(12-13-2017 07:58 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(12-13-2017 07:55 PM)bricksnivy Wrote:  Aside from Talley and Cacock, do we? We were up 6 before Talley went out with his second foul.

No, the talent level is about even. We're better at point guard, but everywhere else they have decent talent. And they certainly have more depth. 10 different players are on the scoresheet for them thru the half, with 7 of those 10 making at least one shot from the field.

If we were significantly better, it would show in the numbers for UNCG on the season. But it doesn't. The 8.5-point spread was probably high, but they deserved to be considered the favorite in this one.

(12-16-2017 05:29 PM)bricksnivy Wrote:  

(12-16-2017 02:39 PM)82hawk Wrote:  They are a good team because they have become a pressing team. Last year the ran the press 39% of the time and only 6% of the time the year before that and 2% prior to that.
I don't think it's a stretch to say that Miller, a Carolina guy saw what was happening at UNCW and made a change. It's not that UNCG suddenly has a good team, it's that UNCG suddenly has a winning strategy with the press and zone.

Right, 11 players returning from a regular season conference championship team has nothing to do with it their success. Wes Miller is in his 6th season at UNCG and he didn't have a winning season until year 5.

So, Miller didn't have a winning season in his first 5 years. In his sixth year(last year), he implemented the press for the first time and he won TWENTY FIVE GAMES. This year, the second year he has run the press, he has started with an 8-3 record, and just beat NCSU.

Naw, the press had nothing to do with it, just the fact he had 11 players return...right...