MBB at UTRGV

[geezer]

Seven PM tip-off. Battle of the bottom of the WAC. RGV is 1-8 in WAC play with their one win over Chicago State. The biggest question for Lamar is how many players are available. Like Lamar RGV had a chance to defeat ACU but they literally ran out of available players and had to play with only four on the court for about a minute of playing time while one of the walk-ons the coach had in the book, but not dressed for the game went to the locker room to suit up. RGV was up by about six points with under four minutes at that point.

[Skinny1]

We are suppose to have 9 players available this week.

[coachacola]

Bold prediction: LU wins!!!!

[geezer]

5:34 into the game and UTRGV is up by three. Cards have come out sluggish on defense and are not moving the ball crisply on offense.

[geezer]

Catt is playing tonight but really doesn't look like he is going to be anything more than a warm body on the court. He hasn't looked good on defense yet and no offense, but that is normal. 10 minutes left in the half and RGV is up 23-20.

[geezer]

6:37 left in the half and RGV is now up by nine 34-25, but Lamar is at the line to shoot two following the media timeout.

[geezer]

Cards close the gap to a five-point deficit with 2:33 left in the half.

[geezer]

Halftime with UTRGV up by five points 42-37. UTRGV shot 59% from the field including 5-14 (36%) from three-point range. Lamar shot 39.5% from the field including 3-12 from three-point range. The one real positive so far is turnovers as Lamar only committed four compared to eight for RGV Edited February 3, 2022 by geezer

[lamarfan360]

Roberts came to play but he can use some help. Only down five a the half, we can come back and win this game.

[geezer]

Lamar came out of the break and tied the game, but then let RGV go on a run and at the under eight-minute timeout the Cards are down by eleven, 75-64.

[coachacola]

Bold prediction: LU wins!!!!

 

Make that stupid prediction.

[lamarfan360]

I was hopeful for a win but it does not look promising at this time. Lamar trailing by 13.

[PeckEm]

I was hopeful for a win but it does not look promising at this time. Lamar trailing by 13.

 

Lol. We suck. Brooks cant coach. Geezer has to come up with more excuses

[geezer]

I try to look for the positive, but there are no excuses for a lack of defensive effort.

[PeckEm]

Lol. We suck. Brooks cant coach. Geezer has to come up with more excuses

 

Our defense

[PeckEm]

Lol. We suck. Brooks cant coach. Geezer has to come up with more excuses

 

Our defense: give em wide open shots quick, maybe they will miss and we can get ball back

[PeckEm]

Our defense: give em wide open shots quick, maybe they will miss and we can get ball back

 

Ive seen better organized teams at Rogers Park

[geezer]

Ive seen better organized teams at Rogers Park

Probably with some of the same players.

[coachacola]

Our defense: give em wide open shots quick, maybe they will miss and we can get ball back

 

At one point in the game UTRGV was shooting around 65%. No excuse for that against another terrible team. The rap on CJ Roberts coming over from NMSU was that he does not play defense, he is an offensive player. He should be the guy coming off the bench to score points, not a full time starter.

[coachacola]

Lol. We suck. Brooks cant coach. Geezer has to come up with more excuses

 

That is probably why he was an assistant all these years. He had his chance with Houston a long time ago and failed as their head coach. Of course LU decides to hire him only because he was a star player for the Cards back in the 80s. Brooks might end up like Roccaforte and recruit some talented players but will fail in the end because of bad coaching.