Miami vs. BC Gameday Thread

[Ahzeem]

To be fair dumb mistakes are only half of the problem - they're just much stronger inside. If we solved one of those problems we'd be ahead right now

They all need to go to the RAC take some
R)esponsibility ~ for protecting the ball (catch, pass, shoot, help on D)
A)ccountability ~ for their portion of the offense and defense (do your job)
C)ommitment ~ Stick to the plan (together they win)

...At the fulcrum of the game when it’s time to turn it on they must fully commit to the offense and defense. Their offense is designed to find the open man inside or out. The turnovers come when someone elects to resort to their own game verse passing to their teammate. When the heat is on they need to learn to trust the offense r8n it faster and continue to share the ball. Attack the rim before the help gets there.

…they get another shot at NC State let’s see how the respond…. Their next win GT on Sat

BC will be .500+ for Feb. (there are 8 games) Bet= a cold one at the ACC tournament in March… any takers?

[claver2010]

This offense is lightyears ahead of where they were earlier in the season.

I remember sitting through the 40 point drubbing to UMass and the offense was exactly what it was the last couple of years with Skinner. Pass the ball around the perimeter, no one move, bring the ball out with 10 seconds and iso.

Clifford needs to get angry which is why I hoped for a 6'9" banger who won't take crap (again hopefully a summer in the weightroom and there will be a holy shit moment for him when he realizes that with some muscle there are few centers that can match up against him).

I still say we need a 4 cause Anderson looks much more like a 3 but with the spacing in Donahue's offense I'm afraid a heavy 4 would clog the lane.

[thebigskinny31]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

[wildcat81]

This offense is lightyears ahead of where they were earlier in the season.

I remember sitting through the 40 point drubbing to UMass and the offense was exactly what it was the last couple of years with Skinner. Pass the ball around the perimeter, no one move, bring the ball out with 10 seconds and iso.

Clifford needs to get angry which is why I hoped for a 6'9" banger who won't take crap (again hopefully a summer in the weightroom and there will be a holy shit moment for him when he realizes that with some muscle there are few centers that can match up against him).

I still say we need a 4 cause Anderson looks much more like a 3 but with the spacing in Donahue's offense I'm afraid a heavy 4 would clog the lane.

I think really good players improve their game over the summer getting in shape, shooting, getting stronger.
Al Skinner players like Southern, Sanders never took their game to another level, we shall see how much these young guys will improve over the summer.

[claver2010]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

Interesting, I was there and didn't see any of it. I'll look for it Wednesday.

[bcmurph]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

Interesting, I was there and didn't see any of it. I'll look for it Wednesday.

I thought I saw Ryan shoot him a look on TV after he thought Hump should have given it up on a break...

[DavidGordonsFoot]

Reggie Johnson is an asshole.

[joemack13]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

Interesting, I was there and didn't see any of it. I'll look for it Wednesday.

I thought I saw Ryan shoot him a look on TV after he thought Hump should have given it up on a break...

i remember a break where anderson was WIDE open and could have dinked it in, but instead humphrey gave it to caudill who was in not-as-great position and actually got called for a charge... At the time I assumed humphrey just didn't see anderson somehow

[eagle9903]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

Interesting, I was there and didn't see any of it. I'll look for it Wednesday.

I thought I saw Ryan shoot him a look on TV after he thought Hump should have given it up on a break...

i remember a break where anderson was WIDE open and could have dinked it in, but instead humphrey gave it to caudill who was in not-as-great position and actually got called for a charge... At the time I assumed humphrey just didn't see anderson somehow

That was memorable in its ugliness. I thought he didn't see him either at the time.

[bchockey04]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

Interesting, I was there and didn't see any of it. I'll look for it Wednesday.

I thought I saw Ryan shoot him a look on TV after he thought Hump should have given it up on a break...

i remember a break where anderson was WIDE open and could have dinked it in, but instead humphrey gave it to caudill who was in not-as-great position and actually got called for a charge... At the time I assumed humphrey just didn't see anderson somehow

That was memorable in its ugliness. I thought he didn't see him either at the time.

For what it's worth...Humph made a good play. Caudill scored and was called for a bullshit charge. Should have been a non-story.

[joemack13]

Did Caudill score? I don't remember it going in but I'm probably wrong. Anderson was definitely the better option though, and he was open for what seemed like forever. And the only reason it shouldn't have been a charge was because the guys foot was on the line.. it was very close to being a legitimate charge

[eagle9903]

Did Caudill score? I don't remember it going in but I'm probably wrong. Anderson was definitely the better option though, and he was open for what seemed like forever. And the only reason it shouldn't have been a charge was because the guys foot was on the line.. it was very close to being a legitimate charge

I didn't think it went in either, I just remember the charge call and as you mention the announcer's mentioning that maybe it shouldn't have been because of where his foot was.

[bchockey04]

Did Caudill score? I don't remember it going in but I'm probably wrong. Anderson was definitely the better option though, and he was open for what seemed like forever. And the only reason it shouldn't have been a charge was because the guys foot was on the line.. it was very close to being a legitimate charge

I didn't think it went in either, I just remember the charge call and as you mention the announcer's mentioning that maybe it shouldn't have been because of where his foot was.

pretty sure it went in....cause i remember thinking caudill moved well on that play -- was decisive.

