Shabazz's buzzer beater just got topped

[upstater]

by Colorado's Booker.

And Kansas goes down at the buzzer.

Granted, Shabazz's shot came when UConn was losing, whereas Booker's shot was in a tie game.

But Booker shot his awkwardly off one foot from way beyond the NBA 3 point line.

 

[CAHUSKY]

Looked like he traveled. W

 

[aceboon]

first time I've ever seen a Euro step 3 pointer, live I thought he traveled but on replay doesn't look like one.

 

[Santini35]

 

[uconngb]

and the 3 teams with the best freshmen that we all keep hearing about non-stop, all now have 2 losses and it's barely December. Give me Shabazz, thank you very much.....

 

[RichZ]

In the overall scheme of things, this shot is extremely important, because Colorado had lost to Kansas about a gazillion consecutive times. Colorado was the equivalent of BU in the Big East, and Kansas was its Connecticut.

But in the Boneyard scheme of things, this shot is of virtually no importance, as it did not result in a Husky victory. Hell, it won't even affect our RPI.

 

[TheRogers]

Don't thinks so. The guy misses, they go to OT. Bazz misses UCONN gets an L.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Doesnt beat Bazz shots for two reasons

1. Game was tied so it wasnt do or die
2. I really dont give a sh%t about either team.

 

[Gurleyman]

It does affect us in one way: it makes Harvard's loss at Colorado look a lot better, so they could jump back in front of us in Jeff Goodman's Best of New England poll.

 

[intlzncster]

Storm the court whenever you want....but did I see a kid crying in there?

 

[UCweCONN]

A buzzer beater in a tie game never tops one in a game the shooter's team was losing. Period.

 

[Leebo]

Looked like he traveled. W

Only looked like 2 steps to me

 

[CAHUSKY]

Only looked like 2 steps to me

Me too after i saw the replay a couple of times. In real time it looked like a definite travel to me.

 

[BearJWS]

Longer strides do not make a travel... Maybe it looks awkward, but it definitely does not make a travel. It was all clean & replays showed it. Glad to see the refs did not blow it, because often this year, they have blown it (see Bazz's carry 2 games ago). Great play by Booker. Player of the week candidate... after Bazz's, of course!

 

[dsturdy5]

It does affect us in one way: it makes Harvard's loss at Colorado look a lot better, so they could jump back in front of us in Jeff Goodman's Best of New England poll.

BU took Harvard to OT today. I wonder where he ranks BU now...

 

[mauconnfan]

That's a travel all day!!!

 

[willie99]

you mean one of the freshmen lost again? how is this happening?

 

[tcf15]

And that court storming is exactly why Shabazz ran off the court. Kid makes the 3 and nearly gets trampled to death.

 

[Huskies4ever]

BU took Harvard to OT today. I wonder where he ranks BU now...

Ahead of UConn.

 

[Gurleyman]

That's a travel all day!!!

How so? Two slow steps are still two steps.

 

[superjohn]

Clear as day it wasn't a travel.

 

[Waquoit]

How so? Two slow steps are still two steps.

I though the rule was 1 and 1/2?

 

[Gurleyman]

I though the rule was 1 and 1/2?

In other words, it would have been legal for Tom Dempsey (whose record finally was broken today after 50 years - but at altitude).

 

[dsturdy5]

I though the rule was 1 and 1/2?

What is half a step?

The rule is you can lift your pivot foot. It isn't a travel until the pivot foot comes back down with the ball still in possession. Hence the "up and down" rule.

 

[mauconnfan]

I know it looked like it but no one argued.......weird you get 2 steps for a lay up but since when do you get 2 for a jump shot or a throw?

 

[GlastonTim]

I know it looked like it but no one argued.......weird you get 2 steps for a lay up but since when do you get 2 for a jump shot or a throw?

It was a 30' lay up.

 

[Tenspro2002]

It was a 30' lay up.

Exactly. A layup is just a special case of any other shot -- it happens to occur really close to the hoop. You're always allowed two steps in the manner that the Colorado shooter took them. He just took them 35 feet away before letting it fly.

 

[Rico444]

Yup. Similar to Kemba's ankle-breaker against Pitt.

 

[Waquoit]

The rule is you can lift your pivot foot. It isn't a travel until the pivot foot comes back down with the ball still in possession. Hence the "up and down" rule.

Yeah, like what the guy did.