The Pitt Panthers landed 1400 miles from Boise, Idaho due to a plane malfunction!! The last report at 1035pm was that the team was watching film on Pacific in an airport office area and would not land until 235 am Boise time this morning. This was courtesy of the Sports Talkshow on Pgh's UPN 22 w/ Bob Pompeani!!! They left Pittsburgh this early afternoon at 1230pm. This is all I got, hope it helps some people!! :cursin: I am a huge Pitt fan and this doesn't help them or it could be just another obstacle that can be overturned by the Panthers!! GL to you all!!
This just in....Pitt gets plane trouble!!
- Thread starter Lee
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I wouldn't be too concerned about this. . . they'll be in Boise 32 hours before tipoff. . . I think they can handle it!
Pac 10 gets no love. Washington will roll over Pitt rather easily.
As far as the travel difficulties I don't think it will matter. Pittsburgh simply has to show up to beat Pacific.
As far as the travel difficulties I don't think it will matter. Pittsburgh simply has to show up to beat Pacific.
Bobmac said:
yes and Carl Krauser is a better PG then Nate Robinson right? :mj07:
Wash beats Pitt by DD
I think Washington will get in trouble with a physical team like Pitt. . . if the Huskies played some defense then I might see it the other way but their stats suggest otherwise
Nickel,
If Washington beat Az twice ie gave up fewer points than Az- what does that say about the AZ defense? You keep saying they play no defense, but fact is all a team has to do is perform better defensively (or you can look at it as offensively) than their opponent in that game. In a vacuum I would surely agree that Washington is not a good defensive team. But that isnt really the issue. And we all know a team that scores more will give up more points and easy shots, so relying on stats is somewhat limited analysis. The only stat that matters is W-L.
If Washington beat Az twice ie gave up fewer points than Az- what does that say about the AZ defense? You keep saying they play no defense, but fact is all a team has to do is perform better defensively (or you can look at it as offensively) than their opponent in that game. In a vacuum I would surely agree that Washington is not a good defensive team. But that isnt really the issue. And we all know a team that scores more will give up more points and easy shots, so relying on stats is somewhat limited analysis. The only stat that matters is W-L.
I like Pitt's chances. I think if they play Wash, they will outphysical them. They have the height inside to dominate the glass. I am worried about guarding the shooters for Wash. Pitt's biggest weakness all season. Nova and WVU killed them on 3's!!
I think the officials will dictate Pitt's chances vs Washington, if they allow the Panthers to play rough as they do in the Big East then they will have a shot. They've played some stinkers this year, but on a few occasions looked like a top five team. They fall into the bucket of teams that have no shot of winning the whole thing, but could boot some teams out of the party before they exit themselves.
Sun Tzu said:
AZ defense is clearly not that great either. . . I believe better than Washington but not great. And yes I believe its a VERY significant issue. What if Washington has an off night shooting the ball? They certainly can't rely on their defense. This is why they did not win the Pac-10 regular season title because Washington would have an off night shooting the rock but couldn't pull out a win by playing great defense. Its not just by stats alone. . . check out the amount of fouls they have given in certain games this year. . . I think you'll be amazed. I've also seen this team play several times this year.
So what will happen when they play a physical team like Pitt? Based on what I've seen from Washington I think they'll have several problems especially if they have an off night shooting the ball. Even if they shoot the ball well, Pitt can hang around and take this game.
If you think the only stat that really matters is win/loss then how can you possibly pick an upset in the tournament? I know you really don't mean it the way that you said it but seriously, its all about matchups in this tournament. . . and Washington simply does not match up with Pitt very well if it comes to that. I also don't believe Arizona matches up well with Utah State unless Channing Frye takes over which has been hit or miss lately.
Nickel if you TRULY believe all of that then you cannot possibly also like Arizona in a matchup v Okie State
I think both teams match up quite well with the other. . . both give up a little more on defense than they probably should but both teams also shoot the ball quite well. OSU a little more physical while Arizona has a little more team speed. Would be a damn good game. . . Wildcats could win but I never said it would be easy!
Sun, you also have to remember something: Arizona has size underneath with Channing Frye and Radenovich. . . Washington has ZERO size underneath. . . going up against Pitt, that's a HUGE disadvantage IMO. Arizona wasn't as physical as they needed to be with Washington. . . do you think Pitt will let that happen?
On the flipside, OSU may be a little more physical but it won't be as much of a disadvantage as it would be for a team like Washignton because Arizona has Frye. Arizona v. OSU would be a great game to see
On the flipside, OSU may be a little more physical but it won't be as much of a disadvantage as it would be for a team like Washignton because Arizona has Frye. Arizona v. OSU would be a great game to see
So this begs the question as to why I think Utah State presents more of a problem for Arizona than Oklahoma State would:
Its Utah State's defensive schemes. . . they are very similar to Washington State's and this was a major problem for Arizona as they lost to WSU at home and barely won the game on the road.
Its Utah State's defensive schemes. . . they are very similar to Washington State's and this was a major problem for Arizona as they lost to WSU at home and barely won the game on the road.
It all comes down to which Pitt team shows up. It is hard to argue who will win in any game that Pitt plays because they have been so inconsistant. One thing I will say is that they have looked a lot better on the road than they did at home, with the exception of losing to St. John's.
Another thing is that Pitt still has to play Pacific. Do I think Pitt will win...yes. Is it going to be easy...I hope, but they have to play the game. I believe that last year was Pitt's chance to make it to the final four. I believe they could have beat anybody in the country except for Oklahoma St. because they didnt match up well with them since OK St. is just as physical and had better shooters. This tournament will be interesting especially the Albuquerce bracket because in my opinion it is wide open. I look for Pitt to get into the sweet 16 again and from there I have no idea.
One last thing...I dont think Arizona has a chance in hell to beat OK St. if they show up to play...once again thats if they get past Utah St. Ok St. has one of the best chances to win the whole thing because of their experience and how physical they are.
GLTA :clap:
Another thing is that Pitt still has to play Pacific. Do I think Pitt will win...yes. Is it going to be easy...I hope, but they have to play the game. I believe that last year was Pitt's chance to make it to the final four. I believe they could have beat anybody in the country except for Oklahoma St. because they didnt match up well with them since OK St. is just as physical and had better shooters. This tournament will be interesting especially the Albuquerce bracket because in my opinion it is wide open. I look for Pitt to get into the sweet 16 again and from there I have no idea.
One last thing...I dont think Arizona has a chance in hell to beat OK St. if they show up to play...once again thats if they get past Utah St. Ok St. has one of the best chances to win the whole thing because of their experience and how physical they are.
GLTA :clap:
