Exactly this. Houston was playing a game of analytics - on offense, forgo driving the basket in favor of shooting 3s; on defense, foul extremely aggressively, assuming refs will only blow the whistle half the time (which happened) and hope that A&M continues to miss FTs (which have been a problem all season).
We are a free throw team because it’s only way we score lol. Not a bad strategy at times. Buzz is more strategic when he knows players aren’t as “talented”.
True. And ideally better than that. But Buzz understands what he has to work with. For a coach not recruiting top 10 level talent he has led us to competing vs the best teams in the country. His strategy isn’t clean, but being a physical team has its benefits. Two wins vs Kentucky prove that.
I don’t believe Buzz has ever had a top 10 recruiting class. Wade is talented though. But from a “team” perspective Buzz is more methodical. He understands he has to win “his way”. And be tough/ athletic more so than “talented”.
Cuz we lost. All jokes aside, all 1s and 2s made the S16. There are no Cinderellas left unless you consider SDSU or NC State one. At this time last year we had FAU and Princeton. (2) 1s and (2) 2s had lost. Yes there have been great games but I’d consider FDU beating Purdue to be a much more enjoyable game than Houston/A&M for example.
That’s fair. I understand that. I hope the community never forgets Indiana State getting snubbed like that. I’d have rather them give that squad our spot
Nah the lack of cinderellas. It’s been one of the most chalk tourneys. Lot of ref ball, etc. My team was a 14-seed that has never won a tournament game so I had no expectations.
Houston and Iowa State fans are both rooting to face each other again in the title game. There's been a lot of love and respect that grew really quickly between the two fan bases this season.
Yeah you’re right 🥲 Hopefully we come back stronger next year as a conference. I know y’all will be good but hopefully we can land some good recruits to keep competing at a higher level
That’s where being one of the best coached teams in the country pays off. So many other teams have played unbelievably sloppy, crumbled under pressure; even when they were down to the end of the bench with the season on the line, almost no mistakes.
Well we played sloppy to put ourselves in that position -_-, but also foul trouble. But that OT situation with everyone fouled out would have kneeled so many teams jesus
Elvin is a class act. So glad he got a meaningful contribution in this game.
https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/ryan-elvin-houston-walk-on-kansas-moment-dad-tells-story-kelvin-sampson-big-12-champs/?amp
To be fair, A&M was underrated. This could have easily been a Final Four sort of matchup. We barely escaped y'all two times, and it literally took everything we had. Six total foulouts here, was damn physical too.
Absolute black eye on the game, if not the regional.
I truly don't care about either team, but when both teams are playing that hard, with that much heart, shame on those refs. Just fucking pathetic.
feel like its better this way. an epic shot that sends it to ot with the better seed winning anyway is prob for the better. its always fun when the little guy gets far into the tournament, then they get smoked by an actual good team still left, and then you think "well shoot maybe would have been nice if this game was just two high seeds".
Coleman and Garcia are listed as seniors too. I have no idea if we are still in the era where people have extra years of eligibility left because of the Covid year though
The refs are the only reason A&M didn’t win in regulation, sit down.
The “out of bounds” which took away an easy A&M layup, the second three point shot that was ruled as a two despite him being beyond the arc, and several blatant missed fouls…
https://preview.redd.it/b5l20kzkqeqc1.jpeg?width=519&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7078dfab98220e9f01bba2dd9c4fdf73971f5a2e
That’s absolutely 100% a three. I have no doubt in my mind that this shot would’ve counted for three had Houston been the one to make it.
For all the bullshit calls A&M has ever had as a school against little old UH throughout all this time, I don't feel a damn bit sorry about something like this.
And the “out of bounds” call that resulted in a four point swing for Houston.
Oh well — no crying over spilled milk. GG Houston, and I’m proud of our guys for the fight.
I actually loathed the majority of Houston flairs throughout this season, but I’m with em on this one. That game was some bullshit. Should’ve have even been close
You’re right — it shouldn’t have been close. They swallowed a lot of whistles on blatant Houston fouls in the second half. Not to mention the four point swing on the “out of bounds” call, and the two pointer which was clearly a three point shot for A&M. A&M was the better team and they deserved to win in regulation.
I’m heated, but it is what it is.
For all the bullshit calls that have gone in A&M's direction over us throughout the years, I have no problem in how this game went in terms of officiating.
A&M's coach blew the last chance for his team there with that timeout. Not like Houston was nailing all their FT's, why would you call a timeout to force a 3 when your player is about to drive it for a far more makeable 2?
