brian gregory is a damn good basketball coach. but i have a hard time believing this. you mean to tell me piles of feces were laying on the court in pittsburgh last saturday? anyone else easily amused when people routinely insert 'literally' for emphasis when they speak?
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Pittsburgh just too tough for UD
The seventh-ranked Panthers grab more than double the rebounds the Flyers gain in a 30-point victory.
By Doug Harris
Staff Writer
Sunday, December 24, 2006
PITTSBURGH — The Dayton Flyers went into the home of the Big East preseason favorite wanting a chance to show they could match up with one of the top college basketball teams in the land, but they ended up having about as much fun as a sales clerk on the day after Christmas.
No. 7 Pittsburgh recovered from back-to-back defeats on the road to ranked teams by coasting to an 84-54 victory Saturday before a capacity crowd of 12,508.
"Obviously, physically, they literally beat the crap out of us — in a good way," UD coach Brian Gregory said. "We've got to learn to fight and scrap a little more.
"Their level of competitiveness was so high, it was tough to match."
Junior guard Brian Roberts did his part, tallying a game-high 21 points. But the Flyers (10-2) were brutalized on the boards while getting their eight-game winning streak snapped. Seven-footer Aaron Gray had 15 rebounds, helping the Panthers (10-2) to a whopping 45-22 advantage.
"They were a lot tougher than us," Roberts said. "That's what happens when you play a top-10 team on the road. We needed to match their intensity and we definitely didn't come close."
UD suffered its worst defeat since an 83-52 setback at Cincinnati in 2003-04, Gregory's first season.
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Pittsburgh just too tough for UD
The seventh-ranked Panthers grab more than double the rebounds the Flyers gain in a 30-point victory.
By Doug Harris
Staff Writer
Sunday, December 24, 2006
PITTSBURGH — The Dayton Flyers went into the home of the Big East preseason favorite wanting a chance to show they could match up with one of the top college basketball teams in the land, but they ended up having about as much fun as a sales clerk on the day after Christmas.
No. 7 Pittsburgh recovered from back-to-back defeats on the road to ranked teams by coasting to an 84-54 victory Saturday before a capacity crowd of 12,508.
"Obviously, physically, they literally beat the crap out of us — in a good way," UD coach Brian Gregory said. "We've got to learn to fight and scrap a little more.
"Their level of competitiveness was so high, it was tough to match."
Junior guard Brian Roberts did his part, tallying a game-high 21 points. But the Flyers (10-2) were brutalized on the boards while getting their eight-game winning streak snapped. Seven-footer Aaron Gray had 15 rebounds, helping the Panthers (10-2) to a whopping 45-22 advantage.
"They were a lot tougher than us," Roberts said. "That's what happens when you play a top-10 team on the road. We needed to match their intensity and we definitely didn't come close."
UD suffered its worst defeat since an 83-52 setback at Cincinnati in 2003-04, Gregory's first season.