Pitt Postgame Thoughts

[M2MPrinciples]

What's really interesting is that the Judah-JJ-QC-Benny-Maliq lineup that dominated the second half had barely played coming into Saturday. They played a few minutes against Oregon but IIRC it was pretty unremarkable. I don't think Red struck gold or anything, but do think it's another testament to Benny's maturation and him earning Red's trust.

I know lineups are often matchup-dependent but if that group can cobble together some three-point shooting they'll be extremely tough to beat with the switchability, rebounding and athleticism they bring to the table.

 

[Niastri]

I just keep coming back to-
Our most relied-on scorer had a subpar game and we shot miserably as a team from 3... and still comfortably beat a good team, scoring 80+ in the process

If you were comfortable, you're cold blooded.

I had visions of Paul Harris under the basket every time we had the ball in the last minutes.

 

[Jake]

Have to agree with you. I've only been to the Dome one time since we moved away in 1987 so I had the same impression about it being quiet from watching on tv. But after being to a game live, and it wasn't even one of our most well-attended football games, it's much louder than I would've ever guessed.

Meh. Microphone placement and sound mixing both have an impact on crowd noise on TV, you cannot judge crowd noise unless you are there.

 

[dasher]

Only two plays upset me today - Q missing the layup after a steal (he could have slowed down or passed it), and Maliq missing a similar point blank shot (reverse layup?). First time I saw Maliq also miss an offensive rebound on a close miss, but Pitt is solid around the rim/glass.

Pretty sure Q took it personally, since he was back at the line a minute later, visibly and verbally talking to himself.

Q taking the 3 upset

 

[Newhouser]

Yeah, so I've been thinking about this a little and your comment crystalized something in my brain - unlike recent years, we can win in a few different ways this season.

We have had some wins where we've shot pretty well. We've had games where we defended well and won. We've had some games where we got to the line a bunch, or did a good job getting transition buckets on offense.

That's partly thanks to the depth. But we have a few different formulas for victory, which is nice.

The thing we have to watch for is that every game something or some things are working and we can compete against an opponent that takes something away.

And it's nice that we will use the different strengths. No more riding one style.

 

[Newhouser]

For all that is holy. Draymond is a 6’6” Draymond Green.

Y’all are absolutely nuts on this internet web site when it comes to the nba.

Also, go Knicks, baby!

You like the Knick trade.

 

[MikeSU02]

You like the Knick trade.

Ya. Think it’s trade one of probably. A few more. We got incrementally better with this imo.

 

[shu 49]

I gotta say that Copeland is killing it. still small mistakes. Just plays in hard. New favotite with Brown.