Try to remember March is all that matters in BBall
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Yeah, and losses in each one of them won't make us any better. We are getting smoked by a 12-7 team, in a bad SEC conference. You think that's "good"?
It's not good but paper is right. It gives Huggs more to work with. I saw free throw improvement. Ultimately we need scoring out of our starters. We still are a month out from March. No panic.
I can't believe what I'm about to do, but I'll defend Paperboy this time. He's right, this stretch will make us better and he never said it was good. Always usual, you're just being a spaz.
I agree 100%. Doesn't bother me at all. Florida played like Marshall does against WVU (the best performance they have all season) and shot double what is considered a good percentage from 3. Good for them. The next game will be the one to tell us what the real situation is. We go to Iowa State and win then everything is fine. We go out there and lose like we did today then we could be in serious trouble. Not a conference game, not a tournament game so oh well. I will wait for Tuesdays result before I decide whether or not to worry.
14-7 now actually and their early struggles were due to a new coach and new system.....
If Holton comes back after 3 games and WVU starts racking up victories, the NCAA selection committee will ignore the Florida loss. This loss was on Holton and Florida doubling its 3's accuracy. Bad combination for WVU. 12 3's go in, that's 12 changes for a defensive rebound and pass-out WVU doesn't get. Which about explains, with Holton's absence, the 17-point difference.
Let's see what happens next game or two.
Let's see what happens next game or two.
florida is an average team. but they have enough athletic size to dominate us inside without holton, and probably with holton.
plus, we played terrible... couldnt press and could not defend the 3... both, largely because of holton
we're going to be fine
plus, we played terrible... couldnt press and could not defend the 3... both, largely because of holton
we're going to be fine
wvpaper is right. like a movie trilogy, in college hoops, you're playing the long game.
Part I, the non-conference: 11-2. Won Vegas, nothing in the bad loss territory.
Part II, BXII: 6-2 so far. Tied for 1st in the No. 1 RPI league. Ws include 1 Kansas, swept top 50 RPI K-State, won at Texas Tech.
Part III, March: ?
By comparison, last year's team lost at home to LSU in this same BXII-SEC deal. Other Ls included by 27 at Texas, by 19 at OU, by 18 vs Bay in Morgantown, by 20 at I-State, by 12 at Bay and again by 10 vs Baylor.
None of that stopped us from enjoying a 25-win, Sweet 16 season, however.
The 04-05 team went through a stretch losing 7 of 9. You know what happened later. The 07-08 team lost 62-39 at home vs Cincy, and was squarely on the bubble for a period. But it worked out pretty well come March. In 09-10, we took it on the chin pretty good at Purdue, but went on to the Final Four.
Our program - and many others - have a history of these types of ebbs and flows. I for one am still optimistic about a good finish.
Part I, the non-conference: 11-2. Won Vegas, nothing in the bad loss territory.
Part II, BXII: 6-2 so far. Tied for 1st in the No. 1 RPI league. Ws include 1 Kansas, swept top 50 RPI K-State, won at Texas Tech.
Part III, March: ?
By comparison, last year's team lost at home to LSU in this same BXII-SEC deal. Other Ls included by 27 at Texas, by 19 at OU, by 18 vs Bay in Morgantown, by 20 at I-State, by 12 at Bay and again by 10 vs Baylor.
None of that stopped us from enjoying a 25-win, Sweet 16 season, however.
The 04-05 team went through a stretch losing 7 of 9. You know what happened later. The 07-08 team lost 62-39 at home vs Cincy, and was squarely on the bubble for a period. But it worked out pretty well come March. In 09-10, we took it on the chin pretty good at Purdue, but went on to the Final Four.
Our program - and many others - have a history of these types of ebbs and flows. I for one am still optimistic about a good finish.
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