I would really like to see Belos +\-
Not really. A loss is a loss, is a loss.The fact we turned the ball over that many times and had such a huge disparity at the FT line to lose by only 1 is simultaneously encouraging and demoralizing
If it’s not alley oop, Payne isn’t catching it.The thing is he had guys to dump it off to. Payne was wide open on the lane when he tried to take that fadeaway jumper with 3 guys on him.
I think they missed both FTs off that foul, no?Since we have already blamed everyone else in the world I’ll take a couple shots too:
1. The refs were so ticky tack it blew away any chance to gain momentum. I hate hate hate Bo boroski games. I automatically know each game of ours is going to be close and dumb.
2. Damonte with that bonehead last minute foul trying to rip the ball away from Lewis when he already had the rebound. Put them up to down 1. Stupid stupid stupid
What bothers me is Frazier is hot...and he just got stuffed 3 times underneath and he kept feeling he had to win it while others were open.One loss is not the end of the world. Lots of things to correct. The leash on Curbelo needs to be very short until he figures things out. Part of pont guard IQ is to recognize, who has the hot hand.
I agree. Just sucks cause these are the types of games that bump you down a seed in the tourneyThis is still a potential final four team.
Is that a reason to say we aren't a top 25 team all of a sudden? No it's not. And a few yrs ago we weren't good at all.That's because Underwood coughs up absurd losses early in the season every year (and a just a few yrs ago it was all season)
And to a terrible team make no mistake.Not really. A loss is a loss, is a loss.
Curbelo did not play well tonight, for sure.Our offensive possessions after the Hawkins 3 with 10:14 remaining to go up 12:
Hawkins TO
Curbelo missed fade away
Curbelo missed layup, which he rebounded and missed again
Plummer TO
Grandison TO (Charge)
Curbelo missed jumper
Frazier made 3 (61-55)
Curbelo makes 2 FTs after getting bailed out on a bad jumper (63-55)
Damonte missed jumper followed by Hawkins slam (65-57)
Curbelo missed layup
Curbelo missed layup
Curbelo missed layup
Curbelo TO and foul
Curbelo makes 1 of 2 from the line (66-62, 3:04 remaining)
Curbelo missed 24' 3, rebounded by Damonte, missed jumper by Frazier
Grandison missed 3 pointer
Frazier missed 3 pointer
Curbelo missed jumper
Frazier TO (kick ball that wasn't)
Curbelo TO to end it.
By my count, 12 of our final 20 possessions ended in Curbelo's hands with only 3 points to show for it. 2 of those came from FTs on a questionable shot that he was bailed out on and the other FT he hit was when he nearly turned it over and fell on the Marquette player. I don't mean to blame Curbelo as I think BU and staff should have reined in hero ball.
Is it football season yet?
I might be willing to see it your way. It’s just a little difficult to get past how annoying Shaka was tonight lol.I agree, Underwood is a better coach, but tonight, he got outcoached. Just like how I don't think Curbelo is worse than all the other players that played in this game, but tonight, he was. Hopefully neither of those things happens very often. This team will look completely different when Kofi is back against Cincinnati.
Yes...I think you are right "...trouble seeing past original gameplan"Wondering if BU has trouble seeing past his original game plan in games when once they get going he might be better off to totally abandon it and go with something else entirely.
He hit his head early after being in concussion protocols last week and clearly wasn’t right, yet stayed in the game.I just watched the entire game.
Curbelo WAS the problem tonight.
Every time he drove, he was out of control. He jumped with no idea where he was going.
He had few assists. He had many turn overs.
He was in love with his own shot.
He was not the point guard we needed tonight.