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What makes this team dangerous as compared to even our very best teams in a 1 and done

tourney is.....

Hinson and Elliott were off today. Carried them.
Outside shooting was not a factor today. Carried this.
Even FT shooting.
This team has balance. So many players can take over a game at least for stretches and feel comfortable doing it.
They play without fear.
They play with so much heart. Never give up on a play.
Sometimes, they play without a conscience or thought, and I mean that in a good way.
We have seen games where it is Nelly NO!! This was Nelly YES!!!
Shoot it Hinson! Don't Shoot!!
Take it over Burton!!! Whoa ease up!!!
Nike NO!! Nike GO!!
Get Paella out of there! To whoa, what a play made by Paella!!!
Fede looks over matched! Fede is a beast!!!

Since that 1st half against Alabama State, I am saying we have been one of the better teams in the nation.

Analytic Stat of the game

When UNC was up 46-40.... ESPN analytics gave UNC a 85.6% chance to win.

Three Nelly 3-pointers and a sweet dish to Federiko later.... and *PITT* had a 66.4% chance to win. That's a MASSIVE swing in 4 possessions.

From -85.6 to +66.4.

In four possessions.

Nelly won the game single-handedly in that stretch with the 9 points and assist for Pitt's 11-point run.

I'm not a real guru on basketball...

but it's clear as day that this team plays together, that they like and root for one another, they support each other like in the tense moments in 1st half, and they are slowly developing guys and using their strengths especially the two big men. I have to give that credit to HC Capel, his staff, and the players themselves. It's really great to see teams form and develop as a season moves on.
HAIL TO PITT

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