[eagle9903]

Did Caudill score? I don't remember it going in but I'm probably wrong. Anderson was definitely the better option though, and he was open for what seemed like forever. And the only reason it shouldn't have been a charge was because the guys foot was on the line.. it was very close to being a legitimate charge

I didn't think it went in either, I just remember the charge call and as you mention the announcer's mentioning that maybe it shouldn't have been because of where his foot was.

pretty sure it went in....cause i remember thinking caudill moved well on that play -- was decisive.

I'm not really arguing, I was watching it on espn3 in the small window, I don't remember it well at all.

[BCEaglesFan]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

I didn't notice this and I was there too.

And yes, Caudill had a layup go in. Humphrey had a good game (2 amazing blocks), but he needs to learn to be a leader and work with the freshman. Anderson is BC's most consistent player. He scores at least 8 points every single game. He also is BC's best rebounder.

Daniels...I don't know what to think of him. With Rahon and Hanlan joining, I don't know where he fits. He impressed me yesterday with his ability, and when he learns he can stop turning the ball over on miscommunications (happened a few times yesterday). But yikes, you had a defender that was twice your size and slower than you against you. DRIVE TO THE BASKET MORE!

Lonnie...looked very frustrated. You guys saw the technical, and Donahue was pissed at him after. He sat him down, but he explained to him that you can't do that in ACC games. Lonnie is a good kid, and will be great in a few years.

[Ahzeem]

I was in attendance yesterday and Ryan Anderson and Matt Humphery were in each others faces alot during the 2nd half and it seemed to effect Ry's game as he was focusing more on being pist off then playing the game.. Safe to say those 2 are not fans of one another.

Interesting, I was there and didn't see any of it. I'll look for it Wednesday.

I thought I saw Ryan shoot him a look on TV after he thought Hump should have given it up on a break...

i remember a break where anderson was WIDE open and could have dinked it in, but instead humphrey gave it to caudill who was in not-as-great position and actually got called for a charge... At the time I assumed humphrey just didn't see anderson somehow

That was memorable in its ugliness. I thought he didn't see him either at the time.

Nice thing about Espn3 is you can watch the games over again.... I watched it again, I saw at least 4x's when Humphrey did not feed Anderson. They are easy to find each one resulted in a fast break the other way; two would have been easy dunks for BC but in turn lead to a run for the other guys.

Watch the play in question again. Caudill was the 3rd guy down the court Hump missed Daniels who was right there as well... only to give the ball to the 4th guy down... (the bad decisions put us out of position defensively) BC was up and a dunk by Anderson and possible foul could have made it 5pts instead they score then hit three 3's in a row and go up by 8.

I can understand Anderson's frustrations He works to get the rebound and gives it up to his guards... when he is doubled he finds the open man and when he gets open they opt to go to someone else. If the guards don't give it back to your Big Dawg when he is in postion it doesn't matter who you put at the 4 BC won't win. The offense is designed to run through the 4

[RedBaron67]

This team has more than enough problems without play being fouled up by personality conflicts. If there's some kind of issue between Humphrey and Anderson, Donahue should deal with it quickly.

[MilitantEagle]

This team has more than enough problems without play being fouled up by personality conflicts. If there's some kind of issue between Humphrey and Anderson, Donahue should deal with it quickly.

Humphrey's attitude is very questionable and it's not a big surprise that at least one player can't stand him. Although, I was at the game and didn't notice anything.

[eagle9903]

This team has more than enough problems without play being fouled up by personality conflicts. If there's some kind of issue between Humphrey and Anderson, Donahue should deal with it quickly.

Humphrey's attitude is very questionable and it's not a big surprise that at least one player can't stand him. Although, I was at the game and didn't notice anything.

I like Humphrey's attitude; provided it isn't aimed at our guys. He's the only player on this team, right now, who I can see Duke fans calling a thug. In my humble opinion, that's a wonderful thing.

I wish he was better at things like all the offensive elements of basketball though.

[Ahzeem]

This team has more than enough problems without play being fouled up by personality conflicts. If there's some kind of issue between Humphrey and Anderson, Donahue should deal with it quickly.

Humphrey's attitude is very questionable and it's not a big surprise that at least one player can't stand him. Although, I was at the game and didn't notice anything.

I like Humphrey's attitude; provided it isn't aimed at our guys. He's the only player on this team, right now, who I can see Duke fans calling a thug. In my humble opinion, that's a wonderful thing.

I wish he was better at things like all the offensive elements of basketball though.

each of these young men have areas where they need to improve.... they are transitioning from childhood into manhood. We are witnessing the growing pains brothers fight sometime during childhood escpesially over (toys).

I think we all are hoping for Humphrey or someone to step up and show some leadership. And leadership does not mean score the most points. Leadership has more to do with attitude, leaders understand that every shot, pass, box out matters. When I was a child I thought as a child... but when I became a man.... (I had to) put away childish things...

...as a man they must learn to do what they have to do. When to pass ~ when to shoot will come up this season its all about how soon they can each go from "Me to we"

Attitude is everything... a bad attitude is like cancer, it's hard to notice unless you know where and what to look for. It's like a bad play... you have to look at what happeded before and after the play. (miss a pass, take a bad shot, turnover dunk and a foul on the other end) 5pt swing... 2 of those you are down by 10.... vs. make the pass go up by 4. They have to learn... its coming.