vivid_dude wrote:That Kalk three-pointer replaced the birth of my children as my new favorite moment in my lifetime. Sorry, kids.
I said it earlier, but I think it’s worth repeating. The Big East GRIND built this team to handle situations like this. I never thought we were out of it. Definitely had some anxious moments. Sometimes there is an odd feeling of entitlement by fans. This was a second round NCAA tournament game against a peaking team with a HOF coach. The game stayed within 1-2 possessions for most of the 50 minutes. Yet people melted down calling the season over. Man up!! Get a reality check!! It was always going to be a battle. Survive. Advance. Keep the dream alive.
Speaking of Kalk, there is a consistent complaint on this board of our opposition not getting called for moving screens. I feel like it comes up in most game threads. Careful what you wish for, because opposing fans think Kalk sets moving screens pretty consistently. What Kalk does and what our opponents’ bigs do aren’t that dissimilar. I, for one, do not want Kalk in foul trouble, so am fine with the refs’ consistency in letting that go more than they perhaps should.
I agree that I wouldn't want Kalk in foul trouble, but all teams use the moving screens these days. It does look like we randomly get called for one a game by the refs as their attempt to try to keep it from being too outrageous
The play that set me off last night was one where Lappas commented something like "you can't go under those screens" when Couisnard hit another shot, and Trey definitely didn't go under the screen, but instead got hip checked off the play. Anyway, that's the kind of moving screen / blocking that usually gets called, but didn't last night and they used it to full extent