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Post by thetruth on Jan 27, 2024 19:22:50 GMT -6
BJ was terrible tonight. Totally agree with Reginald. He struggled to take care of the ball, missed shots and was a liability on defense. I was shocked he was getting the ball at all late in regulation or in the overtime periods. The ball should have been in Pullian and Pratt's hands during those crucial moments.
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Post by mcdadenets50 on Jan 27, 2024 19:27:00 GMT -6
BJ was terrible tonight. Totally agree with Reginald. He struggled to take care of the ball, missed shots and was a liability on defense. I was shocked he was getting the ball at all late in regulation or in the overtime periods. The ball should have been in Pullian and Pratt's hands during those crucial moments. Yes. More shots for Pratt would have been nice.
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Post by reginaldkdwight on Jan 27, 2024 19:31:08 GMT -6
BJ was terrible tonight. Totally agree with Reginald. He struggled to take care of the ball, missed shots and was a liability on defense. I was shocked he was getting the ball at all late in regulation or in the overtime periods. The ball should have been in Pullian and Pratt's hands during those crucial moments. Yes. More shots for Pratt would have been nice. KP was 10 for 13, should have been him attacking the paint late in the game, but nah we had to watch BJ try to be the man. Some of that is on Coach he needs to see that BJ didnt have it tonight while KP was playing a great smart game. KP is really our only player who brings it every minute hes on the floor.
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Post by Duct_Tape_Pounce on Jan 27, 2024 19:43:07 GMT -6
I guess the way I see it, I can deal with poor shooting a lot better than poor shot selection. Yes, BJ had a few stupid shots in there, but that’s par for the course for him. I’d say he had fewer stupid shots than normal tonight (even though one is too many).
My big issue with him on Thursday was the turnovers. He had two tonight. That’s a big improvement, since he was running the offense a lot tonight. He also had 9 assists, and probably could have had a lot more of Faizon (who had a good game) could finish more or if Ham could handle some passes. A 9-to-2 assist-to-turnover ratio for him is pretty darn good.
Until and unless Aaron Franklin comes back or Makuei Riek’s redshirt is removed again, we are down to 8 scholarship players (BJ, EJ, KP, Learic, Faizon, EP, Langston, Gelo). We are going to have to win by playing unselfishly and by being smart. We can’t rely on depth anymore. I feel like BJ took a step in the right direction (on offense at least) today.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 27, 2024 20:00:00 GMT -6
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Post by Cactus Panther on Jan 27, 2024 21:14:00 GMT -6
A Pewaukee grad burned UW-Milwaukee time and time again in Panthers' double OT loss Curt Hogg Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When playing at home, Bart Lundy’s team has been tough to beat in Horizon League play.
It only made sense, then, that the visiting player to snap that trend at the UWM Panther Arena would be one playing near the comforts of home.
Pewaukee High School graduate Jack Gohlke buried eight three pointers, including game-tying shots in the final minute of both regulation and the first overtime, and scored a career-high 27 points and the Oakland Grizzlies handed the Milwaukee Panthers a 91-87 defeat in double overtime Saturday night.
Gohlke, a sixth-year senior in his first year of Division-I ball after transferring from Hillsdale College, is a sharpshooter who had attempted just four two-pointers all year compared with 179 threes. He let it fly freely 30 miles away from where he grew up and hit dagger after dagger for the Grizzlies, who handed Milwaukee its first conference loss at home.
"You have to give Oakland a lot of credit," Lundy said. "Their shooters huge shots. Gohlke made huge threes. I don't know I would change that much about our gameplan going in. They hit more threes than we thought that they would and hit some really deep ones."
Gohlke sent the game to overtime with a deep three from the logo after an offensive rebound gave him a second chance with 33 seconds left.
Gohlke burned the Panthers again by doing the exact same thing in overtime, catching and firing from deep on the left wing to draw the score even at 76-76 with 36 seconds to go after a Kentrell Pullian triple had just given Milwaukee the lead.
