Official WSU vs VCU Game Thread - NCAA Tournament Second Round

[rialaigh]

You are telling me it takes over 28 minutes to adjust your game to the tempo of the opponent and that isn't coaching?

You're telling me your last shot of the season is a kick into the backcourt with 12 seconds to go and a desperation shot by a 7' all after coming out of time out?

Give me a frickin' break.

and your telling me that the guys just dribbling the ball away time and time again has anything to do with marshal, we lost 4-6 turnovers on guys dribbling straight to the corner and just standing there. I stand behind greg 110% and the fact is (as far as I can remember) at WSU he has not made a terrible coaching error in a game.

[jocoshock]

VCU was 6-22 from 3pt; we were 5-17. Incredibly close stats across the board.... We just dug ourselves a hole (again like last year) that we couldn't get out of... Disappointing, but I am at least glad to see they fought to the end.

oh yea.... Hall had a double double with 10 and 10... Seems like several of his best games were Ls for the team..

[Shock&awe]

Keep your heads up? Really? Why would they keep their heads up when they only showed up for 12 minutes of basketball. They played like sht tonight on the biggest stage of their career. NIT championship? Sure...be proud of it, but you play all season to go the Dance. They were just the first upset of the tournament because they played scared and with their heads up their arses. UFB...

You don't think they know that? I said it all came down to execution and we didn't tonight. I guarantee you no one feels worse than the men in the locker room right now. And they have a lot to be proud of moving on in whatever they decide to do. It's just a basketball game man. Would of loved to see them win, sure. We all would. But there is no reason to hang your head and feel sorry for yourself.

[tw805]

Bad end to a great season.

Can't say I will be sad to see Stutz's career come to an end. He plays fine against mediocre competition, but he has always wished he was six inches shorter than he was, and chokes when it counts.

However, once again, the ball should not have been in his hands at the end. Stutz choked many times during that game, but that last shot isn't on him. He should not have even been in that game. Not for the last shot, not for the last ten minutes.

Great rally to almost pull it out, though.

You know, I can't say Stutz had the best game ever, that much is obvious. However, our program has been indelibly enriched by having a person of his character at our school. I can't understand how someone would be so willing to let him go.

[wu_shizzle]

Coaches on this board are marvelous. I'm sure EVERY time you draw up a play in your college coaching careers, it is ran to perfection, and the guy you try to get the ball to is always open, and he always makes it.

If it was just this game that would be one thing. We are terrible at end of clock, end of game situations. It happens more often than it doesn't.

[another shocker]

Out Coached
Outplayed
Out Hustled
Out Coached

and Outta here.

Murry & Stutz, the 4 year Sr's & so-called count on guys had the ball in their hands come crunch time.

And absolutely choked the game away.

Get out of here then, you punk.

[ShockRef]

It wasn't the last shot that will haunt Garrett. It's the possession before it. I can't believe this.

Bingo.

How missed 2 footers did he miss tonight?

Between that and Murry's unforced T/O's cost them after finally realizing what was going on.

The problem was they took 28 minutes to finally figure out what the opponent was doing and then adjusted.

28+ minutes?

28+ Frickin' minutes?

[vancedave56]

We didn't lose it in the last minute, we lost it in the first half. Looked sluggish and timid. Not how I expected this to end up, but I'm proud of these guys just the same. Still a great year.

+1

[umwram]

I registered just to tell you guys what a helluva game you played. I watched Cal, I watched Iona and you guys showed exactly what kind of team you are. I'm not unhappy about who won because I'm a VCU student, but as a college basketball fan my heart was pounding as that last shot by Stutz flew through the air and that entire game game me the chills. I know you guys aren't happy but you have a lot to be proud of because of your team.

Good job Shockers. I hope going on you'll root for the Rams. Given your colors, it won't be a stretch! :)

[SHOXAAC]

How many times has that happened in the Marshall era?

Sorry, can't comment. Some on this board are sensitive that you have to have coaching experience to comment on this subject.

[ShockRef]

Get out of here then, you punk.

I have scars older than you and have forgotten more about the game than you know.

Get back to bed.

[1979Shocker]

If Stutz could have made some of his inside shots that would have taken some of the pressure off of our guards.

[XManCometh]

How many times has that happened in the Marshall era?

Well, in the biggest game of the Marshall era, it happened. Does it really matter if it happened before?

[Anthroshock]

Did Williams play anymore after that double team tie up? I didn't remember seeing him in there anymore.

He played the game like it was his sophomore season.

[SHOXAAC]

and your telling me that the guys just dribbling the ball away time and time again has anything to do with marshal, we lost 4-6 turnovers on guys dribbling straight to the corner and just standing there. I stand behind greg 110% and the fact is (as far as I can remember) at WSU he has not made a terrible coaching error in a game.

Defense in last years' VCU game in last 4.6 seconds was brutal...sorry.