GRIZ v. no co

[mtgrizrule]

Wayne is not happy about the Defense and did not attack enough. I expect a lot of attacking the rim against UND

 

[EverettGriz]

Tinks:

Very disappointed.

Didn't put up a fight defensively. Huskinson really hurt us. We settled for way too many jump shots. We stopped attacking. We got frustrated and settled.

Did a nice job making FTs. Short turn around to UND. Gotta find a way to rally the troops and get the split. We have to respond. We blew an opportunity here today, so we gotta get back on the horse and get it done vs. ND.

Go Griz.

 

[TrueGriz]

Dang, I was thinking this day was going to be a good day for Griz Athletics. Bummer the Griz had to lose a close one.

 

[grizatwork]

unc fans rushing the court. Really??

Both of them?

 

[WyomingGrizFan]

unc fans rushing the court. Really??

Both of them?

That's because it was in the plural and not the singular.

 

[UMGriz75]

It was a good game. Game announcers did a good job. Griz had lots of good plays; the bigs played well. Given Andy's performance for the short time he was in, is this the first game that perhaps he should have been played more? Hutch was an important player for the first time, against a formidable opponent. Some dry holes on the ordinarily good three pointers were the loss; Weisner carried the second half in that regard. Can't complain about the strategy to give Jordan Gregory the last three point try. Oh well. That was a good call, it just didn't happen.

 

[PlayerRep]

NC shot 80% in overtime. 22 of 24 from the FT line for the game.

UNC was 18-25 from the line. UM was 22-24. Besides 4-5 shooting on OT, UNC shot 65.5% in the second half.

 

[UMGriz75]

NC shot 80% in overtime. 22 of 24 from the FT line for the game.

UNC was 18-25 from the line. UM was 22-24. Besides 4-5 shooting on OT, UNC shot 65.5% in the second half.

I got it backwards. It was the depression and the depression whiskey shot.

 

[PlayerRep]

NC shot 80% in overtime. 22 of 24 from the FT line for the game.

UNC was 18-25 from the line. UM was 22-24. Besides 4-5 shooting on OT, UNC shot 65.5% in the second half.

I got it backwards. It was the depression and the depression whiskey shot.

After several years of posting and almost a thousand posts, it was bound to happen, i.e. a minor mistake. It's happens to the best of us. It happens to some posters every day and in almost every post.

 

[Mr. Greenjeans]

NC shot 80% in overtime. 22 of 24 from the FT line for the game.

UNC was 18-25 from the line. UM was 22-24. Besides 4-5 shooting on OT, UNC shot 65.5% in the second half.

I got it backwards. It was the depression and the depression whiskey shot.

A few bad plays by Dunn were key, early in the second half in several easy turnover baskets.

Stuff happens, Dunn will be an all time great before he is done, Weisner can't defend against a good offensive player like the dude with the Finnish name, obviously not from Finland.

NCo has 4 really good players, we have 3 maybe. They have more talent. That these guys stayed in the game was all about the team and a credit to Wayne. Kareem proved he's the best player in the league, but that won't be enough in a month, we are so weak inside , a fatal flaw.

 

[UMGriz75]

Stuff happens, Dunn will be an all time great before he is done, Weisner can't defend against a good offensive player like the dude with the Finnish name, obviously not from Finland.

NCo has 4 really good players, we have 3 maybe. They have more talent. That these guys stayed in the game was all about the team and a credit to Wayne. Kareem proved he's the best player in the league, but that won't be enough in a month, we are so weak inside , a fatal flaw.

Their key player was Tevin Svihovec. Gregory was assigned that coverage. I wouldn't second-guess the assignment. Gregory is very good. It's like the odds in the battle game "Risk," ... if the odds are equal, the aggressor wins. Gregory was equal to the task. Svihovec won the odds.

