Still have a chance. Down 1 with 38 seconds left. So Alabama ball

Down 1 with 46 seconds, and you show token pressure? Why?

(01-12-2023 09:34 PM)Bawlmer Duke Wrote:  The lack of quality refs in college basketball often Makes for an unwatchable product

Just absolutely awful.

WTF was that Molson?!? The lane wasn’t open for the drive, even if it was there’s too much left on the clock for them to go right back and score.

Needing 2 for a win, guaranteed somebody bombs an awful 3…NOPE! Just 2 awful misses from 2’ in.

WTF Dukes?!?! Man.

What a terrible way to lose on so many chances… might just start watching again in March.

We might just be cursed. The Cubs wouldn’t let a bar owner bring his goat to Wrigley, who did we piss off?

Molson was clearly fouled on the final put back but like we said you can’t rely on the refs. Not a strong performance and any momentum we had seems to have dwindled away.

(01-12-2023 10:02 PM)Anders Wrote:  Molson was clearly fouled on the final put back but like we said you can’t rely on the refs. Not a strong performance and any momentum we had seems to have dwindled away.

Despite calling many very weak fouls all night they weren’t going to call that. We caught a break on the previous inbound, weren’t going to get that call too.

Amadi's shot was blocked. Good D on USA. I thought they caught enough of Tak they coukd have blown the whistle ...but you hate to put yourself in that position

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Some of you guys are really blaming the refs for that outcome?

(01-12-2023 10:02 PM)Anders Wrote:  Molson was clearly fouled on the final put back but like we said you can’t rely on the refs. Not a strong performance and any momentum we had seems to have dwindled away.

Yep, replayed it a few times. Their big guy hit Molson's arm and pushed him back while he was in the air.

(01-12-2023 10:04 PM)JMU_Newbill Wrote:  Some of you guys are really blaming the refs for that outcome?

Not at all. I’m on board with that being a poor performance. Refs at the college level will miss calls on both sides. It shouldn’t have come to that and like PH said, they weren’t going to give us that call with no time on the clock.

Good gosh. Their big guy blocked a bunch of shots, not sure why we tried to score over him at the end.

The 3rd straight really bad offensive game. Byington is digging a hole in the middle of the season and he doesn’t look like he is trying to change or add structure.
It is disturbing how bad the offense has regressed when the roster is one of the most experienced in the nation.

Byington is the head coach of dumb offensive basketball. Only a handful of assists and a boatload of bad shots. It isn’t a mystery why shooting has been so poor.

We’ll see what he says postgame, but he may lose the fanbase this year if he doesn’t fix it quickly.

They just said Morse and Friedel 1 for 17. 1 for 12 from 3.

It does look like Wooden and Nacho might be our best options from 3 ...% wise. Brown actually has looked ok shooting in game situations. Im guessing Friedel just lights it up in practice.....

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Losers blame the refs, which we’ve been very good at doing.

There is zero control on offense. No leash for off schedule shots because there is no schedule to begin with.

Blame the refs, blame shots not falling. That’s not the problem.

Can anyone tell me what we’re doing on Offense?

Finally this team is figuring out who we are. Popping 0 - 13 from the three to start the game - it just not there for us. Pounding inside, getting their big(s) to foul out should have been the plan.

In the end, I didn't understand - why have Edwards inbound? Or let him inbound and then get a timeout on the sideline. We we're outplayed much of the game and gave away too many possession's forcing up 3's.

We're going to have to work to stay in the top 4 SBC team - but we'll be a tough out throughout the tournament.

The only play we could draw up or guy we could inbound it to was under the hoop and all twisted trying to get a shot off? Only down 1, only need a FT to tie, so I didn’t want to see somebody chuck a bad 3; but with that much time you had enough to inbound it on the perimeter and drive to the hoop, guaranteed to draw a foul and hopefully a bucket.

(01-12-2023 10:06 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  The 3rd straight really bad offensive game. Byington is digging a hole in the middle of the season and he doesn’t look like he is trying to change or add structure.
It is disturbing how bad the offense has regressed when the roster is one of the most experienced in the nation.

Byington is the head coach of dumb offensive basketball. Only a handful of assists and a boatload of bad shots. It isn’t a mystery why shooting has been so poor.

We’ll see what he says postgame, but he may lose the fanbase this year if he doesn’t fix it quickly.

Forget the fan base. Watch the bench…..