MichDeac25
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What is the tourney hardware? A conch shell?Forbes said that they went to Jamaica to win and to come back with the tourney hardware.... D'oh!!
What is the tourney hardware? A conch shell?Forbes said that they went to Jamaica to win and to come back with the tourney hardware.... D'oh!!
No idea. We didn't win it.What is the tourney hardware? A conch shell?
I think so, a tournament rep swims out to the end of the roped swimming area at Beach's Resort and a guy named Kevin comes by on a paddle board and sells conch shells he's freshly harvested. Seriously, we went to Beach's resort Montego Bay a few years ago and a Jamaican dude that goes by "Kevin" paddles by on his paddle board selling conch shells. Really cool dude, enjoyed talking to him and bought a couple of shells from him. We were brothers from different mothers by the end of the week.What is the tourney hardware? A conch shell?
If Ituka makes it back to shoulder some of Appleby's load, and the Keller/Klintman duo keep developing - there's still a pretty good ceiling this team could reach even if the conference is generally bad.
I'm just bummed, y'all.
We should have won that game five times over. The talent differential arguments don't really work here because we played a depleted, mediocre mid-major team. 3/4 of our roster still should have been able to cover best players.
Even before Daivien exited due to injury, he looked awful. It's hard to blame the young guys, but we have to get more from Bobi and Zach if they're going to play so much, and we really need Cam to play smarter.
Just so much blame to go around here, and that's even before our really bad (arguably kind of arrogant?) coaching display. I kind of think Forbes took this LMU squad for granted. Especially down the stretch. And they definitely made us pay for it.
I've watched a lot of bad basketball over the last decade, but that game was bad, soul crushing, and downright improbable. It's especially hard to watch that when you've got a good coach on the sidelines.
I mean, we win that game 9 times out of 10 even without making a bunch of free throws. It was miserable to watch us brick free throws, but that wasn't even the 100000th most depressing thing about that game imo.I played 4A-level high school basketball and am just absolutely amazed at how little premium is now placed upon free-throws at the major college level. Hit just 75% of our free throws and that game is not very close at the end. I mean you spend months and months practicing and can't make 15-foot gifts. It's just mind boggling to me.
Edited to add: Charlie Davis and Skip Brown would have shot 75% from the line BLINDFOLDED!!!
I mean, we win that game 9 times out of 10 even without making a bunch of free throws. It was miserable to watch us brick free throws, but that wasn't even the 100000th most depressing thing about that game imo.
I played 4A-level high school basketball
Was it Polk High School, by chance??
We shoot FTs just fine. Appleby was a little off from the line, but shit happens.
The issue was Marsh was at the line for the ones that really mattered. Gotta hit one of those.
And I'm not sure I'd call Forbes arrogant in terms of how the endgame went. How could he have prevented Appleby basically losing the ball twice with no real pressure? I totally agree that Forbes should have called a TO when Cam was stuck in the corner, however. And I don't think I'd have gone to Cam driving at the end of regulation.
Not saying he's without fault, but the implosion felt more about a complete lack of execution.
tomato tomatoNot saying he's without fault, but the implosion felt more about a complete lack of execution.