BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
Posts: 5203
Loc: Where the Bison Roam
Reg: 08-16-06
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03-07-12 10:22 PM - Post#124900
In response to bisonfan
I know...what was with that baseball pass?! I think it was 4.1 seconds.
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atlantabison
PhD Student
Posts: 1835
Loc: Atlanta, GA
Reg: 01-25-06
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03-07-12 10:26 PM - Post#124901
In response to bisonfan
Hats off to Lehigh. My view one of the best played (and officiated) PL games ever. Both teams were playing at a very high level. CJ was just too good. He had defenders all over him and he hit some just plain rediculous shots. BU had a chance to score at the end and win it. I agree with Cleeves that they just seemed to rush it.
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Bucknell73
Senior
Posts: 304
Reg: 10-09-07
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03-07-12 10:30 PM - Post#124905
In response to atlantabison
I agree. Lehigh deserved this win. Hats off to Moose -- he played his heart out.
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mattie g
Masters Student
Posts: 440
Reg: 03-21-06
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03-07-12 10:33 PM - Post#124906
In response to Bucknell73
Ugh. This hurts.
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Doktore K
Masters Student
Posts: 473
Reg: 11-11-09
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Re: Baseball Pass
03-07-12 10:57 PM - Post#124912
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
We needed at least a half court pass to a shooter as LU would have immediately fouled a player who took a dribble or two. We needed 3 to tie at that point and LU had done the math.
So, the baseball pass was the right play, just no connection.
Overall, a great game and a "never say die" attitude by the Bison. We kept coming back again and again. Muscala was super and Kaspar also played a very good game. Even looked good on most of his FT's and hit 3 for 5.
Down by 1, we should have given the ball to the Moose and gotten out of the way. Let him take the last shot or get fouled. We were out of TO's and it showed there in the last 20 seconds.....
DP hss said this in interviews but I'll note it here: We need more quickness on the wings. Need a slasher. I'm hoping Singleton can be that X factor for next year and draw the D with his cuts to the hoop. Lehigh loses 3 seniors (Maneri, Adams, and Hamilton) but Knutson and CJ are back along with McKnight and Bailey.
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bison63
Postdoc
Posts: 3857
Reg: 01-23-06
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03-07-12 11:41 PM - Post#124924
In response to Doktore K
Better team won, plain and simple. LU took it to us, took us off our game. We could have played another 20 minutes and still never caught them. We had 9 or 10 chances to take the lead and never did. We always figured out a way not to get it done. Down 2 20 + seconds, wtf? Just get it to Muscala, and he has to get it done. He didn't.
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BisonKid
Sophomore
Posts: 154
Reg: 01-26-06
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03-07-12 11:48 PM - Post#124927
In response to bison63
LU was definitely the better team tonight but we had a chance to pull it off. I question why Paulson started following with 1.20 left in the game and a 5 point deficit--it was a 2 possession game and based on the follows it became a 3 possession game. Amazing that we still had a chance to win at the end because of the 2 trees by Johnson and the smart defensive play by Hill with the offensive foul. It also appeared that Paulson didn't make any offensive or defensive adjustments during the game other that the obvious full court pressure at the end.
Looking for to the NIT!
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BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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03-08-12 01:01 AM - Post#124939
In response to BisonKid
Really tough loss. Both teams played their hearts out, and unfortunately, Lehigh was one shot better. The Bison have nothing to be ashamed of. They played a great game and never gave up even when their backs were against the wall. To go from 7 points down with 40 seconds left (and fans leaving to beat the really terrible route 45 traffic?!?!) to having a shot to win it shows the team kept chugging.
Sojka was absolutely rocking in the second half. Outside of Villanova, I am not sure I have ever heard it louder.
On to the NIT.
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SDQ
Freshman
Posts: 24
Age: 67
Reg: 12-07-09
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03-08-12 02:50 AM - Post#124950
In response to BUFan
Lehigh established tone and tempo. Game was too fast for us. We had zero flow on offense. Players and coach totally lost poise.
