#1 Furman vs. Mercer (March 4th 12pm SoCon Quarterfinals)

[gofurman]

To take one frm GF, I’m skeered!

Whew. When Dan observed that the last time we trailed at the half was the gawd-awful home-loss to UNCG, I got a little skeerred, myself!

I hear ya

[Roundball]

Here is for hope that apaladin stays scared for our game tomorrow.

[saltyshaker]

one down two to go.good halftime adjustment.we do not press often enough.improved rebounding and free throwing in 2nd half.

[Sad Din]

Great crowd!

[Roundball]

Except for VanderWal, our bench did not score. But maybe just as important, check out the minutes they played. That it terribly important in tournament basketball.

[Sad Din]

Got to admit.. .. SD was feeling pretty ill there for awhile!

[apaladin]

Here is for hope that apaladin stays scared for our game tomorrow.

Skeered now more than ever.

[Jasper]

Kudos to Furman coaching staff for changing the pace of the game in 2nd half. Mercer looked like they had never seen a full court press before. That move turned a half court game into a prison break and FU does that better than anyone in the league. The key to the press was Vanderwal whose length made it tough for their guards to get the ball upcourt. When they did get it up, half the clock was used up and they panicked. Great job by CBR and staff.

[furpop16]

Kudos to Furman coaching staff for changing the pace of the game in 2nd half. Mercer looked like they had never seen a full court press before. That move turned a half court game into a prison break and FU does that better than anyone in the league. The key to the press was Vanderwal whose length made it tough for their guards to get the ball upcourt. When they did get it up, half the clock was used up and they panicked. Great job by CBR and staff.

In his post-game interview, CBR said "all along we've learned well from losing." And this was "one of our biggest regrets from the loss at The Citadel was that we didn't change the tempo... as this is about the third team that's tried to slow the tempo down."

[Jasper]

I guess the whole staff was asleep in the CIT game then. I am glad they woke up in Asheville then. As I recall we were out of sync that entire game. Not playing at your opponents pace is a key element of strategy and in game adjustments are critical to success.

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[FU Hoopla]

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[Davemeister]

BV came off the bench like an uncaged animal.

We are going to need that kind of energy today.