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Crash and Burn: Sun Devils Drop 3rd Straight Game, Losing To Stanford 74-64

From my vantage point in the student section, I have a few succinct points to make about our embarrassing 74-64 loss to mediocre Stanford (17-11).

First of all, there was no support for the team in the stands. Maybe it was at half capacity, but Wells Fargo Arena felt like a mausoleum from the tip. Lets make it clear, the crowd disappointed.

But did they have anything to cheer for? Not really. Scoring 1 point in the first eight minutes really put a damper on the enthusiasm anyone had for the contest.

Really, I hated this entire game. The team played with no intensity, James Harden tried too hard to draw fouls the entire game (often failing to make his shot and not get a foul called), and Ty Abbott has digressed beyond any comprehension. I would rather see Taylor Rohde play than Abbott at this point.

The referees were lousy. What else is new? Pac-10 refs are weak minded and have no consistency in their officiating.

Case in point: one of the referees was actually explaining the concept of 10 second backcourt violation to a fan during a timeout. What kind of referee can't ignore the fans?

This team has lost its support base, and lost its own identity. I thought we had turned the corner after the UA game, but the team bought into its own hype and his crashed back down to earth.

Can we recover for the Pac-10 tournament? At this point, it looks unlikely. If California beats ASU on Saturday, watch out. The floor would officially have dropped out from underneath these overrated Devils.

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"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Mar 6, 2009 6:53 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

it was awful

to have to watch that game. the most boring basketball game i’ve ever witnessed. We had no energy, and could do nothing to create a shot. its stanford…we should be able to handle them. Pendergraph got pushed around by smaller guys.

by mlev811 on Mar 6, 2009 10:21 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Lets hope...

UCLA wins and UW loses to WSU…or we are the 4 seed, probably against UofA

by j-dubs on Mar 6, 2009 2:57 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

What does UCLA and UW have with us being the 4 seed? We are 10-7. if we beat Cal on Saturday, we will both be 11-7. The best we can do is 3.

by Cory Williams on Mar 6, 2009 3:36 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

If we beat Cal we both will be 11-7…
If UW loses to WSU and UCLA beats Oregon then they are both 13-5 and split the season series…

If UW is in first place…then Cal is the 3 seed because they are 1-1 against UW
If UCLA is in first place…then we are the 3 seed because we are 2-0 against UCLA

Maybe I am just missing something…

by j-dubs on Mar 6, 2009 4:08 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

maybe not...we are the 4 seed...

“The Bears took over third place in the Pac-10 Conference, improving to 22-8 overall, 11-6 in league play. Even if they were to lose Saturday at Arizona State, allowing the Sun Devils to regain a tie for third place, the Bears will take the No. 3 seed into next week’s Pac-10 tournament based on the tiebreaker.”

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/pac10/home.htm

by j-dubs on Mar 6, 2009 4:26 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

What exactly IS the tie breaker though? Is it the UW win?

by Cory Williams on Mar 6, 2009 5:17 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

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