Final BE OOC thread 25/26

[nelsonmuntz]

St. Johns has a really bad habit of giving up on plays fishing for a foul call. Hopkins starts this silly stumble on that drive after getting bumped, turning the ball over and resulting in an easy 2 on the other. Play actual basketball and stop playing for the refs.

 

[aceboon]

a healthy JQ is going to make a big difference for UK, that's a first round/potential lottery pick

 

[KingAG]

Quatence is a beast

 

[nelsonmuntz]

St. Johns is in full panic mode. The whole team looks scared. Let's see if Pitino is still a Hall of Fame coach.

 

[KingAG]

Why did Pitino stop pressing?

 

[Class of 09]

SJU is very talented, but is not a very good team. Maybe Pitino can turn this around, but it is almost Christmas, so when is that going to happen? This may just be who this team is.

That 10 seconds call is unforgiveable. They didn't even realize they were close to running out of time.

Cue Pitino throwing his team under the bus and crying that he hates his job if they lose this one

 

[ninety-nine]

St. John's rises to the occasion and gets a quality high-profile win at unranked Kentucky! See, anyone can write fanfic.

I hope Seton Hall pulls ahead of them this year. Sick of this dreck. And we need Villanova to move on up again. UConn can't be the only legit Big East team.

 

[gsmooth]

All the numbers aside, this St John’s game just feels super important for perception of the conference. Villanova, Butler and Seton Hall have been nice stories but St John’s had all the hype as that second juggernaut. It would be earlier to buy the narrative that they just needed a little time to gel if they roll into the conference schedule coming off wins against Ole Miss and Kentucky. If they lose to a struggling UK and then start winning games in the conference, it’s just going to be more “the Big East sucks” fodder

Uh oh St John's is reeling now.

 

[auror]

45 points for St. John's in 3/4 of the game.

 

[ninety-nine]

All the numbers aside, this St John’s game just feels super important for perception of the conference. Villanova, Butler and Seton Hall have been nice stories but St John’s had all the hype as that second juggernaut. It would be earlier to buy the narrative that they just needed a little time to gel if they roll into the conference schedule coming off wins against Ole Miss and Kentucky. If they lose to a struggling UK and then start winning games in the conference, it’s just going to be more “the Big East sucks” fodder

St. John's is incapable of being an asset to the Big East. They always disappoint. Prove me wrong, Pitino.

 

[TRest]

Unwatchable foul merchants.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

The Johnnies will always have that magical round of 32 run

 

[KingAG]

They stink.

And a fake “good” BE season won’t change that.

 

[gsmooth]

a healthy JQ is going to make a big difference for UK, that's a first round/potential lottery pick

He really will make a big difference. Ejiofor is having all kinds of trouble with JQ.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

The lack of effort by St. Johns is disturbing and says a lot about the culture of St. Johns. It is time to bury Hopkins on the bench. I have never liked him as a player and he has been stealing money for three years now. Write him off.

 

[RuffRuff]

They stink.

And a fake “good” BE season won’t change that.

You called it

How good does that feel?

 

[RuffRuff]

The lack of effort by St. Johns is disturbing and says a lot about the culture of St. Johns. It is time to bury Hopkins on the bench. I have never liked him as a player and he has been stealing money for three years now. Write him off.

Wilcher is better than any of these guards?

 

[storrsroars]

This half is an embarrassment for SJU. Unforced errors, bad handles, poor interior D, poor shooting, and nobody stepping up to settle things down.

They're barely averaging a point a minute in 2nd.

 

[KingAG]

You called it

How good does that feel?

Amazing.

Love dancing on the Pitino hive haha

 

[aceboon]

Wilcher is better than any of these guards?

Nearly 10ppg on 43% from 3, I don't know the reasons behind his departure but he looks like someone Pitino should have retained

 

[KingAG]

This half is an embarrassment for SJU. Unforced errors, bad handles, poor interior D, poor shooting, and nobody stepping up to settle things down.

You mean you need a pg?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Seton Hall has a ton of fight in them (they match Shaheen's image well), but they are very limted. They should make the tournament, but I don't see them doing much, if anything once they get there. Rick may be able to get this St John's collection of players to look like a team by March, but even if they can get into the trournament they aren't going far.

If any of our other eight conference mates can get into the dance (I believe at least four or five have already played their way out) it will be for a very short run.

 

[ninety-nine]

Can't even make a damn layup. This loss is gonna look terrible. Double digits.

 

[uconngb]

I’m not convinced St. Johns’s is even top 3 in the big east. I am so unimpressed

They suck

 

[aceboon]

Back to back disappointing non conference seasons for St Johns, they'll probably win 15 games in the conference just off the strength of being more talented than every team except UConn but it's a big drop from Richmond/Luis as lead guards/wings.