Jack Gohlke, shown with Pewaukee, hits a three-pointer during a game March 5, 2016. "We were doing a pretty good job when they run their stuff," Lundy said. "It was the offensive rebounds we didn't come up with that he shook loose on. The one that he hit that wasn't off an offensive rebound at the end, I'll go back and watch the film but that sucker was from like 40 feet. I don't remember if it was completely contested but, yeah, he had some tough ones."
Then in double OT, Gohlke hit a running catch-and-shoot look from the corner to give Oakland a four-point advantage with 98 seconds to play. Milwaukee never got a possession with a chance to tie or take the lead the rest of the way.
The Panthers saw a 27-point, eight rebound performance from Pullian on 10 for 13 shooting go for naught in the loss.
The Panthers had shots to win at the buzzer in regulation and overtime, but Erik Pratt missed a pair of threes first, then Freeman’s contested driving shot in the extra period was no good.
UWM, in a first half full of big runs, led by as many as 11 at one point but trailed 38-37 going into the break as Oakland closed with a 12-0 spurt.
The Panthers had their largest lead of the night at 30-19 with eight minutes to go in the half, with Pullian pouring in 13 of those points.
Pullian scored 16 points in the first half before giving way over the final period to Faizon Fields and Erik Pratt, who scored 21 of the team’s 31 points.
A Pratt corner three tied the game up with 6:45 to play not long after the Grizzlies had opened up an eight-point advantage.
Trey Townsend was particularly challenging for the Panthers defense in the second half, scoring 11 points on his way to 21 for the game.
Fields had a 21-point, 16-rebound double-double, setting career highs in both categories. He blocked three shots, drew seven fouls and was largely responsible for the Panthers clawing back in the second half with his aggressive play. Fields finished with 10 offensive rebounds.
"Every time I saw a shot, I just wanted the ball more than anything," Fields said. "I gave maximum effort trying to go get the rebound, trying to give my team an extra possession so we could come out on top."
Milwaukee was without forward Darius Duffy, who injured his finger in Thursday’s game and is likely out for the year.
All things considered, it was not a treacherous defensive outing for the Panthers, which can’t be said of many of their games this season. Oakland shot just 37.8% from the field and was 13 for 33 on two-pointers while turning it over 15 times.
But the Grizzlies did just enough damage on the offensive glass, pulling in 15 of their 45 misses and getting 24 second-chance points off of that effort, that along with the marksmanship of Gohlke it was too much in the end for the Panthers.
"We'll take 37 percent," Lundy said. "Most nights you're going to get a win. We got to find a way to get better and locate shooters better."
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Post by buppie05 on Jan 27, 2024 21:47:35 GMT -6
I liked what Bart had to say postgame. The team has dealt with plenty of injuries and adversity this year, and they looked pretty good today against a VERY experienced Oakland team. Oakland might be the best team in the league, and I would love another shot at them in Indy. Bart is the best coach we’ve had since Pearl. It’s not apples and oranges, but baring a complete meltdown, he will have the most wins in his first two seasons of any coach since Pearl, and the cupboard was almost empty for him (unlike Jeter and PBS). You don’t need Buppies rose colored glasses to see this. Bart may have a bit of a D1 learning curve , but his teams have improved over the course of the season. This season is far from over, especially if we continue to improve on defense and get healthy. I’m still saying In Bart We Trust.
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Post by tyrunner0097 on Jan 27, 2024 22:02:54 GMT -6
Plus, when you look at his recruiting, he first brought players that he knew could at least bring energy and life back into the program, and how he's finally getting more and more local recruits. Honestly, there shouldn't be a reason why virtually EVERY D1 prep prospect in the 5-county area isn't recruited to play for MKE, Madison, GB, or MU.
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Post by ghostofpbj on Jan 27, 2024 22:31:44 GMT -6
Plus, when you look at his recruiting, he first brought players that he knew could at least bring energy and life back into the program, and how he's finally getting more and more local recruits. Honestly, there shouldn't be a reason why virtually EVERY D1 prep prospect in the 5-county area isn't recruited to play for MKE, Madison, GB, or MU. Good point. It’s big that he just got the commitment from MJ Stackhouse at Indian Trail. Hopefully we can keep getting those types of guys from schools in the area. Going to go check him out in a couple weeks to see what we’re getting in him.
