Oh, oh, oh Michael Snaer!
by Michael Rogner on Jan 22, 2012 5:20 PM EST
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PrintCredit Snaer with the clutch shot which seems to send announcer Len Elmore to a higher place, but watch Luke Loucks. With less than 5 seconds left in the game he calmly pushes the dribble deep enough in to Duke's territory to draw all attention away from Snaer, then he sends a pass precisely into Snaer's shooting pocket so that he's able to take the shot in rhythm.
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Loucks is secretly the reason we have been playing so good.
He gets lost in Dulkys scoring 32 & Bernard James having a good game against Maryland & Michael Snaer’s game winner but he has been playing lights out at the point guard position.
by Kenow92 on Jan 22, 2012 5:22 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
He's been pretty good the last 4 games.
I’ve gone on record as saying I didn’t think he could hack it in the ACC as a starter, but he has been real good. Glad to be wrong.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
allow me to ditto that up
couldn’t figure how he started ahead of Peterson (sight unseen).
Wrong. and happy.
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
Loucks had a Great game!
He’s turned into an excellent floor general.
Anyone mention that most...
of the FSU starters are seniors? Probably helps.
Don’t know. I’m a football guy.
by Buddy Reynolds on Jan 23, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
Punched by the invisible man!?!
Sheriff Branford: The fact that you are a sheriff is not germane to the situation.
Buford T. Justice: The god damn Germans got nothin' to do with it!
LOL at "sending him to a higher place"
"If you want to see me, come watch me on Fridays. I play in pads."
-(Future FSU Star) Mario Pender
Watching the clip after reading that line had me dying laughing lol
I always laugh at Vitale’s “oh” because of his voice but this had me rolling.
The pass
Was amazing. Just as pretty as the shot
by deltnole94 on Jan 22, 2012 5:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The subtle little pick by James was great
and for Loucks to recognize it there
Guy on a Buffalo
by SteadfastNole on Jan 22, 2012 5:37 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
^This^
"You're either carrying a spear, or running from it"
by BigSpearDiplomacy on Jan 22, 2012 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
Solid pg play
is what has been missing from our team for the most part these past couple years. Really glad Loucks has stepped his play up and been the distributor we need him to be.
Best Fsu basketball game I have ever watched...
…considering I missed the UNC game this year to go fishing…this one was a nail biter though all the way through
Being that it was @ Duke
I would say the same. Then again, I’ve watched way more FB then BB.
"If you want to see me, come watch me on Fridays. I play in pads."
-(Future FSU Star) Mario Pender
AP love?
does FSU get ranked b/c of the last week? i know we had a mediocre 1st half of the season, but we’ve been playing some good ball since.
I think we'll be in the group receiving votes but not ranked.
26-30, in other words. 6 losses is too much IMO. However, our schedule has a nice lineup for the next 6 games. I think we have a good shot at all 6. NC State at RBC worries me, though.
Polls don't matter...
…Roundball rankings are for nil. FSU is in the top 25 where it matters – in RPI, which is more often an indication of seeding during the selection process. Most (okay, ALL) of the bracketologists have us in the dance, and that’s all that matters.
GO NOLES!
FEAR THE SPEAR!
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by fsutampaguy on Jan 23, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
Ranked teams get tons more media coverage than unranked teams
by Michael Rogner on Jan 23, 2012 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
well, if ESPN.com is to be believe,
the coaches have put us just outside the Top 25 at #26, and the writers have us at #23.
Although I also noticed that the RPI estimators are getting really nifty, CBS’ version has us at #21, and I saw that RealTime RPI has us at #24.
Come and see the violence inherent in the system!!!
RealtimeRPI...
…is actually more like ReallyslowatupdatingRPI, unless you pay for their actual “REALTIME” RPI ratings, which is ridiculous. I’ve built better websites on GEOCITIES than that crap. lol.
GO NOLES!
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perhaps, but how far off could it be? is the way I look at it.
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I have to say...
Normally I literally can’t watch us play in the past…the no-looks to the announcer table, the dribbles off the foot, etc….
But I did watch this past week, and I’ve got to give credit… This is the best I’ve seen us play over a week’s period in as long as I can remember, and it is truly sweet.
Congrats, team, and keep it coming!
Echo.
