Yeah...
We still should have won but that stat gets me, 29-8 when it comes to free throws.
****Bama vs. LSU Postgame Thread***
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We still should have won but that stat gets me, 29-8 when it comes to free throws.
It's not blowing a lead when there's such a strong disparity of fouls called. I'll refrain from addressing this further because clearly you have an axe to grind. But you might be more at home at Rivals or wherever Travis Reier is busy blaming Grant and the players for the loss.
I had to leave at halftime. I kept up via radio/phone. I am sad at the loss, but proud that (with our depth) we fought as long as we did...
(We were enjoying this without your commentary. Offense was quite good today, thank you very much.)
Yes 90 plus pts was great...but they had to play 55 min to get em'.
Yes 90 plus pts was great...but they had to play 55 min to get em'.
Let me remind all about the rule against coach and player bashing. A couple of posts have been made in anger which have stepped over the line from frank criticism into bashing. That will continue to be a suspendable offense...
On a positive note, both Moose and Jacobs had decent games offensively. Moose even hit that 2-pt shot from mid-range.
Wasn't this the same crew that screwed us up in Vandy 2 years ago?
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You should write Gerald Boudreux (SEC Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officials). I doubt Steve Shaw could do much.
We get one defensive rebound in the last three minutes of regulation, if we get one box-out on all those clanging free throws while we still had a sizeable lead, the refs do no matter. We didn't, so they did.
As many steals as we had, we left three times as many on the floor. Three out of four times we picked a dribble or tipped a pass, it somehow ended up with LSU getting an uncontested shot.
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Much better effort from our boys. Releford was practically unstoppable at times. We DESPERATELY need a good big man. And while the refs made some horrific calls, losing a 10 point lead with about 2 minutes left cannot be blamed on the refs.
I knew the free-throw difference was big but did not realize it was that much in regulation. Bottom Line- still should have won with a 10 point lead with 2:58 left in regulation. I do not blame Grant at all for this loss. The only thing I would question from the players standpoint would be Rodney Cooper's shot selection- that 3 pointer early in the shot clock at about the 2:30 mark was a bad decision. Trevor Lacey simply did not take enough shots either- mainly because Cooper took too many. One more defensive rebound in the last 2 minutes probably would have won the game. But LSU was getting away with alot of fouls on both ends of the court toward the end of regulation. Some of the free-throw difference can be attributed to our lack of inside game-but not that much. Toughest loss to swallow in quite some time- thought they had in won twice. The LSU kid also had his hand on the line while sitting on the court- also not called. I need to go for a run to get this one out of my system.
You're right. I was still upset when I posted that. It's important to remember that these guys aren't really "SEC basketball officials," as they don't exist as a body any more. They're all independent contractors, making about $1k per game, and they can officiate for any conference which will hire them. This was done for economic reasons, and, IMO, it was a mistake. The conference lost leverage when that happened. If they get barred from the SEC, someone else desperate will take them on. It also increases the opportunity for corruption, which I think I saw today...
Yeah, officiating went way beyond home cooking. It's disheartening, but we were in a position to make it a non-factor. Unfortunately we lost, and at the worst time. As I said before, considering our lack of real depth (and the fact we had three guys playing hurt), he fought through the bad officiating and poor shooting. If the NCAA committee looks at this as a bad loss, and it's the proverbial "straw that broke the camel" then so be it. I will continue to support, and be proud, of the character of our team and our coach...
I somewhat understand the sentiment of not letting a 10-point lead slipping away with 3 minutes left, but did anyone who is saying that in this postgame thread actually WATCH the game?
Every time down the floor, we got called for a ticky-tack or non-existent foul. I'd love to know how many of foul shots they had in the last three minutes of the game and how many we had. A huge factor in why we couldn't get a rebound in those decisive moments was because Moussa had fouled out (after picking up two questionable at-best foul calls in about a 10-second span earlier in the game) and Jacobs had to play the rest of the game on what appears to be one leg or with a severe back issue.
Couple that with LSU players climbing on our players backs like our jerseys are jungle gyms, running through and over our guys to get second chances and that's how the lead was lost.
I will say, Cooper's shot selection severely hampered our ability to win, but he made a handful of plays and shots to keep us in the game until the final buzzer.
Just my .02.
Every time down the floor, we got called for a ticky-tack or non-existent foul. I'd love to know how many of foul shots they had in the last three minutes of the game and how many we had. A huge factor in why we couldn't get a rebound in those decisive moments was because Moussa had fouled out (after picking up two questionable at-best foul calls in about a 10-second span earlier in the game) and Jacobs had to play the rest of the game on what appears to be one leg or with a severe back issue.
Couple that with LSU players climbing on our players backs like our jerseys are jungle gyms, running through and over our guys to get second chances and that's how the lead was lost.
I will say, Cooper's shot selection severely hampered our ability to win, but he made a handful of plays and shots to keep us in the game until the final buzzer.
Just my .02.
I missed the game. I was at the softball game. I was watching game tracker it said we won. Then it is showing a 3rd OT. What happened?
I was afraid of this game all week. It seems the officials were bad, and anytime you have a 3-1 margin on FT attempts, there is a problem. I have thought the officials have actually been better this year for the most part up to now. We have to win the SEC tourney to get in now. Period.
I was afraid of this game all week. It seems the officials were bad, and anytime you have a 3-1 margin on FT attempts, there is a problem. I have thought the officials have actually been better this year for the most part up to now. We have to win the SEC tourney to get in now. Period.
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