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Post by Duct_Tape_Pounce on Jan 27, 2024 23:27:01 GMT -6
Yeah, I do feel Lundy has grown as the year has gone on. Our team is five scholarship players short of a full roster (1 ejection, 3 injuries, 1 redshirt), and we are still playing at a pretty high level. Obviously, I was expecting more, but if we finish in the middle of the conference this year, that’s better than any PBS year. The only reason it feels like a disappointment is that standards have been raised. This kind of season would be exceptional for PBS.
I was very critical of him at the beginning of the season because we were losing and he just made lazy excuses for the losing. Once he took personal blame and challenged the team to be better (and took action that seemed to be addition by subtraction), I gained some respect back for him. More importantly, the team seemed to start respecting him more.
This doesn’t feel like a Baldwian team anymore. It’s obviously still far from what we were hoping for, but I hope Lundy is learning from this. At this level, we do need rebounders. We need point guards. And we need upperclassmen who can lead, even if they aren’t the *star* of the team.
Having said that, it’s crucial not to lower standards. Today’s loss was a gut punch, but the team can’t dwell on it when they play Fort Wayne this week. Playing in Indianapolis in front of a 20% filled crowd for the conference championship still needs to be the goal. It’s still a very attainable goal, but they must keep growing as a team to do so. That will be tough with 8 scholarship players left.
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Post by GoPanthersGo23 on Jan 28, 2024 12:23:20 GMT -6
I liked what Bart had to say postgame. The team has dealt with plenty of injuries and adversity this year, and they looked pretty good today against a VERY experienced Oakland team. Oakland might be the best team in the league, and I would love another shot at them in Indy. Bart is the best coach we’ve had since Pearl. It’s not apples and oranges, but baring a complete meltdown, he will have the most wins in his first two seasons of any coach since Pearl, and the cupboard was almost empty for him (unlike Jeter and PBS). You don’t need Buppies rose colored glasses to see this. Bart may have a bit of a D1 learning curve , but his teams have improved over the course of the season. This season is far from over, especially if we continue to improve on defense and get healthy. I’m still saying In Bart We Trust. Not sure I am calling a coach in his second year the best coach behind Pearl already. Not saying I do not like Lundy, but it's a long game here and I would love in the long run if he is a great coach. I do agree with above posts he has grown this year especially getting rid of team (alleged) cancers, taking more blame and lessening the lame excuses. We still have a good shot at a top half of the league finish, so let's see how we perform in this tough stretch as well. (Also will add I do love your positivity, Buppie, and most times I agree with your takes. Especially when everyone is complaining about every little thing every game...EVEN AFTER WINS).
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 28, 2024 14:04:22 GMT -6
I liked what Bart had to say postgame. The team has dealt with plenty of injuries and adversity this year, and they looked pretty good today against a VERY experienced Oakland team. Oakland might be the best team in the league, and I would love another shot at them in Indy. Bart is the best coach we’ve had since Pearl. It’s not apples and oranges, but baring a complete meltdown, he will have the most wins in his first two seasons of any coach since Pearl, and the cupboard was almost empty for him (unlike Jeter and PBS). You don’t need Buppies rose colored glasses to see this. Bart may have a bit of a D1 learning curve , but his teams have improved over the course of the season. This season is far from over, especially if we continue to improve on defense and get healthy. I’m still saying In Bart We Trust. Not sure I am calling a coach in his second year the best coach behind Pearl already. Not saying I do not like Lundy, but it's a long game here and I would love in the long run if he is a great coach. I do agree with above posts he has grown this year especially getting rid of team (alleged) cancers, taking more blame and lessening the lame excuses. We still have a good shot at a top half of the league finish, so let's see how we perform in this tough stretch as well. (Also will add I do love your positivity, Buppie, and most times I agree with your takes. Especially when everyone is complaining about every little thing every game...EVEN AFTER WINS). Love this post. Terrific perspective.
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