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Want to win of course but not concerned if we lose this game tomorrow, it rationalizing I know but just ask Marquette about that. Hurley has this as the team goal, billboard and all but 2 seconds after the BE champion is crowned it is forgotten as the tourney and the path comes into view Sunday night.
They play street ball and are tough so the refs will have a lot to say, the SJ fans are obnoxious and there will be clashes.
 
Whenever UConn and St. John’s play at MSG I think back to 1974, during my freshman year. UConn had a very good team that year and made the NIT, which was a big deal back then. That team had John Thomas, Earl Wilson, Tony Hanson, Jimmy Foster and Al Weston among others. My dorm chartered a bus and we went to the game. We drew St. Johns and had a fairly healthy lead into the second half, but St. Johns came back. Some guy named Paul Berwanger scored late and we lost. A bummer bus ride back to Storrs but still a great memory.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
They've now won 6 in a row, including vs. Creighton, while scoring 80+ every game.

We are a load too, but St. John's is hot, confident, and comfortable in this building. They are not going to be a pushover.
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I don’t think most of us thought winning the BET was going to be easy.
 
HooperScooper said:
I don’t think most of us thought winning the BET was going to be easy.
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And it's still better than having to play Creighton or Marquette, and then the other in the finals. I mean, c'mon.....we have to play somebody
 
uconngb said:
And it's still better than having to play Creighton or Marquette, and then the other in the finals. I mean, c'mon.....we have to play somebody
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St. John's looks like, at worst, the 3rd best team in the field right now.
 
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UConn77 said:
Whenever UConn and St. John’s play at MSG I think back to 1974, during my freshman year. UConn had a very good team that year and made the NIT, which was a big deal back then. That team had John Thomas, Earl Wilson, Tony Hanson, Jimmy Foster and Al Weston among others. My dorm chartered a bus and we went to the game. We drew St. Johns and had a fairly healthy lead into the second half, but St. Johns came back. Some guy named Paul Berwanger scored late and we lost. A bummer bus ride back to Storrs but still a great memory.
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I was on one of those buses, I was a freshman too! That was a great team and the NIT was still a big deal back then. Off topic slightly, my girlfried lent JT a paper for Kiddie Lit.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
They've now won 6 in a row, including vs. Creighton, while scoring 80+ every game.

We are a load too, but St. John's is hot, confident, and comfortable in this building. They are not going to be a pushover.
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“Comfortable in this building”

Lmfaoo

You mean the building we’ve won just as many games in this year.

Relax. They’re ok. They’re a bubble team and we need to treat them as such. Kick their a**
 
Drumguy said:
I was on one of those buses, I was a freshman too! That was a great team and the NIT was still a big deal back then. Off topic slightly, my girlfried lent JT a paper for Kiddie Lit.
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Drumguy were you in the marching band? Where did you live on campus? I lived in South Campus, Crandall B.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
St. John's looks like, at worst, the 3rd best team in the field right now.
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And we are BY FAR the best.....sooooo what exactly is your point? We are in the semi-finals. We should expect to be playing a good team.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
They've now won 6 in a row, including vs. Creighton, while scoring 80+ every game.

We are a load too, but St. John's is hot, confident, and comfortable in this building. They are not going to be a pushover.
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I don't want a pushover.

Before the game I want to hear talking heads/opposing fan bases/haters saying "this team is good, they should be able to beat UConn" and afterwards saying "yeah, they blew out a lousy team, wait until they have to face someone good".
 
bendm said:
UConn v SJU and Creighton v Marquette/Nova is a glamorous BET semifinal. cant wait.
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I honestly like Nova against Marquette. They match up well, Nova is experienced and has more on the line. With Kolek's injury, it seems like Marquette is playing more for the NCAA's.
 
Rasputin said:
No question that he is a great coach. However, that rant against his players was low class. Maybe that helped turn them around and maybe he just got lucky that they started playing well afterwards. Either way, there has to be a better way to inspire your team. He is a jerk and if I was a player, I would not want to play for him. I would much rather have someone like Hurley who you know has your back.
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Playing GTown twice, DePaul and Butler in that stretch will make a lot of coaches look like a motivational genius.
 
Question is, will this be considered a road game for UConn? Probably not. May well make a difference in the final metric ratings, including the NET.
 
They need to get Clingan in foul trouble or they have no chance. You can't surrender the interior paint & settle for mid and perimeter shots if you are SJU.
 
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HuskyHoosier said:
I think you're forgetting one key point. And that is....

Providence has just as good a chance as anyone!

Love how you just assumed it will be Creighton
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it would also make the semis less fun if they upset creighton
 
UConn77 said:
Drumguy were you in the marching band? Where did you live on campus? I lived in South Campus, Crandall B.
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I lived in Lafayette in Towers. I wasn't in the Band, didn't play an instrument until I hit 40! The student seats were end of the court behind one basket. From Wiki as I didn't recall scores:
1974First Round
Quarterfinals		St. John's
Boston College		W 82–70
L 75–76
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
I don't want a pushover.

Before the game I want to hear talking heads/opposing fan bases/haters saying "this team is good, they should be able to beat UConn" and afterwards saying "yeah, they blew out a lousy team, wait until they have to face someone good".
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I want to win the tournament. I don't care who we play to do it.
 
Correction to my previous post. We actually best St. John’s but lost to BC. I attended both games. Momentary brain fart attributable to getting old.
 
UConn77 said:
Correction to my previous post. We actually best St. John’s but lost to BC. I attended both games. Momentary brain fart attributable to getting old.
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How could you forget how Dee Rowe blew that game?
 
I know this will shock some people but you actually have to beat good teams to win the tournament. A Friday night game we should have a extre pep in our step and the fans will too.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I want to win the tournament. I don't care who we play to do it.
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Don't get me wrong, if for example, we were to knock off St John's, then either Nova or PC to take the BE tournament, then march through the NCAA tournament without facing any seed higher than five or so, I wouldn't want to give the trophies back.

I want the titles. I do remember 2014 where the narrative was "you won't be able to handle Villanova" then "Iowa St's offense gives most teams nightmares" followed by "Michigan St is playing better than any school in the tournament" then Florida is the best team in the country, hasn't lost since the game at UConn early in the season and didn't have their best player".

My view is let them send the best they have at us. We'll beat them.
 
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