RollToad
Baylor is Trash.
We're too busy arguing about a recent hire.
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BleedNPurple
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You’re fine brother no worries and thanks for the kudos. That was a great game. I got text messages from customers all over the country this afternoon- folks I never knew that watched basketball. My 90 year old mom was glued to the tv rooting for the Frogs of course.
We have the toughest rest of the season in the country!
Prince of Purpoole II
Reigning Smartarse
Lol you’ve made that fairly clear.
Serious question: What differences if any do you see in Dixon’s in game coaching here as compared to his time with y’all?
BleedNPurple
Active Member
Coach JD was talking before the game about how every dang team in the conference is good- there’s no gimme’s.
Horned Toad
Active Member
From my perspective he’s letting the guys run and has changed his whole offensive philosophy from Pitt and when he first got here. He’s always seemed to run a good defense and the guys definitely have bought into both sides of the game.
Prince of Purpoole II
Reigning Smartarse
Agreed. And I think it’s actually remarkable because I imagine that is an extremely difficult thing for any coach to do
Pitt Friend
Active Member
This ties the record as the largest margin of loss for the #2 ranked AP team -- EVER. Just seems to me you guys would be much more excited about this than you are.
Eight
Member
maybe we know that in this conference as big as a single win, might be, it is a single win, and that to say the schedule will finally get a bit easier is when the frogs get in the ncaa tournament, seriously
great win, really is, but we have already seen three times in the past month that this coin has two sides if frogs aren't on point
Cougar/Frog
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This conference is insanely good. I do not joke when I say it could be a 10 bid conference.
Sweat Equity
Tier 1
Pitt Friend
Active Member
There are some certain differences.
First, he never made it a pure game plan to run the way you guys do. Dixon would never let guys release on the break before the defensive glass was cleared. But seeing how players like Coles get down the court ahead of time shows how this has changed.
Next, Dixon's defensive philosophy seems to want to create turnovers (and transition opportunities) as opposed to just guarding shots. Even when we were a #1 seed in 2011, we did not really even try to create turnovers like you do. We used just let team operate on the perimeter, and your team now creates more loose balls.
Finally, there's a little more of a green light he's given to shooters, especially Mills. Dixon gave a similar green light to Sam Young, but it looks like he's a little more ok with quicker shots than he used to be.
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Outback Frog
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Literally every game, home or away, is like playing your toughest rival in the Big XII. A gauntlet! High quality parity top to bottom! How else can you explain losing to winless West Virginia (in conference play) in Morgantown and a few days later at Allen FH, blow out the #2 ranked team in the country.
This Ain't Chopped Liver
Active Member
I just hope they stay healthy and then will be happy just letting the chips fall where they may. If they do stay healthy, I am hoping for a 3 or 2 seeding in the tournament.
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Boomhauer
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It’s a fantastic win. One of our best and proves what we’re capable of when we hit shots. But it’s still just one regular season win. We didn’t clinch a conference championship or advance to the final four with this win. And hope the players view it this way too.
But it’s certainly a notch on the bedpost. And a damn fine notch at that.
But it’s certainly a notch on the bedpost. And a damn fine notch at that.
Eight
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consider that texas who is 5-2 in conference play has outscored their opponents in conference play 1 point, kansas state the conference leader at 6-1 by 21 with 13 of those margin in their win over texas, and tcu who is 4-3 have at +29 scoring margin in conference play
Mean Purple
Active Member
This conference is so good right now.
Prince of Purpoole II
Reigning Smartarse
Thanks bc I have to admit I did not watch a lot of Big East bball but my BIL played in that league and when JD came here he was not a fan of the way he had coached up there. Of course all players seem to have a bias toward running
Pitt Friend
Active Member
You guys run better than anyone in College hoops right now. It's pretty exciting to watch for sure.
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
Full Member
Big win but I'm over it an focused on Tuesday night. Late March is when I'll really start to celebrate enough to satisfy this Pitt guy.
JogginFrog
Active Member
Outside of Houston, San Antonio and El Paso, hoops culture in Texas is still catching up to the level of talent the state produces. It's a football state; and the Metroplex is very much a football city--didn't even have an NBA team before 1980.
TCU was the first Southwest Conference school to integrate, and it had some hard-working teams, but little fan interest, little worth discussing on the court, and little by way of facilities. Once the gym upgrade was underway (not sure how TCU raised 60M for basketball, but it mattered that it included a lounge overlooking the football field), some began to express expectations about competing for championships. I kept thinking, "There's 150 schools with real energy for basketball; here a post about a new guard commit invariably draws 'ugh-hoped-we-were-upgrading-our-O-line' responses."
So, despite local talent, a competitive conference and a shiny arena, I was pessimistic, thinking, "What coach worth his salt is going to choose TCU over an opening at Creighton or Wichita State or New Mexico or 40 other schools?" Last time we hired a coach, the best we could find was a guy who went 7-36 in conference over his previous 3 seasons.
That's why convincing Dixon to come home was such a coup. I don't know how else TCU could have made a leap. Just stars aligning that things at Pitt had gotten stale enough for it to be an option.
Thought it might be a win-win for both schools, but the Stallings era was rough. Looks like the Panthers have finally turned a corner this season with Capel. How optimistic are Pitt fans these days?
