** LU vs IWU Game Thread **

[coachacola]

Saturday's game is slated to tip off at 4:30 p.m., and will be the second half of a men's and women's doubleheader. The game will also be televised on ESPN3 – the network's online platform.

http://www.lamarcardinals.com/news/2016/2/4/MBB_0204161325.aspx?path=mbball

Women play at 2.

http://www.lamarcardinals.com/news/2016/2/5/WBB_0205161638.aspx

[geezer]

LU jumped out to the early lead with a starting lineup of Chatman, Nzeakor, Owens, Garth and Jones. Got out to a lead of 12 points with about 13:30 left in the first half before Price started going to the bench. As the bench came in shot selection got worse, turnovers picked up and by the four minute mark the game was tied.

[geezer]

For any others that watch the games on ESPN3, I get a lot of lost audio and mismatched audio. Is it just my computer or do others have this issue?

[geezer]

Solid first half, Garth has 14 points and the combination of Nzeakor and Chatman have 19 which is fairly balanced. Only three turnovers and nobody in foul trouble.

[geezer]

LU has good start to 2nd half and pushes out to a five point lead, before substitutions, turnovers etc. pulls IW back to a one point lead at the 12 minute timeout.

[geezer]

One minute left LU down by five. LU went over 9 minutes without a field goal.

[LUFAN]

Tic keeps getting out coached. He doesn't make adjustments well. I do not understand when we run the motion and trap we do well the. We go to the damn stand and pass offense and crap tastic zone d

[geezer]

LU trades field goals for IW's two free throws for the last couple of minutes to end up with a final score of IW 74 and LU 71.

[geezer]

Garth fails to score in the 2nd half and a lack of inside scoring to go with it really hurt in the 2nd half. Agree that LU got out coached as IW went to a zone and forced more LU turnovers and made LU try to beat them with outside shots. LU tried to force the ball in and tripled up their first half turnovers and couldn't make an outside shot to save themselves from about the 11 minute mark until about 2 minutes left in the game.

[coachacola]

LU is in last place, not good. Weak non conference schedule was supposed to build confidence for conference play? This long losing streak doesn't bode well for next year, especially if Price's coaching ability is in question.

[Sweet T]

Who is questioning his coaching ability? They shouldn't be.

[Sweet T]

They lost their best players,and have a team comprised of mostly underclassmen. Did anyone really think they would be in contention for the conference title? If the guards are not hitting outside shots due to the other team being in a zone, that is not the coach's fault.

[Sweet T]

The guards play to much one on one. If they are not running the motion offense, it is because they refuse to do do, because they want to drive and shoot over 4 people.

[geezer]

The poor play against zone defenses may also be that LU doesn't have a motion offense to break down the zone. I agree the guards dribble and play one on everybody, but the key to beating a zone is movement, working the ball into the post back out and reversing the ball. As much as possible this must be done without dribbling. The worst thing you can do against a zone is stand around. If there is lack of motion and options against a zone, then that probably falls on the coach as well as the players execution.

[Houston Hoops]

This is what happens when you have a young team, lack of consistency. Freshmen and sophomores getting a lot of playing time. But I also I personally feel we won't see some of these players on the team for next year, if they don't start to step up and produce. A lot of new blood is coming to this team next season and some positions are up for challenge.