UCF hopes to contain high-octane Florida Atlantic offense. Tuesday, 7pm

[Central Floridave]

UCF hopes to contain high-octane Florida Atlantic offense​

UCF hopes to contain high-octane Florida Atlantic offense

UCF looks to continue its winning ways on Tuesday night when it hosts in-state foe Florida Atlantic in a matchup of unbeatens in Orlando.

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[jtGoldenKnights]

3-0 going into Wisconsin! few votes out of the AP top 25

 

[Central Floridave]

Time for a let down then.

Quick, throw salt over your shoulders.

ESPN+ coverage tonight. Have fun if going to the game.

 

[Willie Knightime]

3-0 going into Wisconsin! few votes out of the AP top 25

We're #34 in both polls. A&M win was humongous. If we win a couple more, we should be ranked.

 

[KRH55]

Let’s go Knights!!

 

[UCFsbarro]

Rough start… gotta pick it up. FAU drains 3s

 

[KRH55]

Rough start… gotta pick it up. FAU drains 3s

This FAU team is legit. Reloaded really well in the portal and a great new coach

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

Thiam has been awful. Not strong enough to box out, can’t hold position. Fouls too much. He has a long ways to go.

 

[ucfversusbcs]

This FAU team is legit. Reloaded really well in the portal and a great new coach

Final four two years ago. NCAA tournament last year. Not sure why they're taken lightly

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

Yeah decent non-conf schedule. A&M, FAU, will get two P5 schools in WV tournament.

With B12 conference games, SOS will be looking pretty good.

 

[UCFsbarro]

Great win! Seems like we’ve got a talented team this year. ⚔️100-94 🦉

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

When you win in the transfer portal, it makes a big difference!

Sellers last year. Ivy-Curry and Hall have been terrific. B. Williams and Taylor are nice role players. Coach Johnny has cleaned up in the portal, take notes Grandpa Boom.

 

[KnightMatt8]

That was a great effort by the Knights against FAU. The Owls came ready to play, but UCF wasn’t having any of it tonight. And we’re doing this without Jaylin Sellers or Mikey Williams in the lineup. Too early to tell how far we’ll go, but for now, we’re 3-0.

 

[jtGoldenKnights]

This team is coming together. 100 point effort with Sellers out is amazing honestly.

 

[Oldest Man]

That was a great effort by the Knights against FAU. The Owls came ready to play, but UCF wasn’t having any of it tonight. And we’re doing this without Jaylin Sellers or Mikey Williams in the lineup. Too early to tell how far we’ll go, but for now, we’re 3-0.

The question is whether our Bigs can compete in the B12....at the start of the game FAU forced the ball down low and we couldn't stop them. That's 3 games in a row where our starters were behind by double digits before Johnny started substituting and we came back. Of the 2 Frosh starting centers, theirs scored double digits and ours scored -0- points....yes that's right -0- points (and 3 rebounds total)...the C position will be our challenge to being competitive in the B12 and Moustapha had better get better in a hurry! And we need to start the game with a competitive lineup to not risk getting blown out early by some of the better teams.

 

[connerito]

Our big man is only 17 years old. I see great upside in his game. The big 12 is so much stronger and Physical so that will be needed. Great win tonight. It’s good that our team won in several different fashions and adopted to each game to win. Good job Johnny.

 

[Oldest Man]

Our big man is only 17 years old. I see great upside in his game. The big 12 is so much stronger and Physical so that will be needed. Great win tonight. It’s good that our team won in several different fashions and adopted to each game to win. Good job Johnny.

Yep, and there's no time to waste to get him up to speed......conference season starts at the end of Dec and, in Jan, we've got #1 KS twice plus 3 other current top 10 teams. It's an unbelievably difficult first full month and will test our guys and Johnny to the max. If we can help Moustapha with some grown men who can defend the paint and not be afraid to use up their fouls, we'd be better off. I was hoping Johnny would get Hulswe some playing time, but he wasn't dressed out last night. So, until Moustapha matures, Johnny will probably play a smaller lineup and there will be nights we get pushed around. Let's hope we can continue to adapt as the competition gets tougher.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

Time for a let down then.

Quick, throw salt over your shoulders.

ESPN+ coverage tonight. Have fun if going to the game.

I was just thinking that. But, we have the talent to recognize opportunities against opposing defenses.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

Thiam has been awful. Not strong enough to box out, can’t hold position. Fouls too much. He has a long ways to go.

he's a freshman. Hopefully he can get on board quickly

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

The question is whether our Bigs can compete in the B12....at the start of the game FAU forced the ball down low and we couldn't stop them. That's 3 games in a row where our starters were behind by double digits before Johnny started substituting and we came back. Of the 2 Frosh starting centers, theirs scored double digits and ours scored -0- points....yes that's right -0- points (and 3 rebounds total)...the C position will be our challenge to being competitive in the B12 and Moustapha had better get better in a hurry! And we need to start the game with a competitive lineup to not risk getting blown out early by some of the better teams.

FAU was playing 2 excellent bigs and our guys found defensive holes in which to score. That says a lot.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

Our big man is only 17 years old. I see great upside in his game. The big 12 is so much stronger and Physical so that will be needed. Great win tonight. It’s good that our team won in several different fashions and adopted to each game to win. Good job Johnny.

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[Bring Back Wackadoos]

he's a freshman. Hopefully he can get on board quickly

Hopefully. I’m sure he will.

In the meantime, I wouldn’t mind seeing him come off the bench and gain a little momentum/confidence against other teams’ second units. Benny Williams doesn’t have Thiam’s length, but he seems plenty strong enough (with enough verticality) to play a small-ball five position.

 

[Central Floridave]

 

[mattropolis]

Thiam has been awful. Not strong enough to box out, can’t hold position. Fouls too much. He has a long ways to go.

It’s called being a freshman. He has a lot of upside. He was a liability in the FAU game with the other team having two big men but he was solid against Texas A&M.

 

[connerito]

He is ultra talented and his upside is amazing. He will grow throughout the year.

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

If we can’t match up down low it’s best we do what we did against FAU. Push ball and take quick shots. We can force turnovers. Scoring 100 is a good sign for a team that might need to go small ball.