree in those facts and state those facts.  

The team turned it around and beat a very bad team on the road.  Good for them.  This year is about growing and I believe both the team and coaching staff did that. 

We were playing poorly.  I’m not sure we can say that we were being out coached is a “fact”.  We had players in foul trouble early including our most valuable player.  We couldn’t hit a shot for a long stretch.  Missed a handful of free throws (including front ends).  I’m not sure I lump that into coaching.  
 

Horton dominated the second half.  If he doesn’t commit a stupid reach foul we never go down by 15.

Said after last week but this team has generally closed out the close games.  

1 hour ago, UA1882 said:

First time I'm going to say this : very very poor coaching. Team is getting beaten in every way. Need to make some adjustments. 

And apparently he did.  Down what 15 at one point, on the road and you come out with the W. 

Let’s see what we draw up out of this TO.

Not that we were lighting it up but the 2nd foul on Horton stopped us in our tracks.  

Very solid win.  Team has closed out more games than they’ve collapsed in the close ones.   Horton carried the scoring tonight.  I guess they could finish as high as 2nd.
 

And a decent crowd.  

1 hour ago, alum73 said:

I remember my late wife and I playing a very nice golf course after a labor day weekend game.  Don't remember the name.  It was a Donald Ross course.

Athens CC.  Going to play this spring when I visit my daughter at UGA.

12 hours ago, UA1882 said:

 

 We won the game and that's all that matters but Binghamton played better.  On offense they ran their high ball screen well . Took good open shots.  Defensively they switched well and went after every drive. 

We did not play well offensively.  Doles hit some big shots but the offensive sets were off . The defensive end we were slow to the ball screen and hedged poorly. Part of that was Binghamtons execution.  

With this team winning is all that matters. 

We have some immature kids on the team.  They are freshman but Reddish pushing the kid was wrong and Little waving at the end was wrong.  

I wonder if the Binghamton coach feels that they “played better”.  Sure Doles hit some big shots but they had a bench player catch fire too.

I’m confident both coaches would agree that UA played better and executed better in the last 3 minutes, the most important minutes in this case.

12 hours ago, jalidanefan said:

Yes, I was 2 years behind. Bruce Gaynor

I was 4 years behind.  You may recall me by the name Sadie.  I still see Tim on a regular basis.  
 

If you’re still in the area a few of us are season ticket holders.  

14 minutes ago, dslyank said:

Moral Victory or no such thing? Either way great effort; nothing to hang their heads about. Lost it from 9 minute to 4 minute mark of second ½. Can’t wait to see what UA can do when vt comes here. Just have to keep getting better. Big game Wednesday. Hope NO let down. Umbc on 3 game win streak. 

Moral victory.  Even if not for the team it is for the fans in my opinion.  In the game w what 6 minutes to go against a UVM team that appear poised to run the table.  I’m always tough in the bottom of the AE so gotta play with and at some point beat the top of the league.

Not a ton of excitement on this one.  It’s understandable but we have won 5 out of 6.  Should provide a reality check as UVM has been smoking most everybody in the AE.  

31 minutes ago, jalidanefan said:

A bit of T&F news. Tim's a monster. Crazy ball buster while in college.

It’s crazy to think of running that fast at that age.   Congrats to Tim and his team.

He may or may not still be a “ball buster”.

Did you know Tim from the team?
 

Much better 2nd half offensively.  A good one if we can pull it out.

1 minute ago, jimbo said:

Nope…fell behind that lofty goal. Looks like an old man rec league game. 

So close.  
 

Old men rec leagues don’t get their shots blocked this much.

15 minutes ago, jimbo said:

5 pts in 9 minutes…..they are hard to watch sometimes 

Almost up to a point per minute.  

Who would’ve signed up for 3-2 in conference?

My hand is raised.

Good road win and we’ve closed nicely in these games.

Hutch must shoot it better in practice.  He clearly has the green light but not so good lately.

Nice win.  2-2 and other than Vermont it looks like a crapshoot in this conference.

70+ points usually leads to a win and we got there.

A positive that our group noticed was kids not immediately hanging their heads or looking to the bench after making a mistake (or even two).  CK seems to have a patient approach.

Awful for him and tough for this team.

Here’s to a successful surgery and full/quick recovery.

24 minutes ago, tnehurley said:

I don’t think Perry returned after picking up his 4th foul? We saw him being helped off the court and into the locker room after the game. Hope this is not bad news after such a good win.

In the radio interview right after the game Coach mentioned a knee issue w Perry.

Nice win.

Odd stat - UML had 14 blocks.  14!!