Re: That one could hurt

[RCL46]

Went to the game last night and made the following observations.   Horrible 
shooting during warm-ups...no intensity.  Very flat offensively  early in the 
game. Only McGowan seemed to want to shoot.  Downey needs new  sneakers!  He 
looks like he's on ice skates, slipping all over the  place.  Hicks should have 
eaten Billmeier up last nite but let himself get  pushed around.  White didn't 
try to penetrate against a much smaller  defender and settled for outside 
shots.  They seemed to react slowly to  loose balls and rebounds (like 1st Dayton 
game).  AK changed D's, Jihad got  hot and they spurted from 9 down to 6 up.  
At that point UC should have  stepped on their throats and put SH away, but 
missed toooo many "bunnies" at the  hoop.
 
During halftime warm-ups, Downey was unconscious, making 6 of 7  3's.  He 
seemed really loose and ready to go.  THEN the second half  started and he 
disappeared again.  On drives to the hole he veered away  from the hoop on his 
lay-ups.  Copeland was the same size and DD seemed  intimidated.  After White hit a 
3 to put them up 39-31, UC didn't score for  6-7 minutes.  The shots were not 
bad except Hick's 3 ball (airball), they  just wouldn't fall.  BTW, the refs 
didn't help either!!!  One ref  didn't blow his whistle all night until he 
called Moore for a touch foul on  Nutter's 3 pointer.  Chad hit Nutter's bicep 
with the tip of his  finger after the shot was off and short.  The same ref 
didn't blow his  whistle when Chad stole a ball, drove down the court, was mugged 
by 3 SH players  and made a lay-up with a SH player on his back.
The refs did let them play and SH seemed to want it more.  UC was just  flat. 
 Only Jihad brought his A game.
 
I really was looking forward to last nite and was really  disappointed.  SH 
was giving up 74+ points a game and UC only scored  62.  We (my family) was 
responsible for Chuck losing his "struggle for the  steak" selection last nite 
and he let us have it on the post-game.  I  believe that the seniors will come 
out "on fire" Saturday and DD will be swept  up in the euphoria and have a 
GREAT game.
 
Go Bearcats!
See you at MSG
Richard Litt '68