Monthly Archives: December 2024

Kerr rips ‘unconscionable’ officiating in final seconds of Dubs’ loss

[ad_1] Kerr rips ‘unconscionable’ officiating in final seconds of Dubs’ loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area HOUSTON – For the first 47 minutes and 57 seconds on Wednesday, the Warriors and Houston Rockets found themselves in a throwback mid-90s fight of a basketball game despite the bright-red Toyota Center floor being more eye-burning than futuristic. Referees held onto …

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Egor Demin will miss time for BYU with a knee injury

[ad_1] Brigham Young University guard Egor Demin (3) looks to pass the ball while he’s guarded by UC Riverside guard Barrington Hargress (24) during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center on the campus of BYU in Provo on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Egor Demin has been quite valuable for BYU this …

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Ref explains controversial foul call late in Warriors’ NBA Cup loss

[ad_1] Ref explains controversial foul call late in Warriors’ NBA Cup loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steve Kerr went off for several minutes during his postgame press conference about the officiating in the Warriors’ NBA Cup loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Crew chief Billy Kennedy used far fewer words, providing just one answer to …

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Northern Iowa faces Omaha following Hutson’s 22-point game

[ad_1] Omaha Mavericks (4-7) at Northern Iowa Panthers (5-4, 1-0 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa faces Omaha after Jacob Hutson scored 22 points in Northern Iowa’s 101-57 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies. The Panthers have gone 4-1 at home. Northern Iowa is fifth in the MVC with 35.1 points per game in …

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Late-game scoring issue leading Warriors toward ‘mediocre’ realization

[ad_1] Late-game scoring issue leading Warriors toward ‘mediocre’ realization originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After a promising start to this season, aided by a significantly revamped roster, the Warriors are tumbling back into their two worst tendencies of last season. Turnovers, which are the subject of incessant discussion. And late-game collapses. Both were on display Wednesday night in …

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Make fun of the so-called ‘worst college basketball team of all time’ all you want. They have a bigger priority than winning

[ad_1] Only a few minutes into his team’s first practice of the 2023-24 season, Logan Strand already had an inkling that the months ahead might be grim. It was glaringly obvious to the Free Lutheran Bible College men’s basketball coach that most of his roster of 18-to-21-year-olds had hardly played before. Strand began assessing his team with a shooting drill. …

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Steph reveals if he regrets late shot choice in Warriors’ NBA Cup loss

[ad_1] Steph reveals if he regrets late shot choice in Warriors’ NBA Cup loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The final seconds of the Warriors’ 91-90 NBA Cup loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday were full of controversial decisions. Gary Payton II’s frantic pass while flat on his stomach. The odd loose ball foul in favor of …

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Analysis: BYU ‘put the flag in the ground’ after dismal showing at Providence, executed better in rout of Fresno State

[ad_1] Brigham Young Cougars forward Richie Saunders (15) drives to the hoop on Fresno State Bulldogs guard Amar Augillard (1) as BYU and Fresno State play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News New coach Kevin Young’s BYU basketball team had to sit on last week’s humbling and lopsided loss …

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What we learned as Warriors ousted from NBA Cup with loss to Rockets

[ad_1] What we learned as Warriors ousted from NBA Cup with loss to Rockets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE The Warriors came into Houston on Wednesday having beaten the Rockets 15 consecutive times, with the last loss coming on Feb. 20, 2020. Home or away, Golden State wore the boss belt. No longer. The winning streak …

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