eball Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Woo hoo! Horns up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 That was a hell of a win. They couldn't but a bucket in the first half. Too many turnovers. But they shut down Syracuse as well and clawed their way to a win. Once they took the lead they never gave it up. On to Marquette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ricojes Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 “I thought they were tougher than us the last 10 minutes, especially.” “They’re faster, quicker, I think they’re stronger.” -Jim Boeheim It’s a huge win for our program,” said UB coach Nate Oats. “We’ve got a little bit more depth, we’ve got a little bit more scoring – 1 through 7 – than they do.” “No disrespect to their guys, but I think we do have better players,” said Oats, in his typical blunt, matter-of-fact fashion. “I told our team that. I told them going into this game, we’re the better team. I think we play harder. I think they’ve got a couple guys who are borderline pros. (Oshae) Brissett, obviously, is supposed to go in the first round after this year. (Tyus) Battle is really good. If you look at players 3 through 9, I think we’re better.” “They play a small lineup but they rebound well out of it,” Boeheim said. “They’re older. Their defense is better this year by a lot. We scored 80 points against them last year.” “I thought our defense and rebounding won the game,” Oats said. “We kind of won despite coaching, because I can never figure that zone out. We were awful against it. But to outrebound them by 13, and our defense the last 10 minutes of the game really locked them up.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 12/15/2018 at 1:47 PM, eball said: Umm, yeah, thanks, I've only been watching college BB for about 35 years. The severity of these runs was unusual. 21-2 for UB, then 18-4 for SIU in the 1st half. Then 26-11 UB to start the 2nd half. That's not "normal." While it may not be "normal", it sure does seem to be happening more often. College basketball overall has gotten to a point where the mid majors and smaller programs can beat the elite schools, or at least hang with them and give them a tough game on more of a regular basis than in years past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Mark Vader said: While it may not be "normal", it sure does seem to be happening more often. College basketball overall has gotten to a point where the mid majors and smaller programs can beat the elite schools, or at least hang with them and give them a tough game on more of a regular basis than in years past. A big reason for this is that elite schools recruit one-and-done players, while mid-majors develop four-year players. UB has a deep bench but most of them have been in the program a long time. Syracuse gets great players but they are gone sooner if they are NBA-caliber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: A big reason for this is that elite schools recruit one-and-done players, while mid-majors develop four-year players. UB has a deep bench but most of them have been in the program a long time. Syracuse gets great players but they are gone sooner if they are NBA-caliber. UB's hitting the juco's hard as well, a couple big contributors on the current roster. Also have 2 pretty good players, sitting out this year due to transfer, that will come in as seniors next season. http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20180705mj3f8n Oats and his staff have been fantastic at finding quality transfers to this point. Edited December 20, 2018 by ricojes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 13 hours ago, ricojes said: UB's hitting the juco's hard as well, a couple big contributors on the current roster. Also have 2 pretty good players, sitting out this year due to transfer, that will come in as seniors next season. http://www.ubbulls.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20180705mj3f8n Oats and his staff have been fantastic at finding quality transfers to this point. He is going to have to recruit HS players at some point though... He did get Freshmen Jeenathan Williams But this last class has all JUCO players, not 1 incoming freshman. sure he gets talented kids but he needs to develop them over 4-5 years not just grab JUCO JRs that isn’t sustainable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: He is going to have to recruit HS players at some point though... He did get Freshmen Jeenathan Williams But this last class has all JUCO players, not 1 incoming freshman. sure he gets talented kids but he needs to develop them over 4-5 years not just grab JUCO JRs that isn’t sustainable It's a good way to get a program going. Now that UB is gaining national notoriety it will be easier to pitch those elite high school prospects. But having some experienced JUCO players is a good mix. Edited December 20, 2018 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Wow, I just looked at Marquette's schedule. They are no joke. Besides a bad 23-pt loss to unranked Indiana early, they have beaten two ranked teams and lost to Kansas by only 9. If UB somehow wins this one, then given their remaining schedule they are staring at a potential #4 seed (or better) in the NCAA tourney. Huge game. Worst case scenario, it still wouldn't be a "bad" loss as long as they aren't blown out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) https://basketballimmersion.com/the-basketball-podcast-e08-with-nate-oats/ In case you didn't see the game. Edited December 21, 2018 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 22 hours ago, eball said: Wow, I just looked at Marquette's schedule. They are no joke. Besides a bad 23-pt loss to unranked Indiana early, they have beaten two ranked teams and lost to Kansas by only 9. If UB somehow wins this one, then given their remaining schedule they are staring at a potential #4 seed (or better) in the NCAA tourney. Huge game. Worst case scenario, it still wouldn't be a "bad" loss as long as they aren't blown out. Yes sir..and they beat Wisconsin. I don't have a good feeling about this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 The unranked UB women just gave #8 Stanford a pretty good game...lost by 7 and held Stanford to their lowest output of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 CANT stop Houser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: CANT stop Houser Or Howard. 45 points. Well it was a good run. Time to start a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Or Howard. 45 points. Well it was a good run. Time to start a new one. That was before he started making every single shot lol I posted that right after the Freshmen hit like 3 straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Most unbelievable half of college BB I've ever witnessed. Howard was unstoppable. UB acquitted themselves well; nothing to be ashamed of when a guy goes off for 40+ in one half and hits absolutely everything he throws up regardless of the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 I'm coming into town this weekend. Doing UB/Canisius Saturday, Bills/Dolphins Sunday and Sabres/Islanders Monday. Can I squeeze in a Beauts game Saturday afternoon? #OneBuffaloWeekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Sorry for the Atlantic link. https://theathletic.com/736038/2018/12/28/buffalos-c-j-massinburg-made-his-own-plan-to-become-one-of-college-basketballs-top-scorers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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