No DJ in the second half??

[Halodiego]

Did he get hurt again? The substitution patterns are just mind numbing.

 

[CincyUKFan]

Well. He is pretty dreadful and we have better options.

 

[ManitouDan_anon]

Not hardly any run for Dilly as well .. but a huge dose of Adou and Bradshaw

 

[CincyUKFan]

Not hardly any run for Dilly as well .. but a huge dose of Adou and Bradshaw

Adou had a fantastic game.

 

[der-g -punkt]

Well. He is pretty dreadful and we have better options.

Where they at?

 

[tls]

I’m guessing all is not well. Huge dose of Edwards today too.

 

[ManitouDan_anon]

Adou had a fantastic game.

He played his heart out .. but at times he was the bully , and other times he got bullied . Didnt pla as smart as he did hard

 

[ManitouDan_anon]

I’m guessing all is not well. Huge dose of Edwards today too.

maddening .. not BJ Boston bad , but its close

 

[SophiesDad]

I’m not wondering why a hobbled DJ didn’t play in the 2nd half. We have a top 10 pick and one of the most electric players in the country rotting on the bench the entire 2nd half. I’m pretty sure Burks played more than Dillingham in the 2nd half

 

[GoNoles111]

Z may not be better on D but you have to try SOMEONE else after Bradshaw just kept getting abused play after play after play

 

[L.O.D.]

Or Dillingham

 

[CincinnatiWildcat]

The bigs is what makes no sense. Ever sense we went to our 7 footers we have regressed because they don’t add offense and get pushed around on defense. At least Burks, Thiero, Mitchell would put up a fight. Just go small again

 

[rick64]

 

[TortElvisII]

We needed someone that could guard their fives. I don't think that was DJ

 

[LineSkiCat14]

If DJ didn't log a minute in the 2nd half.. pretty clear we don't really need him then. Our 1st half is what was dreadful. The 2nd half was much better and mostly marred by bad officiating. Gonzaga, a mid major team shot like 25 free throws on the road..

Starting to wonder if a high-school team wouldn't be able to get us into foul trouble.

 

[jameslee32]

You must have Dillingham in the game at the end simply because he could win it.

 

[AFKY_Blue_RedsBengals]

You must have Dillingham in the game at the end simply because he could win it.

100%

 

[tj4fun]

You can not set dillingham most of the second half.. I'm actually glad they lost. Cal has his pet's. And he got scored on time after time.

Zone defense couldn't be this bad. If nothing else do a hard trap on the pick. Force the ball out!
But dillingham sat all but a few minutes. Mind blowing. This team is done. It's over.

 

[Shaudylo]

DJ came in at the 8 minute mark. He didn’t really do much good or bad in that span .


That little run to start the second half completely messed up the substitute patterns which also led to Dillingham playing little

 

[CincyUKFan]

He played his heart out .. but at times he was the bully , and other times he got bullied . Didnt pla as smart as he did hard

The deficit is much worse without him, I’ll tell you that.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

The bigs is what makes no sense. Ever sense we went to our 7 footers we have regressed because they don’t add offense and get pushed around on defense. At least Burks, Thiero, Mitchell would put up a fight. Just go small again

My one slight defense of the bigs.. the small ball lineup DID get to play the weaker OOC schedule.. 1 good team, 2 awful teams

The bigs came in towards the end of that nice stretch and then opened with SEC play..

Not that I think it's a full excuse. But it would be interesting to see if this were reversed: the bigs playing Penn and Stonehill.. and the small ball lineup trying to win in the SEC.

 

[Shaudylo]

My one slight defense of the bigs.. the small ball lineup DID get to play the weaker OOC schedule.. 1 good team, 2 awful teams

The bigs came in towards the end of that nice stretch and then opened with SEC play..

Not that I think it's a full excuse. But it would be interesting to see if this were reversed: the bigs playing Penn and Stonehill.. and the small ball lineup trying to win in the SEC.

This is a great point . Offense wasn’t much a problem in the second half . 7 footers or not they would have killed us in the paint

 

[bucsrule8872]

Wagner is hurt. He probably couldn’t go in the 2nd half.

The real mystery is what happened to Dillingham?

 

[TortElvisII]

You must have Dillingham in the game at the end simply because he could win it.

Absolutely

 

[jameslee32]

DJ came in at the 8 minute mark. He didn’t really do much good or bad in that span .


That little run to start the second half completely messed up the substitute patterns which also led to Dillingham playing little

I can buy it but what I can't buy is calling a timeout down 2 and not putting your best shooters in the game.

 

[Shaudylo]

I can buy it but what I can't buy is calling a timeout down 2 and not putting your best shooters in the game.

Unacceptable for sure

 

[jameslee32]

Even if Reed makes the pass for a lob dunk, the Zags have 5 seconds to win the game. If you give Dilly the ball and he hits the 3, the Zags are down 1 and forced to go the length of the floor to win it.

So whatever rule there is about playing for the tie at home should not apply for a team that struggles to score in OT. Another close, what might have been, winning game.

 

[Stretch98_rivals101536]

Whether best shooters or worst shooters is irrelevant when you turn it over after the timeout without any shot. The play Sheppard tried to make was just not there ... wish he had seen that and attacked the basket himself.