02-15-2011, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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#16 University of Louisville @ University of Cincinnati
@ Wednesday February 16th, 2011 7:00 P.M. Last edited by psax889906; 02-15-2011 at 08:44 PM. |
02-15-2011, 08:47 PM | #2 |
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02-15-2011, 08:58 PM | #3 |
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uc is still favored tomorrow (albeit only by 1 and bc of hca) but still, not a bad spot to be in. Huge game and would be going, but when i was gonna buy tix it was still at 9pm. obv theyve since changed it to 7, a time i couldve gone.
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02-16-2011, 05:07 AM | #4 |
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Gameday.
I'm willing to give this team one more game- one more game without a predetermined expectation of the outcome. One more game with a clean slate and an open mind. I'd ask that the rest of us do the same and those that are going to the game do everything humanly possible to drown out the UofL fans there. This is a platform. National television, not ESPNU or even ESPN2 at that. A nationally ranked team FINALLY comes into 5th/3rd Arena. That's right everyone, this is the first game all season where UC will HOST a ranked opponent. A win tonight is imperative. I think this team will be in the game down the stretch. My challenge to them if I were Mick Cronin would be two-fold: Play with passion and finish. |
02-16-2011, 05:08 AM | #5 |
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02-16-2011, 06:50 AM | #6 |
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I really want UC to win this game for so many reasons but just can't pull the trigger and pick them.
Louisville has won on the road in tough environments and been competitive all season. They responded to being down big and come back and won. They have good outside shooters and play hard and solid on defense. They are also getting healthy and not as thin on the roster as they were. Cincinnati is a team I think is hanging by a thread. We say this all the time, but Yancy Gates could be huge in this game if he would find it in his little Grinch heart to come and play. Maybe it'll grow three times this day. Their shooting has been off and made worse by poor execution on offense. In big games they've shown a tendancy to turn the ball over and Louisville will pressure non-stop and fall back to a zone and dare UC to beat them from outside. Again, they haven't shown me that they can do this. On a side note: I really hope that when and if Yancy plays that he does not get booed. This is a game this team sorely needs and the players have to have fan support. If he doesn't play hard Mick needs to sit him quickly but the fans should support him while on the floor. Just my opinion. Larry Davis says the players know what's at stake. My one hope is we see them lay it all on the line and pull a hard fought close game out. If Dixon and Kilpatrick attack and shoot selective threes, Davis can add some outside shooting, Bishop plays lock down defense and helps on the boards and adds 8 points, and we can get some production out of Yancy while playing 40 minutes of team defense, they can win. As I said I haven't seen that team in a long time. My heart is always with the Bearcats but until they beat somebody and show 40 minutes of heart, effort, and intelligent basketball I can't pick them to beat good teams. Here's hoping they prove me wrong. Last edited by bearcat jeff; 02-16-2011 at 07:47 AM. |
02-16-2011, 09:49 AM | #7 |
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if and when yancy enters the game i will cheer him on because at the end of the day yancy may be the difference between winning and losing. and he aint going to perform and help the team if he is getting booed
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02-16-2011, 11:18 AM | #8 |
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I got tickets but I'm not going. Just another dissapointing loss....I've lost all faith in them now...
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02-16-2011, 11:22 AM | #9 |
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And herein lies the issue with our fanbase. The team needs the support of the fans to give them a home court advantage. Without UC fans filling the seats, it makes an already tough matchup even more daunting. Once fans lose faith in the team, the season might as well be over.
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02-16-2011, 11:27 AM | #10 |
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