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[DT_PITT]

A better D scheme to not let Reynolds catch it going towards his basket gets us to OT

Or ... Jermaine Dixon sticks to the scheme and stays behind Reynolds instead of jumping in front of him to deny the ball letting him run long.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Or ... Jermaine Dixon sticks to the scheme and stays behind Reynolds instead of jumping in front of him to deny the ball letting him run long.

Up 4 with the ball around 3:00 left. If we score there, we probably win the game. Instead, steal and 1. That was the game I thought. Instead of it being a 6-7 point lead, it was 1.

 

[DT_PITT]

Up 4 with the ball around 3:00 left. If we score there, we probably win the game. Instead, steal and 1. That was the game I thought. Instead of it being a 6-7 point lead, it was 1.

That was the turning point for sure.

 

[wbrpanther]

One elite 8 in 13 years left a lot to be desired.

That's a lot more than most coaches make. Let's be glad we had a decade of great hoops and stop crucifying the coach who helped give it to us.

 

[wbrpanther]

Even Levance Fields lamented the fact that we didn’t go far enough in march in his interview when he was a guest on the Jeff Capel show.

He wasn’t satisfied.

But he didn't cast blame.

 

[wbrpanther]

A better D scheme to not let Reynolds catch it going towards his basket gets us to OT

That wasn't the scheme. Jermaine Dixon was in the wrong position trying to pick off the pass. He made two huge mistakes that were etched into my mind. The other was walking into a trap up 4. Losing the ball and fouling.

 

[wbrpanther]

Or ... Jermaine Dixon sticks to the scheme and stays behind Reynolds instead of jumping in front of him to deny the ball letting him run long.

Just said that in another response. Jermaine's two big blunders cost Pitt the Final Four. Walking over half court into that passive trap still haunts me to this day.

 

[Ski11585]

One elite 8 in 13 years left a lot to be desired.

It will be the best stretch Pitt basketball will ever have.

 

[JRPITT]

A better D scheme to not let Reynolds catch it going towards his basket gets us to OT

Agree; but once again what we don't know is was this a coaching blunder or a player blunder. If its coaching then Coach Dixon and company deserve the blame. If it the player then.........

 

[JRPITT]

It will be the best stretch Pitt basketball will ever have.

Maybe, maybe not. Don't know what Capel's plateau will be at Pitt.

 

[DT_PITT]

It will be the best stretch Pitt basketball will ever have.

Sure hope not!

 

[Ski11585]

Sure hope not!

Same here! But as others have said, I think we as a whole under appreciated just how hard it was to be good over that long stretch.

 

[Fredact]

That was particularly sad. And much of this is because a large portion of Pitt and Western PA sports fans do not pay attention to college basketball until the NCAA tourney starts. They didn't appreciate that back then....say beating Syracuse/Louisville and UConn on 3 consecutive nights was actually a bigger accomplishment than getting into the Sweet 16.

Or that the 16 team BE tournament was a stronger field than any one NCAA region.

 

[Fredact]

One elite 8 in 13 years left a lot to be desired.

Because the none in the previous 50 years was so great?

 

[DT_PITT]

Because the none in the previous 50 years was so great?

Well, one in the previous 50 years, anyway!