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FearLeon
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   Posted: 1/16/2026 11:09:27 PM 
Portal Transfers

PAV-Excellent
Simmons-Good (despite tonight). I bet he hits portal after the season.
Breath-Bad miss. He makes The Upgrade (Searls) from last season look like Jokich.
Conners-Awful miss.
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HS Recruits

Chaos-He’s Chaos, but over the course of his career…he’s a hit.
Kelly-Hit
E2-Massive regression even before injury.
Walking Bucket-Living off one 7 minute stretch against UMASS. Have to grade him a miss, but TBD.
Evans-Epic miss. Eastern Kentucky Community College bound.
Fisher-Evidently is not worth redshirting - and just rides the pine. If you can’t steal some of Sheldon’s minutes then something is lacking here. That’s a miss.
Kuany-Not contributing. Miss.
Sheldon-Miss. It’s criminal he plays 30+ minutes per game. In the portal/NIL era, it’s criminal he’s been on this roster for four seasons and getting Luka Doncic minutes. He should have been told to leave after last season. Sticking with Sheldon for four seasons has been one of Boals worst decisions as Ohio Head Coach.
Mosley- Incomplete…hurt…TBD.

Last Edited: 1/18/2026 10:47:43 AM by FearLeon

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   Posted: 1/17/2026 9:54:25 AM 
Hard to disagree.

Boals recruiting classes (rankings not performance) and being a great ambassador of the university have saved him, but we need a good hard look at what’s happening here.

We either can’t coach up the talent we have, or the talent we sign isn’t being scouted hard enough to see the writing on the wall. Neither is good. In both cases, the roster construction is awful. That’s on Boals. No denying it.

We need a real come to Jesus moment because what we have isn’t working. Top to bottom. I’m not fire Boals guy, but I think he needs to be sat down and had a long talk with because in my eyes his time is ticking, in his eyes - I bet he feels 110% safe. A firing, WE can see coming. I bet he’d be stunned. In tremendous need of a closed door meeting.

The whole thing needs a big shakeup.

In the last two games:
Sheldon has played SEVENTY MINUTES. 11 points. 7 fouls. 3 assists. 23% shooting.
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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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   Posted: 1/17/2026 10:40:33 AM 
M.D.W.S.T wrote:

In the last two games:
Sheldon has played SEVENTY MINUTES. 11 points. 7 fouls. 3 assists. 23% shooting.


This is really baffling to me. After the UMass game -- where both Burris and Conners played well -- and you could feel the impact of their spacing on Simmons and Pavs, it felt like the very obvious play was to give them minutes, let them work through their lumps and build confidence. Instead, 8 and 3 minutes last night respectively.

And that's all in favor of 35 plus minutes for Sheldon.

It's very clear Burris is the best shooter on the team. I have no doubt he's a bad defender. But this team is so desperate for shooting that you have to be open to making that trade off, especially given the fact that Sheldon isn't exactly an elite defender himself.

Just bad coaching.
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   Posted: 1/17/2026 12:04:44 PM 
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
M.D.W.S.T wrote:

In the last two games:
Sheldon has played SEVENTY MINUTES. 11 points. 7 fouls. 3 assists. 23% shooting.


This is really baffling to me. After the UMass game -- where both Burris and Conners played well -- and you could feel the impact of their spacing on Simmons and Pavs, it felt like the very obvious play was to give them minutes, let them work through their lumps and build confidence. Instead, 8 and 3 minutes last night respectively.

And that's all in favor of 35 plus minutes for Sheldon.

It's very clear Burris is the best shooter on the team. I have no doubt he's a bad defender. But this team is so desperate for shooting that you have to be open to making that trade off, especially given the fact that Sheldon isn't exactly an elite defender himself.

Just bad coaching.


Your logic makes a lot of sense but I think those guys' defense is so horrendous that only 50%+ from 3 is going to save them. I'm talking like can't stop high school kids. Boals sees it in practice every day. If these guys can't stop our own guys in practice, how the hell can they slow down any other halfway decent offense? I obviously haven't seen any practice but that's all I got left lol

I'm starting to put more of the blame on the bench at this point. I know that ultimately is on Boals but I still remember a lot of people were very happy with the offseason additiona.