I have to second this. I ONLY watch FSU Basketball, and I watch it with a suicide note most weeks. I’m sure I’ll die of heart issues before I’m 40, but I do admit, in recent weeks, the payoff has been so eternally worth it. Offensively, with the seldom miscue (Gibson airball late in the game for example) this team has shortly gone from a complete choke, to a serious 5 seed (God I hope 4 or higher to avoid another Wisconsin opening round in Idaho.)
I really think FSU will do well down the stretch, with our biggest hiccup being against a stellar Virginia defense. Those guys play defense better than we do, and I think that could really cause some problems. Up to now, our scrappy rebounding, and zone play has kept us in games against offensive teams with so-so defenses. Virginia will paste our offense, keep them off-tempo, and make the game very frustrating. Likewise, they will struggle against our bigs, but they will pull off a W in the coming weeks to bring us back down to earth. Short of this, I see us winning 12-13 in conference games. We’ll see.
GO NOLES!
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My apologies to those of you who despise soccer, but rewatching that last play a few
times, I was reminded of the goal-scoring sequence by the United States in the 1-0 victory over Algeria at the last World Cup, especially the flawless team advancement into the opponent’s territory in a short period of time, and done in the most crucial of circumstances.
The other commonality is that I was screaming something batsh*t crazy after each of them.
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by GoNolzOhio on Jan 22, 2012 7:43 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Apology Accepted
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
by CornNole on Jan 22, 2012 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Bear in mind, I though calling it "football" would go over worse.
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You don't understand. We don't care about your "futbol".
You don’t understand. You don’t understand because you don’t understand liberty. You don’t understand freedom. So you put a crack in my arm like the crack in the Liberty Bell! You hear me?
Most Miami fans have a bead case of SARS. Slap Ass Retarded Syndrome.
by Nole Resurrected on Jan 23, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
I liked Anchorman. However, a friend of mine at work said Stepbrothers is by far
his funniest. I haven’t seen Stepbrothers yet, however.
I think Old School is the best Farrell movie
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Shut your mouth. Sh-sh-shut your mouth.
You haven’t seen Stepbrothers?
Then you haven’t lived. Ever.
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by freshcollegeboy on Jan 23, 2012 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
allright. No Noles hoops game this weekend, so I can assure you I will
rectify that error.
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I kept clicking on the 17 second mark and letting it run tthrough 19 seconds,
SAVORING everyone’s reactions on all sides of the stands and on the court! Dukie arms flailing in the crowd, ’Noles players hitting the court, Duke players convulsing… Those two seconds are majestic!
by SolidNole on Jan 22, 2012 8:06 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I WISH
they would have gotten a crowd shot. I wanted to see all those fans in shock. That is literally one of my favorite parts of watching big teams lose.
Gotcha Covered My Friend
Front Page of the Sunday Sports section in the N&O here in the Triangle.
The best part is that I don’t to have to listen to any comments from my Duke/UNC co-workers. Their silence is victory enough.
the guy at Seth Curry's left elbow is awesome
by Michael Rogner on Jan 23, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
great picture, thanks for posting.
now, THIS is my desktop background.
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okay, lol on
“Here, have an elbow!”
Love BJames.
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Games like that make you want to run onto the field of play and celebrate with the team, away. It’s happened many times with the ’Noles, but the best for me was beating Stanford in 13 innings in the CWS to get into the championship game! Great stuff for those garnet kids. I bet EVERYONE blue in that crowd thought Duke would pull it out in OT once that shot went in with 4.9 left…
You know it. The write up in the N&O said all 15 nole fans stormed the court. That is fantastic!
Those kids deserve it. Glad to see them playing well.
They kept showing three during the game in a sea of blue.
They’ll be 600 years old, telling the story of this game to earthworms passing by.
I went so crazy as soon the ball hit the bat in that Stanford game that I didn’t realize Jernigan had homered until about 5 minutes later.
I bet EVERYONE blue in that crowd thought Duke would pull it out in OT once that shot went in with 4.9 left…
To be totally honest, so did I.
Most Miami fans have a bead case of SARS. Slap Ass Retarded Syndrome.
by Nole Resurrected on Jan 24, 2012 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
For me -
It was my wife’s birthday, and I was SUPPOSED to be getting ready to head out. Instead, I was still in FSU-land, and when they tied it up with 4.9 to play I said “please God, just this once.” SWOOSH.
GO NOLES!
FEAR THE SPEAR!
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Love how Coach Hamilton
is stone-faced afterwards. Act like you’ve been there before. Act like you expect to win. That’s what this team needs.
