(03-01-2025, 06:19 PM)Goose Wrote: Awhile back I didn't think we were going to win this one. OTOH it makes up for GT, which I thought we would. Home vs road factor is big it seems. It does still come down to beating Notre Dame on the road. Kenpom we are 86, they are 93. SMU was 49, so that makes today's win even bigger. Louisville is 23, so that may be a bridge too far. FWIW, GT is 97. A game that, on paper, we should have won.
Absolutely agree with you regarding the Louisville game, but if this team can go on the road and play with the same heart they played this game, almost anything is possible. I figured we absolutely had to have a healthy Blakes for this game. But who knew that Benny's shot which was lost somewhere in basketball land would suddenly reappear. Cammann had a great game helping out Raynaud down low and I really hope Okpara can spend the offseason with Smith and they staff getting over his desire to keep driving to the basket when there is way to get to the hoop. His handle is just too weak, but he is startinig to turn into another version of Barbecue Benny from long range. I am not sure any Haase team ever played with the heart this team has shown.
I will absolutely miss Raynaud I am glad he decided to stay and he made it very clear in the press conference that he was happy he did.
(03-01-2025, 10:43 PM)Hieronymus Wrote:(03-01-2025, 05:50 PM)shinsengumi Wrote:(03-01-2025, 05:23 PM)Bampa Wrote: I can't ever remember seeing that stat so lopsided. Dang and WTF!
Stanford-Alabama. March 2004. 11 vs 44 FT attempts. It still hurts!
You had to bring that one up. One of the most poorly officiated games ever in an NCAA tourney game.
I thought maybe there was a new rule that said the traveling team got to bring its own officials to call the game.