Florida vs Houston NC game thread

[gsmooth]

Like I said before, I knew I would hate to see one of these teams lose. I feel bad for Houston and Coach Sampson no matter how overly sentimental I sound.

 

[uconngb]

After this I don’t know if Sampson will ever break through. The look on his face the last few possessions tell the story of a man who could see his dream forming and then falling apart before his very eyes within minutes. He’s a good coach but tonight he choked.

Yeah it was actually kind of sad to watch..,,,and he looked really old

 

[3rdbass]

They shut off Cryer and Houston really had nobody else who was consistently good offensively. They needed to get a shot off earlier even if a miss as they could swarm the boards for a basket.

 

[DogMania]

Sampson is a great defensive coach, but lacks imagination and ability to draw up set plays. Gotta put some of the blame on the Houston players who just couldn't create good shots or make winning plays. And credit to the Florida players for stepping up their D.

Ugly let down ending.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Big question is how did UH beat Duke?

 

[EBonz30]

4 straight turnovers to end the game- not one shot at the basket in 4 straight possessions- poor execution- give Florida credit for hanging in there while their best player got checked the entire game- great Defense by Florida for the last 10 minutes of the game- suffocating. Congratulations to the Gator Nation!

 

[REB1094]

Lamest final possession ever! Really surprised Cryer wasn’t even trying to look for a shot

Congrats to Florida, it wasn’t a pretty game but they got it done

 

[gsmooth]

Well, at least we can say we lost to the national champion

 

[UCan3]

Can't believe they didn't run more action into the post. Florida was overwhelming the perimeter screens.

Yeah that was head scratcher. It isn’t that they didn’t run the play the wanted… There appeared to be no play…

 

[storrsroars]

Even though nobody really wanted 4 #1 seeds in SA, this was a very entertaining FF.

 

[Scoe]

After this I don’t know if Sampson will ever break through. The look on his face the last few possessions tell the story of a man who could see his dream forming and then falling apart before his very eyes within minutes. He’s a good coach but tonight he choked.

Kind of felt like the Gonzaga-UNC title game like how many opportunities are you gonna get.

 

[superjohn]

Yeah it was actually kind of sad to watch..,,,and he looked really old

He has a monster class coming in but he had a 12 point lead in the second half. You gotta close the deal.

 

[UCan3]

Sampson is a great defensive coach, but lacks imagination and ability to draw up set plays. Gotta put some of the blame on the Houston players who just couldn't create good shots or make winning plays. And credit to the Florida players for stepping up their D.

Ugly let down ending.

Yeah at least run a play and get a shot up there!

 

[uconngb]

Weak national chanpions but they're national champions. It's hilarious Duke didn't win this tournament. Scheyer will be answering for that his entire career.

What is your problem?? How are they weak national champions?? They finished 36-4 in by far the toughest conference in America. What do you think people were saying after that disaster of a NC game in 2011??

Get over it. That was a great, hard fought game by two #1 seeds. Jesus

 

[RayRay19]

Houston played hard, that stretch of 4-5 fouls on Houston flipped the game.

 

[UCFan1513]

After watching Golden talk for the first time there’s no way he didn’t do it lmao

 

[SportsFan88]

Big question is how did UH beat Duke?

Because duke choked

 

[HCCForever]

Entertaining game but lousy execution down the stretch and pathetic ending. I was hoping for Houston victory but doesn’t bother me that they lost.

Sampson is 69 I believe so he may not get another shot.

 

[superjohn]

Big question is how did UH beat Duke?

Duke and Scheyer choked, it's going to go down as one of the biggest chokes ever in the sport.

 

[uconngb]

They shut off Cryer and Houston really had nobody else who was consistently good offensively. They needed to get a shot off earlier even if a miss as they could swarm the boards for a basket.

I thought they’d shoot with around 10 on the clock the way they crash the boards

 

[UCan3]

Kind of felt like the Gonzaga-UNC title game like how many opportunities are you gonna get.

Like I said before, I knew I would hate to see one of these teams lose. I feel bad for Houston and Coach Sampson no matter how overly sentimental I sound.

No one gave Florida a shot! No one respected them.

This is a true underdog story LOL

 

[bjc42]

Entertaining game but lousy execution down the stretch and pathetic ending. I was hoping for Houston victory but doesn’t bother me that they lost.

Sampson is 69 I believe so he may not get another shot.

Yeah I had UF winning it all but I want Sampson to win one.

 

[bjc42]

I thought they’d shoot with around 10 on the clock the way they crash the boards

They should have gone for a drive. I have no idea why they stayed around the perimeter.

 

[Dibbie]

Houston with turnovers in their final 4 possessions

 

[storrsroars]

Congrats to Florida, but after two years of Hurley, Golden just sounds like an ass. I hope someone starts selling "I was stalked by a national champion" t-shirts in Gainesville tomorrow.