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Post by professorhoya on Jan 26, 2016 21:19:30 GMT -5
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. Watson fouling out was huge to. I don't think we could have stopped him from getting to the rack on the final play. Very fortuitous.
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 26, 2016 21:20:39 GMT -5
No lie, the best coaching move of that game was III not getting a T. For those at the game, that was the most angry I've ever seen a crowd. I almost ran on the court myself. Ha. There was booing for a solid 5-10 minutes. Some of the fouls I can understand, but calling a foul on boxing out is just infuriating. Im sorry, but if you have position, you can not call a foul on the defender unless he is literally throwing a player to the ground.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 21:21:24 GMT -5
Truth...
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 26, 2016 21:22:29 GMT -5
No lie, the best coaching move of that game was III not getting a T. For those at the game, that was the most angry I've ever seen a crowd. I almost ran on the court myself. Ha. There was booing for a solid 5-10 minutes. Some of the fouls I can understand, but calling a foul on boxing out is just infuriating. Im sorry, but if you have position, you can not call a foul on the defender unless he is literally throwing a player to the ground. He could have pulled a Dave Letiao, head for the showers and give up on the game.
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Post by hoyazeke on Jan 26, 2016 21:22:49 GMT -5
Fellas my oldest son had a game at 6:15 tonight so I didn't see but the last 3-4 mins....a few questions 1.) Did Ike play better tonight? Looking at my phone it seemed like he played better even if not the Ike that we expected in the preseason. 2.) Did Trey play in the 2nd half? I saw that he played well in the 1st and provided a spark but nothing in the 2nd.
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 26, 2016 21:23:10 GMT -5
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. Im with you. Ive never seen anything like that. This has to stop. You can easily make a connection between it and our performance in the tourney. It is hurting our league. It doesn't allow us to play against teams in the flow of a different type of game.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 26, 2016 21:23:18 GMT -5
Oh Ye of little faith.
Disclaimer: not in response to any posts in this thread because I haven't read them yet.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jan 26, 2016 21:23:36 GMT -5
Five promising takeaways from the game:
1. Roster. Everyone scored and nearly everyone contributed in some ways even if shots weren't falling elsewhere. Mourning's six first half points, Derrickson's three + the foul, Johnson's steal.
2. Isaac Copeland. He still can't shoot (3-10) but his 10 rebounds were big.
3. Perimeter defense: Creighton finishes 4-21 from three point range. A fifth one could have been the difference.
4. Ball control: One turnover in final 4:10.
5. Pressure defense. Two Creighton turnovers in final 0:48.
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Post by blueeagle on Jan 26, 2016 21:23:55 GMT -5
Manilahoyafan, did you have all 11 million residents of Metro Manila say a prayer for the Hoyas? That's the type of win that gets someone beatified.
I hear you, Rambis. I was on my way out at the 4 minute mark.
Loved the team's reaction at the end of the game. Glad to see unadulterated joy demonstrated on our home court again.
See what happens when JT3 shows some emotion! (Ducks)
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Post by This Just In on Jan 26, 2016 21:23:56 GMT -5
Final Thoughts:
1. Off the top when the refs were putting their finger prints on the game and the calls were going the other way, the Hoyas weathered the storm to keep their NCAA hopes alive
2. Creighton was up 66 to 55 with with 4:32 left in the game and proceeded to score 7pts the rest of the way and lose the game 74 to 73, Creighton gets outscored 19 to 7 to close out the game.
3. For Creighton this loss will hurt as that was some of the worst end of game execution that I have seen, but the Hoyas closed the game out strong and had some of the best end of game execution I have seen in all season
