It's all about the match-ups
It's funny, I feel the opposite. I think Pitino goes into this tourney with a really good sense of what he has, has been playing into his 3 point shooters to get confidence over the last month and will go on a run. They have pieces that are just really hard to match up with that are going to surprise teams. Moreso than anything, Pitino is smart and has been there before. He'll have game plans that will win, will slow it down or speed it up if they have to. I think there are a lot of hot takes over-indexing on their 3 point shooting as trendy, when they do so many other things well that other teams can't do, and which are far more consistent in nature. If you see them in person you realize how long and dynamic they are.
I agree with much of this, but will add that if Johnnies go out in first two weeks, it'll be a weekday game. I think Pitino has a distinct advantage vs any opponent with only 1-2 days to prepare a game plan. This is where coaching and experience become a major asset.
Fair enough
I mean that's not saying much in taking away from StJ, that Uconn team last year was all time good. StJ doesn't have to be all time good to make a run in this tourney.
I would venture to say 9 out of 10 times last year's UConn team beats this St. John's team. St. John's can have trouble scoring. We all know about their limited outside shooting and they would have a tough time scoring near the basket like they do against last year's UConn team.
Not too many success stories among those that bolted for the ACC...........Miss State may be bounced from the rankings.
And cuse, up 44-36 over smu at the half, loses 77-75. Glorious. That sheety university in the wasteland of south canada with nothing to add has won its fewest games since 1969-70. 12!!! I wish I had some friends with ties to that stinkhole but no one I know is stupid to blow cash there.
cuse & bcu. They have to be the biggest busts since Jayne Mansflield.
Jayne Mansfield. I did not know this. Jayne was only 34 when she died in a car accident. She was the mother of Mariska Hargitay from Law & Order: SVU.
It's four years in a row at their place but we've lost to them once per year the past five years...........yikes!
hopefully they make the NCAAT. That is all I care about.
NFW, read that and ran to the bathroom and retched, did not realize. Wow.
Don't look at the Big 12 standings
Pat Sellers NEC Coach of the Year, second year in arow.
Central advances.
Musk should take an axe to it like he’s doing to everything else.
