mbb 2021 Game #24: 2/9/22 - 7:00PM vs Maine

[Eli]

Last Up: W (71-52) @ Hartford
Next Up: vs Maine (4-18, 1-10 AE)
Date: 2/9/22 @ 7:00PM
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
Local Radio: ESPN Radio 104.5 FM
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 92.2% chance of a UAlbany win

[tnehurley]

We are now ahead of Stony Brook in the AE standings. They lose again, at home to New Hampshire on a buzzer beater.

[godanesgo99]

Why do I feel that SBU loses every game for the rest of the year, except 1... UA on the island...

[tnehurley]

Well, if we beat Maine tomorrow and Vermont beats Binghamton, we’d be tied at 7-5 with Bing. All we have to do is root for someone to stop UMBC’s 5 game win streak. They play Hartford Wed. Go Hawks! 

[cwdickens]

3 hours ago, tnehurley said:

Well, if we beat Maine tomorrow and Vermont beats Binghamton, we’d be tied at 7-5 with Bing. All we have to do is root for someone to stop UMBC’s 5 game win streak. They play Hartford Wed. Go Hawks! 

Absolutely, what a good times to be playing Maine....need two periods of good offense and some good old-fashioned defense...standings and pride are important:

2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings

SCHOOL	CONF	CPCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Vermont	10-0	1.000	18-4	0.818	W12
Binghamton	7-4	0.636	10-10	0.500	W2
UMBC	6-4	0.600	11-10	0.524	W5
UAlbany	6-5	0.545	10-13	0.435	W1
Stony Brook *	5-5	0.500	13-10	0.565	L3
New Hampshire	5-5	0.500	10-9	0.526	W1
UMass Lowell	4-6	0.400	12-10	0.545	W1
Hartford	3-5	0.375	5-15	0.250	L3
NJIT	4-7	0.364	9-12	0.429	W1
Maine	1-10	0.091	4-18	0.182	L5

[jimbo]

Is there about 20 people at this game?

[Clickclack]

We look dreadful...giving up 64% to Maine...shooting 36%

 

[nysteve661]

I am sure we are ecstatic that the team is 6-5 in AE with a new coach, 9 new players with some out for the year but they can not lose to 4-18 Maine at home.  They better get their mojo in 2nd half.

[Clickclack]

Bad loss...

[Clickclack]

Maine 13-21 from 3...many wide open...that's the game.

[UA1882]

4 minutes ago, Clickclack said:

Bad loss...

I understand the frustration , however it's OK.  Good teams don't lose this game.  We are not a good team. Mediocre teams don't lose this game at home . We are not Mediocre. We have overachieved this whole conference season.  We are not a good team.  Every win is a great win. But with this team I don't see any bad loses . We are not good enough.  

[UA'08]

Trap game

[godanesgo99]

I couldn't make this game at home as I was coaching another losing team tonight. Can anyone that was there tell me what type of energy the team had at halftime? Looks like we built a 10 pt lead then something happened to just stop the flow. I posted this in an earlier thread or two, but reading the body language of the UA players when they come out of the locker room at half time seems to be a pretty good predictor of how the game is going to end. We need a Fruscio type guy to fire them up.

Defense has been the savior of this team so far this season, but they allowed Maine to shoot 60% from three? Was this poor defense on our part or were they just going full Pancake Thomas on us? 

Thankfully Maine can't make foul shots or the score would have been way worse.

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by godanesgo99

[UA'08]

31 minutes ago, UA1882 said:

I understand the frustration , however it's OK.  Good teams don't lose this game.  We are not a good team. Mediocre teams don't lose this game at home . We are not Mediocre. We have overachieved this whole conference season.  We are not a good team.  Every win is a great win. But with this team I don't see any bad loses . We are not good enough.  

This team is clearly mediocre in conference play. I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if they go out and beat vermont Saturday. That’s the ultimate definition of mediocre. Give them some credit for what they’ve done leading up to this game. It was 100% a bad loss. 

Edited February 10, 2022 by UA'08

[UA'08]

And we’ll leave this right here…