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[yote18]

If you’re not watching…. I don’t blame you…. We’re making the tommies look like a much better team than they are.

34-23 tommies 2nd 2:40 left.

[fightsd]

As bad a half of basketball as I've seen this team play in several seasons.

[yote18]

Pain. down 14 at half …. To the tommies …. At home.

[Men's League Waterboy]

They’ll lose the horsepower battle some nights but Ruth Sinn’s crew isn’t going to get outsmarted or out prepped very often.

[dbyote]

It's NAIA day at the SCSC today. Brutal.

[fightsd]

This is a bad L.

[88grad]

If we come back and win then I’ll be pleasantly surprised - but I can’t watch anymore. We just don’t have it today.

[dbyote]

We went on a run. 7 pt game with 4 minutes left.

[dbyote]

Still a bad loss at home.

[yote18]

Jan 28, 2023 14:37:14 GMT -6 dbyote said:

Still a bad loss at home.

This is a horrible loss. We should not be losing to a 2nd year D1 team from D3 at all.

[dbyote]

We just can't put together a complete game. We're definitely consistent in that regard. We can be good when we commit to playing defense but that is the exception, not the norm.

[yote18]

Out coached. Out played. Embarrassing. Where was the intensity the entire game that showed up in the 4th quarter?

[Men's League Waterboy]

The defensive intensity not showing up until you’re down 20 is on the players. Somebody’s got to set a tone. That’s just unacceptable.

[90yote]

Season-altering loss IMO. In all likelihood they will be 7-7 in two weeks and probably be looking at finishing 4-5 in the conference. They will need to pull out a win on the road in ND or at ORU to get to 3rd now.

I think the big key was giving up all those layups in the first three quarters against a team without an obvious size or athletic advantage. Wonder if all the games and travel this week was a factor.

The Yotes have slowed their pace recently due to a lack of depth, and today it seemed they only got into a rhythm when they got quick offense. Late in the clock they got nothing today.

St. Thomas is improved from last year - they are not a D3 team. They have had a few close losses. That said, definitely a real bad loss. My buddy and I have said this Yotes team isn't good enough to assume anything, and we saw proof of that today.

[yote18]

This has been such a frustrating season because of injuries, new roles, faces etc. and having to mesh that together. I’m trying to trust the process but our fall from grace is truly a humbling experience.