Game Thread

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

OK...I was wrong. Cam Johnson might end up being a much better player than Mav Rowan.

 

[UPitt '89]

Pitt on a 31-10 run.

Nice to see.

 

[PittPoker]

Interesting. I do think Young was fouled there, but they clearly called it on the wrong guy.

I agree.

 

[UPitt '89]

WHY CAN'T WE PLAY LIKE THIS EVERY DAMN GAME??????????????

Because we don't play Syracuse every game.

 

[PittPoker]

OK...I was wrong. Cam Johnson might end up being a much better player than Mav Rowan.

He just needs more consistency. He has a game like this and then scores 3 points for the next 7.

 

[DT_PITT]

OK...I was wrong. Cam Johnson might end up being a much better player than Mav Rowan.

Lol

 

[BigZeke]

Woooooooo Hoooooooo - yessssssssss.....great start!

JRob the catalyst. Boom!

 

[The Sisco Kid]

Jamie's playing the right guys. No complaints there. Starting the half with Luther and Johnson was the right move, glad he saw it that way.

should have been playing all year instead of the grad transfers and it was obvious

 

[PittPoker]

Ryan Luther is one of the most likeable Pitt players in many years. Hometown boy, gritty, tough and talented.

He would have fit right in on our Big East teams.

 

[Piranha]

Just such a confidence against this team. It is fun to watch.

It starts with JD. I give him a lot of credit today. Complete opposite from last 2 games. Lineups are much better.

 

[The Sisco Kid]

WHY CAN'T WE PLAY LIKE THIS EVERY DAMN GAME??????????????

syracuse every game and we might

 

[PittPoker]

It starts with JD. I give him a lot of credit today. Complete opposite from last 2 games. Lineups are much better.

Subbing has been kept at a minimum thank heavens.

 

[Piranha]

Let's knock them out. They are on the ropes.

 

[Pittx9]

J-Rob can be a very, very good player when he starts hitting shots. Biggest lead today!

 

[Piranha]

Move your feet on defense.

 

[Ski11585]

Just such a confidence against this team. It is fun to watch.

Dixon needs to bottle this up and give it to the team before every game.

OK...I was wrong. Cam Johnson might end up being a much better player than Mav Rowan.

He definitely shows some flashes that keep you intrigued.

 

[Pittx9]

I like our defense right now, but a Syracuse bucket would have been much better for us than 3 fouls in 30 seconds.

 

[Pittx9]

Are you kidding me Young? Pathetic.

 

[PittPoker]

Damn MY, missed both FT's

 

[BigZeke]

I like our defense right now, but a Syracuse bucket would have been much better for us than 3 fouls in 30 seconds.

Mike Young two more misses from the FT line. WTF is wrong with him today?

 

[Piranha]

Make your foul shots and move your feet on defense.

 

[PittPoker]

We cannot give this lead up. Starting to get a little nervous.

 

[UPitt129]

Refs attempting to let cuse back in it.

 

[BigZeke]

Mike Young two more misses from the FT line. WTF is wrong with him today?

These Refs trying to get the Cuse back in the game with ticky tack BS fouls after swallowing their whistles for most of the game prior.

 

[UPitt '89]

Those were two BIG FTs.... to stem any Syracuse momentum.

Gotta make ONE at least.

That's a momentum turning point, I don't care what other say. Missed FTs that end in empty possessions are killer.

5-point swing because of that.

 

[pittbb80]

Ruh roh..............Cuse is attacking the rim and pressuring on defense. Critical juncture here. Can the panthers adjust?

 

[Pittx9]

Mike Young two more misses from the FT line. WTF is wrong with him today?

How is he 79% from the FT line? He must've been near 90% at one point because he has been awful for over a month now. Totally unacceptable to miss those, opening the door wide open for Syracuse. It's so frustrating to watch them collapse every time they have the lead.

 

[JD1976]

Is it me or was Young a lights out foul shooter as a freshman? He has been lucky to hit 1 out of 2 lately. Two big misses that hopefully don't haunt the Panthers.

 

[Pittx9]

Those were two BIG FTs.... to stem any Syracuse momentum.

Gotta make ONE at least.

That's a momentum turning point, I don't care what other say. Missed FTs that end in empty possessions are killer.

5-point swing because of that.

Yep, but we still have a decent lead. I would sit Young for most of the remainder of the game. You simply can not keep missing FT's when trying to keep a lead. He is killing us today.

 

[UPitt '89]

Is it me or was Young a lights out foul shooter as a freshman? He has been lucky to hit 1 out of 2 lately. Two big misses that hopefully don't haunt the Panthers.

FTs are the most unimportant part of a team's skill set, or so I've been told.

 

[Pittx9]

C'mon Cam! Seriously!? You can not take that shot there!!!!!!! This is ridiculous!!!!

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Ruh Roh

 

[PittPoker]

Why does Luther keep falling down??

 

[UPitt '89]

Those missed FTs broke our mojo. 8-0 Syracuse run because of them.

 

[PittPoker]

Yep, but we still have a decent lead. I would sit Young for most of the remainder of the game. You simply can not keep missing FT's when trying to keep a lead. He is killing us today.

6 points is not decent anymore. I am worried because we have seen this team give up nice leads before. Young totally out of sync.

 

[Pittx9]

This is disgusting. Every god damn game. Pathetic.

 

[Pav9870]

Need a stop badly here.

 

[Pittx9]

6 points is not decent anymore. I am worried because we have seen this team give up nice leads before. Young totally out of sync.

It was still 9 at the time, but agreed. It was 14 and when it was 12 Young can not miss both those. And now he's back in, good god.

 

[UPitt '89]

Everything turned for the worse when Young blew the two FTs. I know I keep harping on it, but it is true.

It completely deflated the team and killed our momentum, and gave Syracuse life.

Confidence is a fragile thing. The two missed FTs were deflating enough to alter both team's confidence.

 

[PittPoker]

Why are the refs whistle happy all of a sudden? I really don't get it. They were letting the teams play and all of a sudden...

 

[BigZeke]

Everything turned for the worse when Young blew the two FTs. I know I keep harping on it, but it is true.

It completely deflated the team and killed our momentum, and gave Syracuse life.

Confidence is a fragile thing. The two missed FTs were deflating enough to alter both team's confidence.

Cam off badly in the second half - Artis needs to start shooting!

 

[UPitt '89]

Why are the refs whistle happy all of a sudden? I really don't get it. They were letting the teams play and all of a sudden...

Because refs are mostly inconsistent and suck.