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Why is Beran in there defensively at the end of the game? Such a liability. Wake knew exactly who to attack.
Beran can’t be blamed for that play. He guarded him well. He just made a tough shot. Maybe if Nance was on him. But that would mean Young would be on Walton and we know Young does not play with Nance… errr… never mindRobbie played decent D. Laravia just made a hell of a shot. Hard to fault Robbie there.
Tough game.
I think you’re going to be disappointed.This team just can’t win close games. Just finds ways to lose. They have to figure that out immediately if they want to be a good team this year.
That said, I like this team. I really do. Hard to say that after a tough loss, but they’re really close to being a 10-11 win team in conference.
Too bad, because they executed perfectly on what turned out to be the final NU field goal attempt of the game. But, as others have written, Wake knew exactly who they wanted to attack on the final possession.Just not clutch in any way.
Just the inbound layup in the last 30 seconds of OT.Did we even get a FG in OT? We did a good job from the line, but I don’t remember a FG.
Was Buie’s layup on the inbounds play in regulation or OT?
Williams looked good because he and Young work well together.The lapse I saw that bugged me a bit at the end in overtime was when we were up, missed the layup and Berry (I think) grabbed a great rebound, but then tried an awkward layup with the basket already behind him. I'm pretty sure we had a fresh shot clock. Run 20 seconds off it man, we're ahead.
Nance seemed unprepared for the big men in the paint and should have had more points and drawn more fouls than he did. That's a bummer from an upperclassman team leader.
I really liked what I saw out of Williams. He has some problems, but unlike many of his teammates, he played better against this better competition. He seems a lot bigger on the court than he is.
I also liked what I saw out of Simmons. Again. I suspect this kid is going to be one of my favorite players going forward.
Boo needs to take some yoga or tai-chi or something. He's a good player, but this is the third game out of the last four I've seen him get really frustrated and start rushing everything. His game suffers when he plays angry.
We need more Young on the court imho.
Did Young even step on the court in OT? I want to like Collins but his use of players baffles me at times.Why is Beran in there defensively at the end of the game? Such a liability. Wake knew exactly who to attack.
The lineups that Collins puts on the floor are puzzling for sure. For the last few minutes of regulation, we had no one on the floor capable of scoring. Why not go with a Nance and Young combo late in a game when neither is in foul trouble? Instead, Young is buried on the bench.Williams looked good because he and Young work well together.
Simmons can play too.
Can't imagine what they did to get benched, but it cost us the game.
Player | Our Points | Their Points | Minutes |
Williams | 35 | 25 | 19.9 |
Young | 29 | 22 | 16.4 |
Greer | 48 | 40 | 29.7 |
Roper | 51 | 46 | 29.3 |
Berry | 45 | 48 | 27.2 |
Buie | 57 | 66 | 33.6 |
Nance | 44 | 55 | 28.6 |
Beran | 38 | 52 | 25.1 |
Simmons | 18 | 31 | 15.2 |
There were some bad turnovers in this game but the killer tonight was the inability to finish at the rim. We must have missed 10 shots within 2 feet of the rim, probably more. I think we’re better than people realize and as long as the team keeps fighting, the wins will come. But damn… we had this one.That said, I like this team. I really do. Hard to say that after a tough loss, but they’re really close to being a 10-11 win team in conference.
That was Roper, missed the bunny then fouls the guy (who make both FTs to tie the game).The lapse I saw that bugged me a bit at the end in overtime was when we were up, missed the layup and Berry (I think) grabbed a great rebound, but then tried an awkward layup with the basket already behind him. I'm pretty sure we had a fresh shot clock. Run 20 seconds off it man, we're ahead.