Right Now Morehead State is Kicking Louisville's Ass

[Lennys Tap]

Or some people are not idiots 99% of the time but act like one 1% of the time.  Always glad to hear the psychological answers.   

That 99% to 1% number is a much greater than even a vast majority requires. Be careful

Seriously, though, I don't think the "My team lost so I'm not responsible for how I act" excuse is valid. Psychology has nothing to do with that.

[NersEllenson]

Marra would've choked anyway.

That's not possible..Marra is a traditional - other than his many tattoos.  Unfortunately, the traditional before him - Justice - the 61.2% FT shooter couldn't hit the front end of a 1 and 1.

I wonder if L'ville practices free throws?  Perhaps they need to recruit more non-traditionals like Faried who went to the line down 4, and knocked 2 in...to set up the game winning 3.

[leever]

Louisville shot 43.8% on free throws.  They should practice them!

[[Mu]EngiNerd]

I'm happy we don't act like Louisville fans when we lose a game we should win...

[ChicosBailBonds]

That's not possible..Marra is a traditional - other than his many tattoos.  Unfortunately, the traditional before him - Justice - the 61.2% FT shooter couldn't hit the front end of a 1 and 1.

I wonder if L'ville practices free throws?  Perhaps they need to recruit more non-traditionals like Faried who went to the line down 4, and knocked 2 in...to set up the game winning 3.

Justice and Marra are traditional?  Why?

[ChicosBailBonds]

That 99% to 1% number is a much greater than even a vast majority requires. Be careful

Seriously, though, I don't think the "My team lost so I'm not responsible for how I act" excuse is valid. Psychology has nothing to do with that.

People often can't control their emotions in times where they are are too high or too low when watching sports...that makes if very psychological IMO.  How often at work do you shout out when you hear good news vs what someone does watching or attending a game during a good play...just one example of many.  Emotion is the core of being a fan and leads fans to often do things they don't during the other parts of their lives..."that vast majority" part of their lives.

[NickelDimer]

Fareid fouled

Looked like a great block to me.  I'm glad he wasn't bailed out on what would've been a very questionable call.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

So, does the fact that Louisville has some fans who are knee jerk frontrunners who act like children and quit on their team justifiy our fans who are knee jerk frontrunners who act like children and quit on our team?

Lenny, would you describe the children and quitting a canine type whizzing?

[NersEllenson]

Justice and Marra are traditional?  Why?

Because they look very much like Wisconsin Badgers.  Good shooters from the field.  Fundamentally sound.  White.  What else do you need?  You are their biggest advocate!!

[NersEllenson]

Rick's offense is a lot better than our d.   some 30 teams better.

It was a tounge in cheek comment as I'm sure you were aware Stone Cold.  Point is sometimes other teams/players just make plays - not always the coaches fault..not that you were one here who was all over Buzz back in our funk...

Lville up 4 with less than 40 seconds to play and lose?  Is that Pitino's fault?  I think not.

[GGGG]

Marra has too many tats.

[NersEllenson]

Marra has too many tats.

Good point..and I did qualify that slightly above in the thread.

[nyg]

Justice is a scrub who should have never touched the ball in that situation and MHS made the correct foul. He did hit a big three (what his only 3rd of the year). If Knowles in game, different story.  

[tower912]

One injury too many.   Game changed when Knowles went out.    One gone from the BEast, one gone from the B1?

[warthog-driver]

Think we can pick up Pitino after L'ville lets him go tomorrow?

Power Dinner at Porcini

[ChicosBailBonds]

Good point..and I did qualify that slightly above in the thread.

So why are Justice and Marra defined as traditional?

[ChicosBailBonds]

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is not liking today right now.  Kentucky tied with Princeton with about 35 seconds left.

[NersEllenson]

So why are Justice and Marra defined as traditional?

I provided an answer to you previously in this thread - but I'm pretty sure you are more than capable of identifying why they are traditional:  good shooters from the field, fundamentally sound, resemble Wisconsin Badger players, and they are white. 

Did I really need to lay this out to you a 2nd time, when you are the board's resident expert on traditional recruiting?!!

[jaybilaswho?]

Bilas Tweeted:

In ESPN Bracket Challenge, only 4.5% of of 5.9 million entrants picked Morehead State over UL. It was an upset, to us and to 95.5% of YOU!


Thought it would be interesting to share.

[Mike Deane]

I recognize Louisville is a rival.  But why would you cheer for a Big East Team to go down so early!

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Marra's line: 0-4 from 3. I think that makes him something like 0-every attempt since the MU game. (sigh)

On the plus side, can't get enough of those Morehead/Pitino jokes!  I think I'll crash the L-Ville board and post a few! 

[ChicosBailBonds]

I provided an answer to you previously in this thread - but I'm pretty sure you are more than capable of identifying why they are traditional:  good shooters from the field, fundamentally sound, resemble Wisconsin Badger players, and they are white. 

Did I really need to lay this out to you a 2nd time, when you are the board's resident expert on traditional recruiting?!!

Ahh...thank you, don't recall seeing it but I'll go and check it out.   I don't define traditional with an ethnicity, race or anything else about the player, why are you doing that?  Why is race such an issue with your definition?

Justice isn't fundamentally sound....he's a poor free throw shooter and a poor 3 point shooter, nothing fundamental about him at all.

I think you and others on this board confuse "traditional" with what you perceive to be some odd vision of some little white kid running around.  As I've stated from the beginning, I would define Wesley Matthews as traditional Steve Novak, Travis Diener, etc...smart players that do the traditional things like shoot, pass, make free throws as fitting my traditional definition.  Last I checked, not all those guys are white, or Asian, or African American, or Hispanic, etc....

[ChicosBailBonds]

Because they look very much like Wisconsin Badgers.  Good shooters from the field.  Fundamentally sound.  White.  What else do you need?  You are their biggest advocate!!

I'm the biggest advocate of fundamentally sound players....white, black, green, purple doesn't matter.  Taylor of Wisconsin is an extremely fundamentally sound player.  Tell me again if he's white?

Nice straw man you got going there ners, but not surprised at all.

By the way, is Justice a "good shooter" because he's white and he fits YOUR definition of traditional?  I think he's anything but fundamentally sound.  61% FT shooter, 25% 3Point shooter...below 35% overall.  Exactly why do YOU think he's fundamental or even a good shooter?  The stats don't say that...must be YOUR definition of traditional which certainly isn't mine.  Too bad race is such a key issue with your definition.

Marra...same story...28.5% 3-point shooter, below 33% overall, but he is a good FT shooter so he fits one of the criteria.

Weird that you would call them both good shooters when they clearly aren't.  Weird.  Something tells me you were trying to make a point but missed very very badly.  Try again.

[Doris Burkes Thong]

And now 'Ville fans are turning on a former player in Terrence Williams who was tweeting during the game. Lol.


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[NersEllenson]

Chicos - I'm all for MU/Buzz recruiting Top 50-Top 100 players such as Novak, Diener and Matthews.  DJO and Jimmy Butler's 3 point and FT shooting percentage has been right on par with Wes Matthews.  Not too many 3 point shooters out there like Novak...

Did you have an issue with the recruitment of Dominic James and Jerel McNeal?  After all neither were very good FT shooters or FG% shooters over their careers - yet they are in the Top 5 all time at MU in scoring.

But yes...I do equate a "traditional" player to generally be white...particularily when defined by you and your frequent desire for MU to field a team more like UW.