Big difference I see is the size difference in C-USA versus AAC. Taller, more athletic…we got away with some games last year by will and not having a disparage.

Of course you could say that we played big teams earlier in that of VA Tech and A&M but looking forward it's going to be like this virtually all games in the league.

What's up with Greenlee and the sky high over passes. That's like the third one in the last two games.

GREENLEE COMING THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH! LET'S GO!

ECU had a 5-minute scoring drought before that free throw...LOL

Happy to get the win. The second half is what we need more of. We were showing effort on defense. I think Vlad has gone from being too aggressive on defense to playing timid, hopefully he finds a happy medium or teams will pick on him. Glad Martin found his shot. We have to improve at the line, lazy passes and lay-ups if we want to resemble last years team.

💎 FIRST TIME'S A CHARM 💎 #17 FAU Men's Basketball starts slow, but kicks into GEAR down the stretch to TAKE DOWN ECU in their Inaugural #AAC contest 🔥 Pirates moved to 0-57 vs ranked opponents. NEXT: @ Charlotte Sat at 4PM. Go Owls 🦉🏀

owlmart said

I think Vlad has gone from being too aggressive on defense to playing timid

Posted On: Jan 2nd 2024, 9:10 PM #419777

This. He is thinking too much about the foul issues and not being aggressive enough.

Team did what they had to do when ECU's guy went down and took advantage, resembling the team we know for the last 5 minutes or so. But I don't necessarily have the warm and fuzzies after the game either. The stat about at large bids with two quad 4 losses in a season is scary – really can't afford to falter much in league play and we were primed to be picked off again tonight against a decent team.

Why has FAU been so inconsistent? They beat ranked teams, lose two games to ASUN and American East conference teams. Struggled with this one. It maybe a 15 point win but that lead started building late in the game after trailing much of it. 

illinoisowl said

Why has FAU been so inconsistent? They beat ranked teams, lose two games to ASUN and American East conference teams. Struggled with this one. It maybe a 15 point win but that lead started building late in the game after trailing much of it. 

Posted On: Jan 2nd 2024, 9:22 PM #419780

Bad defense, and turning the ball over a ton, instead of being the team that forces them.

Good defense generates most of our offense to go on those runs our team is known for. 

FINAL STATS: (17) #FAU 79 #ECU 64 | Owls outscore the Pirates 14-1 within the last 5 minutes to coast to victory! Martin and Davis drop 20 PTS EACH, while the team blew out ECU 15-2 in fastbreak PTS!