And so it ends
The Falcon season came to a screeching, and not unexpected halt on Thursday night, as they lost to a clearly superior--but not unbeatable--Miami team.
When a team that plays defense as well as Miami does shoots 57%, that's not a hard outcome to predict. They aren't going to lose that game. We even managed 65 points against them, but they can't shoot 57% and lose. In fact, its the best any team shot against us all season.
It was never really much of a game. They bolted into a big, quick lead, and you could sense problems. We got it back to 4 down a couple times, but they just shot back out into the lead. I didn't see the game, but the radio descriptions indicated we came out completely flat and uninspired. We had no creativity with the ball, and Miami's D is good enough that Reimold can't just carry the team on his back like he did against Ball State.
I always hate the end of the season. I wish it could go on. It was a good year for our team--I will review in most detail next week. I am very worried about next season--the recruiting class coming in had better kick some butt, or we are in serious trouble.
The OU came showed that Miami was beatable, and we beat OU at AA. Still, the MAC was very balanced this year, and OU has a great young team, the kind that's dangerous at tournament time. We beat Buffalo, too, (the other finalists), also at AA. They are also a good, quick team.
MAC basketball is one of the best sports anywhere, I believe. Its balanced, its fiercely competitive, and you have to win at the Gund to move on. There are (very likely) no at-large bids for our conference.
Back to our game, we just didn't have anything left in the tank against Miami, we still aren't talented enough at guard to win in College basketball, which is a guard's game. Miami is a very solid team.
So, its on to next year. Check back later for updates.
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