 

[griz71]

Was fortunate enough to see the game on TV with a Griz buddy @ a bar called "Jersey's" in Federal Way. We scrambled and literally found a place a half hour before tipoff (after striking out at 6-7 other bars). They placed it on the main TV and had sound as well. Even met a couple EWU fans there (including one gal who said she loved our passion--got a little excited as the game progressed ). Many of the otherwise neutral fans there actually got into the game as it progressed.

Generally liked our game in the first half---especially improved rebounding and better interior/penetrating offense. About the only bummer was the unreal giving up of 7-8 offensive rebounds and two buckets in the last two minutes.

Needless to say, the second half started out like a 180 from the first. It was so disappointing to see our "D" continually allow easy interior penetration and one layup/short hoop after another. I fail to understand why Martin wasn't playing in the second half---he clearly has shown he's a shot blocker and would likely have helped prevent some of those easy hoops as Hutch and the other bigs appeared to have no clue what defense is. Hutch did look pretty decent offensively in the first half (nice surprise), but his and the rest of the front line's anemic "O" just killed us and left WAY too big a burden on our backcourt.

Our strategy and approach in the last possession of regulation completely drifted from what got us back into the game after getting behind by 7-8 points. I loved our general patience and especially Kareem's postups (along, of course with those timely treys) until the last minute or so. Where was that strategy in the last possession? Instead we opted for one pathetic trey attempt and a second that became necessary because the clock was running out. And our defense in the last couple minutes of OT looked like we reverted back to the pedestrian style we played much of the second half of regulation.

Like nearly everyone, I love Tinks but some of his rotations in the last month have just been perplexing. No doubt he has been "tinkering" (pun intended ) attempting to find some combination that works--but just when some guys begin to play well (like Martin and Kemp last week), they seem to not get the PT that maybe they should if the team is having success. Didn't understand at all the few minutes that Kemp got tonight. Who knows? Maybe Martin and Kemp weren't 100% healthy or something related?

Despite these many concerns and frustrations, I still believe Tinks and the other coaches can get these guys to jell, but the players need to step up and demonstrate a better focus (at times some of them appear to zone out) and sense of urgency. Otherwise we are looking at a really mediocre squad come tournament time and a very disappointing year by Griz standards and expectations.

Having said all this...

GO GRIZ!

 

[PlayerRep]

Was fortunate enough to see the game on TV with a Griz buddy @ a bar called "Jersey's" in Federal Way. We scrambled and literally found a place a half hour before tipoff (after striking out at 6-7 other bars). They placed it on the main TV and had sound as well. Even met a couple EWU fans there (including one gal who said she loved our passion--got a little excited as the game progressed ). Many of the otherwise neutral fans there actually got into the game as it progressed.

Generally liked our game in the first half---especially improved rebounding and better interior/penetrating offense. About the only bummer was the unreal giving up of 7-8 offensive rebounds and two buckets in the last two minutes.

Needless to say, the second half started out like a 180 from the first. It was so disappointing to see our "D" continually allow easy interior penetration and one layup/short hoop after another. I fail to understand why Martin wasn't playing in the second half---he clearly has shown he's a shot blocker and would likely have helped prevent some of those easy hoops as Hutch and the other bigs appeared to have no clue what defense is. Hutch did look pretty decent offensively in the first half (nice surprise), but his and the rest of the front line's anemic "O" just killed us and left WAY too big a burden on our backcourt.

Our strategy and approach in the last possession of regulation completely drifted from what got us back into the game after getting behind by 7-8 points. I loved our general patience and especially Kareem's postups (along, of course with those timely treys) until the last minute or so. Where was that strategy in the last possession? Instead we opted for one pathetic trey attempt and a second that became necessary because the clock was running out. And our defense in the last couple minutes of OT looked like we reverted back to the pedestrian style we played much of the second half of regulation.

