Colorado Wins Close Game, Beat Ducks 72-71
by Parker_Baruh on Feb 4, 2012 9:17 PM MST
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PrintThe Buffaloes were pushed to the brink tonight, but they still were able to win at the last second, 72-71. A questionable call called on Nate Tomlinson with the game tied and one second left gave the Buffs the margin they needed to get the win. While the foul could have gone either way, Tomlinson's effort to get to the bucket could not. Great play to win the game by Nate.
Foul trouble hurt the Buffaloes all game, yet other players stepped up and contributed to the Buffaloes' win. Askia Booker had another great game off the bench leading the way with 17 points. Also, Andre Roberson added 7 points, 11 rebounds and 7 blocks.Overall, the Buffaloes played well and overcame their mistakes leading to their victory.
Things the Buffaloes did well: There were some questionable calls from the referees, but the Buffaloes didn't let that affect their game. Askia Booker had another great game and whenever Colorado needs to beat a zone, he is always there cutting and attacking the zone. Spencer Dinwiddie added his usual points; a good thing about his game is that he never forces it. Carlon Brown had a rough game, but was key down the stretch. Additionally, the Buffaloes continue to get better attacking the zone and have become much more patient, which is a necessity for beating zone defense.
Things the Buffaloes struggled with: Turnovers. The Buffaloes committed too many careless turnovers. No team can be perfect in the turnover aspect of the game, however, Colorado had too many sloppy turnovers. Also, the Buffaloes couldn't hit their open shots and they also didn't take the smartest shots either. They were a very uncharacteristic 5-18 from the three point line, but they were able to overcome it. Although Colorado played one of their better games, Oregon was right there every time to answer. Ultimately, the Buffaloes have to cut down on their turnovers and shoot better from beyond the arc and they will be able to keep this run up.
Up Next: Colorado takes on Arizona this Thursday in Arizona. The Buffaloes still need a signature road win if they want to make any type of postseason play. Beating Arizona would be huge for the Buffaloes and they will only do this if they limit their turnovers.
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thanks.
Definitely hard to do with that game, much easier to write when they win.
by Parker_Baruh on Feb 4, 2012 9:39 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
That ending kind of ruined it for me
oregon played really tough, it was a great, hard fought game, but then that cocky f@$k tomlinson (he really bugged me tonight, sorry) misses the front end of a 1 and 1 and a few seconds later another one that would of won it. That call on the last play was absolutely disgraceful, I would be livid if I was an oregon fan, but whatever, we won…
I didn't see it.....
Just got home from a business dinner with my boss and his wife. Was the call that bad…..what, it should have been an offensive fould or something?
I thought it was pretty friggin bad
no, shouldn’t of been an offensive foul, but it was a textbook no call. There was body contact (which nate initiated) and then singler blocked it clean. But you have to factor in the circumstances too, it better be an obvious foul if you’re gonna send someone to the line in a tie game with a second left and the offensive player is just kind of sprinting to the basket out of control.
It’s not like we’ve never been on the wrong end of a bad call but I would just feel better if we won it legit in regulation (if we made our FTs) or beat them in OT. It shouldn’t of ended like that, just my opinion…
Well, we'll take the W.....
I’m sure we would have won in OT anyway.
We grinded out
a tough win. I wouldn’t be so critical of Nate. Oregon played a great game. Nate makes his mistakes but he is way under valued on this team, regardless. Oregon got &@"$ calls all game, too. No excuses for either team as far as bad calls go.
by Sleepzilla23 on Feb 4, 2012 10:11 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
ok
I shouldn’t be so critical of him, but EVERYTHING about him annoys me. His bad attitude, his lazy passes, his lackadaisical play, his tattoos, his facial hair, his shooting, everything!
but at the end of the day, you are right, he’s a student athlete and he plays for the team I root for, I promise I won’t say anything else negative about him (in this thread).
Tomlinson...
how about the technical he picked up for talking trash after getting fouled up by 20 against Oregon State. He makes some great plays and shows leadership at times but then he goes out and does dumb shit. He is the most frustrating Buff to watch on this roster.
Great W in a hard fought game but I will agree that was a questionable call at the end. Glad they called it on Singler though. I hate that guy and his mike miller haircut (or lack of)
"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
He makes some great plays and shows leadership at times but then he goes out and does dumb shit.
reminds me of myself in a way
I make reckless conclusions based on subjective data.
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I think the officiating today was atrocious, irrespective of the last call
This reminded me shockingly of the second 2011 K-State game. I don’t feel bad for this win — maybe it just seemed this way because I was in the student section, but I think we got screwed on some critical calls throughout the game.
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K-Stae game...
Good analogy, but that game felt like a “not-loss”, even though the Buffs won. Worst. Officiating. EVAH. w/ K-St.
Last night was a close second in officiaiting, but Dre’s board and him keeping the ball alive to Tomlinson, elevated the feeling to a “win”
I agree with the officiating
it was bad the whole game. It seemed like one minute you could punch a guy in the face and that was OK and the next sequence you looked at a guy the wrong way and they woudl call a hand check on you.
Walter Sobchak: "Also, let's not forget - let's *not* forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either. "
Two words: Guts, Effort
This was a fight. Very physically and mentally demanding game. In the past CU probably would have folded but no longer! I want to mention a few people in particular:
Ski and Din looked like seasoned veterans-ICE IN THE VEINS! You can’t ask for more out of true freshmen playing against a school like Oregon.
FlyDre-what a beast on the defensive side of the court. He plays like he is 7 feet tall. Really hope he doesn’t go pro…
S-HT. This guy takes a lot of criticism and he really struggled in the first half. However in the second half he got to the line, threw down a monstrous slam dunk, and played much better defense. I love to see guys respond when the chips are down.
