185 thoughts on “Syracuse at Pitt Basketball Thread”

  1. file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/85/05/A866CE5A-6BA4-4E95-B22F-D8B9581AE915/IMG_8335.HEIC

    Let’s goooooo…..

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  14. “Red Hot Hinson’ what is this guy delusional Hinson is 3 of 12 FG.
    More like Red Not Hinson.

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    1. For some reason they’re not driving at all. Best way to beat that zone if to overload it any way you can. Driving is good!!

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  18. imo defending like crap and offending like it too

    not sharp passes or intense defense, questionable senior night effort?!?

    THIS is the most important game that remains in the season as it could affect massively our weak ranking numbers if we lose

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    1. Kinda like the Iowa win and the crazy 3 beyond half court for Arizona St. over Arizona today. The hoopies are hanging with Kansas too.

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    2. Oh wow….i looked at that score 20 minutes and figured an easy T_ug U win.
      Battle of the State Pens in Florida. Probably a lot of bets on the U. lol

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    3. now people can talk about how bad miami is for losing to fsu. announcers in the first half when um was up 20+ were saying they are the best team in the acc and possibly final 4 good.

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    4. Miami! Wow! Pitt isn’t the only one now. But J Bilas — hate this dude more than tongue-can-tell — and the rest of his crew @ACCNET won’t stop praising The U & VA who’ve (accidentally, you’d think) already lost to our Panther’s. And WTF is all this 10 Joe Lun BS 10th Seed for NCAAT?
      Is the MW, and the Big10, Big12 really as good as touted? Or is the ACC just far tougher than anyone cares to acknowledge here in February.
      BE CAREFUL TONIGHT, Panther friends. THis game is gonna be CLOSE!

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  21. Don’t like Boeheim much….being a Pitt man. However he’s unique in that he’s not afraid to ‘dress down’ the players of today. So a plus in that regard.

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  24. Not Pitt’s best first half. Cuse playing much better than last two games. Pitt struggling against Cuse Screens big time. Capel not switching hoping to shut down their long range shooters.

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  25. Miami! Wow! Pitt isn’t the only one now. But J Bilas — hate this dude more than tongue-can-tell — and the rest of his crew @ACCNET won’t stop praising The U & VA who’ve (accidentally, you’d think) already lost to our Panther’s. And WTF is all this 10 Joe Lun BS 10th Seed for NCAAT?
    Is the MW, and the Big10, Big12 really as good as touted? Or is the ACC just far tougher than anyone cares to acknowledge here in February.
    BE CAREFUL TONIGHT, Panther friends. THis game is gonna be CLOSE!

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  29. Boy if only..,….you could subtract Judas Mintz from Syracuse and add him to Pitt.
    NIL Bought players….brought to you by Syracuse. Home of bought and paid
    for Carmella Anthony of many.

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  31. Does anyone remember when Paul Evans called Boeheim a hemorrhoid because he wined so much back in the 80’s?

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  39. We might have to go out and show the Pitt colors down here in ACC land….as UVA is getting trashed by the Holes….at halftime.
    yea I’m old….but I still can throw some shade !

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  40. So I guess if (when) we beat ND we win the ACC? How is Capel not Coach of the Year then? Talk about a recruiting advantage when he’s talking to parents about where their kid should play…

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  42. This is as good as beating the Pedo’s or Hoopies in football…to me.
    F U Syracuse & NYC media who has really kept from being ranked !!

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  53. Agree with Wlat that Pitt will be ranked #21 or better this week. Do not worry about what you cannot control. Just keep playing one game at a time.

    The Notre Dame game is going to be a lot tougher than people think with it being Mike Brey’s last home game. Hope Capel drills it into his team not to overlook them!

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    1. Writers always favor Notre Dame so we may even be ranked higher so it will be a bigger deal when they beat us…..not !

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  55. The wild thing about this game is we may drop in NET again. Defensively/offensively inefficient. Cuse shot 50% from the floor and Pitt 47% … that actually went up. Was 44% late.

    Great win. H2P.

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      1. I’ve had several lately across threads. Not sure what I’m doing. These two posted eventually but it took a long time.

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  62. Congrats to the BB guys!

    Frankly, I’m still afraid of waking up and finding this season was just a dream… 😊

    Only 5 turnovers today. 👍

    Go Pitt.

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  64. —How do you shoot 50% from the field and 56% from 3 and lose by 17???

    —Panthers made 16 threes; Cuse made 9.

