December - Other Big East Games

[nelsonmuntz]

The Other Games thread will get messy if we throw everything into it.

Seton Hall vs. Providence is a pretty good game so far. I know there is a Holloway hater somewhere on this board, but I think SHU plays really good defense.

Richmond is having a good first half against PC, but he is not a good enough player to be this much of a hot dog.

 

[HitDog]

Not the best in uniform contrast between the two teams

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Not the best in uniform contrast between the two teams

I thought it was just my middle aged eyes struggling with telling them apart.

 

[HitDog]

I thought it was just my middle aged eyes struggling with telling them apart.

It could be as I have same type of eyes.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I said it in the other thread, but I'm not impressed with either of these teams on offense.

(Note: I also need Seton Hall to win to complete a parlay. Go Pirates.)

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Seton Hall's offense is bad. There is just a lot of low probability basketball by the Hall on offense. Low percentage shots, low percentage passes, kamikaze drives into traffic, all of which lead to inefficient offense. Richmond happens to be having a good game, but even he is playing like a lunatic with some of the scoring attempts he is making.

I think Providence's players just suck. That's why they look bad on offense.

Edit: Dawes coming down and attempting a 1 on 4 pull up 3 is an example of what I am talking about. SHU just keeps wasting possessions.

 

[auror]

Back and forth game. Seton Hall playing very good D causing turnovers and protecting the rim.

 

[Tenspro2002]

This is going to come down to the whistle and free throw shooting. I'd rather be Cooley in this situation.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Technically it is one of the last OOC games, but whatever. Depaul getting bludgeoned by Northwestern early, and Depaul looks helpless. I think a couple of players are out, but I don't know if that matters.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Back and forth game. Seton Hall playing very good D causing turnovers and protecting the rim.

Richmond just picked up a silly offensive foul.

Seton Hall needs to cut out the 10 stupidest offensive decisions it makes every game, and it would be a lot better. And there is some really low hanging fruit in this department.

 

[FLDawg16]

Announcer just said Carter is the best defender in the Big East…has he heard of Andre Jackson???

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Announcer just said Carter is the best defender in the Big East…has he heard of Andre Jackson???

I look like a better defender when the people I am defending are playing crazy.

 

[SportsFan88]

Hopkins is a DOG

 

[HitDog]

Announcer just said Carter is the best defender in the Big East…has he heard of Andre Jackson???

That announcer has never liked UConn.

 

[crazyUCfan23]

entertaining game - agree that both these teams seemingly play pretty good D and both are pretty challenged offensively. SHU plays with no discipline in terms of their decision making on offense

 

[storrsroars]

One good thing - Kadary's career high game is no longer vs UConn.

 

[auror]

Seton Hall got a good look from 3 at the end down 3 with less than 10 seconds from their best shooter Dawes, but no dice.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Well that played out exactly as I expected. Neither team is very good but Providence is better coached.

 

[jibsey]

St. John’s Fla State not too close so far.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Seton Hall got a good look from 3 at the end down 3 with less than 10 seconds from their best shooter Dawes, but no dice.

If SHU had passed on what were about 8 contested pull up 3’s they took and missed, they would not have needed the last possession.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Watching the end of the St. John's v Florida State game. I'll be the first to admit, Andre Curbelo is a more efficient offense player than I expected he'd be. Posh is shooting nearly two less field goals per game, and that's a good thing.

Also, Leonard Hamilton is so good at recruiting length, I swear Caleb Mills looks three inches taller compared to when he played against us at Houston.

 

[jibsey]

St. Johns could give us trouble?

 

[Jay-Bone]

Also, Leonard Hamilton is so good at recruiting length, I swear Caleb Mills looks three inches taller compared to when he played against us at Houston.

But yet they're still terrible. Cleveland was a high recruit too. I haven't watched them yet, so not sure how they're so bad. I seem to recall Mills was only in it for himself though, it seemed.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Villanova down 6 to St Joe's early in the 2nd half. They were like 12 pt favorites.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This game is a huge problem for Villanova beyond just losing to St. Joe’s. Any hope that Villanova has of an at-large is dependent on them getting a mulligan for the pre-Whitmore losses. If they pick up a bad loss with Whitmore, it pulls all the bad losses forward and there is no Mulligan.

They have to win.