I said this two weeks ago .....

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

Why the 17 can’t we make layups ?
Peters has a game winning drive to the bucket and can’t finish.
Cost us the ballgame !

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

We made a **** ton of layups at the basket.

The problem is defense.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Peters hasn’t hit **** in quite a few games.

 

[RightOfCenter]

I'm shocked. I left the tv because msu looked like the much better team and I thought they would win easily.

 

[mstateglfr]

Why the 17 can’t we make layups ?
Peters has a game winning drive to the bucket and can’t finish.
Cost us the ballgame !

You are complaining that Peters didnt make a last second drive towards the basket where he was defended the entirenway down the court and contested by 3 players?

 

[TXDawg.sixpack]

Why the 17 can’t we make layups ?
Peters has a game winning drive to the bucket and can’t finish.
Cost us the ballgame !

Peters had Q wide open in the corner and decided to take it in against three defenders. If he dishes, Q makes another game winner. Problem is that Peters was having a bad game and couldn't bear to let someone else take the glory. That's Peters' biggest problem. If his man makes a couple of shots on him early, he loses it mentally and he's done for the rest of the game.

 

[stateu1]

Peters had Q wide open in the corner and decided to take it in against three defenders. If he dishes, Q makes another game winner. Problem is that Peters was having a bad game and couldn't bear to let someone else take the glory. That's Peters' biggest problem. If his man makes a couple of shots on him early, he loses it mentally and he's done for the rest of the game.

If he dishes, Q doesn't beat the buzzer.

 

[stateu1]

Peters hasn’t hit **** in quite a few games.

I think Peters is playing hurt. He took a wrap off his left wrist during the first half and was favoring it all night. I think that is why he went to his right on the last shot.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

LSU looked like they had three of the best players on the floor, they just looked out of sync for most of the game, particularly when we were playing lights out on defense.
But our defense got lax at the end - we seemed to be playing less inspired on both ends of the floor. No focus in overtime.
Poor shot selection on our last several possession of regulation. and we missed a couple we should have made.

Damn it was a really good game and we played well for most of it, just not when we needed to. And they did.

This one is a win we needed. And we let 'em off the hook. Sucks to be us today.

 

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

We can't make layups because it's not that easy. Unlike the girls, there are multiple very big and very athletic guys contesting each shot at the rim.

 

[maroonmania]

We made a **** ton of layups at the basket.

The problem is defense.

Team has 2 fatal flaws as I've watched. First, our defense is shoddy. I absolutely can't remember the last time we held a pretty decent offensive team to less than 75 points. We did hold FL to 68 but I still think that was above their scoring average. We usually have to score at least 80 against a good team to have a chance to win. Last night we gave up nearly 50 points in the second half. It would be rare to win a game that you give up that many points in the either half much less the second half. Second, we get outperformed on free throws pretty much every game. When every game you play comes down to the last 2 minutes and you aren't hitting free throws you aren't going to win many of those. Last night we missed 2 free throws in the final minute of regulation either of which would have won the game. Just really difficult to win any close games much when you are normally hitting 60-65% of your free throws and your opponent is hitting 75-80% of theirs. We may sneak into the NCAA tournament and I really hope we do but we won't last long in it unless we fix one or both of these issues.

 

[stateu1]

LSU looked like they had three of the best players on the floor, they just looked out of sync for most of the game, particularly when we were playing lights out on defense.
But our defense got lax at the end - we seemed to be playing less inspired on both ends of the floor. No focus in overtime.
Poor shot selection on our last several possession of regulation. and we missed a couple we should have made.

Damn it was a really good game and we played well for most of it, just not when we needed to. And they did.

This one is a win we needed. And we let 'em off the hook. Sucks to be us today.

You're right, but that high ball screen with Waters and Reed is next to impossible to stop. We forced them into the shot we wanted and dude made a lucky 3 at the end of OT.

 

[TXDawg.sixpack]

If he dishes, Q doesn't beat the buzzer.

If he dishes before he gets inside the 3-point line (when Q was already wide open), Q easily beats the buzzer. The horn didn't sound until Peters had already bricked his out-of-control shot.

Pathetic attempt by a supposed point guard. Dude's gotta be better than that.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

and Peters got hacked on his right arm. Refs must've been out of breath from blowing their whistles all night.

 

[maroonmania]

Heck, why can't we make uncontested free throws! We seem to be getting outperformed at the free throw line by our competition every single game. That will get you beat regularly in close games. We missed 2 free throws in the final minute of regulation last night either of which would have won the game. We seem to consistently be hitting 60-65% of our free throws lately while our competition has been more along the lines of 75-80%. If every game is going to come down to the wire, more times than not free throw shooting will determine the winner.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

What I don't understand about Peters is he will continue to keep shooting threes when they're not falling at all. He shot one that went over the rim and wasn't really even close but yet he will continue doing the same ol crap.

 

[dickiedawg]

My main gripes about last night were free throws and giving up too many second and third chances.

 

[57stratdawg]

Peters’ performance hurt us last night. Nick was having to give 100% guarding Waters. Peter’s needs to pick up the offensive production from both of those spots, because Nick is busting his *** on D.

Tough night to finish with 0 points. Nick went 4-12 FG.