    —Quite a display of shooting by both teams.

    Go Pitt.

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    1. truth is we really didn’t play good defense in either half but GREAT offense in the second half 🙂

      I’m happy 🙂

      that Nike dunk had to make the Pete shake but was it louder than the Fisch finish?!? 🙂

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      1. I was there. Fisch for the win. No question. I never saw the starters and reserves pile on the ‘last player off the bench’ like that after the buzzer. Amazing moment in Pittsburgh sports. This team really really likes each other. Best chemistry in years.

        This game is gonna be an instant classic in Pitt BBall lore for a lot of reasons…taking over 1st Place in the ACC in late February with only 2 games to go (Hey ACC writers, 14th??? Really?) … putting up huge numbers (99)vs Jim B & his Orange … a sellout at the Pete and the biggest most intense & loudest crowd in the last 10 years … the cries of ‘Traitor’ coming from a revitalized and energetic Zoo whenever Jonah touched the ball … and to cap it all off the 99th point being made by the walk-on Senior Adam Frisch on a thrilling left handed layup! Did I mention Pitt is now Your First Place ACC Men’s basketball team?

        What a game. What a season. Never saw it coming. WooHoo!!!

        H2P

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    2. I’m thinking this may be the first use of the words “great coaching” on the POV when referring to Pitt basketball.
      😊

      Go Pitt.

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  72. One last thing. At the beginning of the year I said Pitt has no true point guard and that Burton- Cummings we’re both 2 guards. My apology,
    Cummings is one of the best point guards in the ACC and maybe ever at Pitt!

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    1. hold on there Dan, THAT is a bit over the top with Knight and Levance and a couple others

      .

      I swear, it must be like me when watching my kid wrestle as I saw every flaw and every missing detail during a match, then fortified that view when I watched the video…..

      ……even and especially in bouts that made it to the 2nd period where he was up 12-4 at the time he pinned his opponent 🙂 😦

      (and btw, Will was only scored upon once during the regular season his senior year with a takedown and then 2 other times at States during the semifinals match which had the first period end up down 5-2, the only time he trailed at the end of a period that year)

      .

      Nellie did have some errant passes but without thinking about it at the end of the game I’d have never guessed he ended with 13 assists

      he was great last night and upper third ACC but not maybe best ever at Pitt, put down that very large koolaid glass Dan! 😉

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  73. This is clearly a group of guys that loves playing together. That fact alone has made them a joy to watch. Oh, and first place in the ACC, that’s pretty special too. H2P!

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    1. agree. and, regardless of final rankings and seedings … this team has left a lasting mark on the program and will be remembered fondly. lots of great memories this year. H2P !

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  74. What a great moment for Aidan Fisch when he made the nice bucket with the left hand. The crowd reaction and the celebration with his teammates was awesome.

    Heard Aidan say after the game that he wants to go to med school. Please accept him, Pitt.

    Go Pitt.

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  75. Another thing I heard today. Take it for what it’s worth, but Wes Durham was on the radio with Paul Zeise before the game and Durham said – when talking about the players Pitt will have back next season – that in the workouts that he’s seen, Will Jeffress has looked really good…

    Go Pitt.

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  77. A reminder that the Panther basketballers are 21 and 8.
    (Shaking my head in disbelief as I type that…)

    Congrats to the POV celebrities at the Pete today. I presume Wolfe, Scooter and Fran were there. Any other POV celebs in attendance?

    Go Pitt.

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    2. I was there in my usual last row of 123. But this game the seats around us were ALL full…has not been that way for a long long time.

      What a blast!

      H2P

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      1. I wish I knew Tommymac. I was right below you in 124, and apparently in your same section AND row were some friends of the POV, Thad and Dana Matta, who were using BigB’s tickets. Thad and Dana hosted a fantastic tailgate at the ACC Championship game in Charlotte in 2021.

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  81. Unbelievable atmosphere at the Pete today. Fisch scoring the final basket and then being mobbed by teammates was a top 5 moment in Pete history. I paid a hefty sum for tickets and got my money’s worth and then some.

    Really fun to watch this team all year. Coach Capel and his staff have done a fantastic job in both assembling and then coaching this very unselfish group of guys.

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  82. What a great season by a bunch of top notch players with top-notch character. This season has confirmed what’s been said a million times before, it’s amazing how much better a coach is when he’s coaching great players.

    Benedict Arnold Mintz can keep playing for the old crouch Boeheim, live with your decision.

