down 3 at the half

zone looked really good. they're winning from the perimeter though. but that's the risk you take for playing zone.

Jeff had 2 early fouls and sat out for 10+ minutes of the first half (but still has 8 pts). derek has 7 pts

gotta cut down on the TOs and convert the layups in the 2nd half....oh and make Oregon commit even more stupid fouls. one of their starters already has 3

[Edited on January 11, 2007 at 11:24 PM. Reason : .]

1/11/2007 11:22:20 PM

FUCK

1/12/2007 12:34:23 AM

results so far this year:

Quote :

"11/13 Northern Arizona L 75-71 0-1 11/15 Cal State-San Bernadino W 69-52 1-1 11/18 Portland State L 71-67 1-2 11/21 San Jose State W 64-52 2-2 11/25 Iowa W 67-64 3-2 11/28 Northern Colorado W 66-51 4-2 12/2 at Minnesota L 66-63 4-3 12/16 at Xavier L 76-58 4-4 12/19 Colgate W 52-36 5-4 12/21 North Carolina A&T W 71-66 6-4 12/22 Davidson L 75-70 6-5 12/28 Stanford L 71-60 6-6 (0-1) 12/30 California L 66-62 6-7 (0-2) 01/4 at Washington State L 75-55 6-8 (0-3) 01/6 at No. 20 Washington L 64-53 6-9 (0-4) 01/11 No. 17 Oregon L 60-55 6-10 (0-5)"

1/12/2007 8:42:41 AM

had a chance last night but the damn guy dribbled it outta bounds. but it was herb's fault!!!! (sarcasm)

[Edited on January 12, 2007 at 9:08 AM. Reason : 9]

1/12/2007 9:07:59 AM

next game:

Saturday at 630 ET on FSN-AZ
Oregon State, the only other winless team in PAC-10

if ASU doesn't win that game, they very well could finish the season winless

1/12/2007 10:11:34 AM

^we can only hope.

1/12/2007 10:51:28 AM

up by 6 at the half


Polk with 10, Pendergraph with 8

14 offensive rebounds in the 1st half

1/13/2007 7:35:44 PM

Oregon st must have a lot of TOs. They are shooting better and still losing.

1/13/2007 7:44:36 PM

Classic Herb Sendek choke in progress.

1/13/2007 8:08:53 PM

they really suck

1/13/2007 8:47:02 PM

herb really sucks

1/13/2007 9:10:06 PM

win or lose, that was a great first half

a real confidence booster


good: Shipp for UCLA has 3 fouls
bad: Afflalo is heating up

1/18/2007 11:23:36 PM

so it was Collison who lit it up in the 2nd half

4-point play when it was a 2 point game, breakaway 3-point play then two shot clock beating 3's


that's the story of the game



and please don't talk shit about the Devils 2nd half performance unless you actually watched the game. the stats don't tell the story

1/19/2007 12:28:31 AM

Zona tonight

Herb would have instant god status if he can pull this upset, regardless if it's their only PAC-10 win of the season....FSN-AZ @ 930 ET



this got me excited:

http://www.asuathleticsmarketing.com/mbb/

1/24/2007 3:24:18 PM

Quote :

"win or lose, that was a great first half a real confidence booster"

I hope ASU learns to like those moral victories...........

1/24/2007 3:26:27 PM

unfortunately, that's what this first year is all about

1/24/2007 3:35:42 PM

Quote :

"had a chance last night but the damn guy dribbled it outta bounds. "

i remember when ishua benjamin dribbled it out of bounds against unc at the end of the game[/unrelated]

1/24/2007 3:38:29 PM

herb hasn't allowed more than 76pts all year. Great Job Herb, now if you could just --win--.

1/24/2007 7:40:12 PM

^pace of the offense, not necessarily defensive prowess.

1/24/2007 7:41:27 PM

The games I've seen they aren't running any kind of slowdown offense like he did here. They play with very high intensity on D (something I wish our team did) but are just simply not offensively talented... I mean they are downright disgusting to watch offensively. They have pretty much two guys that should get ANY playing time (Polk and Pendergraph) in a Power 6 conference.

The previous coach must have been completely inept considering Herb has a Top 15 class coming in and he didn't even get a jumpstart on the recruiting..

[Edited on January 24, 2007 at 7:44 PM. Reason : x]

1/24/2007 7:43:17 PM

no, i like sendek... the guy just has shit for luck when it comes to close games.

1/24/2007 7:44:12 PM

^luck had nothing to do with it. He just doesn't know how to draw up end game plays, relying too much on the 3. We would get behind or blow big leads by missing 3s, and we would lose games at the end by going for 3s and ignoring post scoring.

About to lose by 20 to #17 Arizona

1/24/2007 11:17:54 PM

I always liked that last second play where Archie Miller would try to drive for a lay-up. Or the Engin Atsur running 3-point attempt over a 7-foot guy.

1/24/2007 11:20:37 PM

you mean you didnt like the Hodge halfcourt 3's he made as the buzzer went off.............

















albeit we were down 4 but still

1/24/2007 11:24:11 PM

ugly loss tonight


oh well

1/25/2007 12:13:09 AM

atsur is too herb related.

47pts at your arch rival... hell.. Sid MIGHT even do better against Carolina.

