Tech wasn't "luck," though. It was well-executed plays with the game on the line.
Draining a 60'+ shot at the buzzer... is luck.
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Tech wasn't "luck," though. It was well-executed plays with the game on the line.
Draining a 60'+ shot at the buzzer... is luck.
I consider it lucky in that we were only in that position because two 90% plus FT shooters missed.
If Auburn keeps winning and the other top SEC teams continue to trade losses, even with a loss at HOU and kU we have enough credibility with the national audience to maintain a 2 seed. (Assuming we win the others)
Agree on the play, but the whole sequence of their excellent free throw shooters missing shots plus making the play was overall pretty unlikely for us to win in that situation. That said we were much more unlucky at UA then lucky at Tech.
I consider a little lucky given the missed free throws and they had a wide open look 3 ft from the basket but I think “luck” balances out throughout a long season.
KU is not your normal KU this year, especially without Adams. I'm confident in winning there.
Over a long season, then yes, the luck factor tends to balance out.
But so much of college basketball is how you do in a single-elimination tournament.
One or two possessions can be the difference from first-round upset and national champion.
Not to mention Tech got off a very high probability shot. It was more or less a layup that hit back iron and bounced out. Very clean look
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Last lines says one of favorites to win it all I will focus on positives
That is one that ISU just needs to get the thing done and not piss around if they get a decent lead late.
Same goes with this Saturday.
And I don't mean an effort thing, just valuing possessions without trying to do too much, etc.
Tech missed some free throws with guys that are good shooters.
Yep, and we got out buzzer beater against us out of the way. The basketball gods owe us one when it counts now.
I'd prefer ISU just be up like 15 at the end for the rest of the games.
Makes it WAY easier for me to sit and watch.
Does that mean it's better for us if Auburn just keeps winning, giving the other SEC teams more losses? (As long as we keep winning, of course.)
I am hoping for a double overtime game between KU and Baylor on Saturday . . . . I don't even care who wins.
Yeah I'm not worried about Saturday.
Last night and even with ASU, we would have a good offensive or defensive possession and then do something stupid on the other end and they would tie it up or we wouldn't extend the lead.
Often too it seems like we get going to fast sometimes and get ourselves in a bad spot then turn it over
Yeah that’s been the most frustrating part of this squad. A lot of unforced TO’s lately. WVA and AZ both 20+% TO percentage, which is objectively really bad and our 2 worst of the season. And obviously both losses, meaning we couldn’t overcome our own mistakes.
