Furman @ Samford 2/21
That was more like “Bubba ball”. Refs let it get out of control early. Not really concerned that we lost this late. PJ should have called a timeout. Samford is scrappy but very beatable in the tournament. If we hit even 25% of our 3s in the first half, we win by several points. We need to find a way to score more points early. Happens every game on the road it seems.
Boy we’ve had our share of late game collapses this year.
That last 47 seconds was horrific.
Credit to Samford and Marshall for not giving up
That last 47 seconds was horrific.
Credit to Samford and Marshall for not giving up
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another loss after Pegues saved us...we've had a lot of those this year...just not a good year for us despite Pegues greatness...nobody can make a shot except Pegues on this team
Just noticed Marcus Foster was 1-7 from the field and 1-7 from 3. In other words he didn’t attempt a 2 pt FG tonite. That’s not good.
Let’s quit with all the badmouthing of the team. Sure, the 3s weren’t falling for PJ or Foster, but everyone out there fought. Some of the comments here are ridiculous.
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Great effort tonight except for the poor shooting in the first half. Pegues was magnificent. It's a shame we totally melted down the last minute of the game.
1. How did Campbell get that wide open for the 3 pointer?
2. Why not call timeout on the in bounds play that wasn't working?
3. Why let Pegues dribble out the whole shot clock and then take a very poor shot with 3 guys on him?
4. Why let Marshall dribble the whole length of the floor and shoot a layup?
5. Why couldn't we get a better shot with 2.9 seconds? Tulane got one with .8!
We had the game won but poor late game execution and panic at the end ruined a career night for JP.
I still like this team in the tournament though and I like a return matchup with Sammy on a neutral court without the homer Refs. The problem is going to be getting to the matchup with Sammy.
1. How did Campbell get that wide open for the 3 pointer?
2. Why not call timeout on the in bounds play that wasn't working?
3. Why let Pegues dribble out the whole shot clock and then take a very poor shot with 3 guys on him?
4. Why let Marshall dribble the whole length of the floor and shoot a layup?
5. Why couldn't we get a better shot with 2.9 seconds? Tulane got one with .8!
We had the game won but poor late game execution and panic at the end ruined a career night for JP.
I still like this team in the tournament though and I like a return matchup with Sammy on a neutral court without the homer Refs. The problem is going to be getting to the matchup with Sammy.
Ours to win and we found a way not to. They still don't scare me like the Spartans do. Hope we see them in Asheville.
Agree with P91 including my previous comments. Just need to forget about this game and be ready to play on Saturday.
Richey said a guard missed a switch on Campbell. It looked like Vanderwal was trying to call time out.FurmAlum wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:13 pmGreat effort tonight except for the poor shooting in the first half. Pegues was magnificent. It's a shame we totally melted down the last minute of the game.
1. How did Campbell get that wide open for the 3 pointer?
2. Why not call timeout on the in bounds play that wasn't working?
3. Why let Pegues dribble out the whole shot clock and then take a very poor shot with 3 guys on him?
4. Why let Marshall dribble the whole length of the floor and shoot a layup?
5. Why couldn't we get a better shot with 2.9 seconds? Tulane got one with .8!
We had the game won but poor late game execution and panic at the end ruined a career night for JP.
I still like this team in the tournament though and I like a return matchup with Sammy on a neutral court without the homer Refs. The problem is going to be getting to the matchup with Sammy.
Too much to ask of Pegues. He can’t do it by himself. Foster disappears in too many games. Smith is not the shooter or ball handler we were led to belief. 2 of 9 tells me you should not be taking the 9. We are a better team with Whitt. Weakest Furman team at guard in recent years. Any of those non playing freshman guards? Another give away game in a season of them. Wasted a pretty good defensive effort. samford is still OVERRATED
I was at the game. VanderWal very clearly called time out after the last basket, so I looked away. Next thing I knew, the ball was flying through the air and the horn was sounding. I have no idea why they didn’t grant us the time out. (Actually, I don’t have any idea why that crew made most of the calls they made tonight. The older official was just terrible all night.)
Furman has dropped some heartbreakers this season. -- MD
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The Roar had a great discussion on refs a few weeks ago. All refs in the nation are independent contractors. In other words, there is no such thing as SoCon refs, ACC refs, etc. The top rated refs get paid the most. Sometimes I wonder if the SoCon pays the lowest amount so it gets the worst officials. Tonight, they were awful.
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