    Drop 100 on the Doomers and guarantee at least a share of the ACC regular season championship. The banner will look great hanging at the Pete.

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  83. Well nothing stopping the so-called sports journalists from ranking Pitt now !!
    It only took the cruds from ignoring us from an entire regular seasson.
    Fraud media in not only sports ! But Everything !

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    1. they almost have to with 25 (TxA&M) & 26 (NCSt) losing. and, no less, throw in one or more losses for #s 19,20,21,23 & 24. Can’t wait but i’m sure there will be some excuse for “forgetting” about us.

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  84. The Pete was rocking last night. Haven’t had that much fun at a BB game for at least 10 years!

    Had dinner post game with long time Pitt friends who reminded me that in November I was on the fence about whether I would renew my season tix for another year. Sign me up !!

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  85. When senior Greg Elliott was told recently that he and his teammates were on their way to making history, he all but shrugged his shoulders.

    “That’s what we were brought here for,” he said. “We knew we were coming in and going to make noise this year.” – Trib Live

    Can you say “Hired Guns?” I knew you could.

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    2. It’s the Hired Guns era in college athletics.

      Thank the NCAA for the free transfer and the California governor for NIL.

      You have to adapt and play the game. Pitt’s pathetic donations will make it tough for them most years. That’s why this year is so fulfilling. These weren’t highly sought transfers.

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  87. Great group gathering at Hemingways before the game yesterday! Really missed BigB, Jeannie and MissingWlat who weren’t able to join us. But Kman and Trish were there which is always a treat!

    Gotta give a well deserved plug to Hemingways. That place was absolutely packed and yet they kept our drinks filled, food orders on time and checks processed quickly enough to make it to the game with plenty of time to spare. I don’t know how they do it. But they had us well prepared for what we were about to experience at the Pete.

    As Dino71 said, it was a day, a game, an experience that made renewing your season tickets a no brainer.

    By the way, Fran and Scooter returned to Hemingways after the game! For all I know, they might be there still.

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  88. Last night’s box score was incredible. Rebounds and turnovers made the difference. 62 second half points. Syracuse shot over 50% from the 3 line but wasn’t nearly good enough. Kind of funny listening to the announcers gushing over the greatness of the Syracuse players who were getting trounced in the second half.
    Watching the bald guys before the game touting Miami and Virginia even Clemson but saying very little about Pitt….Talking more about how UNC may claw their way into the tournament.
    I guess the awful loss vs FLST doesn’t look as awful now that they beat Miami in Miami.

    The ACC overall is much tougher than the Pundits are giving them credit for. They just can’t stand it that Duke, UNC, Syracuse and Louisville aren’t on top of the basketball world.

    How dare Pitt have a good team. It has been a long time since a Pitt coach was able to pull his seniors at the end of senior night to thunderous applause, they turned Pitt’s fortunes around, none of them will play in the NBA, but as a group are very special. They beat a lot of very good teams to put this record together and hopefully have a lot more to prove.

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  89. Last night wasn’t all about the seniors of course, Hinson may be the most important cog in this wheel of fortune, when he is hot Pitt is hard to beat. Pitt however would be nowhere without the most improved and still improving Federiko Federiko, who has been doing a marvelous job offensively and defensively vs much more experienced and highly touted guys.
    Also GDG is showing great improvement at both ends of the court, he is going to be a force next year. He is really running the court much more effectively and no longer looks lost at times. Credit to the coaches for the progress of these big men.

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  91. There should be a couple transfer guards that can shoot threes, play staunch defense and make free throws that would love to replace a couple of the graduates next year. If Capel has learned anything it is that upper class experience and leadership has made the most difference this year. Far more important than raw talent. Also the unselfishness exhibited by these guys is what really makes a team.

    Also not to be overlooked is the passing and catching skills of these guys another skill that has been sorely lacking for a while.

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  94. I was out of town with Mrs. Erie visiting friends, so I missed baseball and of course the Boeheim Classic.

    We had an early dinner after play golf in a simulator for the first time and sat down to eat just sat the game started. The first score I saw was tied at 23. Then it was 30-30 with 2 minutes to halftime. It just so happened the Miami vs FL State game was on one of the tv screens – lost interest when the noles were down 25. As we got up to leave I glanced at the score and FL State just hit a three to pull within 3. Was pleased they pulled off the upset.