Loucks
has had series in the last 3 games where he did things that PGs do on good teams. Which is a big reason they are good teams.
Against UNC, he hit the 2nd and 3rd treys in the early going when UNC was sagging off him. He got the home crowd in the game and made UNC come out and guard him early.
When MD took their only lead, he came down on the next possession and, when MD backed off, calmly set his feet and knock down the trey for the lead. On a couple of subsequent possessions, he took an outlet pass, immediately looked upcourt and lobbed the ball ahead to Dulkys on the wing for the trey. Next, he dribbled toward the lane under control to draw three guys and, before they got there, kicked it out to DD for another trey. Besides choking off MD’s rally, he got his trey shooter involved, who hadn’t scored up until that point.
Also against Duke, he made 4-6 FTs in the last 8 mins or so. Ideally, you want your PG shooting 90% from the line, but Loucks isn’t going to do that. I still think it his huge for him to go 4-6 down the stretch in a tight game in Cameron.
Likewise, Snaer made the 2 shots in the final minute to beat Duke in Cameron. That is what he was recruited to do but this is the first time I can remember that he’s done it.
Both of these guys should be confident for the rest of the season that they can do what they are supposed to do in the clutch against whoever it is we’re playing, wherever we are playing. That is huge for the team’s prospects.
Thanks for the compliment
and your insightful analysis and the rest of the things you do. I’m a roundball guy (also love football, but played b-ball in high school and rec ball through the years so like to think I know it better) so I’ve really appreciated a first rate basketball component to TN.
how about the Hokies winning at Virginia today?
You see that one coming?
Although my heart sunk a little bit when I saw the 47-45 final score, knowing we have to play the Cavaliers twice.
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Definitely did not see that coming
Then again, UVA’s OOC schedule was weak….they may not be near as good as their record implies.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
They're elite on the defensive end. Not so much on offense.
Combine that with one of the slowest tempos in the nation and they should have a lot of close, low-scoring games
by Michael Rogner on Jan 22, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
So they are us last year and the beginning of this year?
#UhOh
#HalftimeScore8-5
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by freshcollegeboy on Jan 22, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
that 10 point half
had me raging…. if the tv wasn’t new it would have eaten a remote
You have a Pomeroy membership?
I’d be interested to see what type of offenses they’ve faced.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
They were 1 of 16 from the 3pt line and missed several uncontested layups.
Cyberpunk - a lifestyle characterized by computer games, internet surfing, and large doses of attitude.
by FSUcyberpunk on Jan 22, 2012 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
Michael glad to see you're enjoying your HD PVR
I didn’t remember, until I read this article http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-01-22/sports/os-florida-state-duke-basketball-upset-20120121_1_hamilton-s-seminoles-fsu-shelf-life
That Snaer was the one who missed the last second 3pt shot at the end of the UCONN game that we lost in overtime.
Here’s quote "Catching it and going up in the same motion, Snaer knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer that put to shame the game-winner that he missed in regulation against Connecticut back in November. A miss in that game during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament pushed the game to overtime. The Seminoles ended up losing it.
Back in December, while talking a certain reporter for a feature about himself, Snaer reiterated his personal disappointment with that missed shot with the game on the line.
Confidently, matter-of-factly, he said "I will get another shot to win a game at the buzzer. And I will make it when I get that shot."
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by FSUcyberpunk on Jan 22, 2012 11:57 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Not too mention the circus three
At the end of the first half. That was huge. Big difference going in down six versus down nine. Definitely kept us in striking range in a game that was close throughout.
by LouC on Jan 23, 2012 7:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't even want to think about how terrible our football schedule is going to be
The ACC must be nerd raging over our wins vs the Carolinas.
I actually went to the free BBall board and UNC was tickled pink about our win over Dook.
Very complimentary to us. There was some speculation as to when was the last time any team had taken down Carolina and Dook the same week. They also liked our chance to sweep Duke (as do I) and want to meet us in the ACCT (which I don’t like as much).
I haven't watched college basketball in over a decade. I keep up with it, but haven't really watched it.
I did watch the final minutes of that game. I jumped up off the couch when that final shot went in.
Most Miami fans have a bead case of SARS. Slap Ass Retarded Syndrome.
by Nole Resurrected on Jan 23, 2012 11:03 AM EST reply actions
Love how Kiel Turpin almost takes out the whole huddle.