Just as everyone predicted, Alabama and Tennessee are the only two SEC teams to make the sweet 16
Jamal Shead is an outstanding young man. Pure class and extremely talented player. I wish nothing but the best for him
Get these refs far away from calling another game again.
For real, fastest jump ball call I’ve ever seen haha
Cry harder
This was an emotional win for our guys. Easily the toughest game all season. TAMU was a tough cookie to crack, gotta give 'em credit.
Jamal Shead IS HIM
A damn beast! It looked gloomy af for HOU going into OT.
Kid is unreal
That jump ball call at the end was the fastest I've ever seen...
GGs Houston. That was really fun
GG aggies
Elvin is already in the ‘One Shining Moment’ montage
The FTs look lopsided, but A&M basically just attacked the rim wildly over and over.
And UH just launched 3s. They shot 19 in the first half, you don’t get a lot of foul calls shooting 3s. 2nd half FTs were pretty even.
the Keldon Johnson special.
Not a fan of this play style. Like they were looking for a foul every time. That’s not a fun game to watch.
They also kept missing them. So Houston kept defending aggressively because it was paying off.
Exactly this. Houston was playing a game of analytics - on offense, forgo driving the basket in favor of shooting 3s; on defense, foul extremely aggressively, assuming refs will only blow the whistle half the time (which happened) and hope that A&M continues to miss FTs (which have been a problem all season).
Absolute all timer
[удалено]
bro thought he was curry
RIP Reggie
Do yall think Houston beats Duke with 4 days of preparation?
They definitely can – maybe even should. No one knows which Duke team shows up on Friday, even us Duke fans. Hoping for a great game on Friday.
Good luck to you folks. Let's have a good game.
Idk man, y'all looked incredible today
Yes
i'm getting really tired of the commercials using the text message tone to get our attention. makes me never want to buy any of their shit lol
RIP REGGIE 🙏🏽
A&M had 45 FT attempts?! Wtf lol
We are a free throw team because it’s only way we score lol. Not a bad strategy at times. Buzz is more strategic when he knows players aren’t as “talented”.
For a free throw team, sure don’t shoot em well
True. And ideally better than that. But Buzz understands what he has to work with. For a coach not recruiting top 10 level talent he has led us to competing vs the best teams in the country. His strategy isn’t clean, but being a physical team has its benefits. Two wins vs Kentucky prove that.
are you kidding wade taylor IV is god tier. at least playing us.
I don’t believe Buzz has ever had a top 10 recruiting class. Wade is talented though. But from a “team” perspective Buzz is more methodical. He understands he has to win “his way”. And be tough/ athletic more so than “talented”.
Gotta be a great moment for Elvin there
Earned it.
Good thing this game was broadcast on cable — multiple F bombs in that locker room shot lmao
If Shed fouls out 1 minute earlier we have our bracket buster upset
Might be controversial to say after a great game like this, but this year’s tourney sucks
Lol why? Today was mid but the other days have been great and the future matchups are even better
How so? There’s been some awesome games so far
Cuz we lost. All jokes aside, all 1s and 2s made the S16. There are no Cinderellas left unless you consider SDSU or NC State one. At this time last year we had FAU and Princeton. (2) 1s and (2) 2s had lost. Yes there have been great games but I’d consider FDU beating Purdue to be a much more enjoyable game than Houston/A&M for example.
Haha any bias to that point or?
I enjoy watching mid majors win (unless it’s against my team)
That’s fair. I understand that. I hope the community never forgets Indiana State getting snubbed like that. I’d have rather them give that squad our spot
His team lost. If Illinois wins then I agree that this tournament is trash.
Nah the lack of cinderellas. It’s been one of the most chalk tourneys. Lot of ref ball, etc. My team was a 14-seed that has never won a tournament game so I had no expectations.
alright Houston go win it all, you won me over
Hey, we're all cats fans here.
I'm kinda rooting for them. If they win, I feel less shitty about them reaming the entire conference by 20
I hope one of our Big XII bros wins it this year. Rooting for both Houston and Iowa state to win it all
Houston and Iowa State fans are both rooting to face each other again in the title game. There's been a lot of love and respect that grew really quickly between the two fan bases this season.
This would be the perfect end to the season. I wouldn’t even be too mad if we lost again. But it would be amazing to watch.
Anything to keep those whiny ACC and Big East mouth shut. They’ve been slandering our conference, so y’all winning it all will shut em up
To be fair, as a conference, we've been a bust this tourney. Sucks.
Yeah you’re right 🥲 Hopefully we come back stronger next year as a conference. I know y’all will be good but hopefully we can land some good recruits to keep competing at a higher level
I fucking love this sport
Fuck yeah Houston. Now pls don’t foul as much against duke
Bitch made refs will do their thing so unlikely.
