One of my favorites from this game was the overall toughness they showed as a team. This was by far the most likable and enjoyable to watch this team has been all year. Showed actual heart and a will to win. My other favorite was Pike took a technical….AMEN, Hallelujah……been calling for this for weeks. Taking a technical at home can give the team a jolt and it tends to help even out the foul calls when playing at home. Pike had to get teed up tonight, had to be done after Cliff got mugged.
Favorites from Tonight
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Before the game started when I saw that we had Eric Curry AND Kelly Pfeiffer I knew it was going to be a long night with the refs.
Coming back from a 12-point deficit in each half, stellar D is always a favorite of mine, especially with the home crowd going bonkers.
Overall, I thought it was the best game of Simpson's career.
He was even better in the incredible comeback at Penn State last year
That crew was absolute dogshit tonight
Every big call seemed to be wrong. Some got corrected but seemed to go from to bad to worse.
On the break away dunk by cliff it should be a no call or possibly intentional. They took three layups away tickets tack calls.
It seemed like the moment was too big for them. Bizarre.
Gavin playing well also helped our second comeback. I will add that to my favorite list
Gavin did contribute tonight, his six points actually mattered. Hopefully he can build on tonight.
Yes, but he was fouled in the act of shooting twice (once on a 2-pt attempt and once on a 3), and he sunk 4 foul shots on those two plays. So in a sense he was 5-15 (still not great but not as bad), with 14 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds. Not to mention 2 FTs to seal it at the end. So, a great night all around.
And he played great D on Tominaga. Chased him all over, fighting through screens.
So what. He also shut down Tominaga when he was covering him.
Announcer said “it looks like there’s 2 Mags out there,” lol. I thought that was a good description.
I thought Simpson played with poise and actually displayed winning leadership. We haven’t seen much of it this year. He ran the offense (8 assists), played with toughness (8 rebounds), and chased Tominaga around to help slow him down. We know he’s not a great shooter, so he did miss shots, but for one of the few times this year he was a leader tonight. (Along with others as Mag and Cliff showed great leadership tonight).
He was great on D and rebounding. Net net he was bad offensively again. Yes he got 8 assists, but again bad shot selection and flings at the rim. You cant put your head down and not even look at passing angles. He sid have one really nice pass off of a drive along baseline.
His stamp was definitrly on the game with his D and rebounding
He got lucky that his travel with under four seconds left didn't cost his team the game.
Definitely showed some ability tonight...especially on that one pass to Mag running the baseline to the hoop.
Agree 100% except for the brutality of watching RU’s free throw shooting throughout regulation.
It's not the whole team....it's certain guys that are really bad from the line.
So, he needs to improve his shooting, or make a few more passes instead of charging into the paint with his head down for a tough/blocked layup. Strong game except for his shooting %, needs to make 3-4 more shots or passes to be a star.
Defense down the stretch was amazing. Guys were defending hard out to above the three point line. Just what the doctor ordered against a team of good deep-shooters like Nebraska has.
This Mag defensive play I pointed out in the game thread. Just elite elite stuff
Plays like this is what FIG lives for
Oh man, Mag covered three different guys on that one sequence. Crazy effort.
He actually had 3-4 great passes including the one to Mag but also a no look pass to Cliff for a dunk . One thing I hope he corrects is he sometimes celebrates too long after making a shot while the opponent is running past him.
Can it get any better than this?!
This! Was hoping we’d see this all season but better later than never!