BASKETBALL CUSA SemiFinals: (#3) Middle Tennessee (22-10, 12-6) vs (#2) Jacksonville State (21-11, 12-6) (CBSSN), 2PM, Friday, March 14, 2025

[MidTennMtneer]

Hard to believe in 45 days it will be 20 years since I walked across the stage in Murphy and he handed me my MBA.
Damn I’m old. 😂😂

I was just thinking this week. It'll be 23yrs for me since I graduated, and his name is on my diploma too.

 

[JohnDavidBlue]

24 years for me. Half my age. 😬 Same guy.

 

[crposton]

Are there any basketball experts here who could maybe explain why Bufford was in the game for the last offensive possession who is a known offensive liability when we have a major offensive weapon like Tre Green sitting on the bench?

Bufford 26% from 3 this season (and didn't even shoot the damn ball) while Tre Green is 41.6% from 3. If Tre Green was in that corner we would have had a 41.6% chance to be playing in the championship game tomorrow.

Why was Bufford out there instead of Green or Porter? Porter was on the bench too!! OUR TEAMS LEADING SCORER WAS ON THE BENCH FOR THE FINAL OFFENSIVE PLAY....

WHY THE HELL WAS BUFFORD OUT THERE INSTEAD OF GREEN OR PORTER?

I agree with you. I do think Bufford’s spot up corner 3 % would be a lot higher than 26%. Doesn’t justify it, but he has hit some big shots over his time here. He was 0.2 seconds away from a corner 3 game winner the night before. Maybe that was the thought process. Probably not the best lineup, but it isn’t on Nick that a senior passed up a decent look to drive the ball and bump into an opposing player to end the game. I am also not sure a Tre Green would’ve been as open as Bufford was. I think it is time to part ways, but wasn’t as upset with Bufford taking that shot as many are on here. I recall him hitting that very shot many times at big moments over his time here.