Losing always sucks, but at least its out of our system. The coaching staff will use this as a late season teaching tool and I have to believe our seniors will use this as extra motivation.
Cashmere Wright was 0 for 7 and we outrebounded them, but the blocked shots in close killed us
Really? We need psychological ploys at this part of the season?
I wouldn't call it a psychological ploy...especially when it's our guys using it as motivation. Jae and DJO are very competitive and I'm confident they'll rally the team around this.
Quote from: DCWarriors04 on February 29, 2012, 09:26:49 PM
I wouldn't call it a psychological ploy...especially when it's our guys using it as motivation. Jae and DJO are very competitive and I'm confident they'll rally the team around this.
Finishing 2nd in the Big East wasn't enough?
Positives? Really? Out of this debacle?
Um ... we don't have to entertain any more silly talk about us being a No. 1 seed?
And nobody else got hurt that we know of.
Best I can do.
1.Todd Mayo (we're gonna need him going forward) made a shot other than a layup/dunk or a three off the backboard.
2.Nobody was hurt.
Won't have to entertain any more silly discussion about being a 2 seed or runnin' the table.
We play a game that resembles the way we played tonite in the tourny and we are done...terrible passing and no mid-range shooting or help defense. I don't care who's on the floor..
Big team playin' an active zone plus poor shootin' would do it.
Quote from: BLUEPRINT on February 29, 2012, 10:03:23 PM
We play a game that resembles the way we played tonite in the tourny and we are done...terrible passing and no mid-range shooting or help defense. I don't care who's on the floor..
We also won't be playing a team at home fighting just to get in to the tournament.
Then again, let's hope we don't face a Utah State in Boise or a Washington in San Jose, the last times we faced double digit seeds in the first round...
Quote from: Norm on February 29, 2012, 10:53:12 PM
We also won't be playing a team at home fighting just to get in to the tournament.
Then again, let's hope we don't face a Utah State in Boise or a Washington in San Jose, the last times we faced double digit seeds in the first round...
True we won't be playing road games, but every team we do play will be playing to keep their season alive. Tourney games aren't going to be any easier.
Quote from: tommyc6 on February 29, 2012, 11:32:28 PM
True we won't be playing road games, but every team we do play will be playing to keep their season alive. Tourney games aren't going to be any easier.
Wouldn't the same apply to MU? Or does it just apply to the other team?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 29, 2012, 09:59:32 PM
Won't have to entertain any more silly discussion about being a 2 seed or runnin' the table.
Why not?
If we win out, we're still a 2 seed.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 29, 2012, 09:23:31 PM
Really? We need psychological ploys at this part of the season?
We know this team has the capacity to play at a very, very high level. We've seen it many times this year.
A lot of our downfall last night was due to mental mistakes....turnovers, lapses on defense, etc.
If "psychological ploys" is the right term for what the coach needs to do, so be it. The team needs to refocus on what's made them so successful so far....what they've been doing....to get back on track.
Oops.
Quote from: DCWarriors04 on February 29, 2012, 09:06:10 PM
Losing always sucks, but at least its out of our system. The coaching staff will use this as a late season teaching tool and I have to believe our seniors will use this as extra motivation.
I'm sorry, but I think "this is a good loss because it helps the team refocus" is one of the dumbest cliches in sports.
One positive from last night is we still have another game on Saturday.
Have to agree that about the only two positives were that nobody else got hurt and Mayo made a jumper. Time to move on. Bygones. Let's beat Georgetown and send DJO and Jae out in style.
In a 35+ game season, you're bound to have a couple of clunkers. Sometimes, it's against a crappy team in the safety of the Bradley Center and you escape with a win. Sometimes, it's against a team that's tournament quality, on their court, on their senior night.
It's not a good loss. But it's not a bad loss, and if we beat Georgetown, it won't cause worry or really matter.
It is one game. Obviously, they Warriors were emotionally flat. They have been playing at their maximum for weeks. It is over. This one at a time focused team will move on to prepare for the Georgetown game. We should do the same.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 29, 2012, 09:23:31 PM
Really? We need psychological ploys at this part of the season?
winning is fun, losing sucks, thats all the psychological ploy they need
If someone had said on 2-17 before the ucon game that we would be 2 and 1 in our next 3 road games against tough and desperate teams, at tough places to play, I bet most everyone would have taken that. That is the positive.
Nice way to keep things in proper perspective, hairy.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on February 29, 2012, 09:59:32 PM
Won't have to entertain any more silly discussion about runnin' the table.
but that could happen!
It was MU's 3rd game in 7 days - with the last two games on the road, legs could have been a bit tired. Hopefully the Warriors will show up on Saturday.
Our last two losses were at Notre Dame and Cincinnati. To me the Notre Dame loss was less indication of a problem. They shot the lights out from three and usually you lose if the other team is shooting well from three. The Cincy team was terrible from 3 last night, but ate us alive underneath the basket offensively and defensively. Tired legs hopefully, but what got us in trobule early was bad passing. We were never mentaly into that game last night.
If we had tired legs last night, having not played since Friday, I shutter to think what their legs will be like on Saturday.
Shutter the doors shut, too, dude!
But I like the idea of tired legs and our loss of Otule and DG was exposed last night. We got killed underneath and Jae and JW can only do so much for so long. Mayo and Blue have to look more for and MAKE their shots and they must block out and rebound more. We looked tired last night, should have pressed the entire game but even when we spend that energy, we have to convert and that the Warriors did not do.
Georgetown and a full house at the BC on Senior Day should be just what the doctor ordered......
Positive thought: At least we're not Illini fans!
Quote from: bilsu on March 01, 2012, 02:07:37 PM
Our last two losses were at Notre Dame and Cincinnati. To me the Notre Dame loss was less indication of a problem. They shot the lights out from three and usually you lose if the other team is shooting well from three. The Cincy team was terrible from 3 last night, but ate us alive underneath the basket offensively and defensively. Tired legs hopefully, but what got us in trobule early was bad passing. We were never mentaly into that game last night.
Both the ND and Cincy games had a common element: JWilson in early foul trouble. This could have been mitigated with Gardner. Really need him back to make a tournament run, otherwise we're playing by the skin of our teeth and are just a more athletic/talented version of the '10 team, which had a definite ceiling.