At least he appears to have more hops than Kreft
by Michael Rogner on Jan 23, 2012 11:17 AM EST reply actions
Anyone else notice
Okaro White taunting the Duke students while celebrating?
OH WELL
Clock freezes?
I may be crazy, but watch the clock, it appears to briefly freeze at 4.6. That slight freeze might have been the difference on whether or not Snaer’s shot beat the buzzer or not.
initially, I was sure Snaer did not get it off in time.
I think I was shell-shocked from Kitchen’s too-late shots from last year.
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But in a roundabout way
That Kitchen miss put us in the position we were in the tourney, where we had that awesome run. So, best of a worst case scenario?
"Rather be forgotten than remembered for giving in"
by 06N0LE on Jan 23, 2012 11:53 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
no doubt. I wasnt meaning to slam Kitchen there, just pointing out that, in my mind,
I was thinking, “oh my god, is gonna be a fraction late again, and we are going to lose in overtime.”
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it does freeze, but it goes from 4.6 to 4.1, so just a technical glitch with the tv production,
not the real shot clock
by Michael Rogner on Jan 23, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
Echo this.
ESPN’s clock is not the official game clock. The game clock was spot-on, and the light around the backboard had not lit up until well after the shot was airborn. A lot of people around me said “why shoot a 3 when a 2 will win it?”
Well….probably because he needed a good 5 steps to ensure no hand in his face when he put up the shot.
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Plus they practice 3s constantly.
Rarely practice 17 footers.
by Michael Rogner on Jan 23, 2012 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
Serious NON-HOMER question for you guys:
CAN FSU win the ACC (Regular Season Record)?
CAN FSU win the ACC Tournament?
CAN FSU go further in 2012 than they did in 2011, without Singleton and Kitch?
CAN FSU fans start watching FSU Basketball, and embrace the fact that FSU has become a Basketball school as well?
I’d pay money to see the guy from the baseball games leading cheers at a home Basketball contest.
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Probably Not
Probably Not
Probably Not
and…Probably Not
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by freshcollegeboy on Jan 23, 2012 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
the answer to ONE of these questions is "yes." I'll leave it to others to determine which one
it is.
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First one is a trick question as the ACC doesn’t recognize a regular season champion. It’s all for seeding.
Yes, but highly unlikely.
Yes, but completely dependent on bracket (if FSU makes it)
Small uptick because of big wins.
by Michael Rogner on Jan 23, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
Drew Hankin. Zookeeper of the Animals of Section B.
He was a fantastic person. And an even better fan.
I venture to say, if we had a group of fans as dedicated to basketball as we do to baseball, we’d win a few more games each year.
Mike Martin should go coach Hawaii. Then he could have all the poi's he ever wanted - MattDNole
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Heck...
…I’d settle for fans watching basketball as much as they do diving or women’s soccer. The Zookeeper was awesome. Kept me from wanting to hang myself every time FSU attempted to eliminate themselves in a home Super.
GO NOLES!
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Check out the ACC official at :32 mark...
(bottom right hand of the frame)…Look at the dejection on his face. Can’t believe the Noles knocked off the marquee Carolina teams. Poor guy.
Man, I wish I could see more crowd shots. Particularly that group of tomahawk chop mockers.
F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E
Based on teams currently ranked
Beat two top ten teams (Duke/UNC) + 1 team receiving votes (UCF; coaches poll).
Lost to ranked teams: Florida, UConn, Mich St, Harvard (one poll).
To already have played so many ranked teams is insane. I don’t feel so much like raging against the soft OOC schedule anymore.
Can't stop watching this
It feels good to be on the other end of a buzzer beater for a change. And also loving the utter disbelief of their fan’s faces.
Rematch in Tallahassee on Feb 23.
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I hit a game winner at LA fitness today, so i can relate with snaer. I mean mine was in an air conditioned gym with guys whose avg height was 5’ 10" and whose athleticism was similar to the JV team when you were in highschool, but still. Game winner is a game winner
by Happypedro25 on Jan 23, 2012 3:25 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
seriously, thats the best news I've heard all day.
I’m voting for you for president.
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Snaer get's his recognition
His buzzer beater was #1 for both ESPN’s Top 10 Plays of the Day (Sat) and Top 10 Plays of the weekend, pretty crazy considering the weekend.
gets, not get's
Got caught up in the excitement for Snaer.
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