Kansas 1/11 2:00 PM ESPN+

[leeraymond]

It’s pretty simple…
Simas 1-10
Day Day 1-8
Jizzle 1-6
CJ 0-4
That’s 3-30, 10% from what are supposed to be your scorers. Kansas has some really good on ball defenders, but all of those guys had some open looks during the game. Last year Jizzle was money on those mid range jumpers, but lately he looks so tentative, totally without confidence. Whatever happened to penetrating and dishing to an open shooter? All we do now is over penetrate, and defense knows once the ball is going inside on the drive it’s not coming back out. Maybe the reason we don’t find open shooters after penetration is the same reason we never pass the ball on the break, I don’t know.

I think CWM maybe needs to look deeper on the bench. I saw Tyler Betsey play in a in all star games last year, and there’s a lot more to his game than catch and shoot threes, and I can’t figure what’s going on with Rayvon. Anyway, after a brutal opening 4 game stretch, we need to win at Colorado.

Good post. Also, turnovers have hurt this team in conference play (about 13 a game). Today, late in the second half, three crucial turnovers down the stretch sealed UC's fate.

[leeraymond]

Went back and looked at the Kansas game again. Thomas really should be starting. He is better at getting the ball into the paint. He looks to drive the ball more than James. Thomas is able to put more pressure on the defense. However, Thomas does not get to the free throw line much.

[Jeff Burk]

i am curious o know how many teams hold an opponent to 54 pts and lose???
Was glad to see PAIGE have a good game, we will need him. Good defense, horrible offense

[Carthage World]

Our record in Q1 games during the Wes Miller era is now 6-31.

[longtimefan]

Our record in Q1 games during the Wes Miller era is now 6-31.

You can throw out the first two years.

[sedz]

We scored 0.65 points per possession. Fewer than 2 points for every 3 times we had the ball. That's our worst offensive performance in the entire Torvik database, stretching all the way back to the 2007-08 season. We scored 25 over the first 16 minutes - that's on pace for 63 over 40 minutes. Not great but ok against Kansas. Then we scored 15 points over the next 24 minutes.

Page was our best player today, putting up 4.2 net points in only 14 minutes of action. He posted a 23.3 BPM, best on either side. Skillings, Reed, and Mitchell also had positive net points, which is difficult to do when you lose by 14. We have to get that foursome playing together more. The offense was clicking when they were out there, especially for the middle 10 minutes of the first half.

I'll split the award for worst performance between Simas, Aziz, and Day Day. Each of them had negative 5 net points. Jizzle and CJ had poor games too.

The defense was good - we held Kansas to 0.88 points per possession. Rebounding was fine, our OReb rate was just a few points behind theirs. We have to find a way to score. Focusing the offense on Jizzle, Aziz, and Simas is absolutely not working against big, disciplined teams.

[leo from jersey]

Betsey is also available. Oh yeah, the French guy (Halvine Dzellat) is available too.

I think Betsey is in the doghouse for some reason. I have no idea.

[leo from jersey]

UC basketball was my whole soul and life. I physically harmed myself after the Nevada disaster

then your life is not much to brag on.

[Pharmfam]

UC basketball was my whole soul and life. I physically harmed myself after the Nevada disaster

I was in Nashville at the Nevada tournament game and it was a devastating loss. But in the end, it was just a basketball game. The Cats are on the slide right now, but there will be some bright spots and pleasant surprises before the season’s end. There always are.

[leo from jersey]

I was in Nashville at the Nevada tournament game and it was a devastating loss. But in the end, it was just a basketball game. The Cats are on the slide right now, but there will be some bright spots and pleasant surprises before the season’s end. There always are.

I would take many posts with a "grain of salt".

[kennh]

If you can't score you can't win. Bandago had 0 points although he did have 8 boards. I didn't understand Frederick getting so many minutes. I like him but he only took 4 shots and missed all of them. We needed points and he is supposed to be a shooter. This team does not seem to play well as a team. At this rate it is going to be a long year. And I can't stand to hear the boo birds in Fifth Third Arena.

[swilsonsp4]

If you can't score you can't win. Bandago had 0 points although he did have 8 boards. I didn't understand Frederick getting so many minutes. I like him but he only took 4 shots and missed all of them. We needed points and he is supposed to be a shooter. This team does not seem to play well as a team. At this rate it is going to be a long year. And I can't stand to hear the boo birds in Fifth Third Arena.

Fredrick was filling in for Connor Hickman, whose injured foot kept him out.

[Rufus]

"OK, I'll reiterate my twitter post. Something is obviously wrong. Not sure if it's the locker room, coaching disconnect, NIL etc. But something is really, really wrong. I hope there's a players only meeting after this one and they get their heads on straight. No one is playing particularly well right now. The offense is apparently a damn mystery to everyone."


The last time this much dysfunction between players was displayed was during the coup attempt during Brannens last year!

[SKell82155]

Horrible offense. It's worse than Cronin's & i didn't think that was possible. Too much dribling, everyone is afraid to shoot the ball. Need to sit SImas. Need to experiment with the other players to see
who can make a basket. 15 points in the second half is embarassing.

Didnt UC score 11 the 2nd half against NKU
a year or two ago ? Same coach ?

[Greg7173]

This is beginning to look like the football season. Good start, some hope and then the season went into the toilet. I'm hoping for a turnaround but it doesn't look good at this point,