Painful.

Behind every great comeback, there's a choke. Some games more of the
credit goes to the team coming back, and some games more of the blame
goes to the team that collapses. This one looked more on the choke
side to me. Georgetown did take advantage of their opportunities, but
on defense just about all they had to do was wait for the long
rebounds.

You can break it down a lot of different ways. Those outside shots we
kept trying weren't our strength this year (where's Rashad when we
need him), but statistically one or two of them should have gone in
before the end of regulation. So that just boils down to bad luck or
wishing they'd practiced better earlier. Or were naturally better
shots.

There are obviously decisions that could have been made differently.
I can't see why they kept settling for outside shots. Our inside game
had been working pretty well, so I'm baffled.

You can also take a historical perspective. This sort of thing has
happened to us already more than once this year, against weaker teams
than Georgetown. And the reason is that they're young. The Carolina
teams that have won it all have all been older (and shallower, FWIW),
and I think the other final four teams mostly have been older too.
Granted, it'd be hard for them to be any younger.

The game looked like a great one for a neutral fan to watch. Lots of
dunks, pretty fast pace, a big comeback, and overtime. Too bad I'm
not a neutral fan.

Oh, and I agree with some other posters. Roy Must Go. Replace him
with somebody that has a decent career winning percentage and some
final four experience.

What's that? There aren't any? Don't confuse me with facts! My team
just lost and I'm mad! Heads must roll!

In article <1174885391.488291.271440.RemoveThis@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Mark Foskey <mark.foskey.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

> Behind every great comeback, there's a choke. Some games more of the
> credit goes to the team coming back, and some games more of the blame
> goes to the team that collapses. This one looked more on the choke
> side to me. Georgetown did take advantage of their opportunities, but
> on defense just about all they had to do was wait for the long
> rebounds.
>
> You can break it down a lot of different ways. Those outside shots we
> kept trying weren't our strength this year (where's Rashad when we
> need him), but statistically one or two of them should have gone in
> before the end of regulation. So that just boils down to bad luck or
> wishing they'd practiced better earlier. Or were naturally better
> shots.
>
> There are obviously decisions that could have been made differently.
> I can't see why they kept settling for outside shots. Our inside game
> had been working pretty well, so I'm baffled.
>
> You can also take a historical perspective. This sort of thing has
> happened to us already more than once this year, against weaker teams
> than Georgetown. And the reason is that they're young. The Carolina
> teams that have won it all have all been older (and shallower, FWIW),
> and I think the other final four teams mostly have been older too.
> Granted, it'd be hard for them to be any younger.
>
> The game looked like a great one for a neutral fan to watch. Lots of
> dunks, pretty fast pace, a big comeback, and overtime. Too bad I'm
> not a neutral fan.
>
> Oh, and I agree with some other posters. Roy Must Go. Replace him
> with somebody that has a decent career winning percentage and some
> final four experience.
>
> What's that? There aren't any? Don't confuse me with facts! My team
> just lost and I'm mad! Heads must roll!


Now THIS is a North Carolina Tarheel basketball fan.