Anybody else wonder why...

[gymdawg.sixpack]

....we didnt start shooting 3s in the final minute? We are down 5-7pts and we have strait possessions where we drive to the hole and get 3pts total. Uk misses enough fts to only get 3pts in return. Obviously we coukd have missed all our 3s but if we do make 2 its a 3 pt gm with about 20 secs. Just thought we kinda mailed it in a bit early and lost focus particularly in the final 40secs. Loooove that basketball is back at msu though. Im really enjoying watching our boys fight and how fast they are learning. Still think we can get 12 wins and a tourey run....that the committee might give us benefit of doubt for being young.

 

[Drebin]

We did the right thing. Take the high percentage points and foul to extend the game as long as you can - to get yourself to a position where you can tie the game with a 3. No problem with how we executed down the stretch. They blocked a shot or two and hit most of their free throws. That's a team that will be playing for a national championship. I'm not one for moral victories, but we gave them all they wanted.

 

[Junction John]

Yeah I think it was the right strategy. We just needed to make ALL our FTs and have them miss once in a while.

Still, second youngest team in the nation made a good showing against the 1-N-Done Allstars.

I would have loved to have Ado last night.

 

[missouridawg]

Yeah I think it was the right strategy. We just needed to make ALL our FTs and have them miss once in a while.

Still, second youngest team in the nation made a good showing against the 1-N-Done Allstars.

I would have loved to have Ado last night.

Ado would've been nice.... But I would've settled for Herard not having two phantom fouls called on him.

 

[Shamoan]

when you are down inside two minutes, you have to create possessions. they were defending well, but at some point, you just gotta have a bit more urgency. we needed to have some more urgency with emphasis on taking good shots in that situation.

 

[Junction John]

Totally agree, just saying when a UK big gets in foul trouble, they bring in a bigger guy that can hurt you - we have to go smaller or go with Datcher all the way

 

[Drebin]

There's not a lot you can do against Kentucky. Putting pressure on them is playing right into their hands. The couple of times we picked up full court or tried to trap, they ended up shooting a layup on the possession. They otherwise were turning it over a lot when we played straight man, but their guards could get to the rim anytime they wanted. I think we played them the right way down the stretch. Don't panic, execute on the offensive end as much as possible, make them earn points on the free throw line, and see if they give you a window of opportunity to steal the game.

 

[Talldawg21]

I did not like Qs last three pointer. The step back 3 that was well guarded. We should have got a better look that possession. A bucket there would have made things very interesting.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Ado would've been nice.... But I would've settled for Herard not having two phantom fouls called on him.

^This

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Because we didnt want to lose by 30 points.

 

[philduckworth]

I didn't like the press when we were down 4 with a full minute left. Should have played straight up D. We took out Holman and didn't have a rim protector. Fox easily drove by the defender and got an easy layup.

 

[thf24]

Ado would've been nice.... But I would've settled for Herard not having two phantom fouls called on him.

Seems like one or more of our big men getting in early foul trouble has been a deciding factor against UK every year Cal has been there. I remember in particular we lost in 2010 precisely because Varnado was on the bench for more of the game than not due to foul trouble, most of them phantoms that were called on good blocks.

 

[mstateglfr]

I didn't like the press when we were down 4 with a full minute left. Should have played straight up D. We took out Holman and didn't have a rim protector. Fox easily drove by the defender and got an easy layup.

Peters about lost it when Fox walked by him and there was nobody in the lane.

 

[ShrubDog]

Im ok with the press trying to change it up for a second, but no one was going to stop Fox.

 

[philduckworth]

Im ok with the press trying to change it up for a second, but no one was going to stop Fox.

This wasn't a change up. This was a hail mary. Had to get a stop there. But if we were going to pressure, should have never taken Holman out.