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This team is so frustrating.

Comment on NESN broadcast regarding UM having a history of difficulty in the last 90 seconds of the first half. What might be a reason they might lose focus and “dread” what’s coming up at halftime?

Not looking forward to a 15 minutes with Frank…
LOL

Camby4Life wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:45 pm

Upstate10 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:20 pm

Camby4Life wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:11 pm

Even after that first 5 minutes of play?
Umass looks the best they have all season, let’s keep it up.

10 point first half lead at home against the only A10 team worse than us. Hang the banner.

The banner is gone already

It had a nice run

JoleonLescottsHair wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:44 pm I now believe Frank Martin has simply forgotten how to coach.

I don't think he cares anymore. Would rather whine in his pressers than show the toughness he preaches about.

Halftime , the interview with DHS. What a good kid he is, so glad he's here, hope he stays. Class act

LOL at Curry not holding for the last shot of the half for the 2nd game in a row.

Malek is just awful, it's hard to believe that Doumbia wouldn't be better.

Upstate10 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:51 pm

JoleonLescottsHair wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:44 pm I now believe Frank Martin has simply forgotten how to coach.

I don't think he cares anymore. Would rather whine in his pressers than show the toughness he preaches about.

Not sure it is even about toughness anymore. He made his usual weird subs after we broke out to an early lead and then used one TO over the successive Richmond runs but otherwise did nothing to alter tempo or slow the collapse. AND an average high school coach would have better managed the clock down the stretch. That was just pathetic.

JoleonLescottsHair wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 12:44 pm I now believe Frank Martin has simply forgotten how to coach.

Perhaps his players can’t be coached?
There were two (2) times in the first half where the ball sat on the floor because the player who should have been inbounding was not ready to inbound as they weren’t anywhere near the ball. Taking away any chance to push the ball up the floor and create an advantage.
Just made a sub in the first 0:30 seconds of the second half due to a missed assignment.

TruBluMaroon wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 1:06 pm Perhaps his players can’t be coached?

Not ruling that out either.

Didn’t someone post that Richmond was the worst team in the A-10. May need a retraction.

Anyone hear me thanking Bamford for extending Frank???

Richmond was hungrier and better on D

I don’t think anyone particularly played great today - everyone had a good couple of minutes but there was no consistency from anyone

Their ball movement was much better gassing our players out

And quite frankly, there was no method to Frank’s madness - there wasn’t much of a strategy today for UMass and as a result this caused a ton of turnovers

Upstate10 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 1:59 pm Anyone hear me thanking Bamford for extending Frank???

U at the game Upstate?

kd68 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 1:17 pm Didn’t someone post that Richmond was the worst team in the A-10. May need a retraction.

They’re definitely not worse than UMass.

Floyd wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:01 pm

Upstate10 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 1:59 pm Anyone hear me thanking Bamford for extending Frank???

U at the game Upstate?

Unfortunately. First one I made of the year. Moved my schedule around for weeks so I could make the Dayton game but idk now haha