    On the way back to our friends house I peaked at the Pitt score and we had built a ten point lead midway thru the 2nd half. Looked quickly at the UNC score and smiled at their big lead and shut down my phone until all three games had concludes with THREE PITT VICTORIES.

    First place in the ACC on February 25th with 2 games to play. Regardless of how the week unfolds, on Saturday, March 4th our Pitt Panthers will be playing for the ACC regular season title.

    Thank you Jeff Capel for putting together a group of high character, fine young men who play good basketball together and thank for you post game presentation of the game ball to SR Aiden Fisch (sp). I have become an admirer of the painting you have created. Coaches aren’t perfect, none of us are and I have been critical of some of your in game decisions – I will attempt to be less critical.

    OT: golf in a simulator is different in a good way for my game – chunk shots go further (no ground to chunk) and the wind conditions were minimal where we played. I shot 39-39 (78) -best score ever by 2 strokes and with my handicap I netted 33-33 (66).

    Back to the topic at hand – how was the Zoo with Boeheim – did they really print money with the nose picker mug?

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  95. Regarding the reception for Boeheim at the Pete last night, there was one unique event that put it into perspective for me. Since early in the Coach Capel era, the announcer stopped introducing the coaches as part of the starting player introductions. I don’t know why but I could easily speculate.

    Last night at the end of the Cuse starting player intros, the announcer introduced “the coach of the Syracuse Orange, Jim Boeheim”. And the Zoo and crowd gave a deafening, “BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”

    What surprised me even more was that Coach Capel was still not introduced at the end of the Pitt starting players. That has to be a preference of Coach Capel as he has definitely earned a great reception from the fans at the Pete and would have gotten one. I have to say that kind of disappointed me. The man deserves the praise.

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  97. Pirr moved up 2 places in the NCAA NET rankings (54’th to 52’nd) after the QAD 3 home win over Syracuse.

    The big mover in ACC NET rankings was Clemson’s (74’th to 58’th) after their QAD 1 away win over NC State.

    Miami only dropped six spots (28’to 34’th) with their home loss to QAD 4 FSU. Miam’s loss also took away one QAD 1 home win from Pitt. When Pitt home lost to QAD 4 FSU. Pitt dropped from 50’th to 65’th. One month later Pitt is still struggling in NET.

    There is a lot of moving parts to NET rankings, and I have only figured out some of them.

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    1. I heard today on the Fan that UNC is ahead of us in the biased NET. (No Eyeballs Television). If you can’t bring the TV ratings up they bury you…and you can bet this is programmed into the software.

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  99. Two numbers:

    –Pitt had 17 offensive rebounds yesterday!

    —Spring football begins on March 14th.

    The Pitt drama continues…

    Go Pitt.

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  100. Final two games of the regular season are against old Big East teams, ones that us older Pitt fans AND newer Panther fans can relate to as somewhat rivals.

    For me, I always like to beat ND and Miami in any sport. I can guarantee you this Pitt basketball team wants to win out – they are competitors with a capital C – they have been discounted as pretenders most of 2023 (borderline disrespected) – they are playing for each other (teammates, coaches, fans and the university they are growing to love) – and finally they are playing with a chip on their shoulders and doing it with maturity and respect for the game.

    H2P!

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    1. truth is, I and maybe others here disrespected, not borderline this team

      after game #4 they appeared to have earned that truth and reality

      did Capel step into this fortune with Hugely’s misfortune? of course not entirely, but somewhat partially

      the Duzz would’ve kept starting a bust transfer(kidding,,,, a little)

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      1. Lol – IMO HC Capel and this team earned respect from us fans.

        I also believe we fans somewhat discounted how bad the Barnes/Stallings hiring by Sir Patrick Gallagher really was at the time. I know I did not like the Barnes/Stallings prehire press conference.

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        1. “did not like” ?

          I will never forget my disgust and disdain that arose watching Barnes’ hideously smug, arrogant, disgusting face while he spoke every syllable

          after having the mini Pitt band play to open up the presser

          THAT DUDE should never work again in the capacity of AD at a high school let alone major university

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        2. It was an “in your face “ FU to Pitt Fans everywhere and an arrogant “I know better than you” from Barnes. If I never hear or say his name again it will be too soon!!!

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        3. Barnes’ smug press conference after Dixon left I’ll never forget. He thought he was so great that coaches would be tripping over themselves to come coach at Pitt. Gallagher was the worst hiring that clown.