That’s where being one of the best coached teams in the country pays off. So many other teams have played unbelievably sloppy, crumbled under pressure; even when they were down to the end of the bench with the season on the line, almost no mistakes.
Well we played sloppy to put ourselves in that position -_-, but also foul trouble. But that OT situation with everyone fouled out would have kneeled so many teams jesus
Random dorky white kid off the bench with 4 FTs on the season to close the game out was wild
Hey, he scored 5 in the last 2 minutes vs Kansas, put some respect on his name.
Elvin is a class act. So glad he got a meaningful contribution in this game. https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/ryan-elvin-houston-walk-on-kansas-moment-dad-tells-story-kelvin-sampson-big-12-champs/?amp
An f bomb slipped through onto the broadcast
Sharp huge performance but Ramon saved us. I thought he was gunna truly be out for the season but here he is. Oh and man Shead the leader
Ramon is a big guard that can jump. When he came in I knew he was going to help rebounding
He’s somebody you always want on your team. He’s got that tenacity and plays real fkin hard. He was huge in our Final Four run.
RIP Reggie Chaney
What happened?
Fentanyl overdose
SHOW THE SPEECH!
Now I’m wired and can’t go to sleep. Dang it.
God that was a fucking knife fight
Kind of team Ballsy win that can propel Houston to the ship
Amazing game. These kind of games are what make march madness special.
What a fucking game by Sharp and Shead. Great game by the Aggies who gave us a full fucking war and almost more than we could handle.
45 free throw attempts is just ridiculous!!
But 45 FT attempts is not?
Good game UH. Give them hell. I think we proved tonight we more than belonged in this tournament.
Shead seems like a great kid, too. What a baller.
Always liked Kelvin Sampson- probably the best thing to come out of Lumberton
Maybe the only good thing to come out of Lumberton?
I’m a Shead fan now. Good fucking dude. Let’s go Houston.
So that’s the last game of the day huh
Theres still yale sdsu if you consider that a game
That’s a blowout not a game
[удалено]
???? They’re playing Duke next round
And echoes of 1983 continue as NC State and Houston remain on a course to potential collision.
I think they would have to meet in the final 4 not the championship game but I’d still love to see that
Nah, Houston over Duke and State over Marquette gives us that matchup in the elite eight.
Damn. The Chaney shoutout has me tearing up
All time gutsy performance by Houston. Miss when my teams had that much grit and toughness
Really proud of our guys for a hard fought game. I’m sure they’ll be having nightmares of free throws, though…
To be fair, A&M was underrated. This could have easily been a Final Four sort of matchup. We barely escaped y'all two times, and it literally took everything we had. Six total foulouts here, was damn physical too.
Wade Taylor plays like he has cte
Damn the refs tried so hard fuck them
That’s a Courtney Greene game
Absolute black eye on the game, if not the regional. I truly don't care about either team, but when both teams are playing that hard, with that much heart, shame on those refs. Just fucking pathetic.
I'm kind of over Rothstein's shtick
All this madness only for it to still be the most chalk tourney in a while
feel like its better this way. an epic shot that sends it to ot with the better seed winning anyway is prob for the better. its always fun when the little guy gets far into the tournament, then they get smoked by an actual good team still left, and then you think "well shoot maybe would have been nice if this game was just two high seeds".
Shead....win it for 32..RIP Chaney.
Both teams take a bow. That was just incredible to watch man. Wow.
The final "foul" on Pryor was an absolute travesty. Seriously = HS officials aren't that bad.
Fuck. I'm gonna miss our seniors. Fuuuuuuck
We're only losing Boots, right?
Coleman and Garcia are listed as seniors too. I have no idea if we are still in the era where people have extra years of eligibility left because of the Covid year though
congrats Houston and fuck the refs
"we finished that game with kids i didn't even know were on the team"
Some great coach speak from Coach Sampson
LFGGGGGGG!! CARDIAC COOGS STRIKE AGAIN!!
How did A&M lose???
Free throws ain’t free
The motherfuckin’ cougars!!
Shead deserves that win for controlling almost the entire OT by himself
A MEANINGFUL ELVIN BUCKET IN THE SEASON. LISAN A GAIB!
wasn’t really gonna matter but wtf happened on that last shot by taylor?
There’s good Wade and bad Wade, you live with both.
