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lane one · Junior Joined: 17 Aug 2003 Posts: 674

What really leads to the urban myth thing about free throw shooting is that it is the only part of the game that an average Joe watching the game can honestly think: "I can do that." So every time you watch your team lose as a result of a missed free throw, it sticks with you.

xlgman · Hall of Fame Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 2759

Swampy · Hall of Fame Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 2446

Win OR lose, I'm not saying you can't 'second guess' Kellogg's decisions. I was just giving you a reason as to why he might have gone to JF at that juncture. Farrell is a 6'5" 215 pound junior with a LOT of playing time who has been known t play tough defense, shoot FTs, get a few steals AND get a rebound. Esho is a freshman with limited ball handling skills compared to Farrell and he's not as good from the line. End of game situation, I didn't disagree with Kellogg's substitution and you did. Difference of opinion and we move on to The Welders.

KahunaK · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject:

Great game for UMASS. After about 10 minutes in the first half, GW never seemed in this game. I haven't seen them play live since the last time they played GW. Completely different team. With dribble drive they all looked lost as if they were trying to figure where they needed to be and what to do. This time they looked comfortable and just played ball. Great win.

The pre-game event was a big success. Well over 100 people attended with a representative from the athletic department and a world famous scribe Smile

A big thank you to Mike for supporting our event on this site. Very Happy

On to the NCAA tournament. GO UMASS!

Chris20 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject:

And a big thank you to Kahuna, for organizing a nice group. That's a big part of getting back to the big time. Travelling well is a big part of getting where we want to go as an atheltic department....

I could hear you guys on the broadcast....nice work.

vanmeter · Senior Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 1263

Chris, am I to assume you are a member of the Athletic Department?

Chris20 · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject:

No, you are not to assume that. But I can see how you could surmise that, based on my wording there.

I am definitely not a member of the athletic department.

ShotPutNC · Junior Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 633 Location: Amherst

uz2b-len · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject:

Forgive me if this is redundant old news, but here's a link to the Globs pretty decent coverage of the game
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2012/02/05/umass_basketball_beats_george_washington/
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ktabz16 · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:56 am Post subject:

http://youtu.be/bExLEEcuwco

this was one of my favorite games from last year, just dropping bombs from deep and dominating athletically. there hadn't been any highlights of this game anywhere, but someone has posted the full game recording to youtube.

Marty Peretz · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:56 am Post subject:

I had an absolute blast at the Smith Center for this one. Brought five or six buddies (none of whom had any affiliation with UMass or UMass basketball) and made a ton of noise with the other UMass fans. That was one of the better road showings of UMass fans that I've seen, though a solid couple hundred were pretty quiet and probably there more for the alumni event. Still, a ton of maroon was in the building and it made a difference. If you ever get a chance to go to the Smith Center, you should. Really fun and loud facility. My hope, by the way, is that UMass fans can absolutely take over the building a Fordham this year. I think with some advance hype we could turn that place into a home court advantage. I believe it's a Saturday or Sunday game, so we should get a huge showing.
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