          After Selection a Sunday, I’m sending out a tweet bashing him and Todd Turner, who is on Twitter, letting him know it took six long years to get out from under those two’s cronyism.

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  101. and while virtually nobody saw this year coming, it should be noted that Dan72 actually DID or was at least the closest to do so

    so while I dispute Dan’s call on Nellie(one of best pg in ACC and ever at Pitt) upthread, could it be possible that Dior for all his talent and skills, would’ve actually been a detractor from the path and ultimate success the team became?

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    1. Thank you for noticing my favorable prediction at seasons start. I got a ton of grief from many on other sites. When the season is over, I’ll have Reed republish my article. Even I am amazed at how close I came. Dior will be the best point guard ever at Pitt when he plays. His practice skills against Cummings have made a huge difference in Cummings Improvement.

      I’m now told that he was told to keep his nose clean, make good grades and be a good teammate for a year, and he can play. The redshirt was BS!

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  102. I, and I’m sure there were others who wished that Mintz would have come to Pitt…but I have since changed my mind on that. I’m now very happy that the local kid Cummings got to come here and live out his dream for one year even if it is just this one season. Thanks Nelly, and God bless. H2P

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  104. I posed the question earlier this year, was this team better off without DJ and Hugley? Hind sight 20/20 but yeah it turns out they were. Hopefully moving forward that won’t be the case, but don’t think you would have seen the development of FF and GDG if Hugley was healthy and hard to understand what the rotation of guards would have been with DJ. In any case great to see these seniors have their last hurrah season. Everyone contributed greatly to the success which would not have happened if they didn’t have the opportunity (minutes).

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    1. I also have to believe that DJ benefitted greatly practicing with these guys for a whole year. I’m also sure they benefitted by going against him in practice, getting ready for the better guards in the league.

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  105. if we could just piece together all of what us “coaches” know here we could be a hired consortium package that one of the big Universities would hire

    looking at today’s salaries, let’s say about 6-8 of us splitting the 6-8 million a top guy gets

    anyone here up for that 1 M per split?

    🙂

    not holding my breath waiting for the call 😦 😦

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  106. There are 5 NET BB teams ranked ahead of us. We beat UNC twice, Miami once, NCST once, VA once and lost at Duke. 5-1 and ranked and behind all of them. Something stinks to me.
    I passed all my math and engineering courses at Pitt so maybe I missed something.

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  107. In addition to Capel getting off the hot seat and the team performing way beyond expectations, we also found out that Coach Capel, unlike most Division 1 coaches, really cares about ALL his players. That says a lot about his character, as does the character of the players he recruited.

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  108. One thing that really stood out for me last night was the speed and crispness of the passes, the accuracy and ‘deceptiveness’ of the touch passes and the astoundingly quick shot release on 3’s after a good pass…especially by Nike and Blake.

    Those two shooters obviously have Capel’s green light anytime they touch the ball, rightly so IMO. They do miss a few, but because they are taking (mostly) open looks the numbers are in the shooters’ favor, so far. It was fascinating to watch thenm in the second half – they caught and shot so quickly it was like watching kids shoot at a basket in an arcade. No fake passes, no lining up the shot – just fire and forget and get back on D.

    I’ll single out CDG, he has made the touch pass into a brilliant offensive weapon. The guards are especially good at it, and if I may say so, I believe that their are several set plays that depend on quick and deceptive touch passes to work…and last night work they did.

    Kudos to the coaching staff for focusing on these technical aspects of the game this year in practice – the hard work has been noticed and it has paid off big time.

    H2P

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    2. Coach Capel had an interesting take on shooting – and Blake’s shooting – in his post-game remarks. Coach said he’s fine with guys shooting as long as they are taking good shots. That’s whether the shots are going in or not – keep shooting good shots.

      When asked whether his definition of a “good shot” was the same as Blake’s, Coach smiled and said that yes, sometimes he does have to tell Blake to “slow down”…

      What impresses me about Blake’s shot, besides the vertical jump and quick release, is how often his 3s are nothing but net – even when from downtown…

      Go Pitt.

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  109. Thinking of Barnes has my blood boiling again but Pederson was just as bad. His ego lost the battle of script Pitt vs Pittsburgh but the damage each of them (plus Chancellor) caused lives on today.

    Anyone miss football paper programs? Or paper tickets? I spent 48 years in the printing business and the story of the loss of both could fill a book. It had to do with cronyism with the BOT and the ADs never considering the unintended consequences of changing printers and overthinking expense vs ticket holder satisfaction.

