out of whack. This team is decent but let's not get carried away. They need Griffen

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2nd Generation Ag said:

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out of whack. This team is decent but let's not get carried away. They need Griffen

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Griffen?? He is not the guy that will make or break this team. I think we have enough depth and scorers without him to still be a very good team. Odd take IMO.

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Maybe a little inflated, but I think he is very much needed for depth. He is a solid player and we have no one as a bigger wing after Shelley

You're telling me this is a top 10 team to start the season with national championship aspirations? Maybe next year. There really aren't any comparisons…. You might compare the year 2s, but even then reaching for a comparison that isn't there. I know you want to, but no.

Its all expecctations. Like tonight we are critcal of a 30 point win becuase of expectations. Last year we were thrilled about a 30 point win. Expectations determine how fans see the team.

Football was never going to be as good as the year before because they lost 13 player to the NFL. But people are unhappy becuase of expectations.

We all are hopeful for an amazing outcome. We all aren't that hopeful???

2nd Generation Ag said:

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Its all expecctations. Like tonight we are critcal of a 30 point win becuase of expectations. Last year we were thrilled about a 30 point win. Expectations determine how fans see the team.

Football was never going to be as good as the year before because they lost 13 player to the NFL. But people are unhappy becuase of expectations.

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I haven't seen anyone complaining about last night's 30 point win.

Any serious fan knows the SEC is stacked with talent, expectation are tame.

We have Bucky Ball a brand and style and Buc-ee's
It is what make college sport fun, FB has not had this since JFB.
You watch to see if Bucky ball can beat good teams. Win lose it's fun, it's a style of play, it's entertaining.

FB Coach has no brand went anti fan, so no.

I'm all for Griffen getting his eligibility for sure . He can only make the team better but what is it you've seen about his game that addresses any shortcomings the team may have shown last night. He's not a relentless board man or shot blocker or space filler . He's decent to good at all aspects of the game and a good fit for this system but seems like to me he's just another one of the guys that might make a positive difference in any given game .

The concern about the squad remains the same as it was before last nights game imo. Is the team physical enough to bang with the bullies of the SEC ? Specifically thinking about Florida.

Shooting and particularly free throw shooting will work itself out imo.

Need shooting, however that may come

OP why don't you go to the thread and put down your expectations for the season in writing for everyone to see

We got Luke 15 people posting in this forum… that is not high expectations.

Please, I absolutely would love to see this.

If at the end of the year we are sitting around wondering why we couldn't get past the round of 32, we won't be saying "We would have made it to the Sweet 16 if Rylan Griffen were eligible."

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We got Luke 15 people posting in this forum… that is not high expectations.

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Wait till we lose a couple games and this forum will be flooded with negative posters. It's the Texags way.

bobinator said:

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2nd Generation Ag said:

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out of whack. This team is decent but let's not get carried away. They need Griffen

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Whose expectations are you talking about?

We're unranked, picked 9th in the league, the average prediction from people ON THIS BOARD is that we finish two games over .500 in the league and are a 5/6 seed.

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Someone predicted Elite 8 though.

Oh okay if this thread is just specifically about me then I'll adjust accordingly.

I think 3 point shooting right now could be an issue. Which is really amazing after last year and Bucky's offense. That's why Griffen is important.

We started off ice cold last night and still ended up at 34.8% which is fine. 35% for the season puts you in the middle of the pack nationally. We shot 35.9% last year.

But I don't think our shooting is a problem, right now I think our passing is a problem. Last night, several times, we had guys wide open for looks and we passed it to their feet or off target enough that they had to move their feet to catch the ball.

Whether that's because Alabama State was slapping us all over the court or because we have some guys still getting up to game speed is hard to say, but I'm not worried about it at all yet.

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We started off ice cold last night and still ended up at 34.8% which is fine. 35% for the season puts you in the middle of the pack nationally. We shot 35.9% last year.

But I don't think our shooting is a problem, right now I think our passing is a problem. Last night, several times, we had guys wide open for looks and we passed it to their feet or off target enough that they had to move their feet to catch the ball.

Whether that's because Alabama State was slapping us all over the court or because we have some guys still getting up to game speed is hard to say, but I'm not worried about it at all yet.

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I think we also have to give ourselves more passing opportunities. I saw too many guys pitching a tent on the three point arc and not moving when they didn't have the ball. A team that rotates as deeply as we do should be moving constantly. Wear those defenders out and make them chase you around the court. That should also get us more slashing buckets.

I feel like our basketball IQ could be a little higher, but every team I watch, I think the same thing though so maybe it's just fine.

I'd expect motion and ball movement to improve a lot as the season progresses as the players learn each other under fire . There's only so far you can go with that practicing against each other .

I was encouraged that the defense seemed pretty good for Game 1. A lot better than early last season imo. We'll see if that holds true as the competition gets better . I recall specifically last year early games like Montana and UCF where the defense was disjointed .

Pitching a tent??? Hope not!

getting a reliable 10-12ppg wing with potential to go off for 20+ and get hot from deep at least raises our floor decently

helps preserve some backcourt firepower when PJ/Pope off the floor

TheDecadeSapling said:

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2nd Generation Ag said:

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Its all expecctations. Like tonight we are critcal of a 30 point win becuase of expectations. Last year we were thrilled about a 30 point win. Expectations determine how fans see the team.

Football was never going to be as good as the year before because they lost 13 player to the NFL. But people are unhappy becuase of expectations.

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I haven't seen anyone complaining about last night's 30 point win.

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You haven't met my father then.

But to be fair, he complains about everything

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Pitching a tent??? Hope not!

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It really deters people posting up on us.