Like nearly everyone, I love Tinks but some of his rotations in the last month have just been perplexing. No doubt he has been "tinkering" (pun intended ) attempting to find some combination that works--but just when some guys begin to play well (like Martin and Kemp last week), they seem to not get the PT that maybe they should if the team is having success. Didn't understand at all the few minutes that Kemp got tonight. Who knows? Maybe Martin and Kemp weren't 100% healthy or something related?

Despite these many concerns and frustrations, I still believe Tinks and the other coaches can get these guys to jell, but the players need to step up and demonstrate a better focus (at times some of them appear to zone out) and sense of urgency. Otherwise we are looking at a really mediocre squad come tournament time and a very disappointing year by Griz standards and expectations.

Having said all this...

GO GRIZ!

Thanks for the report and analysis. UM is clearly playing better in the last 7 or so games, and must have played fairly well to take a good team to overtime on the road. They seem to battle hard now, in both the close wins and losses. When the other team goes on a run, UM claws back, and doesn't fold. One shot or point later in regulation would have likely won the game. For the talent the team has, including the gaps, the team seems to have come around and gotten into the ballpark.

I am still hopeful they will do well at the tourney. Maybe they will get hot shooting. Free throws were terrific last night. Defense still seems to hurt them at times. Rebounding has improved. But as you noted, giving up so many offensive rebounds at certain times was a killer.
UM actually had more offensive rebounds (13) than UNC (11), and each had 30 total rebounds. UNC was the conference leader in rebounding margin coming into the game, I believe I heard on the radio. Martin didn't have a rebound in 9 minutes. Hutch had 7 in 17, and Kemp had 4 in 12. Hutch had 4 offensive rebounds, and Kemp had 2.

 

[zengriz]

...if i waz coaching hutch...
...five pound weight on each ankle...
...run backwardz for hours and hours and...

... ...

 

[Mousegriz]

Kareem Jamar was unreal in the second half. His heart, desire and skills will be sorely missed next year. Announcers kept mentioning his ability to keep the ball alive, penetrate and then either finish or pop back out for open jumpers. Defensive rebounds, taking the big "3" or pull up 15 footers, playing the "5" position late in the game, bringing the ball up vs. the pressmakes his FT's.

The points didn't quite roll like AJ's in Ogden a few years ago but the guy made play after play after play down the stretch. He deserved for that last shot in regulation to go in and it wa probably only a couple inches off.

Griz team plays with heart and energy. We get mismatched inside and would like to see a little more toughness from the bigs but we should be proud of the Griz this year. NC knew they were in a dogfight last night and the fans rushing the court confirms the respect our team has.

 

[statler & waldorf]

Huskinson really hurt us. quote]

My only input was seeing the stats this morning. He had, for him, a career game according to the stats. He scored double digits and even got a few rebounds! You must be referring to his defense in the second half, I presume. I'm definitely not defending his performance for this season, and have wondered why they just didn't cut him and move on.

 

[BWahlberg]

Huskinson really hurt us.

My only input was seeing the stats this morning. He had, for him, a career game according to the stats. He scored double digits and even got a few rebounds! You must be referring to his defense in the second half, I presume. I'm definitely not defending his performance for this season, and have wondered why they just didn't cut him and move on.

I think Everett was referring to UNC's Tim Huskisson who had 6 late points to help keep UM from winning late in the 2nd half.

 

[EverettGriz]

Huskinson really hurt us. quote]

My only input was seeing the stats this morning. He had, for him, a career game according to the stats. He scored double digits and even got a few rebounds! You must be referring to his defense in the second half, I presume. I'm definitely not defending his performance for this season, and have wondered why they just didn't cut him and move on.

That was a Tinkle quote in the post game and he was referring to Huskinson on UNC, not Hutch.

 

[statler & waldorf]

See, told you I didn't follow very much. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[BigSkyBears]

unc fans rushing the court. Really??

Both of them?

Why do you have to be a prick? Yes, Butler is small and we had a small crowd, but the fans showed passion and were pretty vocal throughout the game. You don't need to be a dick about it.