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Post by longsuffering on Nov 19, 2021 20:07:02 GMT -5
Non-standard close loss with refs on loan from Wringling Brothers. Still gave the undefeated Minutewomen all they could handle.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Nov 19, 2021 20:11:39 GMT -5
Good effort; tough loss. Refs did fine; many close calls.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 19, 2021 20:38:30 GMT -5
Just to back up a bit...Massey had UMass favored by 12 with an 88% chance for the win. Against that prediction, HC did pretty well.
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Post by lou on Nov 19, 2021 21:08:44 GMT -5
Thought the refs were doing a high school game, blowing the whistle on pretty much every contested rebound. And the UMass coach argued every call against them. Got to let them play. Foul trouble cost us
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 19, 2021 21:34:51 GMT -5
Hate to say it but this was a typical disappointment for HC - we caught a better opponent on an off night but could not muster enough to get the W
I’m hoping this team finds a way to get on a run now with our ooc schedule
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 19, 2021 22:43:31 GMT -5
Hate to say it but this was a typical disappointment for HC - we caught a better opponent on an off night but could not muster enough to get the W I’m hoping this team finds a way to get on a run now with our ooc schedule That's why at tied 52-52 I braced myself for the standard close loss. A lazy pass by Demski sealed the fate. The team has to get up to BPC's speed. Maybe it's because she's been coached as part of a national team, but she is very fundamentally sound. She's often in the right place with a burst of quickness at just the right time. |
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Post by timholycross on Nov 19, 2021 23:11:17 GMT -5
Positives: Demski gave them some minutes which I feared she would not be able to give them. Allen was tough underneath.
Negatives: Defensive rebounding killed them. Umass really didn't generate much offense other than second shots.
Allen's foul shooting is terrible. Avery having 3 poor quarters really exposes the team's scoring weaknesses.
Other: Why pull BPC when you're not in a have-to-foul situation (which came later). Not like you can afford to have one less scoring threat out there? There were only 3 minutes left and she missed two of them.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 20, 2021 7:42:22 GMT -5
For those looking to see a wild finish (and disappointing loss - but you have to me slightly masochistic), since the game was on ESPN+ and most here seem to have that, bring the game up on replay and just watch the last 5 minutes or so. You might comment on the refs after watching.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 20, 2021 8:24:04 GMT -5
The big call against us down the stretch they most certainly got correct. Terrible entry pass was the culprit more than Avery gong out of control.
The call that HC got in the corner right before was bizarre to say the least. At least the illegal screen a couple minutes earlier LOOKED right (replay seemed to indicate it wasn't).
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Post by newfieguy74 on Nov 20, 2021 8:31:39 GMT -5
Hopefully the freshmen will grow into larger roles (Berger and Munt are playing about 10 minutes a game). Whatever this year's team is imagine it in a year without Avery, Petro, Demski, Ezemma.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 20, 2021 20:06:43 GMT -5
Hopefully the freshmen will grow into larger roles (Berger and Munt are playing about 10 minutes a game). Whatever this year's team is imagine it in a year without Avery, Petro, Demski, Ezemma. I'm afraid the last 3 quarters showed what it will be like struggling to score points. |
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