Speaking of a guy who takes criticism…Tomlinson. Bravo Nate-you came through in the clutch.
Last guy I want to give a shout out to-Trey Eckloff. Imagine this: You are a Senior, given very little playing time the last few years, you are thrown into the fire against Oregon, and now they just dumped the ball into the low block…TREY STOOD TALL. He forced a bad shot, got the board, and stopped Oregon on a key possession before halftime. We needed him for that type of situation when guys are in foul trouble and he came through! Give this kid a little more playing time-he earned it with that one possession.
Great game-so glad I was there. GO BUFFS
by BigXIITDOG on Feb 5, 2012 2:37 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
Guys on Addicted to Quack seriously pissed
General consensus was a poorly (one-sided) officiated. Went both ways Duck fans, besides, wearing black and gold uniforms in our house is a clear personal foul in and of itself.
Also pissed about the “woman Root announcer” who they claimed was clearly Colorado biased… Ceal Barry, hmmm maybe they should figure it out.
GIVE UP- At some point, hanging in there just makes you look like an even bigger loser.
I thought the game was called fairly
not accurately, but fairly. I used to coach my brother’s little league team. He was a pitcher. I used to tell him, “the strike zone is not from the letters to the knees. The strike zone is where the umpire calls a pitch a strike.” And he would pitch to that. There were questionable calls on both sides, but that’s what the refs were calling. Like last game, when every other play seemed to result in a moving screen. Obviously, the last play gets more scrutiny, but I could find you five similar calls that went their way, and four others that went our way.
Didn’t realize that Ceal and the Human Hummel were the national announcers. Honestly, that does seem like a viable gripe.
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I used to umpire little league and...
I would tell the coaches the exact same thing before every game. I’d say “Look, you might not agree with my zone, but I don’t want to hear complaints about that. If you feel I’m changing my zone unfairly for one team or the other then I’m happy to discuss that during the game.”
I agree
it was just bad officiatitng it wasn’t biased. I would complain that it was pretty inconsistent on what was a foul and what wasn’t.
Walter Sobchak: "Also, let's not forget - let's *not* forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either. "
Just know it was in the heat of the game.
The general consensus amongst the ATQ board was that the final call was, “in and of itself”, blatantly unnecessary. While there was some contact, Duck fans would argue that it was initiated by Tomlinson and that Singler’s block attempt was CLEARLY all ball. Please understand that Duck fans were pretty heated after a call like that, as I would assume Buffalo fans would be too if it had happened to them. We were all very disappointed we didn’t get a shot in overtime.
IMO, the officiating in that game was atrocious. I do believe it went both ways but would argue that it was generally favoring the team that was behind. In hindsight, we understand there were blown opportunities earlier in the game and are in no way blaming this loss on the awful PAC 12 officiating.
Great game by both teams and a great atmosphere you guys provided. Can’t say the same for the Root Sports broadcast as it was of poor quality and announcing. Duck fans are very excited for the rematch March 1 in Matt Arena. Good luck to the Buffs until then.
I saw some of the comments on your site about the TV crew
they made me chuckle and I totally understand how you guys would feel that way, but it wasn’t a national broadcast, it was root sports rocky mountain broadcast which is “the home of the Buffs” that was apparently picked up by your local FSN or root channel. The announcing team was a guy who has been a local play by play guy for 20+ years, the former coach of the CU women’s team and current associate AD (the lady most of you hated), and even the sideline reporter is a CU grad. So yeah, it was biased! Be thankful that you got to see it on TV at all as we haven’t been able to see hardly any of our road games this year. I’m sure we’re all looking forward to the Pac-12 network.
Unfortunately missed the game due to a fundraiser for my kids' school
But followed the gamecast on my phone and it seemed like a helluva game. Really excited we got the W.
Clearly contact on Tomlinson
No question he was bumped in the lane while driving. Whiners want “no call-don’t let the refs decide it” in that situation, but you gotta call it then, like you called it all night long. The rules don’t get suspended in the last seconds of a game! And plenty of calls before that had the refs “deciding” the outcome, like that second foul on Dre, when he breathed too hard on the NU player. That sat him down for the final 7.5 minutes of the first half—-tell me THAT didn’t assist in the close outcome!
by Cholo on Feb 5, 2012 10:01 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
bingo
Carlos Gonzalez has an extraordinary tendency to amplify light through stimulated emission of radiation in frequent bursts.
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More things learned and imagined:
CU used to have a coach named Frosty Cox. If he was coaching right now, I would’ve been banned by TRR long ago.
Whatever The Quack thinks that OU would’ve secured Dinwiddie if they offered him as a 2 guard instead of a point guard. That is adorable.
At some point, Boyle is going to have to let Roberson play in the first half with 2 fouls.
The improvement at the FT line is phenomenal. I don’t know how you coach that other than to say, “shoot free throws all day,” but whatever Boyle did is to be commended.
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Completely agree on the free throws.
Those are going to be clutch on the road and come tourney time. Just gotta find a way to get that big road win.
by SFBuff on Feb 5, 2012 11:21 AM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
Actually, that's exactly what he did
If I recall correctly, after the loss to CSU he cancelled a day off and made each of them shoot 500 free throws. That is an effective way of teaching a lesson.
yeah, I remember that
But is it that simple? If it was, tell them to do that before the damn season.
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at this level it come down to focus
While there may be some technique tweeking here or there, at this point the free throw shooting comes down to each mans ability to focus on the details of their shot, while blocking out fatigue and game pressures.
I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during that practice . . . I suspect the 500 free thows were combined with some level of physical fatigue and/or pressure.
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