4. Creighton ended up making only 3 FT's on 10 possesion after the under 2 min mark which helped seal the Hoyas victory.
5. DSR helped lead the way with 17pts, followed by Peak's 11pts, and Derrickson's 10pts
Final Grade: A
What cannot be lost tonight is 3 big plays by 2 bench players and 1 starter for the Hoyas tonight, both happening at the 1:40 mark and the Hoyas down 70-62 1. Riyan Williams gets a defensive rebound with 1:40 to play and get fouled and makes 1 of 2 free throws, cuts the deficit to 70-63 2. Kaleb Johnson gets a steal and a dunk, cuts the deficit to 71-70 3. Reggie Cameron get the offensive rebound and putback off of Peaks miss to cut the deficit to 73-72
This is a great come from behind win with the season on the ropes; the team as whole gut-checked themselves and came out with a win. Good job by JTIII to insert Ryian Willams, Kaleb Johnson, and Reggie Cameron when he did and an excellent job of these players making plays to garner the victory. In a game that came down to which team would have the better end of game execution, Creighton wilted under the pressue while Georgetown grew under the persevered.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jan 26, 2016 21:25:37 GMT -5
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. I wasn't being literal. But we needed the fortunate breaks like DSR missing the second free throw, just to get the team rebound for him to lay it on on the subsequent possession. Or the fact that Watson got called for that last foul when it very easily could have been called on Groselle. Everything just broke so well.
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 26, 2016 21:26:29 GMT -5
Fellas my oldest son had a game at 6:15 tonight so I didn't see but the last 3-4 mins....a few questions 1.) Did Ike play better tonight? Looking at my phone it seemed like he played better even if not the Ike that we expected in the preseason. 2.) Did Trey play in the 2nd half? I saw that he played well in the 1st and provided a spark but nothing in the 2nd. Ike started out ok hitting some midrange but then his outside shot abandoned him again. However, his defense and rebounding helped keep us somewhat in the game. Campbell seemed to have disappeared in the 2nd half for some reason as they had DSR guarding Watson most of the time. Another key was Trey Mourning who came in towards the end of the 1st half for an ineffective and foul ridden Hayes/Govan. He had 6 pts I think and had key rebounds and great rim protection against Watson's dribble penetration. He kept us in the game and prevented Creighton from expanding the lead to double digits when the offense stalled.
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Post by TBird41 on Jan 26, 2016 21:26:36 GMT -5
Fellas my oldest son had a game at 6:15 tonight so I didn't see but the last 3-4 mins....a few questions 1.) Did Ike play better tonight? Looking at my phone it seemed like he played better even if not the Ike that we expected in the preseason. 2.) Did Trey play in the 2nd half? I saw that he played well in the 1st and provided a spark but nothing in the 2nd. Trey started the second half and play for 3-4 minutes maybe. JT3 went with the guys that closed the first half well, but when the defense started paying more attention to him, he struggled (rush a 1 or 2 jumpers early in the shot clock) and he was having trouble with rotations / keeping Creighton's big guys off the boards. I liked that JT3 kept him in to start the second half, but he was starting to get exposed with the extended run.
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Post by Bay99 on Jan 26, 2016 21:26:56 GMT -5
Man did we need that one, finally saw the heart and grit. Great win. Go Hoyas.
p.s. Kaleb Johnson for President
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Post by richfame on Jan 26, 2016 21:27:08 GMT -5
Just finished this game in DVR. All I have to say is WHOLLY CHIT!!!!!
Way to overcome the worst refereeing job ever. The Hoyas showed heart today as did there coach. Nicely produced.
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Post by guru on Jan 26, 2016 21:28:44 GMT -5
Wait, what?!?!?!?!
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Post by This Just In on Jan 26, 2016 21:29:09 GMT -5
Creighton board going nuclear on McDermott for having a 41% FT shooter on the floor and keeping two timeouts in his pocket. Can you provide a link
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Post by professorhoya on Jan 26, 2016 21:29:43 GMT -5
Man did we need that one, finally saw the heart and grit. Great win. Go Hoyas. p.s. Kaleb Johnson for President I hope his brother was there for this win.
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Post by drquigley on Jan 26, 2016 21:30:09 GMT -5
I realized with 10 minutes left I was sitting in my recliner instead of the couch, the couch I sat in for the entire Xavier game. I moved to the couch and the rest is history. You're all welcome and can find my butt glued to the couch Saturday night.
BTW, how about some JT3 love. I can't believe he kept his cool and didn't get a T when Jesse fouled out. Amazing poise and self control. Compare his cool to Laitos two T's in the last 5 minutes of a game DePaul was only 7 points behind.
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Post by hoyajinx on Jan 26, 2016 21:30:46 GMT -5
Wisconsin helping us out by beating Indiana.
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