I agree 1000%
Most others call it a “bad take” (the currently most annoying, overused phrase)
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Most others call it a “bad take” (the currently most annoying, overused phrase)
Yea against the 14 but the 6-10 seed loss is a possibility
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I didn't say we were capable of beating top 5 team. Show me where I said that. So no it's not by my logic.
They haven’t played in 3 weeks not a big deal for them
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Sure it is. I can agree with that.
Exactly my thoughts.
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I don't know you tell me. 0-2 is a small sample size compared to the 14 seeds we've beaten.
I hate to be pessimistic because I hate the up and down comments after a loss or a win. If we win we’re the best if we lose we will get upset. Every team loses and every team has lost and won NCAA for 30 years. We are capable of winning as we kept in line with Baylor for majority of the game while also having a bad game by our best players. Our test will be Michigan Tuesday.
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I don’t understand why half this fanbase is always looking for excuses for poor play/sleepwalking through these games. A true top 5 team is getting Hawkins real minutes against Nebraska, and not requiring Ayo to bail them out in those types of game.
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I think we are too but what concerns me is like what someone else said in this thread is that teams with long athletic guards/wings gives us problems. We have to find a way to fix that.
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If i coach a team to push the guys on every shot and they call 20 fouls when we fouled 40 times, who cares that they called 20.
1-Kofi doesn't possess great court vision and the ability to see or hit the open men when he's double/triple teamed or....
2-OA hasn't been able to get thru to Kofi the importance of passing out of the swarm of bodies or...
3-Both 1 and 2.
Which is exactly what Michigan has. Maybe our worst matchup to be honest. Cohawk isn’t enough for them so we will have to leave it to our guards to defend them. Would like to see dmw start over Miller especially for defense need dmw to shoot more tho
i had a MSU friend text me the same thing, and he's usually a homer. he was trolling me hard on the out of bounds missed calls, for example LOL
to be fair, 3 of the fts misses were directly after taking an elbow straight to the front of the dome from a big man. You ever remember ayo missing 2 in a row? let alone 3?
Not a coincidence. I hoep he isnt concussed honestly
Just my opinion, but this team is volatile enough to beat Gonzaga, yet lose to Akron. On Saturday, they could have beaten anyone. Tonight.....we got down by 20 to a bad team.
On a good note, Missouri is in trouble, so I think that's something that can be celebrated.
This and the ref blaming irks me. Refs did not make us lose at all.
A guy who is averaging fewer than 3/game on the year.
This, i honestly hated all of the "OMG make your fts" and such after that because i thought he looked dazed stilll after. Then his shots after just were way off to teh side.
1) box out
2) make your free throws
3) don't let a less talented team muck you up and dictate their slow-mo tempo
4) don't pass up open 3s
On to Nebraska
2) make your free throws
3) don't let a less talented team muck you up and dictate their slow-mo tempo
4) don't pass up open 3s
On to Nebraska
Like Loyola?
Brad's got to play it closer to the chest than that. He has to keep this one inside the locker room. Underwood really needs to do two things imho. First, they have to improve from the line... A lot. Kofi has to improve from the line... A lot. It's an unguarded shot for gawdsakes. Second, and I really believe this to be more critical, they have to remember to have some FUN while still playing disciplined basketball. We play tight and nervous, we make mistakes, and easy (super easy) shots don't fall. The other team smells blood in the water and the opponents suddenly look better. Our kids gotta loosen up. Izzo talked about it in the pre-Illinois presser. His team is feeling down and Izzo tells them to just play. Play solid defense. Get a rebound. Go down the court and set a good screen. Now maybe that shot falls and you get some confidence. Success leads to more success. Start small and build on it. That's it right there. We beat ourselves and opponents take advantage. We've got the talent. Just play. imho of course.
Wow. I don't. It's a total crap shoot. Which team showed up on which night? The team that played to not lose (and did) or the team that played to win? Man, it's going to be PAINFUL to go thru film on this one and Brad can't just toss it in the garbage and move on. There's a LOT to learn from this. Glaring mistakes tonight. Just ugly.
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