Oso planning to go pro
Don't quite understand the "love the fight" crew. That was a poorly played game. So many dumb plays by juniors and seniors. If upper classman can't figure it out, we have no hope. Nova was in control of that game from the first TV timeout to the final buzzer. MU never had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead. 1 point loss makes it sound like that game was competitive. It wasn't. This game is symptomatic if the Wojo/Markus era. Have played well for a few games, great opportunity to make some noise nationally.....and crap the bed.
Very ugly game for MU. For them to lose by 1 against Villanova on their home court and with MU playing so so poorly is a testament to their effort. 2 more points and we would of got the victory. Go MU! On to a good seed in the NCAA tournament. Time to analyze and learn but not dwell.
And yet they ran the perfect double screen to get Markus that open 3 late.
We were down 3 points with about 9 seconds left and they purposely fouled us so we couldn’t tie it with this new rule called the three point shot.....there is a painted stripe by which if you shoot behind the stripe and the ball goes through the net it equals three points.
Okay, okay...you all win. I see we have several "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" folks here. I'll edit the record to reflect nothing but the facts: Between 15:52 left in the 1st half and 00:16 left in the 2nd half, MU did not have the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead. If you count 4 point plays, then it was 14:45 in the first to 00:16 left in the 2nd. The sentiment remains the same. Nova controlled that game. That was disappointing to me given how well we had played the last several games.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Agreed good defense on Markus but the other player had open looks. Also, Markus got hammered multiple times as well and no foul call. That helps defense immensely when you can molest a player and not get called for it.
So question for the group: Nova grabbed Markus in the backcourt to intentionally foul him. Why was a F1 not called? There was no intent to guard Markus, just to foul him no where near his shooting range.
Should really be an F1 according to the rules, but they’ll never call that.
I understand your point, but the foul was called in the front court. I don’t know what the refs line in the sand is, especially when Sacar was called for one.
Right after MH crosses half court.