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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 11, 2019 7:03:58 GMT -8
Was at the game Saturday and got to see the Aztecs pick themselves up off the deck after coming out flat and falling behind 18-8. They roared back with a remarkable 23-0 run that was a thing of beauty.
Off the top of my head, I can't remember such a big surge by the Aztecs in the 40 years I've been watching. I recall a game during Billy White's freshman year, I believe, where SDSU ran out to an 18-0 lead to start the game against BYU. And then there was maybe a 16 or 18-point run against UNM at home that capped the comeback against the Lobos and clinched the regular season MGC title for SDSU.
Anyone know where the 23-0 run ranks all-time?
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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 11, 2019 9:54:43 GMT -8
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
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Post by chris92065 on Feb 11, 2019 10:32:44 GMT -8
I think that ties polee led 23-0 run against unm.
Talk to the hand, bro.
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Post by FULL_MONTY on Feb 11, 2019 10:35:11 GMT -8
Was at the game Saturday and got to see the Aztecs pick themselves up off the deck after coming out flat and falling behind 18-8. They roared back with a remarkable 23-0 run that was a thing of beauty. Off the top of my head, I can't remember such a big surge by the Aztecs in the 40 years I've been watching. I recall a game during Billy White's freshman year, I believe, where SDSU ran out to an 18-0 lead to start the game against BYU. And then there was maybe a 16 or 18-point run against UNM at home that capped the comeback against the Lobos and clinched the regular season MGC title for SDSU. Anyone know where the 23-0 run ranks all-time? www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYuG1P1HMeYNot as high as you think.
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Post by NCAztec82 on Feb 11, 2019 11:02:31 GMT -8
Was at the game Saturday and got to see the Aztecs pick themselves up off the deck after coming out flat and falling behind 18-8. They roared back with a remarkable 23-0 run that was a thing of beauty. Off the top of my head, I can't remember such a big surge by the Aztecs in the 40 years I've been watching. I recall a game during Billy White's freshman year, I believe, where SDSU ran out to an 18-0 lead to start the game against BYU. And then there was maybe a 16 or 18-point run against UNM at home that capped the comeback against the Lobos and clinched the regular season MGC title for SDSU. Anyone know where the 23-0 run ranks all-time? www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYuG1P1HMeYNot as high as you think. The defensive call to go 1-3-1, Polee's defensive intensity and steals at the point, X with clutch shots and FT's, Spencer taking over the key, Shrigley's lay-up to tie and FT's to ice the game, Kirk missing two FTs, Bairstow's "foul" on O'Brien, and UNM playing for the last shot with 37 seconds, not calling a TO. Legendary.
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Post by AzTex on Feb 11, 2019 11:05:36 GMT -8
I think that ties polee led 23-0 run against unm. Talk to the hand, bro. That was actually a 19-1 run to take the lead and a 26-4 run to end the game.
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Post by Pasadenaztec on Feb 11, 2019 11:25:33 GMT -8
The defensive call to go 1-3-1, Polee's defensive intensity and steals at the point, X with clutch shots and FT's, Spencer taking over the key, Shrigley's lay-up to tie and FT's to ice the game, Kirk missing two FTs, Bairstow's "foul" on O'Brien, and UNM playing for the last shot with 37 seconds, not calling a TO. Legendary. Don't forget Reggie Miller as the color analyst.....He was at his best that night.
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Post by NCAztec82 on Feb 11, 2019 11:28:20 GMT -8
The defensive call to go 1-3-1, Polee's defensive intensity and steals at the point, X with clutch shots and FT's, Spencer taking over the key, Shrigley's lay-up to tie and FT's to ice the game, Kirk missing two FTs, Bairstow's "foul" on O'Brien, and UNM playing for the last shot with 37 seconds, not calling a TO. Legendary. Don't forget Reggie Miller as the color analyst.....He was at his best that night. Interesting coincidence . . . or not. #31
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Post by dlangford9 on Feb 11, 2019 12:28:14 GMT -8
Bairstow... there’s a name I hoped never to hear again. His flopping and complaining were epic!!!
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Post by standiego on Feb 11, 2019 16:59:23 GMT -8
Was a game of runs - they started up 18-8 . We had the 23-0 run . Then they battled back and took a lead in the second half . We make a run then they battle back . With the last 5 minutes it could have gone either way -
By the way any one have it logged who we had in for the majority of that 23-0 run ? Or was it a variety of guys .
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Post by legkick on Feb 11, 2019 17:05:38 GMT -8
what did happen is that USU's head coach, widely praised by Ziegler and even on this board, called a timeout to try to stop the run, after 11 points had been scored. Also had a TV timeout in there. Didn't work. Aztecs ripped off another 12 points, and then their coach called another timeout.
