@ Idaho St.

[Rafter_Reese]

ISU barely beat Idaho. Won by 2. Eags are 7.5 point favorites in this one. It would be huge if we could open up league play with a road sweep. 6:00 PM tip.

go eags!

 

[clawman1]

When Hayford was HC it seemed the Eagles were always playing school yard ball. There were no plays just shoot as soon as possible. Does it seem this Eagle team has reverted to this style of play?

 

[Obzerver]

Plays?...Plays? We don't need to stinkin plays!! I'm not sure I'd see a play if there was a play. What I do see is a lot of movement off the ball, some good passers, some good shooters, rebounders and crashers to the glass and hustle. So, draw up a play where one of the good ball handlers gets the ball to one of the good shooters or one of the guys going to the glass and if he misses try your hardest to get the rebound and do it again.

 

[LDopaPDX]

It feels like this is the kind of team we need to be 10 out of 10 times to be a legit tourney team come March. Really, the score against Weber wasn't all that indicative of the actual game due to the fact we sort of fell apart in the last couple minutes. That game should've been a 10 point win, and this one should be even worse.

I'm not all that familiar with what the other teams in the Big Sky have at their disposal, but we're awfully athletic and create a lot of problems for any team that doesn't have a lot of talented big dudes.

 

[Rafter_Reese]

It feels like this is the kind of team we need to be 10 out of 10 times to be a legit tourney team come March. Really, the score against Weber wasn't all that indicative of the actual game due to the fact we sort of fell apart in the last couple minutes. That game should've been a 10 point win, and this one should be even worse.

I'm not all that familiar with what the other teams in the Big Sky have at their disposal, but we're awfully athletic and create a lot of problems for any team that doesn't have a lot of talented big dudes.

The eags have the talent to go undefeated in the Big Sky this year. We also have the talent go .500 if we don't show up and play our rears-off every game. In terms of running plays....We do run a few set plays. Having too many set plays is overrated though. It's more about understanding concepts that's really important though. Floor spacing...reversing the ball...going inside out...how to pick and pop...drive and kick...etc. Our guys understand how to do these things really well. Reacting to how defenses are playing you is probably more important than any set play you can try to force. At the end of the day though, you have to rebound, play defense, and knock down open shots. As long as we continue to do the fundamental things really well, we will win a lot of games this year. All this being said, we better show up tonight or we could lose. I'll say that every game because it's true. If we play our game though we are going to be tough to beat.

go eags!

 

[sammamisheag]

Undefeated? Have you watched this team?

When you can't beat one of the worst teams in the conference. Losing in Pocatello.

Guess EWU doesn't have any fball or bball coaches this year that think coaching defense is a good idea.

If EWU isn't hitting their 3s, they can lose to anyone.

Also, enough of the flopping. Can't get a stop when they need one. Ugh.

 

[sammamisheag]

ISU is picked to finish 10th in the conference.

 

[GoldenEagle]

Undefeated? Have you watched this team?

When you can't beat one of the worst teams in the conference. Losing in Pocatello.

Guess EWU doesn't have any fball or bball coaches this year that think coaching defense is a good idea.

If EWU isn't hitting their 3s, they can lose to anyone.

Also, enough of the flopping. Can't get a stop when they need one. Ugh.

Eastern played like crap after beating a good Weber State team. Just a bad game. Road games are not easy.

Also, when shooting a jump shot and having people close to your feet, the natural reaction is to avoid twisting your ankle. What looks like a flop many times is a player trying to protect their ankles.

 

[clawman1]

Undefeated? Have you watched this team?

When you can't beat one of the worst teams in the conference. Losing in Pocatello.

Guess EWU doesn't have any fball or bball coaches this year that think coaching defense is a good idea.

If EWU isn't hitting their 3s, they can lose to anyone.

Also, enough of the flopping. Can't get a stop when they need one. Ugh.

Eastern played like crap after beating a good Weber State team. Just a bad game. Road games are not easy.

Also, when shooting a jump shot and having people close to your feet, the natural reaction is to avoid twisting your ankle. What looks like a flop many times is a player trying to protect their ankles.

