Gonzaga Post Game Thread

[Fan1978]

Diarra really blew the defense letting the Zag player drive the length of the court for a shot that he made at the end of the 1st half. I do not understand how he could let that happen. Failure in focus?

Diarra played a great game and a ton of minutes. How can you single out one play. Perhaps he was told by coaching staff to not pick up a cheap foul? He has no backup with nowell hurt.

 

[Fan1978]

Very late watching this game. Have to mention how much refs actually like Hurley and you can see it now that he’s calmed down.

We get an out of bounds call and he puts his arm around a ref and says he’s going to smile. They both have a laugh (do refs even usually let coaches touch them mid game like that?) and we instantly get a moving screen call afterwards.

Hurley seems like he has them wrapped around his finger when he’s nice to them.

Let’s not get delusional. Getting a fair shake is all you want. The 3rd foul on tarris was awful and massive. Playing 4 on 5 on offense after that. Danny needs to work some plays in for backup center with Samson down.

 

[Waquoit]

I only think of one thing when I read "Ross" and it's just not fair to Jayden.

I get it. But Ross got Rachel. That's not nuthin'.

 

[Kolumbo]

I get it. But Ross got Rachel. That's not nuthin'.

Agreed. I liked the show but I wasn't a regular so I can't opine on when it jumped the shark. Ross bagging Rachel would certainly have to be up there in the top 10 jump the shark moments in sitcom lore, I would have to believe.

 

[gsmooth]

Agreed. I liked the show but I wasn't a regular so I can't opine on when it jumped the shark. Ross bagging Rachel would certainly have to be up there in the top 10 jump the shark moments in sitcom lore, I would have to believe.

I was not a regular watcher of that show at all, but you have to admit it felt great for him to bag Rachel. It's like UConn going to the Final Four in 1999 for the first time in the program's history. I hated UConn being #1 on the NCAA list for having the most wins without a Final Four appearance when teams not as good as UConn in 1994-1996 such as 1994 Florida and 1996 Miss State made appearances in the Final Four. As awful as those defeats were it got UConn to be physically tougher for future issues.

 

[alphasigko]

Diarra played a great game and a ton of minutes. How can you single out one play. Perhaps he was told by coaching staff to not pick up a cheap foul? He has no backup with nowell hurt.

Because there is no excuse for letting a guy drive the length of the court to make a cheap layup when time is running out at either the end of the half or the game. That is how Illinois lost to Tennessee this weekend at the end of their game.

 

[Gurleyman]

when I think “Ross” I think of putting in some happy trees and clouds

 

[cp176]

Because there is no excuse for letting a guy drive the length of the court to make a cheap layup when time is running out at either the end of the half or the game. That is how Illinois lost to Tennessee this weekend at the end of their game.

I saw the same thing you saw and yup I was upset that that kid was able to get the ball up quickly but stopping the ball is sometimes a five man job . People need to step up and rotate deep on the backside. Diarra got beat but he was a key player in the win.
In the Illinois game, the big kid who was under the basket should have played the no layups allowed game.

 

[Waquoit]

They didn't get a three. Wasn't that Job 1?

 

[jibsey]

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Both smiling but the ref is thinking “he hates me” and Hurley is thinking “yes I do”.

 

[RuffRuff]

when I think “Ross” I think of putting in some happy trees and clouds

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Apparently Wolf is at Michigan

 

[Umami Zen]

Apparently Wolf is at Michigan

That's the word at the watercooler

 

[UKemba15]

Kind of a random question, sorry if it was already discussed. When Reed got his first bucket (or maybe it was a foul?), did the MSG announcer call him Tarris Reed Senior? Did I imagine that?

 

[RuffRuff]

Kind of a random question, sorry if it was already discussed. When Reed got his first bucket (or maybe it was a foul?), did the MSG announcer call him Tarris Reed Senior? Did I imagine that?

Tarris is only a junior, and he played at Michigan, like Wolf.

 

[ctbro1999]

Wanted to post a mea culpa about calling Mahaney garbage. I didn't actually mean to call him garbage, rather his play, but obviously I phrased it as the former. Was just frustrated by that 10 seconds and let it spill into this thread despite the W. I support all our Huskies, even the guys struggling, and will make sure to post any critiques of players more carefully in the future.

 

[aceboon]

Have you watched him try to put the ball on the floor and get into the lane. It’s not pretty. That’s really not his game, due to his athletic limitations.

Others have said it best, he’s more of a “system guy”. And when there are other playmakers on the floor to attack the defense and he can play off that within the flow of our offense, he’s in the perfect system for his abilities.

When our offense gets bogged down or he gets asked to be the one to attack the defense, you can see his limitations. He just gets pushed further and further back off the 3pt line in an attempt to get a clean look.

multiple finishes and push/floater type shots in the paint in both the Xavier and Butler games since the Gonzaga game, he's capable

 

[3rdbass]

Wanted to post a mea culpa about calling Mahaney garbage. I didn't actually mean to call him garbage, rather his play, but obviously I phrased it as the former. Was just frustrated by that 10 seconds and let it spill into this thread despite the W. I support all our Huskies, even the guys struggling, and will make sure to post any critiques of players more carefully in the future.

Yep same with me regarding my remarks about Mahaney. I just don't see his fit at backup PG. I think he is more of SG with Diarra running the point.

 

[TroyHall98]

I was not a regular watcher of that show at all, but you have to admit it felt great for him to bag Rachel. It's like UConn going to the Final Four in 1999 for the first time in the program's history. I hated UConn being #1 on the NCAA list for having the most wins without a Final Four appearance when teams not as good as UConn in 1994-1996 such as 1994 Florida and 1996 Miss State made appearances in the Final Four. As awful as those defeats were it got UConn to be physically tougher for future issues.

The Miss State loss still bothers me to this day. The lack of interior presence on the 96 team was exposed in that game. The 95 team had the same issue as well and was exposed by Villanova and Jason Lawson. The loss to UCLA was more hubris than the lack of interior muscle. Calhoun got a lot smarter about bulking up at the 4 and 5 spots after those years.