Notre Dame got to the line but you miss 12 of 22 free throws?!?! Not that 10 extra points would have won the game for us but maybe it would have allowed the offense to run instead of chucking up threes 10-15 seconds in the shot clock. In the off-season, this team needs to better conditioned. They couldn’t play defense at the end.
32 minutes was more than Mooney was ready for I suspect. He scored 18 points then missed 3 FTs and 2 layups the last 8 minutes of the game when UNC outscored us 23-9.
shooting threes. Free throwing and post moves and toughness inside are way more important in a big man's game to effectively help his team. Give me Geben any time over a bail out three point shooter of a big man. Three point shots are meant for guards. I hate 7 footers in the NBA who can't score inside but aren't afraid to hurl up 3 point shots. When a big man is effective inside it opens everything else up for everyone else and makes the team better. Right now Gibbs and Farrell are the only guys with guts on the team and skills to go with it. Pflueger has guts but no skills and makes a ton of dumb ass plays.
He has had some very good rebounding games to go with his outside shooting. He is starting to turn into a Rob Kurz like guy, a stretch 4. I don't believe he is a good defender yet except for his rebounding.
chance. But he has to improve those free throws. Even Burns who is not a perceived offensive threat seems to be able to make free throws.
at the time of having missed I believe 8 and still had a chance to take the lead.