Not sure what's dumb about saying a talented *could* be the best player. Super hot take there.
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No wilder than IU being preseason champ every year.
First of all Sampson isn't better. He made no adjustments during Fla's comeback. He stood there with his thumb up his arse. Fla has made these comebacks multiple times this season, and Houston wasn't prepared. As for the "if" part of it, there are 30 if's that could have and were a part. Had Florida's player not slammed the ball with the resultant tech, what if the Fla assistant coach hadn't got the tech...so many if's in any ballgame.
Secondly, Houston led most of the game for sure, but they never were able to put Fla away and allowed them to stay within striking range. Again, Sampson made no changes defensively when Fla began the last run.
I don't hate anyone, but I'll admit proudly that I can't and won't support a known cheater.
And I agree about the football stadium.
Obviously. And some show their bias -- when projecting team and individual performance.
If the refs didn't blow the whistle on the shove on Smith, they weren't going to call that in that situation if he picked it up. Watching it bounce like that was dumb.
Feel bad for the kid though. Almost like the Webber timeout.
Was it a hot take for me to have Purdue preseason #10? I mean it was higher than everyone else. Was it a hot take when I had them Top 3 going into Iveys Sophomore year?
I actually think you’re pretty fair when it comes to Purdue particularly for an IU fan. Just pointing out that the Thorton take was awful.
He averaged 17.7ppg, 4.6apg and 3.5rpg. That's pretty darned good. His team just sucked. Not necessarily his fault.
And he had to let go of the ball or else it's traveling anyway.
Yeah wild sequence.
1. Play took too long to develop which is strange
2. Beautiful play because Clayton was caught napping
3. Ice cold shooter with a look - just needs a shot fake or 1/2 dribbles for clean look.
4. Guy who basically won the game against Duke has the most epic brain fart of all time next to Weber’s phantom timeout (people forget he also traveled but the refs ignored that)
5. The mentally tough and physically tough Houston team was caught ball watching instead of hitting the deck
6. Kudos to Florida. Their coach went from Title 9 infractions to Title 1.
I think he theoretically could have tried to get a timeout.
Just wondering. Do they call you a Purdue fan on the indinia board? 🤔
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I haven’t heard of anyone criticizing Braden being named Cousy award winner
That wasn't an option - once you leave your feet, you have to pass or shoot, and as Chi-Boiler pointed out, it's an automatic travel otherwise. Sharp knew it was a violation at that point. Now, in hindsight, maybe he takes the travel, and there would still be time on the clock with Florida inbounding. Just like for Houston in the SF's, defense won that game for Florida - they made the plays they had to down the stretch. Great defensive possession to force it away from Cryer - I'm sure Houston is second-guessing things.....nature of the beast.
I just can't believe they didn't get into something faster than they did. Florida's defense wasn't all that suffocating, it was almost as if Houston's play-call helped the defense by clogging the right side of the floor.
I hear you - guess they decided they were going for the win, or Florida did something they didn't expect....I like that the Gators at least came with some ball pressure and hedged. I expected a drive and glass crash with maybe a tap out for a second-chance triple being the decider......wonder what Mr. Awful Coaching Guy thought? Haha.
The other item of note - Houston was 6/25 on 3pt FG's.....its worst of the tournament (they went 9/25 against Tennessee and 9/23 against Purdue). Some of that is defense and maybe some is weight of the stage.....certainly didn't help them last night, and it was a strength all season long.
They didn’t have any timeouts. Believe they called their last one before this inbounds for the final shot.
They had poor clock and timeout management along the way which screwed them.
Thinking now Northside meant before his potential shot attempt....doh. Yeah - out of time-outs. Clayton had a defensive break-down, but he also made a nice recovery/close-out.....it's not as easy as it looks and is somewhat of an art to get the right angle to challenge closely enough without being vulnerable for a foul. These two teams probably would have gone seven games if it were a series. You get one roll of the dice, and it came up snake eyes for the Cougars.
According to the 2023-24 NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Book, Rule 5, Section 14, Article 1(a), a timeout may be granted when a player has possession of the ball, even if the player is airborne.
Now, whether that was 1) practically possible in that situation or 2) reasonable to expect the player to react that quickly is certainly debatable.
No, I meant essentially once he'd left the ground and before he comes back down, which I think is permissible via the rule quoted above, but if they didn't have a TO that's obviously a moot point.
I don't know. Probably. Probably about the only Indiana fan that likes Edey and considers Smith to be one of the best players in the nation.
Welp. I stand corrected.......
again......
Never seen someone try that in a game - not impossible I guess but that would have to be good reflexes and coordination.
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To be honest, I had no idea and looked it up because I was curious. Pretty obscure.
I guess it's no different than a player calling timeout as he's in the air and falling out of bounds. Technically.
But as you say, moot in this case. And even if they had one, there's no way Sharp is thinking of that possibility.
They were out of timeouts because of the timeout called on a rebound as the Houston player was falling out of bounds with 10 minutes left in the game.
So just curious in a devils advocate kinda way, if you have not dribbled the ball and leave your feet initially intending to shoot but change your mind while in the air, why on your way back down can you not initiate a dribbling sequence and continue to dribble once landing? You have not taken steps to be considered traveling and you are not double dribbling because you had not previously dribbled… something to think about 🤷🏼♂️. What is the call and how is it an infraction?
I had never seen this in a college game, then saw it twice in the final weekend of the tournament. The first one (I don't remember the game) the player jumped as if he was shooting, then quickly dribbled as he was coming down. Instant travelling call. The second time, the Houston player clearly understood that it would be a violation. The weird thing is, one of his teammates was only a couple of steps away and could have grabbed the ball, but looked confused, and hesitated. That hesitation all the Florida players needed.
It was the 25 year old, Baker Mazarra. He also did it against Florida towards the end of their game.
Yeeeeup. And probably will be granted one due to playing JUCO for a year.
26 years old playing against 18-22 year olds…in college😂
No. If you jump in the air and shoot, that's fine. If you jump in the air and dribble, it's a travel because you picked up your pivot foot before the ball hit the floor.
Maybe...doesn't ring a bell. If he did that and it wasn't called, it's just further evidence of the "The Agreement" I guess.
