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Pitt/UNC Game Thread

It's not an excuse..it's reality... UNC is an extremely athletic team- who when they actually play pressure defense..will disrupt EVERYBODY.

It's how they thumped a REALLY good Miami team by 30+.

UNC's problem is concentration and effort consistency...that's it.
Still J Rob, with his experience, has to be better at crunch time than what we saw near the end of the first half
 
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Can some of you give the other team credit. Basketball is usually a game of runs. So what our PG turned it over it happens. If cam hits that three we have a nice lead. He is there to shoot, he missed. Good game so far. See what happens, how it plays out. Never impressed with Roy's coaching so edge to Dixon for adjustments.
 
Agree. But like I said, we're probably still leading if Cam doesn't chuck up that insanely horrendous shot. What would ever convince anyone that was a good idea? To me, that was easily the most frustrating thing about that collapse.
Especially with a full shot clock, that shot was nuts. I actually thought Luther passed up on a 3 twice from the corner with 8 seconds left on the clock that he should have attempted.
 
UNC shot 57% and they are only up 4 pts. Good effort by Pitt so far. Disappointed in the way they allowed the Tarheels to close out the half, but overall a very good first half for Pitt.

The drama queens on here make me laugh
 
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UNC isn't good at all. Good compared to us, sure, but college hoops is so weak right now I can't respect any of these teams as good.

I also think the first half is closer to how our season should have been. We should have been a lot better and not lost to the dregs like the techs.
 
Especially with a full shot clock, that shot was nuts. I actually thought Luther passed up on a 3 twice from the corner with 8 seconds left on the clock that he should have attempted.
Exactly, that's the point. He was hot yesterday, he took some shots that deep, made some and missed some. But not only is it not a good shot, but so much more time could've ran off the clock. Even if we miss a shot later in the clock, Carolina probably scores one less time at the very least. Just terrible.
 
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It's not an excuse..it's reality... UNC is an extremely athletic team- who when they actually play pressure defense..will disrupt EVERYBODY.

It's how they thumped a REALLY good Miami team by 30+.

UNC's problem is concentration and effort consistency...that's it.
I'd also add the games every season that Williams single-handedly loses with poor game/clock management too. He can be a liability.
 
Don't see how James is going to hold up against this pressure defense for forty minutes. Guarantee those turnovers were at least partly due to fatigue. They are grabbing and holding him when he doesn't have the ball. Wish we had a capable backup.
 
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Nice to see, Pitt down by 6, could have sulked and gotten blown out early on this half but now only trail by 1.
 
Per st branch campus commercial on during game. The whole commercial is focused around going to a football game. Such a prestious university.
 
Wow, first MY doesn't help on D, then he fails to block out as well and gives up the tip in. Bad sequence there.
 
Can some of you give the other team credit. Basketball is usually a game of runs. So what our PG turned it over it happens. If cam hits that three we have a nice lead. He is there to shoot, he missed. Good game so far. See what happens, how it plays out. Never impressed with Roy's coaching so edge to Dixon for adjustments.
Agree wonder of some of these guys are watching the same game. We are going toe to toe with arguably the best team in the country yet the bitching & moaning continues. Newsflash - Carolina is really farkin good and we are playing with them & proving we are a legit NCAA Tourney team. Come on boys. Let's go Pitt!
 
Agree wonder of some of these guys are watching the same game. We are going toe to toe with arguably the best team in the country yet the bitching & moaning continues. Newsflash - Carolina is really farkin good and we are playing with them & proving we are a legit NCAA Tourney team. Come on boys. Let's go Pitt!


Well said...UNC is a solid team, and will be one of the favorites to win it all...we are playing them evenly and I'm proud of the A effort were showing...PITT came to play today!

Hail to PITT!
-al-
 
Saving him for the last 5 minutes?
Possibly. But even if we're only down 1 or 2 that late, you pretty much have to go towards a more offensive lineup at that point. I think we'll see Maia back in within the next 5 min or so.
 
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