mat1992 2,236 Report post Posted February 5 Next T-Club meeting on Feb 24 against Charleston with free tickets to former athletes and managers who request them https://x.com/towson_taf/status/1754611939484037133?s=46&t=nScacl1TWT-KyOwj5stBaw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted February 7 9 hours ago, Bay Area Tiger said: Yeah. Previously stated such. Being in the middle of the conference sucks for this. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger93 299 Report post Posted February 7 Yeah, that is why polls don't really mean much. We have played as well as all those teams so far, but UNC-W and Charleston have much better overall recognition than our program does, and Drexel is still in first. The only way we can earn respect is on the court. The Delaware game worries me because they were so piss poor shooting in the earlier game. Of course, we weren't much better. Two years ago they came in on a mission to beat us at home, and they probably would have if the game didn't get stopped and continued later. We need to be ready for everything they will throw our way. Not that anything is a given, but if we beat Delaware we will be 8-3 going into three straight games teams in the bottom three of the standings. Of course, two of those are road games and our offense has been wildly inconsistent on the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TSU88 1,073 Report post Posted February 7 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Tiger93 said: Yeah, that is why polls don't really mean much. We have played as well as all those teams so far, but UNC-W and Charleston have much better overall recognition than our program does, and Drexel is still in first. The only way we can earn respect is on the court. The Delaware game worries me because they were so piss poor shooting in the earlier game. Of course, we weren't much better. Two years ago they came in on a mission to beat us at home, and they probably would have if the game didn't get stopped and continued later. We need to be ready for everything they will throw our way. Not that anything is a given, but if we beat Delaware we will be 8-3 going into three straight games teams in the bottom three of the standings. Of course, two of those are road games and our offense has been wildly inconsistent on the road. What is our highest shooting percentage in any conference road game this season? It was dreadful vs Monmouth, NE & Hofstra (I think we scored something like a combined 158 points in those 3 games). I don’t think it was particularly good in the W vs DE (I doubt we shot above 40% in that game). That would leave C of C, which ironically was very likely our best shooting performance on the road. No matter how good we are in the friendly confines of TU Arena, we are eventually going to have to win 3 straight (hopefully only 3) away from campus, to grab that elusive brass ring Edited February 7 by TSU88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blounge 521 Report post Posted February 7 7 minutes ago, TSU88 said: What is our highest shooting percentage in any conference road game this season? It was dreadful vs Monmouth, NE & Hofstra (I think we scored something like a combined 158 points in those 3 games). I don’t think it was particularly good in the W vs DE (I doubt we shot above 40% in that game). That would leave C of C, which ironically was very likely our best shooting performance on the road. No matter how good we are in the friendly confines of TU Arena, we are eventually going to have to win 3 straight (hopefully only 3) away from campus, to grab that elusive brass ring Need to start holding practice in the monumental sports arena in DC to get used to those rims Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,236 Report post Posted February 7 37 minutes ago, TSU88 said: What is our highest shooting percentage in any conference road game this season? It was dreadful vs Monmouth, NE & Hofstra (I think we scored something like a combined 158 points in those 3 games). I don’t think it was particularly good in the W vs DE (I doubt we shot above 40% in that game). That would leave C of C, which ironically was very likely our best shooting performance on the road. No matter how good we are in the friendly confines of TU Arena, we are eventually going to have to win 3 straight (hopefully only 3) away from campus, to grab that elusive brass ring https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/shooting-pct Home: 44.2%; Road: 37.9% Defense Home: 40.9; Road: 44.7% https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/stat/opponent-shooting-pct Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger93 299 Report post Posted February 7 1 hour ago, TSU88 said: What is our highest shooting percentage in any conference road game this season? It was dreadful vs Monmouth, NE & Hofstra (I think we scored something like a combined 158 points in those 3 games). I don’t think it was particularly good in the W vs DE (I doubt we shot above 40% in that game). That would leave C of C, which ironically was very likely our best shooting performance on the road. No matter how good we are in the friendly confines of TU Arena, we are eventually going to have to win 3 straight (hopefully only 3) away from campus, to grab that elusive brass ring Here is what I wrote earlier about this topic. We have had three good shooting halfs, six bad ones, and one fairly solid half. The good news is that a lot of teams have road struggles and no one is any more familiar with the conference tournament area then we are. I also don't think there is a team as good as Charleston was last year, so in that respect the conference seems more up for grabs. The bad news is our conference tournament karma and history, and it only takes on bad shooting half to sink a team in single elimination. On the road in conference play, we are now 103-277 (37.2%). If you take out the 30-58 performance at Charleston (which obviously shouldn't be taken out) it gets a lot worse. We have six bad halfs, one decent half and three good halfs. We shot 57% in the second half at Northeastern, 50% and 54% at Charleston, and a decent 43% in the first half at Delaware. We shot 33% in the first half against Hofstra and 27% in the second half, 24% in the first half at Northeastern, 35% in the second half at Delaware, and 23% and 31% at Monmouth. I love the effort and defense of this team, but this is one of the big reasons why as much as I like the talent and depth on this roster it gets very dicey come tournament play. Right now, in 10 halfs away from Towson in CAA play, six of the 10 have been 35% or worse shooting halfs. One half like that sinks you tournament play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted February 7 11 minutes ago, Tiger93 said: Here is what I wrote earlier about this topic. We have had three good shooting halfs, six bad ones, and one fairly solid half. The good news is that a lot of teams have road struggles and no one is any more familiar with the conference tournament area then we are. I also don't think there is a team as good as Charleston was last year, so in that respect the conference seems more up for grabs. The bad news is our conference tournament karma and history, and it only takes on bad shooting half to sink a team in single elimination. On the road in conference play, we are now 103-277 (37.2%). If you take out the 30-58 performance at Charleston (which obviously shouldn't be taken out) it gets a lot worse. We have six bad halfs, one decent half and three good halfs. We shot 57% in the second half at Northeastern, 50% and 54% at Charleston, and a decent 43% in the first half at Delaware. We shot 33% in the first half against Hofstra and 27% in the second half, 24% in the first half at Northeastern, 35% in the second half at Delaware, and 23% and 31% at Monmouth. I love the effort and defense of this team, but this is one of the big reasons why as much as I like the talent and depth on this roster it gets very dicey come tournament play. Right now, in 10 halfs away from Towson in CAA play, six of the 10 have been 35% or worse shooting halfs. One half like that sinks you tournament play. What’s the old saying about role players? They show up more often than not a home but not on the road. A team with balanced scoring and can have anyone lead the team any given night is a nice thing. But to have that on the road is much tougher. While Charleston isn’t as good as last year, the middle pack schools are better than last Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger93 299 Report post Posted February 7 32 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said: What’s the old saying about role players? They show up more often than not a home but not on the road. A team with balanced scoring and can have anyone lead the team any given night is a nice thing. But to have that on the road is much tougher. While Charleston isn’t as good as last year, the middle pack schools are better than last Agreed, my only point on Charleston is I thought we showed up and played a solid game against them in the tournament last year they were just better than us. It wasn't like 2022, where we were the best team and didn't really show up. I am not saying either one is better than the other, because at the end of the day we didn't accomplish our goals either year. My main point is everything is more wide open this year. I am not sure if that is better or worse, it is just the state of the conference this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
