Buffaloes Lose to Rams 65-64
by Parker_Baruh on Nov 30, 2011 8:39 PM MST
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The Colorado Buffaloes lost a close game tonight to the Colorado State Rams 65-64. This was a game Colorado should have easily won tonight. Free throw shooting almost lost them the game against Georgia and it lost them the game tonight. The Buffaloes shot a dreadful 13-29 from the line. They also had 15 turnovers and played another mistake filled first half. As always, there were bright spots in the game, but no consistent play. Overall, this was just a really bad performance.
Things the Buffaloes did well: In the first half, the Buffaloes played terrible on offense; however, on the defensive side they played well and it kept them in the game. Also, Spencer Dinwiddie put together a second straight good game leading the team with 16 points. Him and Booker are going to have to contribute this season if the Buffaloes want to be successful. Roberson picked up 12 rebounds and played great on the glass.
Things the Buffaloes struggled with: Every game this team continues to surprise me. The team's play in the second half against Georgia compared with the play in this game were completely opposite. The little things finally came back to hurt the Buffaloes. Careless turnovers, missed free throws, and ill advised shots were the reason the Buffaloes lost this game. After starting out the year on a roll, Carlon Brown has been trying to do much and take over games. He needs to trust his teammates and give it up at certain times. Roberson only had one point; but, he didn't get many opportunities to score. Overall, no one played a good game. It is still early in the season and hopefully Boyle can work out all these mistakes before conference play begins. One more thing, on the last play, Tomlinson was supposed to take the ball up the court faster and definitely supposed to beat his man. There is no way Boyle would draw up a play that had Tomlinson taking a shot over a big man. The switch was anticipated, but Tomlinson couldn't get by his man. It was a good play, just couldn't be executed.
Up Next: The Buffaloes will play the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 7th, at the Coors Event Center. The Buffaloes play much better at home so they should win this game. However, you never know with this team. They could come out and play like today or play like they did against Georgia.
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the ladies won 84-66 over San Francisco
26 and 12 for Chucky Jeffery
18 and 8 for Julie Seabrook
14 points for Lexi Kresl
9, 4, and 5 assists for Brittany Wilson
Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.
oh, and Jen Reese had 9 points and 13 boards
Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.
CU out rebounded USF 52-17
we had 14 offensive rebounds alone
Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.
CSU is really really a good team
and they especially good at defense. Uhhhh I mean FT defense.
So glad I drove to Fort Collins tonight...
I only have a few things to say about tonight’s game.
1. Spencer Dinwiddie is the best basketball player on the team. Roberson is an athletic freak but Dinwiddie has the best all around game.
2. Shane Harris-Tunks has NO business being on the court. Hopefully Cain is at least functional so that we have a PF to bring in off the bench.
3. The last play of the game. WTF?!?!?!? I haven’t seen a post game interview but someone has to ask what was drawn up. 10.4 seconds left and we put up a 27 foot fade away? It’s not so much the fact that Tomlinson was the one who took the last shot its the location. Something anything going towards the basket.
"C-O-L-O-R-A-D-O"
"No Rebounds, No Rings"
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out"
-John Wooden
I couldn't agree more with #3
I have a hard time believing Boyle grabbed the clipboard and drew up that play.
Down 1, you have to get something moving towards the basket. Get the ball to Roberson or Dinwiddie, heck even Carlon Brown or Dufault, and attack the hole.
Tomlinson was the last person who should have been handling the ball at the end.
Still, if we hit free throws, it wouldn’t have mattered. Bad loss.
A few things I noticed while I was there as well
Buffs shot 32 percent inside of the arc.
There was one possession where there was 4 missed layups.
Tomlinson Technical was huge, ended up being a 5 point possession.
Destroyed on the Offensive rebounds, but not a lot of putbacks.
Roberson cylinder interference was pretty garbage from where I sat, anyone want to confirm or deny from the broadcast?
They did a good job at answering throughout the second half but couldn’t get that one basket. Would run up to 6-7 then back to 2 with the ball and couldn’t score at all, two straight possessions where Tomlinson and then Booker went full bore at the basket.
