Oso planning to go pro
1. KR, JjJ, I am looking at you. Duane needs some of your minutes. 2. Playing defense while fearing your 4th foul is not really playing defense. 3. What is MU not doing that makes the official blow the whistle on a drive?4. Oh, that is what the big deal about Rowsey is. Obviously it won't happen every night, but now we know it can happen against major competition. 5. 9 straight makes for Pitt? Tin man defense. Bring in Cohen. What is the worst that can happen?6. Doogie is not a strong man defender against athletic forwards. I realize that he is the future and I am looking forward to it. 7. Luke is an average big who can't defend on the perimeter. Every good coach is going to force him to guard in space. 8. I predicted 4 losses this year due to an inability to secure a late defensive rebound. The official count is now 1. Not the only reason, obviously, but the winning points for Pitt were scored on an extended possession off of an offensive rebound. 9. I want Duane on the floor and not Hauser in the end game situation. Freshmen should not shoot end-game 3's.
Wojo - discuss
Damn.This was a winnable game. We should have won and we failed.After four games, my biggest fear is we are headed down an instant replay of last year. We're making freshmen mistakes -- AGAIN. This time as sophomores.
PF, winning points scored off of offensive rebound. Fact. Not getting big rebounds with 90 seconds left in a tie game costs you. How do you dispute that?Wojo's mistakes today were in his use of his rotation. Try Cohen on Young. Could his defense have been any worse than what was played? Get Duane in for the last possession.
Agree with all on the last possession--poor designs lead to poor outcomes. This doesn't feel like last year though. Last year was freshmen mistakes. Today was bad strategy and lousy D. We lost a heartbreaker to a good team that exploited our weaknesses...feels like the late aughts rather than 2015-16. Like those teams, I think we'll be okay.
Stop calling Pitt a good team
Up by 15, Reinhardt inexplicably launches two threes.