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Pitt vs FSU Gamethread

This first half summed up.

Score

39-33 FSU

Pitt leads early, Brown checks in, AKC out. FSU goes on 7-0 run immediately and holds the lead throughout. We always fail to box out and seal when Brown checks in.


Xavier Johnson rejected on a 3 point play. Then fouls the player that rejected him for a 3 point play on the other end. Johnson is 0-7 shooting with 2 turnovers and gift wrapped FSU a 3 point play right after a turnover.


Pitt plays excellent defense all possession and Wyatt Wilkes makes a 3 point corner heave as time expires on the shotclock.

Femi Odukale is 3-3 shooting for 6 points and 1 assist coming off the bench.

Nike Sibande with a decent half of 6 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists.


Actually a competitive half without Toney with Johnson trying to give the game away. But at least Johnson has shut up so far. Hopefully X plays better 2nd half although Femi deserves minutes and I really want to see extended pressure on defense with Femi and Sibande 2nd half in spurts with extended defensive pressure.
 
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This team has two problems. Lack of talent and poor coaching.
They do not know how to win and they are the most non-clutch shooters every time they get close they cannot convert the last 2 games they’ve had numerous chances to put pressure on the other side but can’t get ahead
 
I’m not seeing much energy
I watch 3 players standing still or barely moving

because we have no offensive identity

not artfully stated on my part. I should have expounded to say the guy with the ball expends a lot of time & energy with little to show
 
Way too many two-point jump shots. This isn’t 1970, layups or threes only!!
 
Perhaps a little lost in Johnson's poor shooting game, Horton is now 2-11 from the field. It's hard to win when your starting one and two are a combined 4-20 in the first 31 minutes of the game.
 
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How is there no foul on Gray on the OReb? Smacked Femi in the face twice!
 
So Gray smacks Odukale in the face going for the rebound, and then elbows him in the face when he's taking the shot, and somehow that's a foul on Odukale.
 
For a short spell this team played with a level of grit and toughness that brought back memories of the BE days

for whatever reason they’ve looked soft and mostly disinterested since that stretch
 
For a short spell this team played with a level of grit and toughness that brought back memories of the BE days

for whatever reason they’ve looked soft and mostly disinterested since that stretch
In fairness, we look like boys against men today. FSU is bigger and stronger. And now we're going with a smurf lineup for a big portion of the 2nd half.
 
FSU player got the ball and dunked. Coulibaly gets it and does his usual pump fake and can’t get a shot off

Sorry but this kid should never have been recruited and isn’t a D1 player
 
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