1/25/2007 1:32:42 AM

State will get swept by UNC

and

ASU will get swept by Zona



point spread means nothing

1/25/2007 3:54:20 AM

down by 20+ at halftime....lost by 7

Herb got ejected

gg Herb

2/2/2007 5:06:38 AM

figured you guys might enjoy this picture

first time in his coaching career that Herb got ejected from a game

2/2/2007 1:44:54 PM

Wow.

Herb finally got emotion. Good for him.

2/2/2007 3:11:44 PM

are you kidding me

what did he do to get ejected?

Quote :

"Sendek was ejected after being assessed two technical fouls following a call against the Sun Devils on a loose ball. Associate head coach Mark Phelps ran the team for the rest of the game"

[Edited on February 2, 2007 at 3:16 PM. Reason : d]

2/2/2007 3:13:11 PM

I don't care too much for this thread or for Arizona State.... but... I gotta admit....

Nice going Herb. I guess he learned from his experience at NC State that he was boring as hell. A real breakthrough for him. I would have loved to see him go apeshit like that at NC State. Especially with some of the shitty officials he's dealt with.

[Edited on February 3, 2007 at 2:49 PM. Reason : :]

2/3/2007 2:48:14 PM

Arizona beat ASU, UNC rocked Arizona without wright, and we pounced on UNC. We beat ASU by a googol.

2/3/2007 11:45:02 PM

yep, win or lose the ASU students absolutely love Herb


would the State student section all stay after the game was over if we were 0-11 in the ACC? I highly doubt it. Herb has made it a tradition after every game to go over to the students and thank them for cheering their asses off. he is probably the only 10-games-under-.500 coach in America who is adored by his faithful

2/4/2007 3:06:56 AM

Quote :

"he is probably the only 10-games-under-.500 coach in America who is adored by his faithful"

not to be a dick, but exactly how long do you expect this to last? say he doesn't really have it rolling in two years, still adored?

2/4/2007 3:21:31 AM

2/4/2007 6:41:13 AM

tough loss last night. lost by 4 on the road to #13 Oregon

but held them ~25 points below their season average.


GAME OF THE YEAR is tomorrow! can ASU get its one and only win? 1-12 Oregon St. vs. 0-12 ASU

2/9/2007 8:09:30 AM

^herb ball at its finest

but four points is like 8 in that low scoring ball control shit

2/9/2007 8:34:40 AM

Quote :

"would the State student section all stay after the game was over if we were 0-11 in the ACC?"

of course not.

2/9/2007 8:34:45 AM

I guess they are better fans than us to unconditionally support their coach despite consistent underacheivement

2/9/2007 8:45:22 AM

I guess they are better fans than us to unconditionally support their coach despite consistent underacheivement because they actually cheer and go to games even when the team isn't doing well.

2/9/2007 9:16:03 AM

hate to say it, but the best way to get rid of underperforming coaching staffs is to not show up at the games. money talks.

2/9/2007 9:18:52 AM

Forget wins and losses.

The real questions here are:

1) Are they playing in daytight compartments?

2) Have they failed to score a point coming out of all timeouts?

3) Do they consistently attempt more threes than twos?


If the answer to those questions is yes then Arizona State is getting exactly what they signed up for.

2/9/2007 9:22:32 AM

^^hmmm, i guess people are thinking that sidney is underperforming then.



[Edited on February 9, 2007 at 9:23 AM. Reason : fg]

2/9/2007 9:22:43 AM

it's easy to support a new regime change, especially when that coach overachieves. sidney is clearly overachieving at this point with the existing talent. he has overachieved if he doesn't win again.

looked like it was packed saturday

herb never beat a favored unc team except when he had cc harrison go lights out in 98

sid did it with a hurt pg and a 7 man lineup against a carolina team many picked to win it all = overacheivement

2/9/2007 9:27:38 AM

......

and a team that shot lights out

what the fuck is your point?

2/9/2007 9:31:51 AM

^^of course it was packed saturday....we were playing unc. if im not mistaken, that game and duke are the only sellouts we've had this year. if its so easy to support a new regime change, how come we aren't doing it?

this is not an herb or sidney debate...don't turn it into that. i merely brought up sidney to show that our fans don't show up regardless of what they think of the coach.

its a fans debate. our fans simply don't turn out in strong numbers unless we're winning or its a big game. its sad actually....especially for a school where the fans take pride in being so "passionate" about their teams.



[Edited on February 9, 2007 at 9:33 AM. Reason : f]

2/9/2007 9:32:19 AM

last saturday was really the first game i have gotten into since we left reynolds, which is a whole other argument altogether.

but overall, i can see how the constant letdowns would create an apathetic fanbase.

2/9/2007 9:36:48 AM

exactly my point. we talk a lot about our pride and our passion, but our actions speak louder.

we simply arent the great and wonderful fanbase that we make ourselves out to be.







[Edited on February 9, 2007 at 9:49 AM. Reason : h]

2/9/2007 9:42:37 AM

dunno if this is a testament to student attendance or my lousy luck, but my tickets for the UVA and Maryland games this year were and are in the 300 level. two years ago i was sideline for both. the only other times in college i've been in the 300 level were against unc and duke.

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2/9/2007 9:49:25 AM