This is really interesting. 4 of the 26 were in the HPU game. 3 times, HPU held UMES without points for at least 3 minutes. But once, UMES held HPU scoreless for 3:53.
🏜️ Last night in D1: 26 games, 27 scoring droughts of 3:00+.
Longest:
1. MD Eastern 4:53 vs High Point (L 49–63)
2. Santa Clara 4:18 vs Milwaukee (W 95–72)
3. Norfolk St 4:14 vs Randolph (W 78–71)
#DroughtWatch
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Slow night of college basketball but some interesting takeaways:
-High Point was lackadaisical. Trend? You'd hope not but they're uber talented playing lesser opponents all season.
-Queens with some major heart on the West Coast. LMU also very disappointing
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@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman Is it a chemistry issue? A midnight hangover? Coaching? I know Flynn let's his assistants work as coordinators and we lost Cory Edwards this year. Do we have a new O coordinator?
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman Last question, but a long one. Any one or two players can have an off night. But yesterday was almost everyone. Torvik only has Cam and Conrad as the only players that weren't rated below avg on the year. This suggests an underlying systemic issue. So question is...
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman 6. I couldn't see. What happened with Trey's fouls? Was this just a difference in referee style, a quicker whistle from Big South? Trey's defense looks smothering!
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman JRT looked incredibly fast, almost like someone put a cheat code on a video game. His passing appeared elite. His defense was tenacious. And he made gritty plays to get rebounds. Not really a question, but more looking for your analysis of his performance.
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman 4. Ball movement. A hallmark of last year was the "one more pass" that would end up hitting a wide-open shooter. Players seem stagnant off-ball. Passes seem slow, telegraphed, infrequent. And when we hit an open person, there is hesitation to shoot. What gives?
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman 3. Respectfully, Braden Hausen is not a threat in the paint. Would he be better utilized (on O) in a specialty role like Chase Johnston staying almost entirely outside the arc?
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman 2. Everyone can have a bad game. But the turnovers and poor FT shooting are becoming recurring issues. Does PG rotation need to be reassessed? Or is this just something that will shake off?
@ProwledPanthers@coachclayman Here are my questions:
1. UMES was the worst ADJO since 1/11/23 at CSU in a 106-69 loss & the worst home performance since 2/12/22 in a 60-42 loss to Campbell. Both were under GG Smith. But all 4 of our games this year featured good D. Is the vision for 2027 more of a D focus?
Three things I worry about going into the season
1. Lack of 3pt shooter at PG. Having a dual threat opens up drives and passing lanes. CJ and Trey have not shown to be a 3pt threat. And while Conrad is a sharpshooter, he prefers to pass.
Went to the HPU game tonight, three thoughts:
- High Point did not look good
- Why do you split your student section to opposing sides of the floor it doesn't work
- I've never seen more quarter zips in my life for a basketball game
Any other thoughts?