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Post by Petes on Nov 22, 2023 1:01:34 GMT -6
That was the lowest IQ possession of all time. The fact that multiple guys didn't simply just hold for the last shot and instead took dumb shots and left the door open to lose is just LOL. Bj had a transition layup that he makes 8/10 times and EJ had a wide open shot with no one around but yah let’s instead wait till the end of the clock and throw something up instead.
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Post by Cactus Panther on Nov 22, 2023 9:54:00 GMT -6
It’s Markeith’s ankle. Had ice on it postgame. Not sure if he plays Saturday but I think he should be good to go by the Green Bay game. You must have slept at a Holiday Inn Express while in Daytona Beach.
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Post by Cactus Panther on Nov 22, 2023 9:57:17 GMT -6
Great timing: Aaron Franklin's lone basket hands UWM last-second victory over Siena Todd Rosiak Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Aaron Franklin made just one shot on Tuesday night -- but it was a huge one.
His offensive rebound and putback with 0.2 seconds remaining proved to be the difference for the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, as they squeaked past Siena, 61-59, in their second and final game in the Sunshine Slam at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The victory was the first for UWM in four tries against Division I opponents and came in lieu of another ice-cold shooting performance, this one a season-worst 35.6% (21 for 59).
BJ Freeman scored 18 points to pace the Panthers (3-3), Markeith Browning II added 13 and Faizon Fields nine points and a team-high seven rebounds in a game that saw 26 lead changes.
"I think with a lot of the frustration of the long road trips, those guys really wanted to win," coach Bart Lundy said. "Came down to the end tonight, and I'm really happy for our group. I told them, 'It wasn't pretty and we haven't been pretty and haven't shot it well, but you found a way to win.
"We've got to celebrate, build on it, keep the momentum moving and kind of find ourselves as a team."
Zach Howell's lone make of the night – a three-pointer off a Freeman assist with 3 minutes 20 seconds remaining – gave the Panthers a 56-53 lead, and UWM never trailed again.
But Siena (1-4) didn't go down without a fight, and a three-point play by Michael Evbagharu with 1:06 left made it a 59-59 game.
A mad scramble in the closing seconds ultimately decided matters, with Freeman, Elijah Jamison and Browning each missing shots in succession only to have teammates hustle to scramble down the boards and give the Panthers more life.
The final miss, on a drive by Browning, was corralled under the basket by the 6-foot-5 Franklin, who muscled his way past 6-10 Killian Gribben and put the ball back for the victory with only 0.2 seconds on the clock.
"We're only scratching the surface on what he can give us," Lundy said of Franklin, a junior-college transfer who entered averaging 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13 minutes per game thus far.
"It's been kind of a moving card deck with our lineup, and hopefully we can smooth this out and get some guys some confidence with continuity. The trips and the high-majors, they're rough, and sometimes you don't get an accurate read on some guys when you play those games.
"Hopefully, we're starting to get a bead on it and Aaron's one of those guys that I think will rise through the ranks."
Browning, who entered the game averaging just four points with a high of 11, did a nice job alleviating some of the pressure on Freeman on the offensive end while at the same time delivering his usual hard-nosed defense and hustle on the glass.
He came up limping after that final sequence after having his ankle stepped on but was no worse for wear afterward.
"It's huge," said Lundy of Browning's offensive contributions. He hit 5 of 9 shots overall and 3 of 6 three-pointers while chipping in four rebounds and a couple assists in 34 minutes.
"He can get paint touches. He's really been making good decisions with the ball. He hasn't been the healthiest, so as his health gets better we become a much more dynamic, better team. He really terrorizes the ball (defensively).
"I think the biggest stat to me is he was plus-seven, which means we were plus-seven as a team when he was in the game. He's had a great attitude as well."
Siena beat UWM badly on the boards, 46-31, with 18 of those coming on the offensive end.
But the Panthers also deserve some credit for their continuing ball security -- they only committed nine turnovers -- despite the fact Jamison and Erik Pratt are being asked to play out of position as point guards.
UWM will look to make it two straight victories for the first time this season as it hosts Southern Mississippi at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
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Post by ghostofpbj on Nov 22, 2023 11:20:08 GMT -6
It’s Markeith’s ankle. Had ice on it postgame. Not sure if he plays Saturday but I think he should be good to go by the Green Bay game. You must have slept at a Holiday Inn Express while in Daytona Beach. No sir, try the Hilton Oceanfront Resort. But if you think I don’t have knowledge or something on the topic then you’re wrong since I was there and talked with him about it 😂
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Post by ghostofdylan on Nov 22, 2023 11:58:57 GMT -6
That was the lowest IQ possession of all time. The fact that multiple guys didn't simply just hold for the last shot and instead took dumb shots and left the door open to lose is just LOL. Bj had a transition layup that he makes 8/10 times and EJ had a wide open shot with no one around but yah let’s instead wait till the end of the clock and throw something up instead. Damnit! If B.J. had only made that layup with 18 seconds remaining, we could have lost on a banked-in 3-pointer at the buzzer!
