http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8cZMjOTqdo
The better team won that game. Put this video in your pipe and smoke it.
Meh. I beat you to it. I posted it on facebook last night.
Game Thread: UC vs. Alabama
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Meh. I beat you to it. I posted it on facebook last night.
david aka the TYZ
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I think yesterday's game showed alot. Alabama did a great job of exposing our weaknesses. They dared JJ and Rubles to shoot outside and it payed off. Our guards struggled against their bigger guards. Maybe some of it has to do with the early start time, which is tiring and horrible if true. These guys need to learn to play afternoon games. Alabama came in with a great gameplan and we struggled. My only hope was they would wear themselves out pressing the last 30 minutes of the game. I saw them huffing and puffing during timeouts and I think it could be seen in the last four minutes or so that Alabama didn't look as sharp. We can't blame the refs for anything either, sure there were bad calls, but they let the teams play and no one was in foul trouble. I think Mbodj needs to learn when to go for blocks and when to stay down to rebound. He jumped on every shot and that takes you out for rebounds. I love that Mick trusted in Cash to take the ball and do something with the last play. I love that Cash drove to the rim and got off the best shot he could and had the confidence to do it.
One other point I want to make and one that I think is our biggest question mark for the season. When to play JJ and when to play Rubles. Rubles helps tremendously on the offensive end and JJ helps tremendously on the defensive side of things. Yesterday Rubles got the majority of time. I think Mick knew we needed a weapon on offense and he is the only one outside of the guards. Our guards were outsized yesterday and really struggled. They took away our outside shot and driving on them was tough with their length and the fact the refs were letting the teams be physical. The D they played on Rubles was perfect. Step off him so you don't buy the head fake. They dared him to shoot and he airred two three-balls. With that said Rubles still did some things well on the offensive end and made some big buckets. (I guess every bucket is big in a 58-56 win). On the other side of things we struggled to rebound. Rubles is an effective rebounder, but JJ is an excellent rebounder. Mbodj is a shot-blocker and not in a position to rebound, I like his ability to block shots, but you have to find that balance. There are times I wish Cronin would play both Rubles and JJ. Yesterday might have been the day. Our D got burned for a number of easy lay-ups in the half-court. I'll chalk it up to good game-planning and good execution on their part, but I got to think JJ would've made better adjustments down there and not given them so many easy looks. I was glad to see JJ get in down the stretch. As soon as he got in he started grabbing rebounds. And he read that last play from Alabama perfectly and came up with the big play.
One other point I want to make and one that I think is our biggest question mark for the season. When to play JJ and when to play Rubles. Rubles helps tremendously on the offensive end and JJ helps tremendously on the defensive side of things. Yesterday Rubles got the majority of time. I think Mick knew we needed a weapon on offense and he is the only one outside of the guards. Our guards were outsized yesterday and really struggled. They took away our outside shot and driving on them was tough with their length and the fact the refs were letting the teams be physical. The D they played on Rubles was perfect. Step off him so you don't buy the head fake. They dared him to shoot and he airred two three-balls. With that said Rubles still did some things well on the offensive end and made some big buckets. (I guess every bucket is big in a 58-56 win). On the other side of things we struggled to rebound. Rubles is an effective rebounder, but JJ is an excellent rebounder. Mbodj is a shot-blocker and not in a position to rebound, I like his ability to block shots, but you have to find that balance. There are times I wish Cronin would play both Rubles and JJ. Yesterday might have been the day. Our D got burned for a number of easy lay-ups in the half-court. I'll chalk it up to good game-planning and good execution on their part, but I got to think JJ would've made better adjustments down there and not given them so many easy looks. I was glad to see JJ get in down the stretch. As soon as he got in he started grabbing rebounds. And he read that last play from Alabama perfectly and came up with the big play.
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As I said earlier they looked a step slow. Guys teams have games like that but good teams win them and UC did. They have to start passing and moving the D as Mick noted post game.
Cronin crazy 5
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This is going to be a huge resume builder. As i said before Alabama is for real and to win vs them on any stage or venue is humungous. I see Alabama fighting for a SEC championship this year. Helluva win for the cats no matter how they looked. Alabama as they get more reps are going to be a feared team come tournament time. As for Rubles, if he can play 15ft and in he will be fine. He has to keep the defense honest because he is definately one of the best drivers on this ball club.
BearcatMick
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Alabama sucking it up tonight. Losing by 15 at home to a crappy low major horrible Dayton team
Yeah. Just saw the boxscore. It appears UD is hot and 'Bama is not.
Off night for 'Bama and hot night for UD. It happens.
UCalum08
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They were probably still down on themselves from Saturdays loss. I swear I've never seen a team look so devastated walking off the court. They will be iiiight