Blame for loss?

[MattyWarrior]

8 minutes w/o a basket. One of the seniors has to step up at that point.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Clark certainly took over for GT. I think if someone wanted the ball and showed something we would have rallied.
That said at 9 minutes left I blurted out "Here Comes the Choke" 

[wildbillsb]

[quote author=ecompt link=topic=29553.msg342076#msg342076 date=1325730636...... This is a MU team that will run and gun but has no inside game and plays zero defense, and as long as Buzz is there that's how we will live or die.
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And you know what?  I really don't need to watch sloppy basketball.  Call me when the tournaments start.

[nycwarrior]

Lots of blame to go around but I'm most disappointed by the play of our seniors.

Jae's my favorite player on the current roster and I'm incredibly frustrated with the defense he played at the end of the game. He gambled on a steal and then seemed to "release" upcourt giving away a lay-up. Then he falls asleep as a 250-pound center beats him off the bounce at 17 feet. Stop those two buckets or at least make the Hoyas work and it could have been a different ending.

And then there's DJO. He disappeared ENTIRELY in the second half. All Big East players find a way to get the ball. In the last two games DJO has disappeared in the second half.

So frustrating because I don't know how many times we've beat a Top 10 team on the road. We had that chance tonight and we blew it.

[muwarrior69]

Doesn't the ultimate responsibility always fall on the coach?  Poor defense and huge blown leads are a trademark of Buzz Williams.  I suppose it's like the previous poster said...this is what MU will always be with this coach and fans have to live with it.

Not according to Al McGuire, put better athletes on the court and you'll win. Gtown has better athletes. Hope Buzz can find those athletes. Since I went to MU during the early Al years I must say Buzz is doing just as well if not better than Al in his first 4 years at MU. If we had the internet back then Al would have been tarred and feathered long before the 77 championship. Yes the team has its weaknesses and it will take Buzz time to find the athletes to make up for those short comings.

[CWHoyas]

And then there's DJO. He disappeared ENTIRELY in the second half. All Big East players find a way to get the ball. In the last two games DJO has disappeared in the second half.

That wasn't entirely his fault. Watch the last 10 minutes of the game again (if you can), and you'll see #55 and #2 completely blanket DJO, with or without the ball. #2 ended up with a +/- of +16 while playing 17 minutes and scoring 2 points because of his defense on DJO.

[GGGG]

They also began to switch every screen so DJO couldn't get open.  And he can't create his own shot for the most part.

[NavinRJohnson]

Watching that game, it was pretty simple to me...Gardner played too many minutes (31) and was completely ineffective down the stretch. I think we miss COT waaaayyyy more than people may realize. Unless he felt he really had no choice, which I assume was the case, shame on Buzz for keeping him in there. Then again, not a lot of options.

Still not terribly concerned. This one was a loss going in, and while they had a chance to steal a nice win, it is just a loss on the road. Looks to me like a team still finding itself somewhat, particularly after Otule went out.

[UticaBusBarn]

Teams that blow 17 point leads are either tired, out of shape, or (over/under) coached out of the lead. This fan leaves it to other Warrior fans to determine which it might have been. However, it seems from this perspective that Coach Williams (again) over-coached them out of the game.