MBB Final: LA 76, UTA. 64

[RaginScotsman]

We won last night without Gant having to be the star. He scored 11, but Davis, Russell and Miller all had double digits too. That’s a good sign. Gant needs a break.

[zephyr]

Davis and miller!!’ Aren’t these our short, unathletic, non D1 ball players?? Thought I herd something along those lines awhile back.

You are correct

[zephyr]

Congrats!! I was speaking to the ones who say the sunbelt is terrible every time the Cajuns play well.

The SBC is terrible and we did play well.

[zephyr]

Baseball is not what I perceived them to be this season. Come on

Get past the reality of who this team is this season, then get behind them and enjoy some improvement instead of bashing tirelessly because we’re not Gonzaga.

The only person I've seen bashing in this thread is you.

[zephyr]

Defensive improvement to me ties directly to the reduction in turnovers. Only 7 of them tonight. That is outstanding ball handling and passing by all players on the court. That will get you in the victory side almost every night. As far as the line goes, this team was ahead of us in the standings and playing at home. That is why they were favored. Strange that only a week ago the Mavs were in first place. Shows how balanced the league is.

While UTA didn't quite have the slashers that teams like App State and Ga Southern had, we defended better on the ball. We were staying in front of the offensive players which requires less help side rotation and allows you to cover shooters better. During the three game losing streak, we gave up so many layups and open 3's that we had no chance of keeping games close. They are working harder and it looks like Miller has taken it upon himself to not force so much on offense. His turnovers are down a bit and he's passing the ball a lot more than before where he would force those shots. Last night he made some really nice interior passes to Gant and Davis for buckets.

[Million$Mullet]

While UTA didn't quite have the slashers that teams like App State and Ga Southern had, we defended better on the ball. We were staying in front of the offensive players which requires less help side rotation and allows you to cover shooters better. During the three game losing streak, we gave up so many layups and open 3's that we had no chance of keeping games close. They are working harder and it looks like Miller has taken it upon himself to not force so much on offense. His turnovers are down a bit and he's passing the ball a lot more than before where he would force those shots. Last night he made some really nice interior passes to Gant and Davis for buckets.

We definitely took advantage of UTA’s style of play in the first half. They looked like the exact same team as last year except with worse players. They played right into our hands.

[Hatch]

While UTA didn't quite have the slashers that teams like App State and Ga Southern had, we defended better on the ball. We were staying in front of the offensive players which requires less help side rotation and allows you to cover shooters better. During the three game losing streak, we gave up so many layups and open 3's that we had no chance of keeping games close. They are working harder and it looks like Miller has taken it upon himself to not force so much on offense. His turnovers are down a bit and he's passing the ball a lot more than before where he would force those shots. Last night he made some really nice interior passes to Gant and Davis for buckets.

The commentators last night were very good. You could tell they were experienced and they mentioned previously doing NBA and WNBA games. I loved the comparison of Miller to the 40 something guy with a knee brace who hangs out at the Y and can school all the young kids.

Russell and Wesley played well too. Russell found ways to score even though his 3s weren’t falling and Wesley ran the point well with 6 assists and only 1 turnover.

[Cajunsmike]

The commentators last night were very good. You could tell they were experienced and they mentioned previously doing NBA and WNBA games. I loved the comparison of Miller to the 40 something guy with a knee brace who hangs out at the Y and can school all the young kids.

Russell and Wesley played well too. Russell found ways to score even though his 3s weren’t falling and Wesley ran the point well with 6 assists and only 1 turnover.

Very encouraging to have several guys who will be returning next year play well. Wesley ‘s play of late is especially a bright spot. He can perhaps run the show at point going forward. As far as UTA style of play goes, it is completely different than what Scott Cross did. They used to be known as the Movin’ Mavs but they prefer to be much more deliberate now. We got out to such a large lead last night it forced them to play a different style than they prefer

[Million$Mullet]

Very encouraging to have several guys who will be returning next year play well. Wesley ‘s play of late is especially a bright spot. He can perhaps run the show at point going forward. As far as UTA style of play goes, it is completely different than what Scott Cross did. They used to be known as the Movin’ Mavs but they prefer to be much more deliberate now. We got out to such a large lead last night it forced them to play a different style than they prefer

They looked like the same team to me Mike. Jacking up 3s and giving up offensive rebounds cause they were busy looking for the fast break. This was long before we got out to a significant lead

[Cajunsmike]

They looked like the same team to me Mike. Jacking up 3s and giving up offensive rebounds cause they were busy looking for the fast break. This was long before we got out to a significant lead

All the scouting reports said that they prefer to play at a deliberate pace. Many of their scores have been in the 50's and 60's.