It is hard for me to realize what this team has already achieved. They play with a toughness that is infectious. Tough-minded and every time the other team makes a run, they respond.They are unselfish, and the whole is better than the individual parts.If they play like this for the rest of the season, they will not be overlooked and can play with anybody in the league. Sha has cloned himself ten times over.
From the basement to the Zenith
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some groups of players get it. like these guys. tough defense all game. not a great offensive performance and we scored 78. lots of guys getting the job done. 40 minutes of effort
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
It's really uncanny, having remembered how Shaheen played when he was here. How he was a lightning bolt of energy and played with kind of this pissed-off attitude the whole time. He stood out on those teams.
And now... he's somehow put together a whole squad of guys who play just like him. Young Shaheen would *blend in* with this gang. It's incredible.
And now... he's somehow put together a whole squad of guys who play just like him. Young Shaheen would *blend in* with this gang. It's incredible.
So far…priceless!
i mean coming off of last year…this team is a dream to watch. Others have said it, toughness, play together, unselfish, in your face defense.
and no showboating…they are going to work.
And the bright lights don’t seem to bother them…that was a full house ready to explode and our guys looked like they weren’t affected at all.
it’s hard to describe how fun they are to watch.
Go Pirates!!!
this team can really pass the ball. great ball movement. helps overcome poor shooting.
It’s funny how winning can erase some of the gripes of the current NIL situation possibly hampering the connection to a team that could be completely different year to year. Most of these guys won’t be back next year but I feel a real connection to them since they play how coach and most of the fan base expect a Pirate team should be playing!
It’s not only winning. If you’ve ever played the game, even in pick-up games, ball movement and defense are appreciated. The sum is better than the parts.
And they all seem to sacrifice a bit for the good of the team. It’s always more fun to win, but a watch Mike Williams and he is non-stop on defense, doing his job, and having fun. He’s like a sponge when Sha is barking,
On to Rutgers.
The numbers thrown around are $5M to $6M. We were under $2M last year.
Yes, the money is priority #1 in this day and age. But whatever Sha did in bringing in last year's group on a budget, he did the opposite this year because the team he has at 9-1 is a TEAM and it's refreshing. The fact he has them playing like this so quickly only reinforces what his comments were about them in the offseason and in stark contrast to how he talked about last year's group. So far it seems that really was the problem.
We are KP #55 today. We finished #204 last year. Remarkable.
I wonder if anyone remembers this. Did it really happen? Or have I nade up a memilory fitting of the guy i called The Great Shaheen.
The rac. sha's frosh year. we are getting clobbered, no energy, no fight. Embarassing. a TO is called. a bunch of water bottles on a table. and an irate Sha wipes his arm across the table in anger, knocking the bittles onto the floor.
yes. happened in maui too. big early lead. they catch up. THIS TEAM doesnt panick. It goes to work.