lol @ 'sweat gradient' You're killing me, @JacketFromUGA
Tech had a slight chance if that last 3 by Smith had went in. Proud of the team sticking with it in a tough enviornment. IMO, too many offensive rebounds by L'ville in the 2nd half. Got to win Saturday for any chance in the NIT. Play hard Tech!!
I think the freedom of movement garbage has been called inconsistently ever since we got into ACC play. MGH gets a hand check every time he touches the ball. I don't agree with the rules, as basketball is definitely a contact sport, but if the rule is there enforce it consistently. I honestly blame some (not all) of our defensive problems on the new rules. The guys don't know until the 2nd half what is or isn't a foul. I know other teams deal with this too unless they are Duke or UNC, but as an engineer I hate the subjectivityFreedom of movement rules and moving screens weren't called all night...seemed like our guys would get undercut when driving to the basket in a borderline unsafe way as well. l'ville got away with a lot.
That foul on the end was definitely a flagrant 1. Really bad.
I hope we more than two more games left.
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Hell, too many offensive rebounds period. Towards the end of the first Ville had a posession where they must have had 3 OR's
Although we are a good OFF rebounding team we are a poor DEF rbing team many times.Why? Comments.?
Agree with all the above.Tech had a slight chance if that last 3 by Smith had went in. Proud of the team sticking with it in a tough enviornment. IMO, too many offensive rebounds by L'ville in the 2nd half. Got to win Saturday for any chance in the NIT. Play hard Tech!!
This is the problem...if we had this team coming back next year, I would feel good about our basketball program. I have a feeling next year is going to be really ugly.Glad we kept fighting. Funny the late run started after I had a tantrum and left chat. I didn't have the heart to jump back in once we closed the lead .
Although there are no moral victories, I was glad to see that we didn't look totally over-matched by a top-ranked team. Too bad this team isn't the one we'll start next season with (not even close) otherwise the last 5 games or so would be really encouraging.