sparman
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03-16-17 02:19 PM - Post#227303
In response to SRP
Game long shooting woes kill them.
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Chip Bayers
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03-16-17 02:20 PM - Post#227304
In response to palestra38
Oh man.
Missing a squared-up 3 to end it only appropriate.
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palestra38
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03-16-17 02:20 PM - Post#227305
In response to palestra38
AAARRRGGGGHHHH!
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SRP
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03-16-17 02:20 PM - Post#227306
In response to palestra38
Great look for Cannady. Just a little long and to the right. I would have preferred maybe a drive to the hoop there, but that was good offense.
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Chip Bayers
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03-16-17 02:22 PM - Post#227307
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Moral victory!
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SRP
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03-16-17 02:22 PM - Post#227308
In response to SRP
Got to be frustrated that their three-point shooting was so far below norm tonight.
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palestra38
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03-16-17 02:22 PM - Post#227309
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Well, you guys represented the League well, and were the proper representative. Disappointing.
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SRP
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03-16-17 02:23 PM - Post#227310
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Nauseating to hear Brey bragging about ND's defense. The Tigers were shredding them.
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SRP
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03-16-17 02:24 PM - Post#227311
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To be fair, ND's FT shooting was also subpar, but the magnitude of the Tiger three-point issues was greater.
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TheLine
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03-16-17 02:25 PM - Post#227312
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As easy as it is to blame the shooting, ND played well. It was a well played and well coached game.
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gokinsmen
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Tip off 03-16-17 02:25 PM - Post#227313
In response to palestra38
Why did we go for the 3 when we're down by 2??? Deep down, I knew this was gonna happen all along -- a nailbiter loss.
It was a great matchup, no excuses. The guys played tough and never gave up. I figured the 3s would be cold, but this was just one 3 too frosty.
The difference in the game was our bad start. They didn't go inside enough to begin the game and ND jumped out to a 9-3 lead. Good adjustments from there on, but it wasn't enough.
No moral victory. Just disappointment. "One more 3," I guess.
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Tiger69
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03-16-17 02:27 PM - Post#227314
In response to palestra38
Hate to lose with so many missed opportunities -- but glad we kept it winnable to the end. Devin had a last chance to perform magic.
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gokinsmen
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Tip off 03-16-17 02:30 PM - Post#227315
In response to Tiger69
On the replay, I can see that Cannady had a good look, but there's no reason to go for 3 there on a cold night.
I wanted Bell to just take it coast to coast -- refs won't call a charge (or block) in that situation -- and have everyone else crash the boards for a potential putback.
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1LotteryPick1969
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Re: Tip off 03-16-17 02:33 PM - Post#227317
In response to gokinsmen
On the replay, I can see that Cannady had a good look, but there's no reason to go for 3 there on a cold night.
I wanted Bell to just take it coast to coast -- refs won't call a charge (or block) in that situation -- and have everyone else crash the boards for a potential putback.
Sounds good to me.
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palestra38
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Re: Tip off 03-16-17 02:35 PM - Post#227318
In response to gokinsmen
He was WIDE open---he has to take that shot.
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SRP
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03-16-17 02:44 PM - Post#227319
In response to palestra38
No question the Tigers were shaky at the beginning, starting with Cook's missed layup off the Miller jump-ball play that clearly had been prearranged. It seemed like they took a while to get used to the big-game atmosphere and to adjust to the level of physicality from the Irish. But seriously, 8-31 from three, almost all wide open, is not what you would predict, and that pretty much decided the game.
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gokinsmen
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Re: Tip off 03-16-17 02:48 PM - Post#227320
In response to palestra38
He was WIDE open---he has to take that shot.
He was definitely not wide open, not even close. But it was a good look for a sniper like Devin -- elbow 3 he can step into. Not some fall-away 30-footer.
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gokinsmen
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03-16-17 02:51 PM - Post#227321
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No question the Tigers were shaky at the beginning, starting with Cook's missed layup off the Miller jump-ball play that clearly had been prearranged.
That play pretty much encapsulates the early jitters. And in a 2pt loss (really 1pt), a single miscue like that can come back to haunt you.
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umbrellaman
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Re: Tip off 03-16-17 02:53 PM - Post#227322
In response to gokinsmen
I'm having an argument with non-Princeton fan whether that was a good shot to take down one with six seconds to go. I think it was a good shot. They doubled off the high screen to prevent Bell from going to the hoop, and Cannady shoots over 40% from 3 point range. Man, I thought it was going in too.
They were out of timeouts, there was a question about that.
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umbrellaman
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03-16-17 02:55 PM - Post#227323
In response to umbrellaman
Strange game - they were trailing the whole time - would have felt weird if they pull another one of those out. Princeton defense much better that I thought - I thought they would have to shoot much better just to be in the game.
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