That was a great win on the road in the SEC

Overall...3rd road win in a young season...resume.

We've always sucked at the Tad Pad. I'll take any GD win by whatever margin there. We never go away.

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We've always sucked at the Tad Pad.

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We've been better in the Pavilion.

One would have to think that all of these close games would have to pay off come post-season where practically every game is a close game.

they had plenty of excuses to lose tonight

leaky hotel, severe weather last night, sleep deprived, on the road in the SEC, 1st year coach, team of guards, etc

my hats off to the for not using them

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One would have to think that all of these close games would have to pay off come post-season where practically every game is a close game.

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Agreed. I was thinking the same thing earlier. These close games are gonna pay dividends in March.

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This is the first time I can remember in a long time that we are mentally tough enough to win on the road down by double digits at one point. No way I thought we would only have two loses at this point!

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I think it’s as simple as expectations. The new head coach expects to win and he doesn’t allow a mentality of “win some lose some” to exist in his program. The mentality is more like “win or I’ll find someone who can win because losing is not an option”. People will rise or fall to the standard you set for them. Coaches say things like “I’m my own biggest critic” but sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way to the fanbase. I actually believe that’s the case with CEM.