Pitt - ND Game Thread

[CaptainMurphy]

Nothing falling tonight. Sometimes it just goes that way I suppose. But it seems like they weren’t ready for this one.

 

[BballinsiderfromPitt]

We are in the bonus with 11 mins left.

We have 5 team fouls. Refs are to blame, imo.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

YOU CANT. You need to lose by single digits somehow. NET is going to murder us

Oh, forgot about that stupid shit. Wow, college bball is dumb.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

That kid just smacked Hinson in the face. No call.

 

[tetonpanther]

5-16 from free throw

 

[Section 509]

Horrible coaching. And they are missing one if their best players. Their players are just as good as ours.

Shut up

 

[cruzer]

It's on ESPN News for any who don't know.

Just not our night. A stinker on almost every level. Defense has been bad. Shooting has been worse. Heck we can't even shoot free throws tonight. It happens but this is coming at a very, very bad time for us.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Things starting to charge here a little? Making FT too. Hopefully the 3s follow.

 

[thebadby2]

That kid just smacked Hinson in the face. No call.

Sorry to disappoint but the refs aren’t losing this one for our boys. They’re doing that all on their own.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Things were looking good and went right back to the bad stuff.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Sorry to disappoint but the refs aren’t losing this one for our boys. They’re doing that all on their own.

No I know. Refs haven’t helped though.

 

[Protes]

Hate to say it, but Burton has just not been good lately. Forced attempts, bad passes. He's totally regressed mid-season.

 

[DruidTM]

No I know. Refs haven’t helped though.

Absolutely they haven’t

And I’ll predict right now if this game magically becomes close ( it won’t because we can’t do anything right) they won’t help then either

 

[thebadby2]

No I know. Refs haven’t helped though.

They’ve been lousy. But our lack of ball movement and complete lack of defense is why we’re getting run off the floor. Seems like every possession is forcing it to the rim then missing the FTs.

 

[DruidTM]

The missed free throws are absolutely insane

 

[CaptainMurphy]

I was wondering a little about the rims.

 

[gary2]

Hate to say it, but Burton has just not been good lately. Forced attempts, bad passes. He's totally regressed mid-season.

When we move the ball, we are very good, when we don't...

 

[CaptainMurphy]

This was the tactic we should have been taking when it was clear the shots weren’t falling. This may be too little too late.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

ND is gonna be down to Rudy pretty soon. How TF are we down this many?

 

[DruidTM]

You can’t lose any more rebound battles period.

 

[nycpanther98]

Sometimes nothing goes right. This is one of those times.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Has anyone played well in this game? Whole team has been bad. Don’t see that often.

 

[OhioPanther99]

ND is gonna be down to Rudy pretty soon. How TF are we down this many?

Because we suck azz

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Only positive is we haven’t had two bad games in a row in conference play.

 

[Franb]

The missed free throws are absolutely insane

despite everything that has gone wrong, if we had just made them at our normal rate, it would be a ball game.

 

[Brian Brush Fan]

Anish looks like a complete homo in that turtle neck

 

[thebadby2]

You can’t lose any more rebound battles period.

Butterfingers with a loose ball rebound then a travel after gaining possession. That’s as bad as it gets. This one is just a turd that every one of these guys owns and should be ashamed of. One thing to do this on a Tuesday night in early January, something else to do it with a lot to gain or lose.

 

[gary2]

Not that it makes a difference, but

Stand there forever. Don't cal a foul. don't call a-tie up. Call traveling.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

No I know. Refs haven’t helped though.

Notre Dame has been called for 18 fouls already. Without looking, I'll bet that is close to their highest number all season so far.

The refs have had nothing at all to do with this.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Dior Time.

 

[DruidTM]

Seriously both football and basketball… over the past 20-30 years I’m disgusted overall with the way we play generally speaking vs ND… I’ve seen far too many games that somehow resemble this situation …no way in hell we should look this bad…no way in hell

 

[Franb]

Notre Dame has been called for 18 fouls already. Without looking, I'll bet that is close to their highest number all season so far.

The refs have had nothing at all to do with this.

And this is the game we pick to miss free throws!

 

[DruidTM]

Cummings to hit 1 of 3 on this free throw

Just watch

 

[thebadby2]

Not that it makes a difference, but

Stand there forever. Don't cal a foul. don't call a-tie up. Call traveling.

Not that it makes a difference, but

Stand there forever. Don't cal a foul. don't call a-tie up. Call traveling.

The ref got exactly nothing wrong on that sequence.

 

[gary2]

You just "knew" we would lose tonight.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Dude just traveled. Drug his pivot foot 6 inches. Instead, two points.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

OK, I just looked. That was the 19th foul against Notre Dame. That is already the tied for the second most against them all season.

 

[gary2]

I thought someone said Hammond would be out tonight?

 

[DruidTM]

There’s gotta be 20 points on missed bunnies

Another 15 on free throws

 

[thebadby2]

Where’s that poster that likes our chances against Purdue?