Last Edited: 1/17/2026 12:06:02 PM by spongeBOB CATpants
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   Posted: 1/17/2026 12:19:02 PM 
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:

Your logic makes a lot of sense but I think those guys' defense is so horrendous that only 50%+ from 3 is going to save them. I'm talking like can't stop high school kids. Boals sees it in practice every day. If these guys can't stop our own guys in practice, how the hell can they slow down any other halfway decent offense? I obviously haven't seen any practice but that's all I got left lol

I'm starting to put more of the blame on the bench at this point. I know that ultimately is on Boals but I still remember a lot of people were very happy with the offseason additiona.


Speaking of the off-season additions -- what exactly did Breath do to see his role so diminished. Can anybody explain that?
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   Posted: 1/17/2026 12:41:00 PM 
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:

Your logic makes a lot of sense but I think those guys' defense is so horrendous that only 50%+ from 3 is going to save them. I'm talking like can't stop high school kids. Boals sees it in practice every day. If these guys can't stop our own guys in practice, how the hell can they slow down any other halfway decent offense? I obviously haven't seen any practice but that's all I got left lol

I'm starting to put more of the blame on the bench at this point. I know that ultimately is on Boals but I still remember a lot of people were very happy with the offseason additiona.


Speaking of the off-season additions -- what exactly did Breath do to see his role so diminished. Can anybody explain that?


This remains the biggest head scratcher to me. Breath’s past season at UNCG was exactly what we needed.

He had game of 16 points and 10 rebounds against High Point; 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Furman, for example. He was a starter on a 20 win SoCon team that finished 2nd overall in regular season standings. No he hasn’t eclipsed 10 minutes in 5 games.

Do people really believe he just flat out sucks at basketball now? Boals has completely mismanaged him.

Last Edited: 1/17/2026 12:41:41 PM by FJC31
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   Posted: 1/17/2026 7:28:34 PM 
FJC31 wrote:
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:

Your logic makes a lot of sense but I think those guys' defense is so horrendous that only 50%+ from 3 is going to save them. I'm talking like can't stop high school kids. Boals sees it in practice every day. If these guys can't stop our own guys in practice, how the hell can they slow down any other halfway decent offense? I obviously haven't seen any practice but that's all I got left lol

I'm starting to put more of the blame on the bench at this point. I know that ultimately is on Boals but I still remember a lot of people were very happy with the offseason additiona.


Speaking of the off-season additions -- what exactly did Breath do to see his role so diminished. Can anybody explain that?


This remains the biggest head scratcher to me. Breath’s past season at UNCG was exactly what we needed.

He had game of 16 points and 10 rebounds against High Point; 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Furman, for example. He was a starter on a 20 win SoCon team that finished 2nd overall in regular season standings. No he hasn’t eclipsed 10 minutes in 5 games.

Do people really believe he just flat out sucks at basketball now? Boals has completely mismanaged him.


What does mismanaged mean to you though?
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   Posted: 1/17/2026 11:57:14 PM 
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:

Your logic makes a lot of sense but I think those guys' defense is so horrendous that only 50%+ from 3 is going to save them. I'm talking like can't stop high school kids. Boals sees it in practice every day. If these guys can't stop our own guys in practice, how the hell can they slow down any other halfway decent offense? I obviously haven't seen any practice but that's all I got left lol

I'm starting to put more of the blame on the bench at this point. I know that ultimately is on Boals but I still remember a lot of people were very happy with the offseason additiona.


Speaking of the off-season additions -- what exactly did Breath do to see his role so diminished. Can anybody explain that?


This remains the biggest head scratcher to me. Breath’s past season at UNCG was exactly what we needed.

He had game of 16 points and 10 rebounds against High Point; 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Furman, for example. He was a starter on a 20 win SoCon team that finished 2nd overall in regular season standings. No he hasn’t eclipsed 10 minutes in 5 games.

Do people really believe he just flat out sucks at basketball now? Boals has completely mismanaged him.


What does mismanaged mean to you though?


