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Post by yoteforever on Nov 12, 2019 10:19:25 GMT -6
Thanks. Had a photo of the team with the Championship trophy. Cool trophy. Wooden top with the stereotypical Hawaiian dude. I’m gonna nickname it THE BIG KAHUNA YF, do you have any comments or perspective on the way we played? In particular, can you add some color to our performance against Florida A&M? I would have expected us to cruise in this one, but I also recognize we were playing back to back games AND maybe the team was looking past them as well after taking care of business against Hawaii. I’m not a basketball guy per say in terms of evaluation. But all I would say is that’s why they play the game. I don’t care if it’s basketball or football, men or women...these athletes are human. And they have all the human aspects we do. Nerves, fatigue, doubt, confidence, etc. I would hope they don’t look by anybody. I would hope that no USD team ever does that, but hey, maybe they did. Again human nature. False sense of security. Overconfidence. One never knows. I always think back to 2 years ago. Drake comes to our house and literally kicked the crap out of us. Almost by 30 if I remember correctly. 2 weeks later, freaking UCLA can’t get out of Pauley Pavilion quick enough as the Coyotes were within an eyelash ok knocking off the Bruins with MOONEY on the bench because he was pouting. So how the hell do you ever explain anything with a high degree of certainty? If all we did was analysis from reviews and hype, we’d have no need to travel and play. We’d just say..” ok, USD should win by 13. Let’s send the trophy UPS to Vermillion”. I guess this isn’t want you maybe expected for an answer but it gave me a little bit of a platform to tie in with the football discussions were having. One never knows. In closing,I look at things different I guess. My takeaway is this. The Coyotes had 3 good players fouled out and we still found a way to win. Coach K the other night on his radio broadcast said it as well as I’ve heard lately. Paraphrasing...In today’s world we don’t celebrate wins like we should. If you do win it’s more like a sigh of relief. We should be celebrating each and every win and take it for what it’s worth. Great 3 wins for Coach Lee and the Coyotes. Awesome job.
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 12, 2019 10:19:52 GMT -6
Thanks. Had a photo of the team with the Championship trophy. Cool trophy. Wooden top with the stereotypical Hawaiian dude. I’m gonna nickname it THE BIG KAHUNA is this it? Yes it was. Thanks
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Post by gopheryote on Nov 12, 2019 10:42:01 GMT -6
In closing,I look at things different I guess. My takeaway is this. The Coyotes had 3 good players fouled out and we still found a way to win. Coach K the other night on his radio broadcast said it as well as I’ve heard lately. Paraphrasing...In today’s world we don’t celebrate wins like we should. If you do win it’s more like a sigh of relief. We should be celebrating each and every win and take it for what it’s worth. Great 3 wins for Coach Lee and the Coyotes. Awesome job. I'd echo this. Actually, significant foul trouble in the last two games, and still came away with a pair of W's - that is impressive. But it is the current state of fandom to try to look for trends vs. enjoy wins....and I'm not immune to it either. I've been wondering if all the foul trouble is a weak spot or trend...
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Post by yoteforever on Nov 12, 2019 10:46:07 GMT -6
In closing,I look at things different I guess. My takeaway is this. The Coyotes had 3 good players fouled out and we still found a way to win. Coach K the other night on his radio broadcast said it as well as I’ve heard lately. Paraphrasing...In today’s world we don’t celebrate wins like we should. If you do win it’s more like a sigh of relief. We should be celebrating each and every win and take it for what it’s worth. Great 3 wins for Coach Lee and the Coyotes. Awesome job. I'd echo this. Actually, significant foul trouble in the last two games, and still came away with a pair of W's - that is impressive. But it is the current state of fandom to try to look for trends vs. enjoy wins....and I'm not immune to it either. I've been wondering if all the foul trouble is a weak spot or trend... Have no clue. Don’t have the same feel for the game like I do for football. Sure hope not
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Post by golfingyote on Nov 12, 2019 10:46:49 GMT -6
In these early games, especially back to back or tourney settings, a win is a win. Last year, these may have been games we found a way to lose rather than finding ways to hold on. Even though we have mostly a veteran group, we are still finding our way on both ends with new pieces and lineups.
Last night is a prime example of why we will be a hard out come March. We have 3 guys we can rely on for scoring and some very good complimentary pieces. I maintain it’s a good sign we are getting minutes already from goodrick, kruz, and chisolm in close games. 2 of those guys are international players and it can be quite the adjustment coming to this level of b-ball. I think we will make big strides over the next 45 days now that we have some game experience to learn from and build off of. Let’s go!
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Post by flagshipU on Nov 12, 2019 12:55:26 GMT -6
It would have been nice to make those last four free throws as you can't continue to do that an expect to win. Otherwise, great three wins and a wonderful experience for the boys.
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Post by Coyote Fan on Nov 12, 2019 15:19:43 GMT -6
i figured i would give this another shot after a year and a half hiatus. We will see how long it lasts. I have been impressed with the start of this year. The game against Hawaii was impressive in that the Coyotes had many instances were they had to make big plays to keep the Bows at arms length. The Summit tourney game was not good but Todd Lee is doing his best to prove me wrong about his hiring. Just win baby.
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Post by kiyoat on Nov 12, 2019 15:42:16 GMT -6
i figured i would give this another shot after a year and a half hiatus. We will see how long it lasts. I have been impressed with the start of this year. The game against Hawaii was impressive in that the Coyotes had many instances were they had to make big plays to keep the Bows at arms length. The Summit tourney game was not good but Todd Lee is doing his best to prove me wrong about his hiring. Just win baby. Definitely didn't see this one coming. Welcome back?
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Post by Yotes on Jan 1, 2020 0:13:13 GMT -6
Florida A&M beat Iowa State tonight
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Post by kiyoat on Jan 1, 2020 9:28:28 GMT -6
Florida A&M beat Iowa State tonight Thanks for reminding us that this team is capable of doing bigger things. This latest stretch of games has been depressing. If they can play their best at the end of the season (like our FB team did) we will all be gladly eating crow with our criticism.
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