OGT-Florida at Arkansas 2/18/2023 2:00 pm ESPN2

30% us
56% them

 

These Florida kids have had to completely re-tool their offense in a matter of days losing their best player and key cog to the offense and, what 20-25% of the points . . . so if they look a little inexperienced running something brand new it's expected.

Also the best rim protector in the SEC is suddenly missing so their defense will be different too by necessity.

Down 6 at halftime and could be disastrous under the circumstances. It's workable.

 

Do coaches get a contract bonus by not calling time outs?

 

We left 4 points at the FT line

 

Well, I’m not surprised we are trailing at halftime without CC. 6 points seems about right. However, I don’t know what the actual game plan is on offense.

my non professional game plan would’ve been to bleed a little clock and shorten the game. Since no CC and JJ apparently has no real game skills outside of being big- getting open shots from 3 point land would be a way to win. Now we don’t shoot 3s well but most of them have been bad 3s - off balance or rushed.

I would have reeves and Kugel continue driving and look for Richard and Bonham, who hasn’t played, from deep. Hell, I’d take jimmy dykes advice and have the German sniper pick and pop for some 3s.

I don’t think we can win playing the same game we did with CC without him - but looks like we are trying to.

We didn’t call a single timeout that half so lost 1 as it won’t carry over (I think that’s the rule - correct me or wrong). Coaches need to be coaching hard when outmanned. Doesn’t mean yell and scream but it does include using timeouts, subbing players liberally so you can coach someone up on sideline and send them in with a play/ thoughts and try to gain every advantage. Like a mid major does in the ncaa tourney to pull the upset.

I didn’t see any of that.

 

Not calling a timeout is mind-boggling. It’s been all year.

 

I think I read in “analytics for dummies” that you should never call a first half timeout.

 

There's only so much Coach Golden can change and install in a couple of days. We may see something or some things at halftime Arkansas can't discuss and adjust as easily to. I'd rather see more pressure and up-tempo from the athletes Florida has so I lean the other way . . . unless it just doesn't work. My way they may be down 15 at halftime instead of just 6 though. LOL!

 

From what I have heard & read, he has limited vision in the eye that was injured.

That could explain why he's not playing very well.

In any event - it is what it is - injuries happen in sports and coaches need to make tough decisions on who to play.

 

And 30 at the 3 PT line.......

 

Seems like a great kid but JJ is just not a D-1 player

 

We start 4 guards and shoot 1-11 from 3. They start 4 guards and shoot 0-5. What is happening with college basketball

 

yes, could always be worse!

 

JJ lost again.

 

33-48 Hogs

 

Nothing going right now.

 

Not the second half start most of us wanted to see . . .

 

Another 9-0 run … no timeout. Totally bizarre.

 

They are shutting Riley down this half.

 

I'm ready to go with Aleks the rest of the way. Build for the future.