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RSS claims fighting was the issue, not sure if this was at practice or at a party or what?

It's a message board, you know. It opens exactly 1 hour prior to each game, is open for discussion about on-court, game related topics only, and closes abruptly 30 minutes following the final buzzer, just enough time to tie up any loose ends.

I noticed at the end of the North Carolina - Texas game that people were leaving early. There were large swaths of empty seats with a minute left on the game clock and the outcome still in question. It's something that is certainly not unique to us, and I think we sound like a bunch of terrible whiners harping on this.

Yes that bothers me. No excuse to leave early today. Some habits are to break. I used to sit by a guy at the BOB that would yell at those people. I never left my seat until 0:00 out of fear alone. Plus, the game is never over with this team. lol..wonder if you sat in the same section I did. There was a guy in my section that used to yell out to them that they were all cockroaches for leaving early. most would just walk by...but occasionally some would respond to him with a not so christian tone.

Couple of things to consider: First, is having the time to practice a press when you have a young team that has so many other things to work on. Second is that the press doesn't work well if you can't score consistently, because you can't get set up. Programs that press all the time and have done it for years develop the discipline to keep pressing even when they're not scoring or when the other team beats it down the floor to get an easy bucket. But young, inexperienced players' shoulders drop when things don't work and the press ends up in a layup drill for the opponent. I think TM used it in Omaha as a teaching experience since the game was out of hand and may try to use it more as the season goes on. All that being said, yeah, I think we have the players who could make it work. For example, Pitchford is not a strong post defender in halfcourt but seems like a good guy to have at the back of the press.

The revolution will be televised.

I think with the new rules you have more opportunities for "dumb" fouls if you are aggressively pressing the offense. No point giving a stupid foul 70 feet from the hoop when we already have struggled with "dumb" fouls in other games already.

Speaking of "smoke" you guys are harshin' my mellow. Once the Conference schedule starts all will be forgotten/forgiven.

Yes that bothers me. No excuse to leave early today. Some habits are to break. I used to sit by a guy at the BOB that would yell at those people. I never left my seat until 0:00 out of fear alone. Plus, the game is never over with this team.

just hopped on the CBS board. not a lot of comments but the one there about his playing skills was interesting. Would we want him??? http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24382109/louisville-big-akoy-agau-suspended-indefinitely