Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by LS71 » Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:40 pm

Man...I hope I'm wrong, but based on the way this season has been going, 5-0 at home, 1-2 at neutral sites and 0-2 away, there's not much that would lead me to believe that UMass will win this game. :|
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Post by Floyd » Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:21 pm

C'mon LS, where's ur Holiday spirit
Minutemen by 12 :D
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Post by Roadtrip » Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:02 pm

If you have any post season aspirations, you must win on the road.

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Post by Floyd » Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:42 pm

Well said, Roadtrip
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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by LS71 » Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:48 pm

Floyd wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:21 pm C'mon LS, where's ur Holiday spirit
Minutemen by 12 :D
Like I said, I hope I'm wrong....spirits, holiday and in general, will be uplifted with a big W, no doubt!! 8)
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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by umassbaseball » Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:02 pm

UMass opens as 3 point underdogs tomorrow

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by Quann » Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:07 pm

This is a can’t lose game.

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by 69MG » Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:40 pm

They average 67 per game. Keep them under 70 and we have a good shot of taking this one. For us, probably easier said than done.

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by Battle Ax » Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:54 pm

^ They will most likely score 80

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Post by Juice Stand » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:47 am

This game definitely worries me. It's common knowledge that McCall's teams have very little success on the road, and this is about as far from home as we're going to get.

Reading the preview in the Gazette (https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basket ... s-43958717), North Texas plays the 3rd slowest pace in the country, while we're a quick jack-up-shots kind of team. We need to defend for the entire shot clock and rebound. I see this as being similar to the Rutgers game. Rutgers was happy to play deep into the shot clock and work the paint. We had success against that style once after going into a zone and playing good interior defense, we'll see if they can do it again ... on the road.

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by Quann » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:20 am

^^^
It is scary how bad McCall has been on the road against inferior competition.

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by Doc Moonlight » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:30 am

According to the Denton Record Chronicle, we're still an elite team.

https://dentonrc.com/rsssports/north-te ... 19a6c.html
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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by capezona » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:46 am

Juice Stand wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:47 am This game definitely worries me. It's common knowledge that McCall's teams have very little success on the road, and this is about as far from home as we're going to get.

Reading the preview in the Gazette (https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basket ... s-43958717), North Texas plays the 3rd slowest pace in the country, while we're a quick jack-up-shots kind of team. We need to defend for the entire shot clock and rebound. I see this as being similar to the Rutgers game. Rutgers was happy to play deep into the shot clock and work the paint. We had success against that style once after going into a zone and playing good interior defense, we'll see if they can do it again ... on the road.
Unfortunately, our zone tends to leave the top of the key open so, if they have a good 12-foot jump shooter, we could be in trouble. Then again, if they have a 12-foot player, you can only hope he can't shoot free throws. :D

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by R&G » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:49 am

Zone = win
Man to man = loss

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Re: Game 11, 2021-22: North Texas (12/11)

Post by 69MG » Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:08 am

Quann wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:20 am ^^^
It is scary how bad McCall has been on the road against inferior competition.
True. However, this team is not inferior and would be a quality win for us. Here's their take on how to beat us from one of their writers:

https://247sports.com/college/north-tex ... 177991514/

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