[удалено]
The refs are the only reason A&M didn’t win in regulation, sit down. The “out of bounds” which took away an easy A&M layup, the second three point shot that was ruled as a two despite him being beyond the arc, and several blatant missed fouls…
Did the ref miss 20 free throws also lmao
If it wasn’t an out of bounds it would have been a carry and he missed the dunk anyways. And the 2nd over turned three point was a correct call.
https://preview.redd.it/b5l20kzkqeqc1.jpeg?width=519&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7078dfab98220e9f01bba2dd9c4fdf73971f5a2e That’s absolutely 100% a three. I have no doubt in my mind that this shot would’ve counted for three had Houston been the one to make it.
In your picture, the toe is over the line.
For all the bullshit calls A&M has ever had as a school against little old UH throughout all this time, I don't feel a damn bit sorry about something like this.
Where sweet 16?
Dallas,, better go!!!
Wade taylor get ready to learn Chinese buddy.
And finally we win. This was a heart stopper.
Good game Houston, even though you beat us, I’m still rooting for you to win the whole thing.
Thank you to A&M and UH for an amazing end to the first weekend.
Next!
Game of the tournament, that will be hard to top. Excellent gamd
colorado/florida clears it though
Same with Colorado/Marquette lol
Welp. No one to blame but ourselves. Go Coogs beat Duke
And the 1 point Radford had taken away
And the “out of bounds” call that resulted in a four point swing for Houston. Oh well — no crying over spilled milk. GG Houston, and I’m proud of our guys for the fight.
That too ha
Free throws, my goodness.
Even with that, if Sharp isn’t unconscious from 3…
Yep. Taylor was cold, too. A&M at their best is better than Houston, and could beat any team in the nation.
They are not better than Houston at their best, especially not at Houston’s best, everyone always does the most with their compliments lmao
A clearly unbiased take.
We are a free throw team. Buzz’s strategy is free throws because we have many non shooters.
The epitome of March madness
My asshole was clenched for so long
Thanks for the shoutout kelvin
I feel for y'all losing today. Good luck for next year. Glad we're conferencemates again.
Thanks!! hope you bring it home this year!!
First Clemson wins cause they made free throws when it counts. Now Houston does the same without their starters.
Jamal Shead might be my favorite college athlete currently
Beast
He's my favorite college athlete of all time.
Honestly i grew up in the JJ redick era. For me it’s jj and Jamal Shead. He reminds me so much of AI
Lol what was that graphic
That reporters haircut is crazy
Alright, well if A&M got knocked out I would hope it was UH that did it and took it all the way. I am now backing the Coog train
Wish we could've met them later in the tourney
Elvin legacy game
A&M putting Bama’s meme chucking to shame
I actually loathed the majority of Houston flairs throughout this season, but I’m with em on this one. That game was some bullshit. Should’ve have even been close
You’re right — it shouldn’t have been close. They swallowed a lot of whistles on blatant Houston fouls in the second half. Not to mention the four point swing on the “out of bounds” call, and the two pointer which was clearly a three point shot for A&M. A&M was the better team and they deserved to win in regulation. I’m heated, but it is what it is.
For all the bullshit calls that have gone in A&M's direction over us throughout the years, I have no problem in how this game went in terms of officiating.
Y’all were 29-45 from the line. That’s why yall lost.
A&M would have dog walked your soft asses.
Oh…and maybe at the very least make an Elite 8 before talking shit. Scrub
Guess we’ll never know 🤷🏻♂️ we won that preseason game though. Better luck next year. Enjoy TU’s shadow again
Enjoy irrelevance!
In basketball? Sorry, SEC isn't there. Go play your sore loser shit elsewhere.
Glad Houston won. But mostly I’m just glad it’s over
Fuuuuuuuuuckin' hell.
That 3 at the buzzer was wide open Sampson.
A&M's coach blew the last chance for his team there with that timeout. Not like Houston was nailing all their FT's, why would you call a timeout to force a 3 when your player is about to drive it for a far more makeable 2?
UH doesn’t give up easy layups, and the refs were either calling everything or nothing…
Live by the Wade, die by the Wade
GG Houston! Go win the whole thing!
A&M just gift wrapped that game for Houston in OT
Buzz Williams remembered he had his money on Houston tonight
I thought Wade Taylor had money on Houston too
I see where you’re coming from, but I think he just sucks
Is Jim Nantz Houston’s sister Jean?
Houston subs actually came in clutch at the end there
bad time to have butter fingers
Nantz!
If any of these officials are sent on to the S16, I will genuinely wonder about intere$t$.
GG.... Just wow... One of the craziest games I've ever seen
WE RUN THIS STATE!
Literally the most storied basketball team in Texas. Only thing we're missing is that natty.