Games thread- MEN'S BBall hits the road to face (RV) ASU (Sat., 1/4/25; 4:00 PM MT; ESPN+) and UCF (Wed., 5:00 PM MT; ESPN+)

[Da Lama]

Sooo, no Baskin, Carrington or Rancik tonight either?

 

[Buffnik]

Sooo, no Baskin, Carrington or Rancik tonight either?

I've seen Jak, Dak and Baskin. Seems like it's maybe Ruffin, Rancik and Carrington who are out.

 

[Da Lama]

Sooo, no Baskin, Carrington or Rancik tonight either?

Nevermind. Baskin and Rancik in

 

[Da Lama]

TADBALL HAS GONE ZONE!!!!

 

[Da Lama]

It's become apparent that Malone is very out of shape.

 

[Buffnik]

TADBALL HAS GONE ZONE!!!!

I hate our zone. Team struggles to box out even playing man. It gets ugly in zone.

 

[Da Lama]

I hate our zone. Team struggles to box out even playing man. It gets ugly in zone.

Methinks there are more than 1-2 players with the bug. He's trying to save our energy.

 

[Da Lama]

And WTF is up with these rims???!!!

 

[Buffnik]

And WTF is up with these rims???!!!

I was thinking the same thing. Crazy soft, almost dead on some of the shooter's rolls UCF has gotten

 

[Da Lama]

I would give my left nut to have Lampkin back right now. The Big12 is going to eat up Malone and spit him out.

 

[Hallett Hell]

Great game by Diop. Just nails on the FT line and great assist there. Malone seems to be lost.

Edit - maybe that was Dak with the assist.

 

[Da Lama]

Great game by Diop. Just nails on the FT line and great assist there. Malone seems to be lost.

Malone is out of shape and now up against Big12 talent...

 

[Da Lama]

Great game by Diop. Just nails on the FT line and great assist there. Malone seems to be lost.

Edit - maybe that was Dak with the assist.

Diop with the pass. Dak with the FTs.

 

[Da Lama]

Get Malone off the court. Dude is a mess.

 

[Buffnik]

Get Malone off the court. Dude is a mess.

He's too important to this season to be impatient. We've got to see him come out the other side of this slump. Only way that happens is for him to play through it and figure it out.

 

[Scotch]

Decent half. Buffs by 3.

 

[Hallett Hell]

I like how the ref does high knee runs. Like Russell Wilson on the airplane or something.

 

[Da Lama]

Why do you put in Carrington for Hammond there? Covering a point guard who just beats the sh!t out of him to the rim. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT, TAD?!

 

[torero]

I’m a big Malone fan. That was a rough rough half from him. Diop and Dak picked up the front court slack quite nicely.

Baskin has to play more.

 

[jumped ship]

that block by Dak is exactly what I want to see happen 4-5 times a game haha, last minute weak-side help

 

[Da Lama]

Again, we are the weaker team physically.

 

[Hallett Hell]

The no ball handler line-up not working.

 

[Da Lama]

How many times a game to we have balls just ripped out of our hands. I’d say more than a dozen.

 

[jumped ship]

Again, we are the weaker team physically.

yes but UCF is also getting free reign to reach on every entry pass even when our post player has position

 

[buffs233]

Quit turning the ****ing ball over!!!! Chronic problem for Tad Boyle teams. Every year regardless of the players. 10 turnovers in 10 min has led to the lead evaporating.

 

[jumped ship]

UCF is playing so physical and then flopping, if they call Diop for a flagrant after those theatrics

 

[jumped ship]

GTFO this dude is fine laying on the ground until he sees the foul was called on him then all of a sudden his neck is broke

 

[torero]

This is ****ing awful officiating

 

[jumped ship]

This is ****ing awful officiating

one of the worst reviews I’ve ever seen

 

[torero]

UCF commits a foul and manages two get two FTs and the ball out of it. In no way is that an equitable outcome.