NODAK13

Put 10-15 pounds on either Cashman or Richman and they could possibly be bruisers especially Richman cause he already appears to have a descent size body on him.

We have a winner. 3 point guard lineup all 6' and under is insane. Sac State came in as either the worst or 2nd worst rebounding team in the league and we still couldn't out rebound them at home. Coleman needs more time at the 3 and more of a guard rotation so they are strong at the end of the game. Very impressed with Shanks last night so lets try going very big sometimes with Shanks at the 5 and either Salmonson/Calcaterra at the 4. We got a lot of different looks we could throw at teams but continue to settle for something that's not working. This year will continue to be a struggle to win any games but I do like what the next 2-3 years could bring.

Tyler was having a nice game shooting 3-5 and 4 assists and I don't remember him playing hardly at all in the 2nd half. This was strange. Team played hard on D and should have won this game. Shanks was a force tonight.

What is the deal with Cashman? He has not played since the new semester and is in street clothes tonight.

Any mention of Crandall? Somebody has got to know why he is not playing based on how well he did in pre-season.

This entire starting lineup and substitutions is goofy. Starting 3 point guards all 6' of under and Nash as the 4 that doesn't know how to box out and it doesn't matter who you start at the 5. We will get out rebounded horribly every game and that will be the difference in several games this year that will cost us. Time to try something different and don't start 3 point guards with only one sub being Antwi. Maybe go big with Nash at the 3 and Calc at the 4 and Shanks at the 5, who knows or something like this. Coleman needs time and Hobaugh has proven he deserves to be in. Please tell me what happened to Crandall? I thought he was playing great in pre season and then suddenly nothing about him. If he is that good there is something more than we are red shirting him. Is it grades or and undisclosed matter? We didn't red shirt Shields or Cashman and all they are doing know is watching from the front row.

Got destroyed on the boards and got outscored by 20+ on the inside. DeReon, Hooker and Antwi had very good games and once again Nash did not show up. Shields had a good game Thursday but once again looked so weak tonight and scored 0. I realize he was in foul trouble but at 7' had no impact at all when he was in.

Agree Hobaugh and Antwi were huge in this game. Really like how hard Hobaugh plays every time he gets in. Actually would like to see him start at the 3 and have a better roatation at the 1 and 2. I mentioned in an earlier post that Shanks appears weak as I still thinks he needs so much work in the weight room but he played very well in scoring 12 points and altered a lot of shots today.

Shanks looks so weak.....

Shanks doesnt know how to box out either. A 6 ft point guard just got a rebound over him..

Does anyone know whats up with Antwi?

A lot of cheap fouls called against us in the first half. What was the foul count as it appears it was about 10 to 3 or 4. Getting homered.

Also caught this about Hooker and DeRouen. So if they are not practicing why does Jones keep playing Hooker so much with hardly a break. Play Tyler and Antwi more and give Hooker more breaks so he is fresher.

Lets not get rediculous. Last night for some reason they could not shoot, could not guard and could not drive. Antwi is the only outside threat and yet he only plays 20 minutes or less a game. He needs more minutes as no guard on this team is any better than the other and yet some play 35+ minutes and Antwi plays less than 20. Makes no sense.

Bench the starters and put the 2nd and 3rd team in for the rest of the game. Starters are a joke tonight.

Feed is horrible. Just asked for my money back.

I only hope our rotation changes as we go into the Big Sky because if it continues like it did tonight we are going to lose many games in the closing minutes. We have Hooker, DeReon, Tyler and Antwi basically all point guards. With these 4 guards we can run hard at any team in the Big Sky if we rotate. We have Hooker , DeReon and Tyler in the game at the same time and Hooker was gone by the 10 minute mark of the 2nd half. Start Hooker, DeReon at the 1 and 2 with Coleman at the 3 and Nash at the 4 and Calcaterra at the 5 and run. Bring in tyler and Antwi at the first break and run them hard with Hobaugh at the 3. I see no difference in Hooker, DeReon and Tyler as far as talent so not one of these need to play 36+ minutes and have no gas at the end. To be honest I would rate them in this order of DeReon, Tyler and then Hooker. We have speed and depth at posiitons 1 thru 4 so why not use them all and run. Once Stefen is available it even adds more depth and speed so he can be at the 3 and move Hobaugh to the 4 to back up Nash. Maybe I'm way off but after watching tonight our rotation sucks.

Utah is a very talented team that took full advantage of their height and athleticism. What I didn't like is that our starters only had one assist and our point guard had zero. That is not a very good formula for success against anybody. Didn't see the game but just looking at the stats.

Has anybody said exactly what Hookers injury is and how long he may be out?

We will have to play our absolute best to win these first 2 games. These are 2 very good teams of which I'm sure we are the underdogs in both but if we continue to play like we have the last couple we stand a chance to win in both. I agree that Tyler should be starting.

Did Stefan play, you didn't mention him?

The 5 position once again will be our weakest spot and I don't really see any of them doing that much to help but the good news is I believe we have 4 at that position so maybe one of the four can develop into something.

That doesn't make any sense that he would red shirt.

Have to agree with you , however if an outside person looked at what we lost and that these seniors we lost have carried this program for 4 straight years I would probably come to the same result. I don't see us doing nearly as well as the last 2 years in the Big Sky but don't believe we are 11th.

Watch what you ask for. We are losing a 2000 pt scorer and 2 other 1000 point scorers in Anderson and Webb and Schuler with over 850 points with missing over 15 games. No way our offense will be better next year but the bright spot is I believe our defense will be better overall and if someone can teach these players to box out. I think we will really struggle to make it to the conference tournament next year but I hope I am wrong. I kinda afraid Hooker will try to force the ball a lot like Huff has done and hopefully Jones will control this. We will definately not see many high flying dunks like Huff and Nash has provided for us this year, that I will miss.