At ECU

[BambooRdApp]

Shooters and scorers get nil . If true, we only have about $400k in nil for bball, this will be the strategy.. play good D and score a few more than the opponent.

[ASU77]

I've always thought Kearns was not the long term answer. I agree that his style of play is extremely tough to watch. He used to hang his hat on defense, but that is not particularly good this year. It's going to be a long night when we play High Point.

[APPdiesel]

The one guy who is being picked up by the mic going OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO has forced me to mute the broadcast.

Always a pet peeve in any small-time live sports production…if you place a crowd mic somewhere and that “Ooooooooo-Oooooooo” fan sits near it, move it at half time. Still, I will say, most ESPN+ games are using 1, maybe 2 crowd mics and they do have their limitations like how far from the receiver it can be. But still, move it.

[Stonewall]

It’s “Kerns”. And given our resources my opinion is that the staff does very well with what they have to work with. Basketball takes a way back seat to football in Boone.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

Kerns may have fielded the best team we have ever had two years ago. He's not going to be able to replicate that every season, but will probably have splashes here and there. To expect that every season in this environment and our place in the financial pecking order is unrealistic. We should be more concerned with being able to hold onto Kerns than what could be on the other side of the fence. Kerns wants to be here. The next guy could be a Buzz kill.

[Saint3333]

Natty attempts to trigger fanbase using the term buzz, not today good sir...

[Cro-Magnon App]

We can’t shoot.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

Natty attempts to trigger fanbase using the term buzz, not today good sir...

We miss all the shots we don't take.

[rbarthle17]

I turned the game on in the final minute of the first half. Saw we were up 33-17 but they managed to score 17 points while going 1/11 from the field?? I never did get back around to the game for the second half but I'm glad we at least won.

Personal basketball-related side note, my younger son is the starting 4 on his freshman basketball team. He only started playing basketball seriously two years ago. Didn't make the 7th grade team. Worked his ass off to get basic skills up to being able to make the 8th grade team. Mostly rode the bench. Got invited to a tryout last winter for a local travel team. Made the team, worked his way into the starting rotation, was named most improved player, and has taken that success and is now legitimately the defensive core of this team that is a defense-first squad. I could not be more proud of his work ethic. The tie to our university? The coach's motto is "take the stairs".

[mike87]

I attended the game. The 'feel' in Minges was that App took control in the first 5 minutes and never relinquished it. ECU made a run start of the 2nd but App held them off and killed it out. The Pirate faithful got a little rowdy during their run but settled back down. We were the better team and it showed. Beer was $12 and then they flipped the screen around like I was going to tip them. I gave her another 15%. Shooters gonna shoot.

[spacemonkey]

I attended the game. The 'feel' in Minges was that App took control in the first 5 minutes and never relinquished it. ECU made a run start of the 2nd but App held them off and killed it out. The Pirate faithful got a little rowdy during their run but settled back down. We were the better team and it showed. Beer was $12 and then they flipped the screen around like I was going to tip them. I gave her another 15%. Shooters gonna shoot.

I was there as well. I think they do a great job with their game atmosphere. I was surprised they didn't have more students. The place did get pretty loud for about 5 minutes and we hit a three. My son and daughter are at ECU and it was fun giving them heck the whole game. Thanks coach Kerns and App team, you made a fun night for me.