SHT hasn’t been good, really rushing down low. Finally made a good post move, wide open basket and either the ball slipped when he was going up or he tried a tear drop from 2.5 feet away. And that turnover in the backcourt was awful, awful.
Same with Roberson on the speed. Game seems to really slow down for him at time and sometimes he isn’t doing what he should.
Seems Brown, Chen and Adams are all doing fine. May be a little biased on Chen as he is a friend of mine but I think in 4-8 minutes a game he can be solid.
For all the faults that Nate has, he’s (last one excluded) taking good shots and making a lot of them which is nice to see.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
Roberson's offensive goal tending was definitely that. Fair call
Look, I've already told Utah to suck it. There's no going back now.
by Phil Fraser on Nov 30, 2011 10:41 PM MST up reply actions
Alright cool
I was on the entire other side so I had no idea. Seems like he was about a half second early, ball was coming out just still on top of it.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
I wasn't too convinced it was goaltending.
It was in the cylinder (barely) but it was pretty clearly on the way out.
I’ve seen more blatant offensive goaltending calls let stand
"It was in the cylinder (barely)"
hence it was goaltending. Phil’s right, there was nothing wrong with that call.
Nate's shot selection has improved, but
he needs to take more shots in rhythm. He hesitates too often.
Plus, I don’t think the ball should have been in his hands at the end.
I know it sucks now but
we cant go overboard about this loss. College basketball is a marathon-not a sprint. Teams lose games and we lost a 1 point game tonight. Looking at the schedule ahead CU can rip off a ton of wins during this home stand, just like they did last year at this time. Again, tonight sucked but its done. Move on and win these upcoming games that we are suppose to win.
by BigXIITDOG on Dec 1, 2011 2:26 AM MST via mobile reply actions
agreed, this certainly doesn't "ruin our season"
but it really seems after watching Boyle’s teams the last season plus that it takes FOREVER for them to get their act together each season. I know last year was his first year and this year we pretty much have a new team but we played like garbage early last season and we’re playing like garbage now. I know we went 13-29 at the line, but how many times did we miss the front end of 1 and 1s too? I know Roberson did it a couple times. That should pretty much count as 0-2.
This team is it's own worst enemy
They just played back to back games where they should have won by 9-10. Gotta make your free throws Buffs!
Shoulder to Shoulder
own worst enemy... sounds familiar
oh yeah, Buffs football
by highlandsbuff on Dec 1, 2011 9:17 AM MST up reply actions
Disappointing Loss
I don’t want to be a doomsayer but a loss like this has potential to bite us in the butt come March.
That one, much like the San Francisco loss last year, will be one we circle on our calendars if we have our bubble burst again.
This team will need to put together an impressive run, starting immediately with 8 straight home games, put this loss behind them, and take it to the pretty weak Pac 12 if we want a shot at the tourney.
I don't think this will bite us in the butt come March
I was saying above that this isn’t a season ruining loss because we are nowhere near a tournament quality team and this loss isn’t gonna prevent us from getting into the NIT or whatever.
They look like a young and inexperienced team
This is an entirely different team than last year. It takes time to become a good team. The great thing is that there is enough talent to get them to March Madness.
Whether that happens this year or not is dependent upon them finding out how to play better as a team, relax and perform consistently and make their free throws.
I would expect them to continue to play erratic at times. Hopefully they start to figure it out sooner than later. But if anyone could get them to, it would be coach Boyle.
This program is on its way up! Hope they get into the big dance this year!
College football is a sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture.
-Elbert Hubbard
Well said
Tad Boyle: “I told the guys in the locker room, ‘I don’t fault your competitiveness, I don’t fault your desire, I don’t fault your will to win. I don’t fault any of that stuff but what I fault is your execution’.”
Yes, we’re young and inexperienced and will make poor decisions at times but the one thing this team has shown is that it is resilient and fearless. They’ve weathered the bad in multiple games (Air Force, Georgia, CSU) and fought back to put themselves back into these games. This team doesn’t get down on itself and that is one of the many reasons I feel so optimistic about the program moving forward.
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