    Last but not least, it was under Pederson’s first stint that the decision was made to fire the in-house Pitt Ticket Group and hire (farm out) to an offsite ticket firm. I wonder how the cost of eliminating Pitt ticket direct employees salaries vs customer satisfaction with an outside firm that cares nothing about Pitt has worked out.

    I’ll be anxious to hear how we all deal with the complete elimination of paper tickets this year?? I’ll be standing in a long line to get into the stadium right next to you! What could possibly go wrong with that!

    Many will not be allowed in the stadium because of computer and phone glitches!! I guess we can go back to Red5A!!! ?? And listen on the radio !

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    1. I had the electronic tickets last FB season. I was skeptical but they worked out fine. Also had the benefit of letting me electronic-transfer a ticket by phone to my son when we were getting to a game at different times…

      Pros and cons, I guess…

      Go Pitt.

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  110. Dan:
    The mobile ticket app crashed before the Tennessee game.
    I walked rightist the giant lines with my paper ticket.

    N.B Pitt charges extra for the paper tickets. If I am willing to pay the extra money they should make them for me,

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  112. Apparently MOV or Margin of Victory weighs pretty heavily in these NET ranking.

    An example of this MOV in action……Clemson was bumped up 26 spots in NET to No. 58 after
    their thumping of Syracuse, 2 games ago, by 18 points. And they won huge against yesterday against NC State, by 25 points.

    Pitt is currently No. 52 in NET, don’t know if yesterday’s blowout win is factored into that, as
    the NET chart says Pitt is only Up 2 from previous week. And we beat Syracuse by almost
    as many points (17) as Clemson did. Although the slim MOV against GT (8 points) could
    have negated the move we should have got with Syracuse blowout.

    Could maybe possibly explain Pitt’s low NET ranking as we’ve won a lot of close games by 1, 2 & 3 points. UNC twice, Cuse (1st game), Wake, UVA, Miami, FSU & GT by 8.
    (hopefully this gets posted, as I did another researched post about Pitt Road wins which disappeared into sinkhole, lol)

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    1. And yet, Pitt is among the leaders nationally in beating the spread. Hopefully that continues for the next two league games and the tournament(s).

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    2. Then these computer clowns should help us with the close loses too. I watched Michigan play today and Pitt would beat them by 15 if we played them today. Was not impressed by UCLA either.

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  113. Pitt women’s basketball team loses again today – finishes last again in the ACC at 3-15.

    Our players try hard but tough going against taller and/or better players. Today we had 33 rebounds; our opponent 44. We had 6 offensive boards; our opponent had 12. They got to take 5 more shots than us and beat us by 5 points. It was an away game.

    Strangely enough, in this the final regular season game, Coach White shortened the bench and only played 8 players. Pitt stayed in the game but couldn’t overcome the rebounding deficit…

    Go Pitt.

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  114. Funny:
    I remember when consistently winning close games was clutch!
    Always remembered and respected any person or team that got better when game was tight.
    Shooting 3’s up 15 with 3 minutes left is easy. Hitting them consistently when tied or down a couple a lot harder!

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  115. You can’t stop progress, mobile tickets are the future. Once you get used to using them they are great. As the technology improves they will be even better. But like all technology when it goes wrong, it really goes wrong.

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    1. When it goes wrong, is there a way to resolve it at the entry gate to the stadium?

      I ask because it is tough to travel with Mrs. Erie’s health issues – smooth entry to the stadium early before the crowd surge is critical.

      Thanks for the feedback…

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      1. Erie – the only time I had any problem with the electronic tickets was when I forgot to move my tickets to my iPhone “Wallet” until I was already at the stadium. Make sure you put the next game tickets in your “Wallet” at least a day or two before the game. When I’ve done that, I’ve had no problems…

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  116. I was speaking of technology in general. I’ve never had a problem at the stadium or the Pete. Plus tickets are easy to transfer once you know how, and I’m 72 and not a techie.

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  119. A psu player – Lundy maybe – shot 1 for 16 today. But he was only 0 for 11 from three. He normally averages 14 points per game. Psu led for most of the game before losing…

    Maybe he has a tough exam tomorrow…

    Or, if I didn’t know better, I might suspect someone had a bet on the game… 🤔

    Go Pitt.

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    1. Have the Pitt – Syracuse replay today on the ACC Network (9:30am to 11:30am) playing in the background.

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