I would say "miscoached." I have learned that Boals plays favorites while giving up on others. It is the only way I can explain Hadaway being able to jack crap up and turn the ball over and Kuany gets 2 mins. Or Sheldon getting 38 mins and Burris or Conners getting 5 combined. How many guys has he givwn up on who could have been serviceable. B-Rod regressed. McDay quit on him. I can keep going.
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   Posted: 1/18/2026 9:29:37 AM 
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:

Your logic makes a lot of sense but I think those guys' defense is so horrendous that only 50%+ from 3 is going to save them. I'm talking like can't stop high school kids. Boals sees it in practice every day. If these guys can't stop our own guys in practice, how the hell can they slow down any other halfway decent offense? I obviously haven't seen any practice but that's all I got left lol

I'm starting to put more of the blame on the bench at this point. I know that ultimately is on Boals but I still remember a lot of people were very happy with the offseason additiona.


Speaking of the off-season additions -- what exactly did Breath do to see his role so diminished. Can anybody explain that?


This remains the biggest head scratcher to me. Breath’s past season at UNCG was exactly what we needed.

He had game of 16 points and 10 rebounds against High Point; 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Furman, for example. He was a starter on a 20 win SoCon team that finished 2nd overall in regular season standings. No he hasn’t eclipsed 10 minutes in 5 games.

Do people really believe he just flat out sucks at basketball now? Boals has completely mismanaged him.


What does mismanaged mean to you though?


Piggy backing off of Bobcat1998, mismanaged or miscoached — I actually thought Breath would come in and potentially start at the 5, given his body of work and rebounding/paint defensive strengths at UNCG over the last two seasons.

He’s not and that’s fine, but he’s barely playing 14mpg with us after playing 22mpg a season ago and Boals refuses to put him on the court with Simmons. For a team that’s lacked so much proven size over the year, I really don’t understand that and have hard time looking at Breath as a portal failure.

His usage is down and his playing time consists of shorter stints. No wonder his production overall is down. He’s not being used the same he was at UNCG where he led the SoCon in defensive rating and defensive rebounding % last season; and led it the year before in offensive rebounding %.

It’s the same issue with Dior. His 3PT production is down for similar reasons. Meanwhile, as Bobcat1998 had pointed out, Hadaway and Sheldon continue to run wild.




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   Posted: 1/18/2026 11:12:02 AM 
nm

Last Edited: 1/19/2026 6:06:39 PM by greencat
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   Posted: 1/19/2026 12:56:56 PM 
All these "Misses" you guys point out are players you fondled over when they were announced as coming here. Evidently you missed as well.
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   Posted: 1/19/2026 1:04:59 PM 
BillyTheCat wrote:
All these "Misses" you guys point out are players you fondled over when they were announced as coming here. Evidently you missed as well.


Whose job is it? Ours or Jeff Boals?
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   Posted: 1/19/2026 3:48:58 PM 
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
BillyTheCat wrote:
All these "Misses" you guys point out are players you fondled over when they were announced as coming here. Evidently you missed as well.


Whose job is it? Ours or Jeff Boals?


Exactly, we are analyzing from the cheap seats. He's the one paid the big bucks to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Jim Snyder was legendary in his ability to find the diamonds in the rough (some right in our backyard). It seems in recent years Boals as been finding fools gold. They look good on the surface, but aren't the genuine article. We cheap seaters get fooled also!

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   Posted: 1/19/2026 5:14:26 PM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
BillyTheCat wrote:
All these "Misses" you guys point out are players you fondled over when they were announced as coming here. Evidently you missed as well.


Whose job is it? Ours or Jeff Boals?


Exactly, we are analyzing from the cheap seats. He's the one paid the big bucks to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Jim Snyder was legendary in his ability to find the diamonds in the rough (some right in our backyard). It seems in recent years Boals as been finding fools gold. They look good on the surface, but aren't the genuine article. We cheap seaters get fooled also!


Did you watch Reynoldsburg High get blown out in the last state title game?

They had less discipline than the average YMCA pickup team.

It didn't take John Wooden or Coach K to figure that out.

Now? Max Preps ranks them as the #64 team in Ohio plus 247 doesn't even have a page on one of three guys.


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   Posted: 1/20/2026 7:06:52 AM 
BillyTheCat wrote:
All these "Misses" you guys point out are players you fondled over when they were announced as coming here. Evidently you missed as well.


Fondled over? Are you in the Epstein files as well?
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