by Y&Brit · 1/24/2010
Y&Brit wrote:Gay tearin up the cougs.
Ya, he kept slippin' in the backway...but couldn't get the ball in the rim. Those 2nd chance points/paint points nearly got the best of us. Thanks to team leaders play, I reckon we'll hit elite 8!!!
mizzoucoug wrote:
Great game. This team's mental toughness is something to behold...they had every reason to led this game get out of control, but we have playmakers (finally) who can change a game. One thing I will say that was a glaring weakness however...if we had a shot blocker and an average inside presence on offense, I think we might be the best team in the country...Go Cougs! Let's do the same to UNM.
declocoug wrote:Great game. This team's mental toughness is something to behold...they had every reason to led this game get out of control, but we have playmakers (finally) who can change a game. One thing I will say that was a glaring weakness however...if we had a shot blocker and an average inside presence on offense, I think we might be the best team in the country...Go Cougs! Let's do the same to UNM.
I think you could call davies/Miles average on both D and O. Certainly nothing spectacular but, they've got the job done so far. They don't hurt us too much, except those annoying offensive rebounds. Both are getting better when they touch the ball inside (rarely). I think it's too bad that they didn't get the ball more tonight because the lane was wide open with all the pressure on the perimeter.
Gunk wrote:mizzoucoug wrote:
Great game. This team's mental toughness is something to behold...they had every reason to led this game get out of control, but we have playmakers (finally) who can change a game. One thing I will say that was a glaring weakness however...if we had a shot blocker and an average inside presence on offense, I think we might be the best team in the country...Go Cougs! Let's do the same to UNM.
I think you could call davies/Miles average on both D and O. Certainly nothing spectacular but, they've got the job done so far. They don't hurt us too much, except those annoying offensive rebounds. Both are getting better when they touch the ball inside (rarely). I think it's too bad that they didn't get the ball more tonight because the lane was wide open with all the pressure on the perimeter.
Here's the thing, we don't necessarily need a big-time center like Araujo to have a presence down low. BYU's problem is they don't really run any plays in the paint. You don't need a dominant center to send someone back door or off a screen like SDSU did tonight. Noah does it on occasion but lately he seems to have let up on that. BYU chooses to use the center as a way to run the ball across the court and get the ball to its guards.
To have a more of an inside presence, all it takes is Rose shifting his focus there, but that's always been an Achilles heel for Rose. When it comes to establishing an inside presence Rose has some learning there. It's not his style. Thing is, won't matter how high of a seed we get for the NCAA tournament; if the opposing team has a strong inside presence they'll have that all day against BYU.
declocoug wrote:declocoug wrote:Great game. This team's mental toughness is something to behold...they had every reason to led this game get out of control, but we have playmakers (finally) who can change a game. One thing I will say that was a glaring weakness however...if we had a shot blocker and an average inside presence on offense, I think we might be the best team in the country...Go Cougs! Let's do the same to UNM.
I think you could call davies/Miles average on both D and O. Certainly nothing spectacular but, they've got the job done so far. They don't hurt us too much, except those annoying offensive rebounds. Both are getting better when they touch the ball inside (rarely). I think it's too bad that they didn't get the ball more tonight because the lane was wide open with all the pressure on the perimeter.
Here's the thing, we don't necessarily need a big-time center like Araujo to have a presence down low. BYU's problem is they don't really run any plays in the paint. You don't need a dominant center to send someone back door or off a screen like SDSU did tonight. Noah does it on occasion but lately he seems to have let up on that. BYU chooses to use the center as a way to run the ball across the court and get the ball to its guards.
To have a more of an inside presence, all it takes is Rose shifting his focus there, but that's always been an Achilles heel for Rose. When it comes to establishing an inside presence Rose has some learning there. It's not his style. Thing is, won't matter how high of a seed we get for the NCAA tournament; if the opposing team has a strong inside presence they'll have that all day against BYU.
Gunk. I don't think you have a clue about what your talking about.
;)
Agree entirely. I just think that if our guards knew how to threw an entry pass our bigs could actually surprise some people with some points. Every once in a while it would be nice to get 15-20 points out of the Davies/Miles combo.
Italics wrote:Interesting, as soon as Abuou comes in BYU takes a 10 point lead. He's brought some physical speed in right nice.
I was calling for him to come in nearly the whole game. We needed his physical presence.
craigoscarson wrote:
The Pit will be rockin... it would be quite historical if we could pull that one out.
Either way, a split on our toughest roadie of the year is a win; sweeping it would be amazing.
JT almost coughed the game away, I wish they had put in Morgan to help hold onto the ball instead.
bigbluepuma wrote:Y&Brit wrote:
Interesting, as soon as Abuou comes in BYU takes a 10 point lead. He's brought some physical speed in right nice.
I was calling for him to come in nearly the whole game. We needed his physical presence.
You don't think that SDSU was playing a little bit physical, do you? :skeptic: ;) :lol: :lol:
By the way, do you still think SDSU sucks? ;) ;) 8)
Italics wrote:
This was their only (and will be their only) sold out game all season.
Italics wrote:Italics wrote:Interesting, as soon as Abuou comes in BYU takes a 10 point lead. He's brought some physical speed in right nice.
I was calling for him to come in nearly the whole game. We needed his physical presence.
You don't think that SDSU was playing a little bit physical, do you? :skeptic: ;) :lol: :lol:
By the way, do you still think SDSU sucks? ;) ;) 8)
I certainly have more respect for them after this game.
However, I also think that this is the most inspired, passionate, and overall "good" performance that we'll see from SDSU all year. This was their only (and will be their only) sold out game all season. This was their best, folks, and they lost.
