TitanTiger 20,508 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 No TV at all today. Vandy leads 41-36 at the half. Auburn was down by 11 or 12 at one point but cut it to five late. Anyone know what the crowd is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyTiger 3 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 No TV at all today. Vandy leads 41-36 at the half. Auburn was down by 11 or 12 at one point but cut it to five late. Anyone know what the crowd is like? I was there about 30 minutes before the game, but had to leave beacuse my ride was getting pretty sick. It looked pretty bare, but it seemed like more people were heading in. I wouldn't expect too much though for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyTiger 3 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Tigers seem to have a good start to the 2nd and have it tied up Edit: now we have the lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle 22 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 The Gamtracker on the AU website is not all that bad. http://auburntigers.cstv.com/gametracker/l...artschool=& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 3,914 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 60-58 vandy oops..turnover vandy... 61-60 auburn.... 7:19 to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyTiger 3 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 The Gamtracker on the AU website is not all that bad. http://auburntigers.cstv.com/gametracker/l...artschool=& wow that is much better than espn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyTiger 3 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Well, Auburn just is not good in close games. I think Quantez should just take a pass on shooting free throws and give the ball to the other team. It would save everybody's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtftiger 40 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 The Gamtracker on the AU website is not all that bad. http://auburntigers.cstv.com/gametracker/l...artschool=& wow that is much better than espn Again, we have no idea how to win games like this. Two reasons that I see: 1. Defense Disappears: Both teams shot for a high percentage. But how can you allow a team to shoot 60%? When the game was on the line, they seemed to have shot even better than 60%. 2. FREE THROWS!!! Vandy really stunk in this department, too, but they had twice as many attempts. We lost by seven. They hit nine more free throws than we did. This is huge in crunch time. I love Quantez. He has played his heart out for years, but 1-5 from he line can't cut it from a guard. His season average is only 58%. I know that there is a leadership factor, but should Frankie be playing those minutes in crunchtime? That is my obligatory post-basketball-loss rant. Now, were the recruits present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,660 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Lebo....love ya, brother. Now get the truck warmed up. Someone else needs a shot at this program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUman43 5 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Seems to me that Lebo has had time to turn this program around. Look at what Fortner has done in a shorter time period! Perhaps with a new coloseum we could get a real winner to go with it. JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtftiger 40 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I just found out that Dwayne Reed showed up late to the coliseum for pregame stuff. For that, he was benched significantly during the game (which was absolutely the right move). Theoretically, Reed COULD have made a difference down the stretch. But, as I've stated a few posts up, I think the problem is that the TEAM doesn't know how to win down the stretch. The problem seems to be greater than one person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yes, Reed was benched. But it is always something. There's always an excuse to losing with this team: Free throws, suspensions, bad day, etc. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 How in the world can your leading scorer be late for a game and still be allowed to play the last 10 minutes? Sounds like a Saban suspension. And why is no one saying why he was late? Lucas Hargrove said "we weren't together on the court or off the court." What is going on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au2004ece 30 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yes, Reed was benched. But it is always something. There's always an excuse to losing with this team: Free throws, suspensions, bad day, etc. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. One ref (the one with black spike hair) was calling the game as if he were a Vanderbilt fan or coach. So, add that one. The other refs sucked 50/50. But, all his suckage helped Vandy build that 10-12 point lead in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au2004ece 30 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 How in the world can your leading scorer be late for a game and still be allowed to play the last 10 minutes? Sounds like a Saban suspension. And why is no one saying why he was late? Lucas Hargrove said "we weren't together on the court or off the court." What is going on here? I noticed that Reed wasn't starting and thought that maybe they had decided to have him be the sixth man. But, when he did start playing he had the "I don't give a s***" look on his face and was very slow in every motion that he made with the ball so I thought he must have been being punished and wasn't taking it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheap seats 40 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 How in the world can your leading scorer be late for a game and still be allowed to play the last 10 minutes? Sounds like a Saban suspension. And why is no one saying why he was late? Lucas Hargrove said "we weren't together on the court or off the court." What is going on here? Reed did not play the last 10 minutes. He only played 3 minutes total. Coach Lebo said on the radio that he punished him by not starting him and leaving him out for the first ten minutes. Then he did not like his attitude when he went in, so he sat the rest of the game. I wondered what was going on and thought he might be hurt. Reed has been playing well and probably would have helped. I bet he is not late again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 How in the world can your leading scorer be late for a game and still be allowed to play the last 10 minutes? Sounds like a Saban suspension. And why is no one saying why he was late? Lucas Hargrove said "we weren't together on the court or off the court." What is going on here? Reed did not play the last 10 minutes. He only played 3 minutes total. Coach Lebo said on the radio that he punished him by not starting him and leaving him out for the first ten minutes. Then he did not like his attitude when he went in, so he sat the rest of the game. I wondered what was going on and thought he might be hurt. Reed has been playing well and probably would have helped. I bet he is not late again. OK minor techicality. I shoud have said he shouldn't have been allowed to play DURING the last 10 minutes. My point is still the same......he shouldn't have been allowed to even dress out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Yes, Reed was benched. But it is always something. There's always an excuse to losing with this team: Free throws, suspensions, bad day, etc. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. One ref (the one with black spike hair) was calling the game as if he were a Vanderbilt fan or coach. So, add that one. The other refs sucked 50/50. But, all his suckage helped Vandy build that 10-12 point lead in the first half. Reed - check Coliseum - check FT's - check Refs - check Dollard is off the team - check what is the next excuse for our team losing? "But if only (insert excuse above), we would've won - so that shows much potential!" It doesn't show potential when there is always some excuse preventing us from winning. It's called a bad team. "Oh, but they are so fun to watch" - no they aren't. You know what is fun to watch? Kids that can make FT's and win ball games. Quit with the excuses - our team sucks. Period. We have the experience with players and we have had the coach for 5 years now. There is no one to blame but the sorry excuse that we call the Auburn mens basketball team. I bet if the women played the men, the women would win and there would be another excuse for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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