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Here comes the trap game.

Hurley takes “trap” games and makes them statement games.

Hope PBA blasts the XX’s “intro” song as we re 2x as good as X.

We need to seriously practice breaking the press and making FTs before StJ at MSG
 
Lafayette said:
Hurley takes “trap” games and makes them statement games.

Hope PBA blasts the XX’s “intro” song as we re 2x as good as X.

We need to seriously practice breaking the press and making FTs before StJ at MSG
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Will be interesting - StJ has been 84 or over in 7 of last 9 BE games, 4x over 90. They're pushing pace, will pressure full court. It's not disimilar to what they were doing in 2023.
 
Of course no one expect to lose to X, that is the definition of a trap game. Every year there is a lose that you say, "I didn't see that one coming." I think they will win by double digits but they could lose obviously. You would think sooner or later their FT shooting, rebounding problems, excessive fouling and foul trouble will get the best of them. Then again, maybe not. Maybe they have an appointment with destiny?
 
Donyell 360 said:
Of course no one expect to lose to X, that is the definition of a trap game. Every year there is a lose that you say, "I didn't see that one coming." I think they will win by double digits but they could lose obviously. You would think sooner or later their FT shooting, rebounding problems, excessive fouling and foul trouble will get the best of them. Then again, maybe not. Maybe they have an appointment with destiny?
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UConn is 58th in rebound margin in the country. Not great for a team in the top 10 of every metric rating but not terrible either. Feels like they've been better lately.

St. John's is 79th FWIW. Houston is 117th (surprised at that one).

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HooperScooper said:
I was surprised also. A friend of mine lives in New Jersey and we planned to go to the game before the schedule was announced. I told him the game would probably be on a Saturday night as the FOX featured game and would be perfect since I could drive down there on Saturday.

There is nothing at MSG this Saturday so that wasn't the issue. Just Val doing Val things.
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I mean I guarantee Fox themselves picked Friday night for the game. Probably because they wanted the Big Ten game (Illinois/Mich St) on Saturday.
 
Lot's of top teams rank high here, showcasing how much weight it carries. Houston that low is suprising, as they dominated this category last year and have Tugler back. Shows how important Roberts was. Cenac doesn't bring quite the dawg that way.
HooperScooper said:
UConn is 58th in rebound margin in the country. Not great for a team in the top 10 of every metric rating but not terrible either. Feels like they've been better lately.

St. John's is 79th FWIW. Houston is 117th (surprised at that one).

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auror said:
I mean I guarantee Fox themselves picked Friday night for the game. Probably because they wanted the Big Ten game (Illinois/Mich St) on Saturday.
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In the preseason, when this game was scheduled, UConn was ranked #4 and St. John's was #5. Illinois was #17 and Michigan State was #22. Plus the New York City market, game at MSG, and it feels like our game would have been the marquee game of the weekend. Why when the game was scheduled would Fox think Illinois/MSU would be a bigger attraction?
 
HooperScooper said:
In the preseason, when this game was scheduled, UConn was ranked #4 and St. John's was #5. Illinois was #17 and Michigan State was #22. Plus the New York City market, game at MSG, and it feels like our game would have been the marquee game of the weekend. Why would Fox think Illinois/MSU was a bigger attraction?
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If you see the list of the most viewed CBB teams, you'd know why. No different than CFB. These P4 schools with massive alumni bases, middle America get eyeballs. NE hoops doesn't. I just saw the list and UConn wasn't even top ten. MSU was #1 most viewed, Illinois was top 5 I believe. They want viewership in a prime time slot. Most of that list was B10, Duke & UNC I believe.
 
HooperScooper said:
In the preseason, when this game was scheduled, UConn was ranked #4 and St. John's was #5. Illinois was #17 and Michigan State was #22. Plus the New York City market, game at MSG, and it feels like our game would have been the marquee game of the weekend. Why would Fox think Illinois/MSU was a bigger attraction?
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Honestly, It's possible Friday is the bigger game night for Fox. It's standalone and a lot less competition than Saturday night, and they've been trying to make it a thing. It's Fox's old Smackdown timeslot. But either way, the Big Ten schools tend to get bigger ratings even with worse poll rankings. Michigan State has the #1 TV ratings on the season out of everyone.
 
jibsey said:
St. John’s is pressing all the way, going for turnovers, and hammering on our guys. We need to stay even on the glass, our offense is better. Our coaches have a game plan.
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Yes and they will certainly egg us into inbounding the ball into the corner….trap.
 
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Waquoit said:
Act like you've been there before. Like me.
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I just goofing around. We whooping butts and might go undefeated in the big east. Basketball life is good.
 
Looks like St John’s was looking ahead more than us tonight.
 
UCann said:
Looks like St John’s was looking ahead more than us tonight.
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St. John’s had no point guard. I’ll be stunned if we don’t beat them by double digits come Friday night.
 
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