brianstl Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Gary is a fuoking idiot. I guess the facility gave him internet privilages again. That said, this loss is on Rick. We have zero margin for error now. If we blow this thing......... I don't want to hear any fuoking excuses about not making the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Gary is a fuoking idiot. I guess the facility gave him internet privilages again. That said, this loss is on Rick. We have zero margin for error now. If we blow this thing......... I don't want to hear any fuoking excuses about not making the tournament. If we blow this thing...heads should roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Gary is a fuoking idiot. I guess the facility gave him internet privilages again. That said, this loss is on Rick. We have zero margin for error now. Agreed on both accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlumniFan Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Gary is a fuoking idiot. I guess the facility gave him internet privilages again. That said, this loss is on Rick. We have zero margin for error now. If we blow this thing......... I don't want to hear any fuoking excuses about not making the tournament. RM is a great coach. Phenomenal record. Has done great recruiting players. But I agree that today was not his finest hour. Not sure what the strategy was the last 7-8 minutes. RM cannot MAKE the kids shoot better, but you would think there would have been some better plays run. That said, we had some really weak defensive breakdowns where the players just didn't seem interested in getting after the ball. So, there is plenty of blame to go around. The really sad thing is that we win this game today by 20 points, and we are probably very, very close to being ranked Monday. Now, we are in a position where we cannot have any more losses or else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 That said, this loss is on Rick. We have zero margin for error now. How is this Rick's fault? The Bills were terribly outrebounded and they shot poorly. You either execute or you don't. Oddly, when I sat down and figured Ws for the Bills I had this as a loss. Why? Because a young RI team was bound to be better by the end of the year and the Bills would likely look past this one. My stretch goal was 11-5. They should get there but I wouldn't want it to come down to winning at Duquense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpperdeckKid Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 RM cant make his players rebound. It was not his fault they played with no intensity the whole game. this was on the players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Like somebody said today and before today, this may work to our advantage in seeding. Also, every team responds differently. We were rolling, but it's hard to keep things rolling for a long time especially when you aren't real experienced in success. This loss may catapult us again right at the right time. Ummm, still looking for some silver lining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarybleedsBlue Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Gary is a fuoking idiot. I guess the facility gave him internet privilages again. That said, this loss is on Rick. We have zero margin for error now. If we blow this thing......... I don't want to hear any fuoking excuses about not making the tournament. Brian unless you have a point don't comment. I will never argue with a man of your intellect!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How is this Rick's fault? The Bills were terribly outrebounded and they shot poorly. You either execute or you don't. Oddly, when I sat down and figured Ws for the Bills I had this as a loss. Why? Because a young RI team was bound to be better by the end of the year and the Bills would likely look past this one. My stretch goal was 11-5. They should get there but I wouldn't want it to come down to winning at Duquense. Agreed on the rebounding and shooting, but I think most are being critical of our offensive sets. Why did we settle for nothing but jumpers the last 7-8 minutes? It looked like we were running our stall offense for most of the game against the zone. Maybe RM told KM, JJ, and MM to drive and they just didn't listen to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukeebill Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 RM cant make his players rebound. It was not his fault they played with no intensity the whole game. this was on the players RM can tell them to push ball inside in final 8 and go for 2 for 1 in final minute instead of taking an nba 3. The notion that rick can do no wrong is ridiculous. Players have bad games. so do coaches. players had a bad game today. majerus had a worse one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I've seen this from our past - the Billikens sometimes play not to lose as opposed to playing to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 RM can tell them to push ball inside in final 8 and go for 2 for 1 in final minute instead of taking an nba 3. The notion that rick can do no wrong is ridiculous. Players have bad games. so do coaches. players had a bad game today. majerus had a worse one. The foul trouble of CE and BC had to affect that plan some, but generally, I agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David King Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 RM cant make his players rebound. It was not his fault they played with no intensity the whole game. this was on the players RI averages 16 off boards/game, and today they got 12. No doubt lack of rebounding hurt, but so did a lot of other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The Xavier game better be the most hostile environment any visiting team has every seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB73 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Here come all the lightweight back stabbing Majerus haters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarybleedsBlue Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 The foul trouble of CE and BC had to affect that plan some, but generally, I agree with you.BC and CE were no match for the size and athleticism of Rhody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 How is this Rick's fault? The Bills were terribly outrebounded and they shot poorly. You either execute or you don't. Oddly, when I sat down and figured Ws for the Bills I had this as a loss. Why? Because a young RI team was bound to be better by the end of the year and the Bills would likely look past this one. My stretch goal was 11-5. They should get there but I wouldn't want it to come down to winning at Duquense. The time managment by the Bills was awful again at the end of a close game. This has been a consistent problem for the Bills under Majerus. The excuse for this going into this year was that we were a young team. Well that excuse doesn't fly anymore. The lack of any urgency at the end to give the team a two for one chance is just in excusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 BC and CE were no match for the size and athleticism of Rhody. Well, we won't have to worry about URI in Atlantic City because they ain't going. The game may have saved Baron's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukeebill Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The time managment by the Bills was awful again at the end of a close game. This has been a consistent problem for the Bills under Majerus. The excuse for this going into this year was that we were a young team. Well that excuse doesn't fly anymore. The lack of any urgency at the end to give the team a two for one chance is just in excusable. 2 for 1! 2 for 1! Does no coach understand this?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 The time managment by the Bills was awful again at the end of a close game. This has been a consistent problem for the Bills under Majerus. The excuse for this going into this year was that we were a young team. Well that excuse doesn't fly anymore. The lack of any urgency at the end to give the team a two for one chance is just in excusable. Up until the last 2 minutes we were up by over two possessions. I dont know if you have seen our team play when we rush and force stuff, but it never looks good. Our team is one that needs to play smart, slow, focused ball and being up 2 possessions w/ 2 mins left isnt a time that we need to start pushing the ball hard, imo. I think that is Majerus look on it as well. We push the ball and we start turning the ball over and taking bad shots. We slow it down, run clock out, and shoot with an open look. Keep our def strong and force a turnover or two. Win. It just didnt work out like that this time. Couldn't shoot and couldn't play D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I am not talking about the last two minutes. I am talking about the Bills last possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBall Fan Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 BC and CE were no match for the size and athleticism of Rhody. We have played many teams with bigger and more athletic players than Rhody and did quite well. That argument still doesn't fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbilliken Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I think this team is a tribute to RM's coaching ability. We play very consistent grinding defense that gives us an excellent chance to win every game. How many games do you see where we win because we have superior talent? Besides the buy games and SIU-C I don't recall any. We win because RM has coached them into a very good team. However, without superior talent we are going to lose our share of games. 10-4 and 22-6 are good results for this team. I think we'll pull through and win the last two. If we don't then I think we need to win the tournament to get in. We're not a lock for the tournament at 25 wins. I think 26 makes us a lock and 24 leaves us out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billboy1 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Was it just me or did it RI traveled everytime they drove in the lane-the Baron kid seemed out of control before every shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 26 Wins - Tourney 25 Wins - Nail-biter on Sunday 24 or less - No post-season. Bills will get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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