FrogLifeYo
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Vlad having a terrible finish to this one
TCU Basketball @ Western Virginia Game thread
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Realtorfrog
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7 players at this pace...... we are searing down. We win this game if healthy.
Hamdy needs to get big and use his elbows to clear people out. He keeps the ball too close to his body.
Hamdy needs to get big and use his elbows to clear people out. He keeps the ball too close to his body.
Froggy Style
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Every time down, the other team gets a call when shooting. I really think we should just let the other team shoot a lay up each time down.
TooColdU
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Yet we still have shot more free throws than them.....
Horny 4 Life
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Jamie may as well put whatever bench we have into the game and call this one. Rest up for the next one.
DickBumpastache
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You're not going to beat any team that shoots 50/50/90. Especially a team like WVU that can't shoot 3s to save its life.
Need all 4 of these next games to feel comfortable about the tournament.
Need all 4 of these next games to feel comfortable about the tournament.
AroundWorldFrog
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Now they're just mugging us.
Horny 4 Life
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How is it that we don't have a single big man who can go up and challenge a shot blocker without looking afraid?
FrogLifeYo
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Unfortunately scoring only one aspect of the game..
Froggy Style
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With the way the refs call BS against us any time we actually play defense, I'd probably be tossed every game.
Horny 4 Life
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Welp, that was the arse whooping many of us expected. Gotta shake it off and put it all back together for the next "must-win" game of the season.
Froggy Style
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Vlad has played pretty good defense, good offense and has been the most consistent player in conference play. Pretty well rounded player if you ask me...and most importantly, can actually make FT's.
berryfrog95
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Expeted this loss but it’s so frustrating....have to persevere somehow
You miss 100% of the ones you don't take
Lazy, lazy, lazy passing.
ThisIsOurTime
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Well, that is a shame. Really, needed Vlad to step up for us those last several minutes. He needed to fight harder for the low block and he needs to not be passing the ball off when he receives it on the high elbow. He has to know that he is our best option and needs to push the offensive issue (go Bird/Magic/Jordan mode) rather than passing it off to the wings or a cutter and risking a turnover. On the defensive end, he did not switch on a couple of players when there was time for him to get back to the bigger player after a swtich and the WV bigman was giving him trouble despite being less coordinated. Maybe he just didn't have the legs tonight but without his offense down the stretch, any chance we had went up in smoke. On the positive side, I will say he did do a better job for showing patience inside on several plays throughout the game but down the stretch they were able to get position on him too easily and move him out of the lane down the stretch.
This is a game where we missed that extra player to give us a little more energy. We had a couple of chances to tighten things up but just couldn't take advantage. For example, with WV within 5 points, Robinson made a poor decision firing up a three early in the shot clock where we should have tried to get it inside or find a 3 in rotation. We needed him to make the heady play in that situation. And then later we had another chance when Bain missed a wide open 3 that would have cut the lead to 6. But even if we had made those plays, we still would have needed WV to come unglued and miss some shots.
Looking forward, the next few games should all be winnable ball games with 3 of the next 4 at home and then we can really see where the team is with the rematch against Tech in Lubbock. TCU still has a chance for tournament play so there is a lot to play for. I would imagine we will get Bolden back as well and the crowd will give the team some extra energy too.
This is a game where we missed that extra player to give us a little more energy. We had a couple of chances to tighten things up but just couldn't take advantage. For example, with WV within 5 points, Robinson made a poor decision firing up a three early in the shot clock where we should have tried to get it inside or find a 3 in rotation. We needed him to make the heady play in that situation. And then later we had another chance when Bain missed a wide open 3 that would have cut the lead to 6. But even if we had made those plays, we still would have needed WV to come unglued and miss some shots.
Looking forward, the next few games should all be winnable ball games with 3 of the next 4 at home and then we can really see where the team is with the rematch against Tech in Lubbock. TCU still has a chance for tournament play so there is a lot to play for. I would imagine we will get Bolden back as well and the crowd will give the team some extra energy too.
