South Carolina Game Thread

[warriorfred]

Officiating not even close.  That being said, the Warriors need to be more aggressive. 

[willie warrior]

If it were not for the "home cook'n" (George Thompson), South Carolina would be lucky to within 10.

Well..the home cooking will not change, so Wojo better instill some of his defensive knowledge on the team.

[warriorfred]

Mayfair

Luke is the answer if we want to win. I think Luke plays big in second half.

This.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

1. Rowsey needed more rest. Short on a wide open 3 and then missed a FT late in the half.

2. Poor possession when there was only 9 sec on shot clock. Coming out of under 8 timeout I think. Needed to run a quick hitter.

3. Reinhardt and JJJ had some chucker shots. Luckily Heldt's hustle lead to Katin's gorgeous reverse for 2.

4. Crowd carrying Cocks up when they need a lift. Wish this game was a true neutral site.

5. Fouls went 5-1 against Marquette. Then 3 straight on Cocks. Then last 5 on Marquette. Hopefully this evens out in the 2nd half.

6. MU dominated much of the half. Up just 1. Uh oh.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Well..the home cooking will not change, so Wojo better instill some of his defensive knowledge on the team.

Yes, because he's been holding that back until now.

[mayfairskatingrink]

If MU loses, I hope people don't whine about the refs.

MU does very little to draw contact where a ton of fouls would be called on SC.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

If MU loses, I hope people don't whine about the refs.

MU does very little to draw contact where a ton of fouls would be called on SC.

The fact that this game is basically a road game influences the refs, IMO.

[warriorfred]

If MU loses, I hope people don't whine about the refs.

MU does very little to draw contact where a ton of fouls would be called on SC.

Whine about the officiating, this is MUSCOOP, that's the modus operandi.

Fair point about drawing contact and taking it the hoop.

[PGsHeroes32]

If MU loses, I hope people don't whine about the refs.

MU does very little to draw contact where a ton of fouls would be called on SC.

I'm not asking for more fouls to be called on them

I'm asking for less horseshit fouls to be called on us

[muguru]

C.L. Brown ESPN Staff Writer

Marquette would probably have a comfortable lead if this wasn't a semi-home game for South Carolina. Gamecocks getting an energy boost from partisan crowd every time it seems their losing ground. Still don't understand how a seventh seed can play this close to home.

[Eldon]

If MU loses, I hope people don't whine about the refs.

MU does very little to draw contact where a ton of fouls would be called on SC.

+1

Leave the whining to the Bo Ryans of the world

[jesmu84]

If MU loses, I hope people don't whine about the refs.

MU does very little to draw contact where a ton of fouls would be called on SC.

Doesn't matter. A foul - whether on a dribbler, driver or someone standing with the ball - is a foul.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

C.L. Brown ESPN Staff Writer

Marquette would probably have a comfortable lead if this wasn't a semi-home game for South Carolina. Gamecocks getting an energy boost from partisan crowd every time it seems their losing ground. Still don't understand how a seventh seed can play this close to home.

Yep.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

I've spoken up for Heldt and praised his effort but he barely has mid major talent.  And when he isn't playing with hair-on-fire effort, he hurts the team immensely.

Agreed luke equally bad ir worse tho.

One rebound thru his hands ended up being a three.  Seems so nervous he cant even catch n his ordinarily horrible defense has been even worse

[wadesworld]

Cocks can hand check the ball handlers all over the court with no whistle but our defenders get whistled for holding their ground while fronting the post while their offensive player charges straight into their backs. Not beating the refs if they continue to call the game like this in the second half.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

People shouldn't whine if we lose but to say it might not have a significant impact is just stupid.

[GB Warrior]

C.L. Brown ESPN Staff Writer

Marquette would probably have a comfortable lead if this wasn't a semi-home game for South Carolina. Gamecocks getting an energy boost from partisan crowd every time it seems their losing ground. Still don't understand how a seventh seed can play this close to home.

Yep

[Eldon]

C.L. Brown ESPN Staff Writer

Marquette would probably have a comfortable lead if this wasn't a semi-home game for South Carolina. Gamecocks getting an energy boost from partisan crowd every time it seems their losing ground. Still don't understand how a seventh seed can play this close to home.

Where are those damn Duke fans?

Every time I look up into the crowd after a good MU play, the dookie Blue shirts are sitting on their hands.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Agreed luke equally bad ir worse tho.

One rebound thru his hands ended up being a three.  Seems so nervous he cant even catch n his ordinarily horrible defense has been even worse

You are the worst.

[jesmu84]

Cocks can hand check the ball handlers all over the court with no whistle but our defenders get whistled for holding their ground while fronting the post while their offensive player charges straight into their backs. Not beating the refs if they continue to call the game like this in the second half.

This

[4everwarriors]

Home court no matta, hey?

[We R Final Four]

Whine about the officiating, this is MUSCOOP, that's the modus operandi

Someone should have posted a thread prior to the start of the game that if we lose don't blame the refs. Now that is modus operandi.

[Stretchdeltsig]

Just win.

[ecompt]

Refs are going to be swayed by local yokels but you're not going to draw many fouls when your offense is based on 3-point shooting. That said, I don't know who on MU can get close enough to the rim to draw a foul. This SC team plays defense at a different speed that anyone MU has seen.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Start Luke in 2nd half. Let's win this thing.

U saw something that would indicate this ?