Bottom line: while anecdotal evidence, this supports the proposition that calling timeouts to stop "momentum" is wildly overrated and usually insignificant. Studies that have actually analyzed the matter show that it makes a marginal difference of about +0.21 points per next ten points scored, if the team calling the timeout is the home team.
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Post by AztecBill on Feb 11, 2019 19:04:28 GMT -8
Was a game of runs - they started up 18-8 . We had the 23-0 run . Then they battled back and took a lead in the second half . We make a run then they battle back . With the last 5 minutes it could have gone either way - By the way any one have it logged who we had in for the majority of that 23-0 run ? Or was it a variety of guys . Starting lineup. Mitchell hit a 3 to start. Watson and Mitchell hit Mensah on alley-oops. Hemsley defended and shut down Merrill. McDaniels hit a 3. Many fast breaks off USU misses and TOs.
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Post by K2Aztec73 on Feb 11, 2019 21:54:33 GMT -8
Was a game of runs - they started up 18-8 . We had the 23-0 run . Then they battled back and took a lead in the second half . We make a run then they battle back . With the last 5 minutes it could have gone either way - By the way any one have it logged who we had in for the majority of that 23-0 run ? Or was it a variety of guys . Starting lineup. Mitchell hit a 3 to start. Watson and Mitchell hit Mensah on alley-oops. Hemsley defended and shut down Merrill. McDaniels hit a 3. Many fast breaks off USU misses and TOs. What kicked off the run was when they switched from zone to M2M, with Hemsley on Merrill like a shirt. Completely shutting down their offense like that was epic!
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Post by NCAztec82 on Feb 11, 2019 22:09:15 GMT -8
Starting lineup. Mitchell hit a 3 to start. Watson and Mitchell hit Mensah on alley-oops. Hemsley defended and shut down Merrill. McDaniels hit a 3. Many fast breaks off USU misses and TOs. What kicked off the run was when they switched from zone to M2M, with Hemsley on Merrill like a shirt. Completely shutting down their offense like that was epic! Right. Coach mentioned they let Hemsley go under the screens guarding Merrill to make him shoot from deep. He is such a playmaker that going above the screens lets him give teammates scoring opportunities. "Shut down" their offense might be a bit overstated, but yes, Merrill had trouble going to any other teammates when Hemsley pulled back on him by going under the screens. Sublime coaching decision forcing one player to carry their scoring load. It worked for the most part.
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Post by K2Aztec73 on Feb 12, 2019 0:39:09 GMT -8
What kicked off the run was when they switched from zone to M2M, with Hemsley on Merrill like a shirt. Completely shutting down their offense like that was epic! Right. Coach mentioned they let Hemsley go under the screens guarding Merrill to make him shoot from deep. He is such a playmaker that going above the screens lets him give teammates scoring opportunities. "Shut down" their offense might be a bit overstated, but yes, Merrill had trouble going to any other teammates when Hemsley pulled back on him by going under the screens. Sublime coaching decision forcing one player to carry their scoring load. It worked for the most part. The "shutdown" I was referring to was during the 23-0 run... obviously it wasn't shut down for the remainder of the game, although it was slowed down from their fast start. One key stat from the game was Merrill's assists... he leads USU in assists, but he didn't get a single assist during that game. He scored out the wazzu, but wasn't allowed to set anyone else up for easy scores.
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Post by NCAztec82 on Feb 12, 2019 6:19:25 GMT -8
Good point.
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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 12, 2019 7:10:25 GMT -8
So the 23-0 run might have been the biggest in SDSU history? Or not? Inquiring minds and all.
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Post by legkick on Feb 12, 2019 7:30:16 GMT -8
So the 23-0 run might have been the biggest in SDSU history? Or not? Inquiring minds and all. SDSU SID may be slipping. They usually put something like that in game notes. No records or longest-since-x mentioned.
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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 12, 2019 7:34:28 GMT -8
So the 23-0 run might have been the biggest in SDSU history? Or not? Inquiring minds and all. SDSU SID may be slipping. They usually put something like that in game notes. No records or longest-since-x mentioned. Yeah, I was thinking of e-mailing him.
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Post by longtimebooster on Feb 12, 2019 8:08:22 GMT -8
Just sent this e-mail to Mike May, SID at SDSU.
Mike,
I enjoyed the game last Saturday, especially the remarkable 23-0 run. I've been going to SDSU basketball games since I arrived on campus as a freshman in 1978, and I don't recall a bigger run. However, in all the post-game commentary and stories, there was no mention of where this run ranks, all-time, in SDSU hoops history. Might you know? Inquiring minds on our chat board want to know.
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