looked a lot like our losses to weaker opposition in the second half of the ACC schedule last season.
This game
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Yea it sure did and that’s the most frustrating part. You thought losses to these kinds of teams weren’t gonna happen this season like they did last season but they still are. This loss to Wake is even more brutal because it was at home. I thought maybe Pitt could possibly sneak in the NCAA tournament but after this loss today I don’t think they can. They are just too unpredictable and can either beat any team on any given night or lose to them. And more often it seems like they lose more then win.
So frustrating, this Pitt team is at times. Beat FSU, lose to Nicholls. Be up by 16, only up at 3 at half. Sluggish starts recently, 2nd half collapses to let Northern Illinois and Canisius back into games. Consistently inconsistent. X and Trey are nerve-wracking at times. Need to SLOW down and not drive into traffic over and over.
Was figuring this *would've* been a W today, but Pitt had other plans ha.Just get to a postseason tournament at least, but this was a game they needed.
Was figuring this *would've* been a W today, but Pitt had other plans ha.Just get to a postseason tournament at least, but this was a game they needed.
Gonna be a lot of close toss-up games this year, like this one, cannot afford to lose these type games AT HOME.
Remember last year? The mantra was we get the lower level ACC teams at home this year and games like this would flip our way. So much for that.
Yikes! You thought they could sneak into the NCAA tournament with a ZERO inside game by Pitt. 7.5 favorite at home that blows a 16 point lead to the lowest ranked ACC BB team.
There is only one team that Pitt is obviously better than in terms of talent and it is BC. Let’s not forget that there is still a long way to go in that department. Wake man for man had better players from what my eyes have showed the last few years. They are in the running for worst team in the ACC because Manning can’t coach his way out of a wet paper bag.
I won’t say more talented
They made more shots
And we absolutely clapped away 6 possessions .
wake tried to lose
We didn’t take advantage
Couldn’t agree more about Manning, would not be surprised to see him gone at the end of the year.
For a coach that can't coach his way out of a wet paper bag, he coached a team for the most part that managed to get and take good shots.
He coached a team that overcame a 16 point deficit on the road. He beat a team that was a significant favorite at home. He beat same team last season.
What does that say about our coach?
I don't think they're more talented.
I think they are merely older and smarter.
We lose because we are selfish and stupid.
Pitt was like -6 or -7 right? That's not a coin flip. Pitt was expected to win this game.
Capel did not push the right buttons today that’s for sure. But he has done enough in 2 short years to get the most out of a roster that still has a long way to go to win in the ACC consistently.
Only issue i has was going back to the zone in the second half -
Because it stunk .
With Toney in the bottom left instead of Justin -
Or at least with Justin over on Trey’s side so he could cover him up with help .
but justin and Murphy are our worst two defenders -
And it was a deadly combination
Agree. So many times last season we would be in a tight game and we inevitably let a guy get hot and make a few shots to bury us or put the game just out of our reach. I saw it again today when we let Massoud hit back to back threes when the game was tied at 49.
We just can't go zone. We need to go deeper and that depth may not be here until next season and even then, the bigs will be youngsters. Drumgoole being hurt and never finding his place along with Tony being out really hurt us. Diese has been one of our very best lately.