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Post by Cactus Panther on Nov 22, 2023 13:38:02 GMT -6
You must have slept at a Holiday Inn Express while in Daytona Beach. No sir, try the Hilton Oceanfront Resort. But if you think I don’t have knowledge or something on the topic then you’re wrong since I was there and talked with him about it 😂 We know! That's you with the mustache, right? You received lots of airtime behind the bench in your finest Panthers fashionwear, not just for these two games but also at the CBI. Way to represent the Black and Gold! You even stated directly to us in reply to my post back in August that you chose to travel to Daytona Beach rather than Boulder. I would have made that choice if I were you too. I was well aware of your vantage point when you commented about Browning's injury. The thing is, even Markeith cannot know his status for the game four days from now. He does not know for sure how it will respond. He may play or not, but at what strength? The trainers and/or medical staff will/should have a say on it. I'm having deja vu. We went through this with him last year. Thank goodness, early indications look like it is not nearly as severe. Anyway, thank you for your comments about things like personnel over these past couple of years. You are kind of like a modern day Jimmy because of your access to members of the program and willingness to post here. Keep it up!
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Post by ghostofpbj on Nov 22, 2023 13:44:26 GMT -6
No sir, try the Hilton Oceanfront Resort. But if you think I don’t have knowledge or something on the topic then you’re wrong since I was there and talked with him about it 😂 We know! That's you with the mustache, right? You received lots of airtime behind the bench in your finest Panthers fashionwear, not just for these two games but also at the CBI. Way to represent the Black and Gold! You even stated directly to us in reply to my post back in August that you chose to travel to Daytona Beach rather than Boulder. I would have made that choice if I were you too. I was well aware of your vantage point when you commented about Browning's injury. The thing is, even Markeith cannot know his status for the game four days from now. He does not know for sure how it will respond. He may play or not, but at what strength? The trainers and/or medical staff will/should have a say on it. I'm having deja vu. We went through this with him last year. Thank goodness, early indications look like it is not nearly as severe. Anyway, thank you for your comments about things like personnel over these past couple of years. You are kind of like a modern day Jimmy because of your access to members of the program and willingness to post here. Keep it up! Yeah that’s me. I’m making an estimate based on what I saw as well. Didn’t look bad and he didn’t seem concerned by it nearly at all. No problem, I try to share what I can without getting in trouble 😅
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Post by reginaldkdwight on Nov 22, 2023 15:48:59 GMT -6
Not sure what kind of inside info a guy maybe playing 4 days later with a sprained ankle is. Id prefer the inside info on why BJ was suspended or why Justin Thomas isnt on the roster this season.
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Post by PantherU on Nov 22, 2023 18:40:06 GMT -6
I think we all have to consider that ghostofpbj might be too young to remember the Holiday Inn smart person ad campaign.
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Post by mattg on Nov 22, 2023 19:16:21 GMT -6
That was the lowest IQ possession of all time. The fact that multiple guys didn't simply just hold for the last shot and instead took dumb shots and left the door open to lose is just LOL. Bj had a transition layup that he makes 8/10 times and EJ had a wide open shot with no one around but yah let’s instead wait till the end of the clock and throw something up instead. This has to be a joke post? Besides the fact that BJ doesn't come close to finishing that layup at that efficacy it was super heavily contested and off balance, straight up a bad shot.
The EJ shot was horrific.
Anyone who legitimately disagrees with this literally doesn't understand the most basic of competitive basketball concepts that routinely get drilled into elementary school players. Unfathomable really that people who watch basketball and consider themselves hardcore fans wouldn't grasp this. I'm baffled.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Nov 22, 2023 20:16:22 GMT -6
Not sure what kind of inside info a guy maybe playing 4 days later with a sprained ankle is. Id prefer the inside info on why BJ was suspended or why Justin Thomas isnt on the roster this season. Especially the latter. Man, I would love to know what happened there. We get nothing.
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Post by Cactus Panther on Nov 23, 2023 10:08:49 GMT -6
I think we all have to consider that ghostofpbj might be too young to remember the Holiday Inn smart person ad campaign. If so, this should get him and anyone else up to speed: youtu.be/eHCTaUFXpP8?si=q-HlM9b1kDso7pBP
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Post by prettypanther23 on Nov 25, 2023 2:23:24 GMT -6
ghostofpbj is also an excellent photographer! And yes, MB said he felt better after the game We know! That's you with the mustache, right? You received lots of airtime behind the bench in your finest Panthers fashionwear, not just for these two games but also at the CBI. Way to represent the Black and Gold! You even stated directly to us in reply to my post back in August that you chose to travel to Daytona Beach rather than Boulder. I would have made that choice if I were you too. I was well aware of your vantage point when you commented about Browning's injury. The thing is, even Markeith cannot know his status for the game four days from now. He does not know for sure how it will respond. He may play or not, but at what strength? The trainers and/or medical staff will/should have a say on it. I'm having deja vu. We went through this with him last year. Thank goodness, early indications look like it is not nearly as severe. Anyway, thank you for your comments about things like personnel over these past couple of years. You are kind of like a modern day Jimmy because of your access to members of the program and willingness to post here. Keep it up! Yeah that’s me. I’m making an estimate based on what I saw as well. Didn’t look bad and he didn’t seem concerned by it nearly at all. No problem, I try to share what I can without getting in trouble 😅
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