41.5% from the field
25.0% 3 pointers
52.9% free throws.
Not many wins with those numbers

 

[GoldenEagle]

Undefeated? Have you watched this team?

When you can't beat one of the worst teams in the conference. Losing in Pocatello.

Guess EWU doesn't have any fball or bball coaches this year that think coaching defense is a good idea.

If EWU isn't hitting their 3s, they can lose to anyone.

Also, enough of the flopping. Can't get a stop when they need one. Ugh.

Eastern played like crap after beating a good Weber State team. Just a bad game. Road games are not easy.

Also, when shooting a jump shot and having people close to your feet, the natural reaction is to avoid twisting your ankle. What looks like a flop many times is a player trying to protect their ankles.

41.5% from the field
25.0% 3 pointers
52.9% free throws.
Not many wins with those numbers

Like I said, they played crappy. Most everything about this game was shitty.
1) Pluto TV was shitty
2) The ISU commentators were shitty (They made the Montana commentator sound good)
3) The refs were shitty
4) overall a shitty game

Worth flushing. I'm confident the team will forget this and move on.

 

[Obzerver]

 

[sammamisheag]

Both Davison and Aiken were flopping and the refs called them on it. Also, Davison seems to argue every call by the refs.

Also, Davison and Peating can't stay out of foul trouble. Bad trend for your two best players.

This is a make or miss team. When they shoot from the 3 like last night, they will lose most games.

 

[clawman1]

Both Davison and Aiken were flopping and the refs called them on it. Also, Davison seems to argue every call by the refs.

Also, Davison and Peating can't stay out of foul trouble. Bad trend for your two best players.

This is a make or miss team. When they shoot from the 3 like last night, they will lose most games.

I didn't like the flopping either. They should be concentrating on making a basket rather than faking it. hno:
Where does the message this is OK come from?

 

[GoldenEagle]

Both Davison and Aiken were flopping and the refs called them on it. Also, Davison seems to argue every call by the refs.

Also, Davison and Peating can't stay out of foul trouble. Bad trend for your two best players.

This is a make or miss team. When they shoot from the 3 like last night, they will lose most games.

I didn't like the flopping either. They should be concentrating on making a basket rather than faking it. hno:
Where does the message this is OK come from?

I disagree. No coach is telling them to flop. That is just dumb.

Davison missed the last part of last season with a high ankle sprain. The flop rule is actually an artifact of poor reffing. Too many players were getting calls when they flopped. Hence, instead of letting them flop (which has disadvantages as you can get beat in transition) they masked poor reffing with a new rule. Now players get technicals when they are trying to protect themselves. What makes it worse is that the NCAA has only added another highly subjective call that the refs now have to decide to make.

Also, I guess you think Kim Aiken was faking after he got clubbed in the face?

 

[Rafter_Reese]

Both Davison and Aiken were flopping and the refs called them on it. Also, Davison seems to argue every call by the refs.

Also, Davison and Peating can't stay out of foul trouble. Bad trend for your two best players.

This is a make or miss team. When they shoot from the 3 like last night, they will lose most games.

I do agree with a lot of this. Complaining to the refs should be left up to the head coach. Players just need to work hard every play and let the refs officiate the game. A lot of these refs work multiple eag games and I would be careful earning a bad reputation if I was a player. Refs are going to make bad calls. Also, foul trouble is and has been an issue for us. Coaches and players need to be smart about this if we are to make a run in March. And finally, we have the talent to win every game in the league..... But as I said in my previous post, we could easily lose half of our league games if we don't show up every game. A loss in Pocatello shouldn't surprise anybody. Anyone can beat anyone in the Big Sky. Especially on the road. That's just how it is. I'm sure we will have some good and bad stretches during conference play. All that matters is we get a first round bye and are playing our best basketball in March. Maybe some early turbulence will be a good thing. I think it might expose some stuff we need to clean up. These eags are going to be just fine.

go eags!

 

[LDopaPDX]

Just a shit game. Maybe a learning experience; we’re not good enough to mail it in and win games.

As for Weber, that might be a bad win. Hell, they barely beat an Idaho team that has literally been as bad as any D1 team in the country in their home court.