We really didn't deserve to win.....

[SFP]

He "ate his crow" in another thread somewhere.

My problem with B4L is that he changed his avatar

B4L Enough eating and get back to entertaining some of us with your avatar.

[dogsrus]

Thanks! The cheerleaders alone are priceless. Just the difference between the two pictures! I really like the one on the far right. That pretty much sums it up.

I like the guy in the pink shirt far right......his head is tilted sideways in a "oh crap we just lost" kinda expression....then he's airborne with both hands fully extended.

Priceless....

And how about the guy on the left that is "calling" the shot with a half hearted "its good" before hand then, after it goes in, he's got a more defined fully extended version of the same gesture. Great pic for sure...

[Braves4Life]

Didn't Braves4Life say we'd win by 20? And the rest of us said not a chance? I'd just like to hear a "my bad." Not trying to call you out, but I think we need to be realistic.

Go on! Kick a dog while he's down ................

OK, OK! "MY BAD"

[lefty]

Sometimes you lose when you're supposed to win, and win when you're supposed to lose. That's basketball.

I agree......

[Braves4Life]

My problem with B4L is that he changed his avatar

B4L Enough eating and get back to entertaining some of us with your avatar.

Thanks Mob I know you've got my back

One more day of eating crow then a new avatar tomorrow to kick off ANOTHER big Bradley win (OK, maybe just a win ).

[ifarania]

Thanks Mob I know you've got my back

One more day of eating crow then a new avatar tomorrow to kick off ANOTHER big Bradley win (OK, maybe just a win ).

Hahaha it's fantastic. I'm appeased.

[onetuffshot]

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i knew you'd look. relax.

I have heard this comment several times...in fact i thought the same thing....briefly.

After careful consideration...we certainly did "deserve to win". I understand the premise in this thought/statement but look at what we did.

We took their best shot time and time again, much like a heavyweight bout, and kept getting up to not only answer the bell but get a few shots in of our own.

How many clutch shots (punches) did we throw when we had to have em....sammy several times.....dodie multiple times.......tw......singh......leads that were 3-4-5- kept at that differential when not responding coulda pushed it to 7-8-9 late.

Then...after handling their best...we snuck in a few jabs....a flurry of quick hits and then.............................the big round house for the knockout.

Tko baby.....

I say we deserved this win.....without a doubt.

goose pimples !!!

[Bradleyguy10]

I'm ok with saying it. We didn't deserve to win. If a team shot a 70-somethin' footer on us and made it to win the game...I know I'd be on here saying we deserved to win. One of two things needed to happen in order for this to be a "deserved" win. 1) OU had to miss their last shot immediately followed by the 70 footer or 2) there had to be enough time on the clock (maybe 2 seconds more) to where it was a legitimate 3pt shot as opposed to a 70 foot prayer. If either of those had happened it would've been a deserved win. Now I agree they never put us away and we never let them put us away so that's credit due, but a 70 foot prayer to win the game by one point is just dumb luck...not legitimately beating the other team, but hey I'm not complaining

Don't hiss and moan at me and say I'm not a fan...I'm as glad as anyone we won that game, but OU outplayed us and "deserved" to win that game, but the chips didn't fall in their favor and that's why there's gambling and college basketball

[peoriakid]

We really didnt deserve to win...

Ill take it, Im not complaining, but, just to play devils advocate for a moment....

First of all, I dont think he travelled. After watching the replay a bunch of times it looks like he caught the ball as his foot landed, took a full stride and his second foot landed, then sort of leaped and released the ball just before what WOULD have been his third step landed. So I think it wasnt quite travelling.

However, I dont know if it is really possible for all that to have happened in 0.9 sec if the clock really started on time. Can you catch and shoot in 0.9 sec? Yes. Can you catch and run a couple steps while winding up for a heave and then shoot in 0.9 sec? I really doubt it. Like I said, Ill take, dont flame me to death, but if Oakland would have done the same thing to us we would probably have figured out 10 diferent ways that the shot shouldnt have counted.

Sometimes it truly is better to be lucky than good.

Ryan

[ifarania]

I agree... I really don't see how he could have traveled.. I see a parallel with that Devin Harris shot earlier this year... The opposing team's fan base just wanted a way to negate the miracle.

[shaunguth]

I'm ok with saying it. We didn't deserve to win. If a team shot a 70-somethin' footer on us and made it to win the game...I know I'd be on here saying we deserved to win. One of two things needed to happen in order for this to be a "deserved" win. 1) OU had to miss their last shot immediately followed by the 70 footer or 2) there had to be enough time on the clock (maybe 2 seconds more) to where it was a legitimate 3pt shot as opposed to a 70 foot prayer. If either of those had happened it would've been a deserved win. Now I agree they never put us away and we never let them put us away so that's credit due, but a 70 foot prayer to win the game by one point is just dumb luck...not legitimately beating the other team, but hey I'm not complaining

Don't hiss and moan at me and say I'm not a fan...I'm as glad as anyone we won that game, but OU outplayed us and "deserved" to win that game, but the chips didn't fall in their favor and that's why there's gambling and college basketball

As I said before, I don't think either team deserved to lose that game! However, I don't think they outplayed us by much at all and we deserved to win just as much as they did. The game was tied with 3 seconds left!

[Bradleyguy10]

As I said before, I don't think either team deserved to lose that game! However, I don't think they outplayed us by much at all and we deserved to win just as much as they did. The game was tied with 3 seconds left!

....and we were losing by two with 0.9 second left.......
....we were losing by 5 with 2 minutes left.....
....did we ever have the lead for more than a minute in that game until the final....




a spade is a spade...a 70 foot prayer is a 70 foot prayer

again I'm not complaining one bit haha

[shaunguth]

....and we were losing by two with 0.9 second left.......
....we were losing by 5 with 2 minutes left.....
....did we ever have the lead for more than a minute in that game until the final....




a spade is a spade...a 70 foot prayer is a 70 foot prayer

again I'm not complaining one bit haha

Apparently they didn't think there was ANY chance of us making a last-second shot as they obviously chose not to defend it! So, in that respect, I guess their defense (or lack of) lost the game for them. Or maybe it was the phantom travel, or the clock not starting the split second he touched the ball, or possibly something else that happened earlier in the game. I don't know, but their fans and coach obviously feel we shouldn't have won the game.

IMO, just because you don't have the lead, but remain in the game until the very end doesn't mean the team doesn't deserve to win.