We showed why we are one of the best from behind the arc! Ashworth and Funk were unconscious!!

Is this some sort of record?

Not sure but we can’t rely on 18 3’s to win games. Defense has to step up.

It feels like that we get in shootouts with Colorado State every season in recent years.

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February 4th, 2023, 8:11 pm

Not sure but we can’t rely on 18 3’s to win games. Defense has to step up.

We can if the opposition gives up open 3s all night. 39 attempts and maybe 2 bad ones?

CSU has a very special way of making games weird and uncomfortable with us, regardless of how good they are that year. I’m not putting too much thought into this one lol.

With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.


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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... /401089660
18-19 season overtime game
100 Aggies
96 Rams
19-20 season
75 Aggies
72 Rams
21-22 season
77 Rams
72 Aggies

As we hear ad nauseam every broadcast, this is the best (statistically) 3-pt shooting team in the country. We are going to take and make 3’s. That’s who we are. We only needed 7 to beat NM on Wednesday. We can get W’s in a variety of ways.

Outside of the last 3:19 when the clock was the big focus, the longest stretch in the second half that USU went without a made three was 2:47.

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February 4th, 2023, 8:20 pm

With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.


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Really? Now we have people complaining about how we win games?

Take what they give. Zone, pay the price. Ball going in, keep shooting. What's the problem? We just can't have happy fans. Trap game, too many threes, only 7 players!!!

We won on the road and are tied for second. Love it.


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SectionBAggie wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:19 pm

UStateTim wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:11 pm

Not sure but we can’t rely on 18 3’s to win games. Defense has to step up.

We can if the opposition gives up open 3s all night. 39 attempts and maybe 2 bad ones?

That’s not a regular occurrence. I’m as happy as anyone that we have great shooters, but getting stops in the second half of games needs to be a priority. It’s not as consistent as it needs to be and could come back to bite us when we’re trying to chase a conference title.

Here are a couple of surprising numbers from the game:

CSU was 29-for-41 from inside the three-point line. USU was 11-for-18.

Dorius played 16 minutes and finished with zero fouls.

USU had 11 2-point FGs, 18 3-point FGs and 24 assists. If every 2-point shot came off of an assist, then USU had 13 3-pointers off of an assist. Probably a high for DI this year.

You work with what the defense was giving you.

scotlandog wrote:With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.


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Why? 3 pointers are far more efficient.

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SSaggie wrote:

scotlandog wrote:With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.


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Why? 3 pointers are far more efficient.

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17:17-11:43, 16-0 run and not for us. That’s why.

Yes, a lot of the 3’s during that run and during the game were not necessarily bad 3’s and yes we should take what the defense gives you. But when they stop dropping and the other team is making a huge run spanning over 5mins, you should make an adjustment and stop the run. We had size advantage and they only had 7 scholly players tonight. Go inside, get some fouls, get some easy buckets. Break the trend rather than just keep giving into it.


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SwaggieAggie wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:19 pm

CSU has a very special way of making games weird and uncomfortable with us, regardless of how good they are that year. I’m not putting too much thought into this one lol.

In both sports.

ThunderAggie wrote:We showed why we are one of the best from behind the arc! Ashworth and Funk were unconscious!!

Is this some sort of record?

We shot 43 in 2018 vs sjsu but only made 12. We've had more makes in two other games since 2010, including earlier this season when we made 19/31 vs ORU.


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scotlandog wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:20 pm

With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.


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How many scholarship dudes do we have? 2 are redshirting, one may never play again, and another rarely gets off the bench.

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February 5th, 2023, 12:09 am

scotlandog wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:20 pm

With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.

How many scholarship dudes do we have? 2 are redshirting, one may never play again, and another rarely gets off the bench.

Exactly. The broadcast made such a big deal about "7 scholarship players," when the Aggies are playing 8 scholarship players--one of whom started his career as a walk-on.

The reason for the scoring drought was turnovers, not shot selection. USU cleaned up the turnovers in the second half and pulled away. Honestly, I thought CSU got pretty lucky that Ashworth "only" went 8/17. He missed 2-3 wide open corner 3's that he usually makes.

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February 4th, 2023, 8:45 pm

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:19 pm

UStateTim wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:11 pm

Not sure but we can’t rely on 18 3’s to win games. Defense has to step up.

We can if the opposition gives up open 3s all night. 39 attempts and maybe 2 bad ones?

That’s not a regular occurrence. I’m as happy as anyone that we have great shooters, but getting stops in the second half of games needs to be a priority. It’s not as consistent as it needs to be and could come back to bite us when we’re trying to chase a conference title.

Stevens was a one-man wrecking crew. He got by his man and into the lane repeatedly and either hit the shot or dished to a teammate for a lay-in. Nothing new there. Our guards have a big problem staying in front of their man. When our bigs sometimes come over to help their guys are left undefended in the paint.

utaggies wrote:

UStateTim wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:45 pm

SectionBAggie wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:19 pm

UStateTim wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:11 pm

Not sure but we can’t rely on 18 3’s to win games. Defense has to step up.

We can if the opposition gives up open 3s all night. 39 attempts and maybe 2 bad ones?

That’s not a regular occurrence. I’m as happy as anyone that we have great shooters, but getting stops in the second half of games needs to be a priority. It’s not as consistent as it needs to be and could come back to bite us when we’re trying to chase a conference title.

Stevens was a one-man wrecking crew. He got by his man and into the lane repeatedly and either hit the shot or dished to a teammate for a lay-in. Nothing new there. Our guards have a big problem staying in front of their man. When our bigs sometimes come over to help their guys are left undefended in the paint.

This is a good point. Also I don’t know why when Akin or Dorius come over as help defense, that their arms are not raised to block passing lanes. Almost everytime they come, it’s with arms down and the driver makes an easy pass past them. Every team is doing this more and more, pick and roll on top and we are struggling with it. Sometimes we do ok, when we are really dialed in, other times we are a step behind on reacting and give up the easy points.


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scotlandog wrote: ↑

February 4th, 2023, 8:20 pm

With them only having 7 scholarship players on the floor, we shouldn’t have been shooting from deep so much, especially on the scoring droughts we had early. We should have forced it in to Akin and Dorius and made them play defense in the post and pick up tons of fouls. We need to not rely so heavy on shooting the 3.


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I was thinking the same but then CSU decided to play zone all game long. We struggled a bit at first. Then we put ashworth and funk in the corners and had bairstow break down the defense and find the shooters. Turns out their game plan played to our strength which is 3 point shooting. Had we not been making them then we would've been in trouble with so many takes.