What was the 2022-2023 season defining moment?
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What a ridiculous poll. Spencer's shot against Purdue not an option?
We lost in the first round of the NIT as a one seed, at home, to Hofstra, after being 2nd place in the B1G for most the first half of the season. You think a good moment encapsulates the vibe and result of this season?
I actually thought it was a good one but your point is well taken. Some positive balance added would be great.
That’s how I felt , but since he requested it I added it . I am a man of the people !
Not the vibe of the moment. But this season was a good season. Not a great season, not a season to be satisfied with. But double digit wins in the Big 10, many exciting moments and study the best win in CBB (certainly top 5) has positive moments worth remembering
Mag injury changes the whole trajectory of the season
Losing the OhIo State game followed by the loss at home to Seton Hall were difference makers in not achieving 20 wins and a NCAA bid.
Mag was by far the biggest event of the season. We would have done much much better with him and there is no question about it. Guy did everything. Just think how pressing was much less effective without him. His toughness and rebounding. On a thin team, his loss was deadly.
It’s Minnesota. The season goes down as a bitter disappointment. It culminate that night. They figured out the recipe to get over the Mag injury. But that last minute against the gophers cost them the NCAA tournament. And I hate to say this, but Hyatt’s role in that minute reminds me of James Townshend’s drop against West Virginia.
We were 16-7(8-4) in 2nd place by ourselves after the Michigan St game and went 3-8(2-6, 1-1 BTT) after the news of the ACL tear. The pointless "home game" at MSG turned into the stake to the heart on the season of anything good or special happening. Mawot Mag was the super glue to hold this team together, they crumbled like blue cheese and never looked the same or consistent for 40 minutes again.
It played on my car radio on the way into the game last night. That was a bad omen and my son killed me for calling the tix rep from my seat about getting a good one for Saturday "assuming" we would win. MY BAD FELLAS. Been getting about EVERYTHING wrong this last month with Rutgers.
Yes this. Survive that minute and the whole pall dissipates. 2 wins in a row, tourney locked, 5-5 conference road record. Etx
Not willing for an "okay" season to be defined by its shortcomings.
It was a disappointment. But I don't choose to define it by that.
The Ohio State "loss" was the first sign that the gods weren't going to be in favor of RU this season.
We all know it was the Mag injury hands down. Everything changed after that.
Exactly. Terrible meltdown, but if Hyatt simply catches that ball and runs towards the basket with Cliff waiting on a 2 on 1, worst case we waste at least 5 more seconds (he caught it with 20 to go and us up 3), medium case we get fouled and make 1 of 2 to go up 4 and best case we either make 2 FTs or a bucket to go up 5 with 14-15 seconds left. Game almost certainly over relative to turning the ball over there when Paul gets trapped and throws a bad pass. That singular play moved us from in to out of the tourney.
This reminds me of a post I once made on the Maryland board, pointing out the "high-water mark" of the Randy Edsall era (I had it pinpointed down to the second). Unfortunately, although the meaning of that term is very clear to me, it wasn't clear to most others, and of course I was berated (ha ha).
I think that's happening here. Not everybody agrees on what "defining moment" means. Too bad, because I enjoy questions like this and would like to hear the responses...
I think that's happening here. Not everybody agrees on what "defining moment" means. Too bad, because I enjoy questions like this and would like to hear the responses...
This is it. Our bench was singing and seat dancing figuring that they had the game in the bag only to.....well we all know what happened. I actually blame Pike more than the players. Pike has gotten the team to where it is by being disciplined and playing until the final buzzer sounds. On that night the team gave up either because they thought they had the game in the bag or just sheer exhaustion. Regardless, that image of the bench singing and seat dancing while there was a little over a minute to play sticks out in my mind that the season was over.
I actually heard the Weezer cover of Africa on the radio yesterday.
How long will it take for that song to NOT immediately make us think of the Minnesota game?
It could be 40 years from now and if it comes on during a commercial - everyone of us around the world will immediately be thinking the same thing "Oh for f@cks sake. The Minnesota game "
How long will it take for that song to NOT immediately make us think of the Minnesota game?
It could be 40 years from now and if it comes on during a commercial - everyone of us around the world will immediately be thinking the same thing "Oh for f@cks sake. The Minnesota game "
Minny. Not even close. It cost us the season. If you ran 1,000 Sims of that outcome from 72 seconds remaining, I’m curious how many would result in a Minny win.
Hated the original, hated the Weezer cover (big Weezer fan too) and now hate it more...
