hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jan 26, 2016 20:59:50 GMT -5
Everything going wrong, but we're still in this game. Still enough time. This is a time for faith and hope (and DSR)..... How about the Heart-Attack Hoyas pulling this from the fire?
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zxhoya
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Post by zxhoya on Jan 26, 2016 21:00:35 GMT -5
I need to get that Rich call of the last minute or so of this one.... paging Evan!!!! You read my mind exactly!
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rambis
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Post by rambis on Jan 26, 2016 21:01:41 GMT -5
I'm in an uber on the way home. I left before the last TV timeout. I've had season tickets for twenty years and I've never left a game before the end. Today, I just couldn't take it any longer. If I decide not to renew my season tickets next year, it's not because I stopped loving my alma mater or my team. It will be because I can no longer stomach the garbage that is officiating in a Big East Georgetown game. It is no longer a sport when there isn't fair competition. I don't know what I watched tonight, but it wasn't basketball. Wrong move! Not really. If that game is fairly officiated we win by twenty. I'm happy we won, but I'm disgusted by the officiating, and that we needed the other team to choke us a victory that should have easily been ours. If our team got a fair shake from the officials tonight we would have won easily.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 21:01:56 GMT -5
That was fun, just going to digest what just happened for a sec... What a game
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DFW HOYA
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 26, 2016 21:02:09 GMT -5
First basket since the 9:21 mark. This team is regressing in games as the season continues. Oops. Not at all--you can't go six minutes every game with these second half scoring lulls. Not every opponent is going to cough up a hairball like Creighton did, and certainly not Providence, who is rolling right now. (And if Watson doesn't commit that fifth foul, he's taking the last shot and a whole lot better than Milliken did.) Yes, a must-win. But pretty soon they all are.
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Post by wrestlemania on Jan 26, 2016 21:02:42 GMT -5
Creighton board going nuclear on McDermott for having a 41% FT shooter on the floor and keeping two timeouts in his pocket.
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Post by daytonahoya31 on Jan 26, 2016 21:04:38 GMT -5
Creighton board going nuclear on McDermott for having a 41% FT shooter on the floor and keeping two timeouts in his pocket. I wouldn't have had a 41% shooter on the floor in that situation...and for all of those on the board questioning JTIII, does he get props for recognizing said 41% ft shooter and immediately telling his team to foul him?
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Jan 26, 2016 21:05:17 GMT -5
I need to get that Rich call of the last minute or so of this one.... paging Evan!!!! I just heard the replay of that call. Lost count of the Hoyas wins somewhere after a dozen.
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Post by bearsandbulls on Jan 26, 2016 21:06:22 GMT -5
Unbelievable.....Relish it.....If you were there you will always remember....Wins like this are rare....Rescuing victory from the jaws of defeat....Only the most optimistic would have given us any chance down 11 with about 3 minutes to go.
Too often, as fans, we feel what Creighton feels right now. Tonight is ours. Job well done, and anyone critical of DSR----he stepped up big time.
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Jan 26, 2016 21:07:02 GMT -5
What are the odds we can get the last 2 minutes as highlights?
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hoyajinx
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Post by hoyajinx on Jan 26, 2016 21:07:31 GMT -5
I just rewatched it from the 2:27 mark after Watson's layup which put them up 70-59. I still can't believe it. I just did the same thing. Everything had to go perfectly in those last few to win it. If Zierden hits that wide open three when they were up 8 with 1:50 left, the game likely would have been over. I am still in awe of that finish.
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IDenj
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Post by IDenj on Jan 26, 2016 21:09:59 GMT -5
I'm in an uber on the way home. I left before the last TV timeout. I've had season tickets for twenty years and I've never left a game before the end. Today, I just couldn't take it any longer. If I decide not to renew my season tickets next year, it's not because I stopped loving my alma mater or my team. It will be because I can no longer stomach the garbage that is officiating in a Big East Georgetown game. It is no longer a sport when there isn't fair competition. I don't know what I watched tonight, but it wasn't basketball. Probably not the outcome you were expecting when you left. Hahah. No biggie. Your point stands for 37 minutes.
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rambis
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Post by rambis on Jan 26, 2016 21:11:30 GMT -5
I'm in an uber on the way home. I left before the last TV timeout. I've had season tickets for twenty years and I've never left a game before the end. Today, I just couldn't take it any longer. If I decide not to renew my season tickets next year, it's not because I stopped loving my alma mater or my team. It will be because I can no longer stomach the garbage that is officiating in a Big East Georgetown game. It is no longer a sport when there isn't fair competition. I don't know what I watched tonight, but it wasn't basketball. You are missing quite a comeback, the Hoyas have the lead down to 1 with good defensive pressure. Settling down with a glass of Caol Ila to catch the end on TiVo. It's a bit easier to watch knowing the outcome.
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hoyajinx
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Post by hoyajinx on Jan 26, 2016 21:12:29 GMT -5
Finish at Wake was probably even more unlikely. Wake up 7 on UVA with the ball with 24 seconds left to play. UVA pulled it out with a ridiculous bank three at the end.
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deacon
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Post by deacon on Jan 26, 2016 21:13:52 GMT -5
Not at all--you can't go six minutes every game with these second half scoring lulls. Not every opponent is going to cough up a hairball like Creighton did, and certainly not Providence, who is rolling right now. (And if Watson doesn't commit that fifth foul, he's taking the last shot and a whole lot better than Milliken did.) Yes, a must-win. But pretty soon they all are.
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drquigley
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Post by drquigley on Jan 26, 2016 21:14:11 GMT -5
Okay, now that I can breathe again:
1. Cant we have DSR take it to the hoop more often? It opens up the 3's, draws fouls for our best foul shooter, and actually makes our opponents play defense. 2. Can't we use that full court press more often? Use Riyan and Kaleb as shock troops at different times in a game, even when we have the lead. 3. Can't we deluge BE Hq with complaints about officiating in general and tonights game in particular. They are ruining BE basketball.
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SaxaCD
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Post by SaxaCD on Jan 26, 2016 21:14:19 GMT -5
I need to get that Rich call of the last minute or so of this one.... paging Evan!!!! I just heard the replay of that call. Lost count of the Hoyas wins somewhere after a dozen. A 'record 19' according to the legend's twitter feed!
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 26, 2016 21:16:55 GMT -5
I just rewatched it from the 2:27 mark after Watson's layup which put them up 70-59. I still can't believe it. I just did the same thing. Everything had to go perfectly in those last few to win it. If Zierden hits that wide open three when they were up 8 with 1:50 left, the game likely would have been over. I am still in awe of that finish. It didn't go perfectly though. When Riyan missed 1 out of 2 it looked like it was going to be over.
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deacon
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Post by deacon on Jan 26, 2016 21:16:59 GMT -5
I just rewatched it from the 2:27 mark after Watson's layup which put them up 70-59. I still can't believe it. I just did the same thing. Everything had to go perfectly in those last few to win it. If Zierden hits that wide open three when they were up 8 with 1:50 left, the game likely would have been over. I am still in awe of that finish. Reggie's putback and Kaleb's steal and subsequent layin were humongous. My head is spinning.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Jan 26, 2016 21:17:36 GMT -5
I'm speechless. Also writeless (if that were a word).
I'm working at home today but also helping my daughter with her math. When I left to help her, the score was something like 68-57. I figured we were kaput. When we finished, the score was 73-72 Creighton, and DSR was going to the line. Unbelievable.
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