Very exciting finish to beat Lummer 107-105 with Craig's underhanded tip-in with 1.5 seconds left. Of course, if we hadn't blown two wide open lay-ups during the last three minutes, it wouldn't have been this close. Observations:
- We executed our strategy perfectly: let Navi score 60 on 58% shooting, so he would have no legs for the stretch run. Right, just like we planned it. Tired legs or otherwise, Jason played phenomenal D to avoid fouling Navi as he missed his last layup with less than a minute to play. Navi is an awesome baller.
- Nick Vojik was a beast for Lummer, going 6 for 8 from three point range in the absence of Nohr and Keeler.
- Nick also had the bedshitter play of the game (to use Lummer's terms). According to Jessie Evans, he promised to "slap one into the stands" during a timeout because TT women are so strong. The very next play, Carrie steals a pass, races down the left side of the court, and goes up strong. Nick stretches all 6'5" / 230 and blocks Carrie's shot cleanly. We take the two for goaltending, which proves to be the difference.
- I would hate to be a woman on Lummer's team. 40% of the squad on the floor, maybe 5% of shot attempts. Hey Lummer, show the girls some love, Jessie can shoot!
- TT men seem to be having conditioning problems? We seem to be sucking wind badly with around 18 minutes left in the game. I think we need to sub quickly during the second half of games and use our timeouts strategically.
Mar 21, 2006
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