We had no business winning this game.

[Cowtown]

I'm pretty stunned we pulled that out considering the fouls on our bigs and the way gtown shredded the 2-3 most of the 2nd half

And Frank's seven turnovers. Yep, that's 7.

 

[pearl31]

And Frank's seven turnovers. Yep, that's 7.

yeah - he did have a strong 2nd half though, wouldn't have won w/o his effort, despite the TOs

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Refs weren't bad, considering Michael Stevens was out there. And we got a huge break on the charge call MD drew.

I think it swing in favor of either team at different points. I'm not sure I'd call that "not bad."

 

[Cowtown]

yeah - he did have a strong 2nd half though, wouldn't have won w/o his effort, despite the TOs

Oh, no argument there. I'm just concerned for he'll see tougher defenders in the ACC than he saw today. That said, the last lob he threw to PC was a message though!

 

[Alsacs]

I think the guy in my avatar deserves some props. His decision to pressure (and to stick with the pressure even though it didn't work real well at the start) is what won the game. There is not a better "close game" coach alive.

Not afraid to admit when I am wrong. The pressure helped I am glad he took it off when we tied it.

 

[BludOrange]

Game changed when we stopped being hesitant and started to play with confidence and quick decision making. The decisiveness got Gtown defenders on their heels and caused other defenders to react as well. Which led to them being out of position to guard their own man or to get a rebound.

Good things seem to happen when they just play and don't necessarily give themselves time to think.

 

[jgeorge322]

yeah - he did have a strong 2nd half though, wouldn't have won w/o his effort, despite the TOs

This is a good call. I think why frank can be so polarizing is because he can make great plays but when he messes up, to me, it seems like a really bad play. I hope as time goes on the number of those really bad plays reduce greatly. Oshae tyus and frank all had great stretches in this game.

 

[Orange Barrel]

Wasn't he one of the team that flagrantly boned us against Villanova a few years back?

Yes. Him and Brian O'Connell, who stood there and watched Darrun Hilliard backhand Silent G in the face during a dead ball and did nothing. A few minutes later he stood there and watched as Trevor Cooney was gang tackled by three different Nova players and did nothing. Not that I'm bitter. As for today, Stevens sucked as usual, but he did us a favor for once in his miserable life.

 

[Cusefan0307]

And Frank's seven turnovers. Yep, that's 7.

We have to live with it. He’s going to turn it over, but he’s one of 3 guys that can score for us. He made the play to tie the game.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

And Frank's seven turnovers. Yep, that's 7.

I can live with that when he has 9 assists and three steals. A couple of his tos we're stupid, a couple looked like he was getting fouled in the act of passing, and some we're good ideas but bad execution. Work on stopping the stupid and he'll be fine.

 

[jimsonjunction]

That steal and layup at the end was huge. He knew they were going in to Govan and he jumped it for the pick-six (pick-two?).

 

[upperdeck]

if the bigs could catch though 2-3 of the turnovers never happen.. he is trying to force a bit too much but then the offense has o come from something he or battle do most of the time

 

[realorange]

And Frank's seven turnovers. Yep, that's 7.

I think there were a couple of those that players were not ready for his pass.
I'd still rather see Frank pushing the envelope too much than sitting back and not trying at all.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Good call to start the pressure early, as it 'changed' the game, but it didn't have that direct effect. It made GT sloppy later maybe.
We just had three kids go rogue and they actually made shots. Like a three-pronged version of Malachai against Virginia.

Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose.

 

[Dave85]

Wow what a win!! Ill take it and send them a Christmas card for our gift.

RE: "We had no business winning this game"

You comment is pure BS. This is why they invented scoreboards. The score is why we won. You count discount all the little contributions made by players to win this game.

 

[llandz]

Brissett 9-12 from the free throw line. But nearly perfect or perfect down the stretch. I worked very hard to get him over his free throw shooting hump by giving him a nice lecture through the TV set!!!
Seriously a great ROAD win in a tough place. Georgetown could be like a 6th grade team, but will always be a big game on their court.
Plus an AMAZING, AMAZING, comeback where most teams in the world would have folded.

 

[Briancuse]

Never thought for a second we were winning that game until frank made that steal, great comeback, huge win for our tourney hopes, would have been a tough loss to live down in March.

 

[Cowtown]

Brissett 9-12 from the free throw line. But nearly perfect or perfect down the stretch. I worked very hard to get him over his free throw shooting hump by giving him a nice lecture through the TV set!!!
Seriously a great ROAD win in a tough place. Georgetown could be like a 6th grade team, but will always be a big game on their court.
Plus an AMAZING, AMAZING, comeback where most teams in the world would have folded.

Yep. This^ I'm always excited when we win a game (in part) through being good at the line late. Because you know, we're SU

 

[CaptainJ]

How could you forget brains? Shame on you.

Yes, because their coach is illiterate, if you recall.

 

[NorSyr66]

Lot of comments about Frank's turnovers makes me think about at least two times Matt stayed at his wing spot instead of breaking early for the basket like he did against Colgate. I sure Jimmy had some discussions with him during and after the Colgate game. Pretty much the reason he spent most of his time on the bench. It was interesting to watch today because he was leaning and wanting to go when Frank hit him with the pass. Against Colgate he caused two turnovers for Frank.

 

[dasher]

Brissett 9-12 from the free throw line. But nearly perfect or perfect down the stretch. I worked very hard to get him over his free throw shooting hump by giving him a nice lecture through the TV set!!!
Seriously a great ROAD win in a tough place. Georgetown could be like a 6th grade team, but will always be a big game on their court.
Plus an AMAZING, AMAZING, comeback where most teams in the world would have folded.

We couldn't have won without you!!!

 

[DoctorBombay]

yeah - he did have a strong 2nd half though, wouldn't have won w/o his effort, despite the TOs

I spent a number of 2nd half possessions shouting at Tyus more than Frank.
During the comeback, and before he got hot, TB had a couple of “drives to nowhere” where he ended up losing the ball in traffic. IMO from about the 5 minute mark, Frank totally settled down and controlled the game. He’s getting better each game but yes, we’ll probably have to live w/ the turnovers, shaky passes, and suspect decision making for stretches at a time.

 

[pearl31]

I spent a number of 2nd half possessions shouting at Tyus more than Frank.
During the comeback, and before he got hot, TB has a couple of “drives to nowhere” where he ended up losing the ball in traffic. IMO from about the 5 minute mark, Frank totally settled down and controlled the game. He’s getting better each game but yes, we’ll probably have to live w/ the turnovers, shaky passes, and suspect decision making for stretches at a time.

yep TB did not have a great 2nd half until the very end when he came through

 

[20Plus]

Overtime was Tyus time

 

[hungrychuck]

We're not always going to outscore the opponent by 24 from behind the arc. To me that's the biggest anomaly.

But this team will always play D, rebound and scrap.

You can't hit your shots every night, but you can play hard every night.

I'm confident in this team's commitment to do that.