How can we beat Texas

[Orangezoo]

Tbf he doesn’t have turnovers because he’s barely handling the balls. He brings it over and hands it to JJ or Eddie. He gets some hockey assists here and there

With him on the floor we are playing 4 on 5 both ways right now. Against Youngstown it was like 3 on 5 with Bell out there and how poorly Bell was playing at times.

 

[albanycuse]

Everyone pretty much knows the answer, we have to play good defense and need someone to step up and be the leader every game on the court.
Trying to be optimistic here and say maybe this is the type of team that plays up and down to the level of competition they are up against and come out focused and determined to get the W.

 

[Bayside44]

We're shooting 25% from 3, 64% from the line with 10 TOs per game.

Those numbers need to get better and it'll solve a lot of problems.

 

[djcon57]

We're shooting 25% from 3, 64% from the line with 10 TOs per game.

Those numbers need to get better and it'll solve a lot of problems.

Do you believe we are getting good shots? If not, what can we do to get better looks?

 

[Bayside44]

Do you believe we are getting good shots? If not, what can we do to get better looks?

The foul shots are all good looks

We have some wasted 3s by guys that should likely forget taking them, coming off the bench and letting it fly. Those are just turnovers. Bell has clanked plenty of clean looks and Donnie should work inside out more than he has so far (but that seemingly starting to happen).

 

[Eric15]

Another key to beating Texas is getting Lampkin as many three point looks as possible since he currently leads the entire country in three point shooting percentage (100%, 1-1).

 

[Niastri]

Another key to beating Texas is getting Lampkin as many three point looks as possible since he currently leads the entire country in three point shooting percentage (100%, 1-1).

I agree...

Lampkin needs more threes, and Bell needs more dribbles.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

 

[Sbucketball]

Edit. Colgate has had their top two scorers (cox who tore us up and their center injured in mid 1st half) out most of the half. Once again not certain what is the truth. Not sure I could handle the truth either.

I was watching when Cox went down in the back end of the first half. NC State was beating Colgate by 17 at that point. Would have been a blowout either way.

 

[Sbucketball]

I'm still holding out hope Red can teach them defense in a hurry. You could tell realization set in that he's in trouble after the Colgate game. It's on him for not realizing it earlier, but maybe he just didn't realize it and now will be able to make them at least serviceable. They are a collection of bad defenders, but they also look lost out there which is something Red can fix. We'll know by January what he's capable of.

 

[two3zone]

I'm still holding out hope Red can teach them defense in a hurry. You could tell realization set in that he's in trouble after the Colgate game. It's on him for not realizing it earlier, but maybe he just didn't realize it and now will be able to make them at least serviceable. They are a collection of bad defenders, but they also look lost out there which is something Red can fix. We'll know by January what he's capable of.

We knew in Maui last year, I fear we may know after game four.