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    uneblinstu's post game chatter: vol 6, ed 6: UAB

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      Really disappointing effort, especially in the second half.

      - For all the talent that Pettaway possesses, he cost us at least 7 points today. His turnover on the inbounds play combined with the poor decision to take on the entire UAB defense which they blocked and turned into a wide open 3 for their best player may not have cost us the game, but it probably kept us from being within in striking distance at the end. Combine that with Smith's turnover at the end of the first half which led to a a couple of free throws and that's nine points just given away and instead of having a potentially seven or eight point lead at half, it was three. Who knows how the game changes if they go into the break up seven instead of three.

    - It may not have mattered considering how they forgot how to defend and rebound in the second half. I couldn't make heads or tails whether or not I was watching UMass or UAB there for a while. This is a huge issue if this team wants to make a step forward this year. Were out rebounded 41-28. I wonder what the numbers were at half, because they did ok in the first half. They just had no answer in the second.

    - I'd like to see Biggs play more and frankly, I thought we were more poised when Parker was on the floor. The starting five never was really able to get things going today.

    - I'd like to see Webster try and push the issue a bit more, too.

    - UAB shot 19-23 in the second half, I mean, c'mon.

    - I didn't watch this closely, but are teams trying to take Shields out of games because he's really struggled out of the gate these past two games. I know foul trouble has been a factor, but we need him to be productive.

    - Smith didn't have a great game today either.

    - Miles compared it to a a car spinning its wheels in the post game. They're trying and want to do well, but they're trying too hard right now and it's making things worse. This team has the talent to succeed and win both of these games, but their inexperience and eagerness is getting in the way right now. I still think this team will be better by the end of the season, but there's still a lot of work to do right now.

    - Gotta recognize Gallegos for playing through the bum knee.

    I don't really have much more to add, just disappointed in the second half effort today. Hopefully they can get back up for Sunday and salvage one there.

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    Dean Smith

    We can vent all we want about the selfishness on offense, but if we are going to give up 83% shooting on the defensive end, this team won't beat anyone that is above division II.

    Defense is a total team effort. It is difficult to work hard for that guy next to you if you are still mad at him for that shot he just took.

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    GoBigRed

    Not that +/- really means as much in basketball as it does in hockey, but the numbers for the UAB game are interesting when you look at how most people feel about our team's play just by watching the game...

     

    Petteway -19 (worst on team)

    Parker +4 (best on team and only guy with a + number)

     

    So there is definitely some merit to the thought that Petteway killed us against UAB and Benny was doing a good job.

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    royalfan

     

    We can vent all we want about the selfishness on offense, but if we are going to give up 83% shooting on the defensive end, this team won't beat anyone that is above division II.

    Defense is a total team effort. It is difficult to work hard for that guy next to you if you are still mad at him for that shot he just took.

     

    Do you feel the sample size is big enough to feel confident that players were playing bad defense because they were mad at Petteway for taking a certain shot? 

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    GoBigRed

    Through 5 games, Petteway has taken 23.9% of our shots. Here is who has taken the most percentage of shots for our teams in recent years:

     

    2012-13 Dylan Talley (24.9%) (really only had a 7-man rotation though)

    2011-12 Bo Spencer (24.5%)

    2010-11 Jorge Brian Diaz (16.6%)

    2009-10 Ryan Anderson (8.3%)

    2008-09 Steve Harley (18.5%)

    2007-08 Aleks Maric (19.2%)

    2006-07 Aleks Maric (23.4%)

    2005-06 Wes Wilkinson (17.3%)

    2004-05 Joe McCray (23.1%)

    2003-04 Nate Johnson (16.5%)

    2002-03 Andrew Drevo (19.9%)

     

    Talley and Spencer both took a greater percentage of our team's shots in the past 2 years, but no one else in the past 10 years took more. Talley didn't seem like a "ball hog" because who else was there to score? Bo Spencer averaged 3.3 assists per game (Petteway at 1.2 right now). I don't know what any of this means. Just thought it was interesting to look at. It's weird that Nebraska basketball fans would EVER complain about a guy scoring 28 and 21 points in consecutive games, when in the Doc years a player reaching 20 points seemed like a milestone. 

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    royalfan

    Yeah exactly.  Not going to see me bitching if he is putting the ball in basket.  He is getting to the line as well.  I think( and hope I am right) that is an able and willing passer.  Time will tell.  We haven't seen enough yet, at least I haven't to make blanket judgements of him being a guy that makes us worse.  If anything it is the other way around for me, but again time will tell if my reads are accurate. 

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