UConn game thread

[nevadanatural]

Gibbs runs across the lane and gives Birt a double forearm and no call. After all the issues that and the missed offensive boards at the end are the tale of the game.

 

[cmullinsTU]

I could've gotten that rebound if I was allowed to shove the back like Hamilton just did.

 

[bigzit]

Tulsa cannot lose until AAC semis now....
Good night.

 

[I.I.]

Used all the players the second half and played well then. Lost it the first half with Birt on the bench and poor foul shooting.

 

[TU_BLA]

Couple missed opportunities to grab a rebound after a good stop and that's the difference....and 11 missed FTs

 

[jesterondirt]

2 point loss helps with the eye test I guess.

 

[TU Sepp]

Ray 3 at the buzzer...
Final UCONN 75 and TU 73.

 

[I.I.]

Get to root for SMU and the AAC, a rarity.

 

[TU_BLA]

11 missed FTs when they would have mattered is the real difference. Looking at the stats....48% FG, 41% 3pt FG, 56% FT. TOs were higher than normal but fewer than UCONN, 17 offensive rebounds, 32 vs 28 Rebs overall. A poor 8 minute stretch in 1st half where D was non existent and Birt was stuck in the bench. Birt only picked up 1 more foul, the phantom call IMO...

 

[TU Sepp]

TU was 14 - 25 from the line.

 

[bigzit]

3 keys to winning any BB game at ANY level:
1. Transition D - force other team to run 1/2 offense
2. Box out!!!!!!!!
3. Make FTs.

All 3 of these phases require effort. Pure effort.

 

[Weatherdemon]

Proud of the 2nd half effort but agree with Tubby on the 2 foul rule. We keep Shaq and Birt in 5 more minutes we do

TU was 14 - 25 from the line.

Man, so we hit 72% from the line we win.
Woodard hits two FG's, we win.
Birt and Shaq stay in the game 3-5 more minutes, we win.

Damn damn damn

 

[TUBballJunkie]

Tubby told me he scrapped the auto 2 foul bench idea. Said stats showed most players rarely foul out when left in with two. Can't afford to keep best players on bench and give up 10-15 points. Who cares if they end the game with only 3 fouls when you lose by 15.

This makes me madder than anything. And I'm not even a gambler.

 

[drboobay]

I disagree wholeheartedly that FT shooting comes down to effort.

 

[URedskin54]

Yeah, if anything our ft shooting might suffer because we play so hard. Proud of them despite the loss.

 

[bigzit]

FT -- effort! Pure effort! ***but that effort comes hours, days, months and years in actual motion.

You have to put in the time. I can coach (and have seen) 10 year old girls to shoot 60 percent from the foul line. By the time they get to middle school, they are in the 60's for sure. Past puberty, 70 percent plus. HS = 75% is the low range (more like 80%). The effort I reference is HUMAN EXERTION OF ENERGY AND TIME (OVER TIME).

FTs are EASY! That's why they call them FREE.