BJ's III ThoughtZ™

[RichZ]

1. Diarra 2 quick 3s to start the scoring for the good guys. Unfortunately, other than that, we're not shooting well, while the BJs are on fire.
2. Karaban ties it up 15 all at 13:23
3. Johnson blocked Kalkbrenner's layup attempt despite the 6" disadvantage in height!
4. Game feels like it's slipping away from us at the 4 minute mark, even though it's only a 7 point deficit. We're getting decent looks but they're just not going in the hole.
5. Mahaney hits a three at the half time buzzer to cut a deficit that had ballooned to 14 down to 11.
6. We were out rebounded 15/10 and out assisted 9/4 in the first half. Those are box score columns we usually own, dammit. At least we did a good job on Kalkbrenner in the first half, holding him to 2 buckets & 2 boards.
7. We start the 2nd half with a turnover, then Liam compounds it with a really dumb open court, clear path foul. 15 point hole now.
8. Seems like the refs are just calling fouls in bulk now. On us, naturally.
9. Finally scored at 17:40.
10. Tarris just scored on Kalkbrenner at 14:50 in the 2nd. That's his first score in 2-1/2 games against Kalk this season.
11. McNeeley heating up. 5 points on consecutive plays to get the deficit back into single digits.
12. Mahaney makes it a 5 point game! I'm beginning to like this kid. But he still dribbles too much.
13. 3 point game with 7 minutes to go.
14. And we fall apart. Sigh. Well the bright side is we get extra practice time for the big dance.
15. And now we get to the game end controversy. Neal. When he went full with 10 seconds left, he lost all respect. "I got caught up in the emotions of the game" is a load of cow dung. Then he doubled down by waving his arms encouraging their fans to cheer his move. If McDermott had any balls, Neal would be suspended for the BE championship and would take the heat when they lose.

 

[HooperScooper]

Johnson blocked Kalkbrenner's layup attempt despite the 6" disadvantage in height!

Johnson is listed at 6-10 and Kalkbrenner 7-1.

And now we get to the game end controversy. Neal. When he went full with 10 seconds left, he lost all respect. "I got caught up in the emotions of the game," is a load of cow dung. Then he doubled down by waving his arms encouraging their fans to cheer his move. If McDermott had any balls, Neal would be suspended for the BE championship and would take the heat when they lose.

 

[RichZ]

Johnson is listed at 6-10 and Kalkbrenner 7-1.

You're correct, of course. I thought I remembered the half-time crew calling him 7-4 the other night. Now that I think back on it, they said that because of his wingspan he had the vertical reach of a 7-4 guy.