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candyfan
Masters Student
Posts: 459
Reg: 01-10-10
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Patriot Championship: Lehigh vs Bucknell
03-08-12 03:39 AM - Post#124954
In response to SDQ
Bucknell start was lethargic while Lehigh got off to a quick start. Strangely, the noisy crowd of over 4000 seemed to work against home team Bucknell, the players looking nervous and confused. The Lehigh players, who aren't used to such crowds, seemed to thrive on the packed arena environment.
Lehigh earned their victory. And Bucknell was not embarrassed, coming ever so close to winning it on a last possession with 26 seconds left.
Video here -
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQMKwh0-_3Y - Bryson Johnson hits twice, late, for three points to make it close. This was one of them to make the score 78-77 in favor of Lehigh and 34 seconds left.
2. The final seconds when Bucknell had a clear chance to win the game by scoring. Bucknell comes upcourt with 26 seconds left. Your photographer, getting caught up in the action, misses part of the attempt to score by Cameron Ayers. McCollum comes away with the loose ball and goes downcourt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lngZCneJpzA
3. Post game press conference with Dave Paulsen and Bryson Johnson, Mike Muscala and Bryan Cohen, left to right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9C14hpG7s
Now there's "wait 'til next year" when these two teams will go at it again. Who will benefit most from the results of this season?
Edited by candyfan on 03-08-12 03:41 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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mattie g
Masters Student
Posts: 440
Reg: 03-21-06
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03-08-12 09:06 AM - Post#124960
In response to candyfan
I'm still hurting after a loss that capped off a really bad day overall. I really could have used the pick-me-up of a win!
I honestly thought we were going to do it when Johnson hit the second three to pull within one. And after the FT misses, there's no doubt we should have given it to Muscala and got out of the way - there was no way Lehigh would have stopped him short of fouling. But not having a TO in that situation was a killer, and we didn't have experienced leadership on the ball to calm the play down and do what needed to be done. And that's not to blame anyone for what happened - just an observation.
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bison63
Postdoc
Posts: 3857
Reg: 01-23-06
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Re: Patriot Championship: Lehigh vs Bucknell
03-08-12 09:14 AM - Post#124961
In response to candyfan
Bucknell start was lethargic while Lehigh got off to a quick start. Strangely, the noisy crowd of over 4000 seemed to work against home team Bucknell, the players looking nervous and confused. The Lehigh players, who aren't used to such crowds, seemed to thrive on the packed arena environment.
Lehigh earned their victory. And Bucknell was not embarrassed, coming ever so close to winning it on a last possession with 26 seconds left.
True, we were not embarrassed, but we were beaten. I have to imagine that if we somehow pulled it off at the end, LU and their fans would have gone home thinking that the better team last night did not win. I cannot imagine any BU fan who saw the game thinking that we were the better team last night.
BTW, Flannery used to comment about how the home crowd can get a team TOO amped up, and maybe we saw that last night. I'd be tempted to agree with that if this team was not plagued by slow starts from the start to the finish of this season. The slow start hurt in that we were always in a hole. Not that the hole was too deep to dig out from, but on this night we could not do it. LU would not let us.
Here is a tweet from HT confirming what I said in an earlier post, we had plenty of chances, we just did not get it done:
HoopTime Key stat from last night: On possessions where Bucknell had a chance to lead, Bison shot 0 for 9 and had a turnover
End of story!
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MrPhillie
Postdoc
Posts: 2757
Loc: NE PA
Reg: 07-14-08
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Patriot Championship: Lehigh vs Bucknell
03-08-12 09:39 AM - Post#124964
In response to bison63
Yes, it was a great environment for a basketball game. Loud and lots of energy...give the students some props for that. Other than the outcome, it was a lot of fun to be in Sojka for this game.
