Win is a win

[former1dog]

But that was a poor 2nd half for the good guys.

Not sure why the 1 3 1 zone precludes our normal offense of playing inside out, but it appeared we went away from it to our detriment.

[Virginia Zags Fan]

Agree 100%


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[RenoZag]

Jordan Mathews is channeling his inner Matt Carlino. . .

[23dpg]

I think there were only 3 or 4 fgs made in the second half by the entire team minus NWG. Really perplexing.

[LongIslandZagFan]

Two things...

First... BYU came to play in the second half.
Second... Cougars seemed determined that Mathews wasn't going to get good looks. Noticed it early in the first half and it didn't stop.

[ProVeeZag]

I was impressed with how hard BYU worked on defense ... didn't think they had that kind of effort in them. We were clearly confused with the ball trapping out on top (other than Williams-Goss). We settled for so many poor quality shots in 2nd half. The turnovers were, for the most part, unforced.

So there are things to learn from this outing that will help us down the road. Others will study this game film and try to replicate what Cougars accomplished on defense. It's a good road win in a very tough venue. Will be good to get back to McCarthey this Saturday.

[DZ]

OTOH, one could say that it looked like a routine game for a number one on the road, tough environment, lots of fouls, BYU playing its best game, by far, that I've seen - and muscle through with a 10 pt win when no one other than Nigel had a good night.

[Ezag]

BYU played hard in their house as you would expect. Goss was stellar all game and was clutch most of the 2nd half. He needs some team help in the "Clutch" dept

[MickMick]

Zags were great. No complaints.

* They needed to face some slap happy Bull %^& in preparation for post season. Emery has no defensive skill. He is a hatchet man and should have fouled out.
* Free throw shooting is not easy against that sea of white. On a neutral court, Zags make their free throws and win the game by 20.
* Haws was unconscious. He will not shoot like that again for the rest of the season.
* When GU decided to double Mika, they rendered him ineffective, although Childs did make them pay. Good strategy to make Childs beat you instead of Mika.
* The team is learning at a sub conscious level that Goss must carry them through chaos. The rule of thumb should be that after every unforced turnover, Goss should drive and shoot on the next possession. That is how you stop the team from unraveling.

The team needed this. Well done. No complaints.

[bballbeachbum]

Second... Cougars seemed determined that Mathews wasn't going to get good looks. Noticed it early in the first half and it didn't stop.

good call, and then even the open ones he got later he missed

[Martin Centre Mad Man]

Thanks to BYU for giving us their best effort of the year. Our team needs to grind through a few of these rock fights to get ready for March.

I wish the Cougars had played like this in November and December when they could have built a respectable resume for an NCAA berth.

[hooter73]

Jordan Mathews is channeling his inner Matt Carlino. . .

lol ouch

true though...

[kitzbuel]

OTOH, one could say that it looked like a routine game for a number one on the road, tough environment, lots of fouls, BYU playing its best game, by far, that I've seen - and muscle through with a 10 pt win when no one other than Nigel had a good night.

Yup. A good team playing on its home court with an amped crowd faced with a relatively poor Zag performance and they still go down by 10.

[bballbeachbum]

Zags were great. No complaints.

* They needed to face some slap happy Bull %^& in preparation for post season.
* Free throw shooting is no easy against that sea of white. On a neutral court, Zags make their free throws and win the game by 20.
* Haws was unconscious. He will not shoot like that again for the rest of the season.
* When GU decided to double Mika, they rendered him ineffective, although Childs did make them pay. Good strategy to make Childs beat you instead of Mika.
* The team is learning at a sub conscious level that Goss must carry them through chaos. The rule of thumb should be that after every unforced turnover, Goss should drive and shoot on the next possession. That is how you stop the team from unraveling.

The team needed this. Well done. No complaints.

great post. agree on all

[RenoZag]

Two things...

Cougars seemed determined that Mathews wasn't going to get good looks.

He was 2-10, 1-4 on 3FG.

Dude scares the hell out me. . .