This NT is cursed. Just absolutely cursed.
We lost to Kazakhstan in a game we absolutely needed to win. We were up 108-106 with 7 seconds left. Could've been a 3 point lead, but Clitheroe, who was perfect from the FT line, missed the last one. Naturally Kazakhstan hit a "very long three-point attempt" at the buzzer to win. 109-108. I'm so upset about this I can't even explain it.
(11259)We dominated them in the matchup ratings. We had home court. We had better offensive team ratings and even defensive and rebounding team ratings. But we are doomed to lose every game that matters. We've now lost by 4, 5, and 1 point this season. Last qualifying round we lost by 3, 2, 10, and 11. Ridiculous.
We still have a shot though. Taiwan, Kazak, and us are 2-2. Two out of three of us will advance and we have a 48 point PD advantage over Kazak, and play the same opponents, but my spirit is broken right now so I'm sure we'll lose the PD tiebreaker by like 2 points or something.
Last edited by GM-namssor at 8/9/2010 9:45:30 AM