I think that overall Lehigh was the more confidant team. I could tell from their body language going out for the opening tip that Lehigh was very confidant and determined. Not that Bucknell was not confident, but I think they had more question in their minds.
I, too, thought Mike should have just tried to do what he could with that last possession to take the lead. He had a monster game and was our best option by far. He gave it a quick look but decided to pass it back out. Maybe he was thinking there was time to reset the play. Cam tried driving but just couldn't get around his defender and consequently did not go up as strong as he needed to with his shot. Hard to be too critical...it was a pressure moment and these are 19-20 yr old players.
As everyone knows, the Bison had many opportunities to tie and/or take the lead but never found a way to get it done. We didn't shoot as well as we needed to and Lehigh shot well...CJ hit some crazy shots, fallaways, hanging-in-the-air double-clutching jumpers.....showed why he is a special player. To his credit, he never appears flustered or nervous and confidence is not a problem for him. BC tried valiantly, but unfortunately, CJ was able to do his thing most of the evening. And Knutson played better than I have seen him play. He worked hard on the glass and hit a lot of shots, some easy, some under duress. Bucknell should have done a better job on him and I'm sure did not expect him to hang 23 on the board.
It is a major letdown, but Bucknell gave it a god shot and should hold their heads high. Hopefully they can regroup and grab a win or two in the NIT. Thanks for a great game, guys.
Edited by MrPhillie on 03-08-12 09:46 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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raymondbucknell
Junior
Posts: 295
Reg: 02-05-07
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03-08-12 01:06 PM - Post#124997
In response to MrPhillie
the better team won last night. kudos to Lehigh.
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Bison137
Professor
Posts: 16147
Reg: 01-23-06
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03-08-12 04:22 PM - Post#125037
In response to BUFan
It is 8:50, and it looks like the tickets are sold out. Did anyone go on right at 8:30 to get a feel for how many more Lehigh returned?
Not an issue anymore, but sources indicate they returned about 500 more tickets. Ended up keeping perhaps 350.
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LU06
Freshman
Posts: 16
Reg: 01-25-06
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03-08-12 04:36 PM - Post#125038
In response to Bison137
It is 8:50, and it looks like the tickets are sold out. Did anyone go on right at 8:30 to get a feel for how many more Lehigh returned?
Not an issue anymore, but sources indicate they returned about 500 more tickets. Ended up keeping perhaps 350.
So I guess a little more than the 150-200 you 'knew' we could sell
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Bison137
Professor
Posts: 16147
Reg: 01-23-06
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Patriot Championship: Lehigh vs Bucknell
03-08-12 04:48 PM - Post#125039
In response to LU06
Yes, a few more - but still a very poor turnout. I guessed 200. Actual total (not rounded) might be as high as 333. However that is the total of tickets not returned. At the time the tickets were returned, LU was still holding on to some unsold tickets. I don't know if they sold the rest on Wednesday morning.
Had it been held at Stabler, there would have been over 2000 Bucknell fans in attendance.
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sader87
Sophomore
Posts: 120
Age: 59
Reg: 02-13-10
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03-08-12 10:12 PM - Post#125074
In response to Bison137
Had HC made the PL final, there would have been about 100 HC fans at the game last night.
Good luck in the NIT...we won that tourney when it actually meant something in 1954.
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BUFan
PhD Student
Posts: 1936
Reg: 01-24-06
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03-08-12 10:29 PM - Post#125077
In response to sader87
More recently, HC bounced back nicely from their 2005 PL final loss to upset Notre Dame in the NIT. There was some other small little upset 3 days later that overshadowed that game, but it was still a great win for the PL, and we can all hope the Bison bounce back like Holy Cross did!
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mattie g
Masters Student
Posts: 440
Reg: 03-21-06
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03-09-12 09:37 AM - Post#125095
In response to sader87
Had HC made the PL final, there would have been about 100 HC fans at the game last night.
Good luck in the NIT...we won that tourney when it actually meant something in 1954.
Good luck next year after your 15-14 season.
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