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Originally Posted by Buehler445
How in the god **** did your dumb**** ass team let it get to the last possession? Should have won by 10+
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The team's two players who are currently capable of running the point for a substantial period of time (Wheeler, Wallace) didn't play the second half (Wheeler hasn't played in weeks, Wallace left because of injury). The team also went 3/19 from 3. Vanderbilt played really well with losing their starting center early as well.
Losing sucks but I'm not really concerned as long as Wallace is back. They had a lead with under 2 minutes to go and settled for a hero ball three attempt at the buzzer that shouldn't have been the final shot. A horrible end to the first half exacerbated the issues mentioned above (including Vanderbilt's backup center banking in a 3 at the buzzer to end the first half).
This team also might be the worst or second worst team Cal's had defensively at Kentucky as well. I think this season would have gone a lot different if Sharpe didn't go to the league, but it's whatever. Cal didn't get another scorer to supplement Reeves or another wing after losing Sharpe/Brooks/Hopkins.
Also, I know it's Vanderbilt, but look at what Stackhouse has done there, the talent he's bringing in, the offense that he runs. They've improved every year he's been there and probably would have been a tournament team if Pippen Jr. didn't declare for the draft. He won't be at Vanderbilt for long if he continues to improve and I believe he'd be a way better coach at UNC than Davis is.