i sense many of those in the warrior nation are very concerned about making it to the next level, and not just the nit, due to our inconsistent play, poor shooting and playing just well enough to lose some of our tougher games so far this year. well after watching ohio state lose their 3rd game in a row last night, i couldn't help but reflect back to our nationally televised game with them back in november. if we could have shot just 30% in that game, just think about what a difference it would have made-probably a win, some confidence moving forward in our system and very likely some W's against asu, new mexico and possibly even bucky on their floor. creighton just spanked us with their 3's. i haven't checked out ohio states "scoop", but they are probably keeping all the sharp utensils out their cafeterias and closing down the higher floors of their buildings about now. maybe even calling for thad's male parts. my whole point is that this is going to be a real rough and tumble year for all of college b-ball. buzz is just the guy to turn our boys into believers of his system and make something of this season yet. if not, we do have some young talent here now and more coming in next year. i could accept(somewhat) that this year could be a rebuilding year. it will also show us who has bought in with buzz and who has not. so i wouldn't be too surprised to see some changes in personnel on the floor from here on out and during the off season leading to the next. with that, we are really going to find out what kind of coach buzz is. i believe he is a fighter and will resurrect this team-patience
We also should have beat Kansas in 2003. If I remember correctly, Ohio State biatch-slapped us in the second half. Our low shooting % probably had something to do with Ohio State's defensive adjustments. I think you will drive yourself crazy thinking about what could have been. I worry about upcoming games. Can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
i totally agree with you, however, i admit that i squirted a lot of toothpaste out in my message. it's not the woulda-coulda-shoulda of the ohio state game that got me to thinking, but rather our perspectives in relation to those of ohio states position now as they have lost 3 straight league games after having been undefeated and ranked #3. in other words, i can imagine the state of panic we would be in on this board in particular if this would have happened to us. would we be calling for heads to roll, or to keep things in perspective going forward. i would hope the latter as we know buzz is the man
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 17, 2014, 05:45:28 AM
i admit that i squirted a lot of toothpaste out in my message.
What a layup this is for foreverwarriors. Probably too easy for a response. 8-)
Quote from: MarquetteDano on January 17, 2014, 06:07:38 AM
What a layup this is for foreverwarriors. Probably too easy for a response. 8-)
I4 tells me that 4never's is minty fresh.
Quote from: MarquetteDano on January 17, 2014, 06:07:38 AM
What a layup this is for foreverwarriors. Probably too easy for a response. 8-)
I've actually tried this. Hard as hell. Gotta freeze the toothpaste and get one of those plastic tubes. Doable (sorry Legs).
Syracuse went in a funk last year and lost three straight games. Luckly we played them in that stretch. They kicked our butts, when they were playing well. Louisville also lost three straight last year.
Quote from: bilsu on January 17, 2014, 08:35:06 AM
Syracuse went in a funk last year and lost three straight games. Luckly we played them in that stretch. They kicked our butts, when they were playing well. Louisville also lost three straight last year.
Yep. For me anyway, the eye test said that UL was easily the best team all year, yet there they were at 4-3 in conference (I remember because my son kept trying to give me crap about it, and I told him to just wait). Then after they lost that OT game to ND, they were really never even threatened again.
It's a long season of ups and downs, and reading too much into individual games is a big mistake. Similar to UL lastnyear, I happen to believe Michigan State is on their way to a National Championship this year. It's going to take an awful lot of losses to change my thinking on that.
i really hate to say this and i know i'm going to catch a lot of sh!t for this, but wisconsin could very well be final four stuff. a lot of weapons, inside and out. if they are hitting their threes-look out. as much as many hate bo, he's a pretty good coach. i like wisconsin only when they aren't playing us-then they are evil and must be destroyed!
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 17, 2014, 09:21:34 AM
i really hate to say this and i know i'm going to catch a lot of sh!t for this, but wisconsin could very well be final four stuff. a lot of weapons, inside and out. if they are hitting their threes-look out. as much as many hate bo, he's a pretty good coach. i like wisconsin only when they aren't playing us-then they are evil and must be destroyed!
They'll be great in the regular season. Will not win in March.
OH State isn't playing as well defensively in this stretch, hopefully for them they didn't peak in November this season.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 17, 2014, 09:21:34 AM
i really hate to say this and i know i'm going to catch a lot of sh!t for this, but wisconsin could very well be final four stuff. a lot of weapons, inside and out. if they are hitting their threes-look out. as much as many hate bo, he's a pretty good coach. i like wisconsin only when they aren't playing us-then they are evil and must be destroyed!
I will wait to see how they look throughout the Big Ten season. If they win the Big Tenelve outright then we can really start talking about a great team.
I do think they are better setup to do well in the tourney this season. A little faster pace and better offense will suit them better than year's past.