The
Bearcats went away from playing with a traditional center and instead
decided to use three forwards along the baseline in an effort to
accelerate the tempo and cause more turnovers on defense.More turnovers
and the game being played at an increased velocity leads to more
possessions, which then is supposed to lead to more scoring.The
Bearcats' offense is still a work in progress,honeycomb paper ball but
if Tuesday night is any indication, their defense is still going to be
enough to win them games against quality competition.In a "rock fight"
of epic proportions, Cincinnati edged Pitt 44-43 in the Jimmy V Classic
at Madison Square Garden.A back-and-forth game came down to the final
seconds, and the Bearcats went ahead for good with four seconds left
when Titus Rubles scored off an offensive rebound that put Cincinnati
ahead by a point.China Wheel ForksPitt's
Cameron Wright missed a desperation heave at the buzzer as the Bearcats
improved to 8-2 with the victory."It was a great team win," said
Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick, who finished with nine points. "It was
exactly what this team needed."The tape of this game won't be sent to
the Naismith Hall of Fame anytime soon, but the Bearcats can take solace
in the fact that they earned a victory against an opponent that was
previously unbeaten.Cincinnati scored a combined 101 points in
back-to-back losses to New Mexico and Xavier and needs to drastically
improve offensively in order to return to the NCAA Tournament for a
fourth consecutive season.
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Bearcats had only one player -- Justin Jackson (12 points, nine
rebounds) -- score in double figures against the Panthers and
desperately need some of their perimeter role players to make shots to
take pressure off Kilpatrick.welcome to high quality MICHAEL KORS Grade Wallets sale,best
service and low prices.Sophomore wings Jermaine Sanders and Shaquille
Thomas combined to shoot only 2 for 11 from the floor and only totaled
four points between the two of them.The first-year floor general made a
key 3-pointer in the second half to put Cincinnati ahead 36-35 and has
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if this team is going to be a factor in the American Athletic
Conference.Caupain finished with four points and two assists in 18
minutes."We've got guys on this team that have never been in the roles
that they're in right now," Cronin said. "Ge'lawn Guyn is our starting
point guard but he never played because he was behind Cashmere Wright
for two years. I've got to get Shaquille Thomas and Jermaine Sanders to
not be gun shy. I've got to make sure that they want to keep shooting if
they missed the last shot that they took."Despite playing at a
tortoise's pace against Pitt, Cronin said after the game that he still
fully intends to apply pressure on a regular basis for the rest of this
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felt the experience of playing in the mud on Tuesday will benefit his
team in the long run."We've got to be able to win these types of games,"
Cronin said. "Teams that we're playing are going to get back on defense
and cut down transition opportunities. We weren't able to press tonight
because we were tired and embarrassed by what happened against New
Mexico and Xavier. Guys couldn't eat. We gave up 53 percent from the
field in those two games. That's not who we are. You're not going to win
games if you can't stop your opponent."
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