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Saint John's Post Game Thread

our offense is poetry in motion. who knows if we'll ever be so fortunate again so enjoy it while it lasts.

if we lose it's going to be b/c clingan gets in foul trouble. 2 early fouls and his 3rd 18 seconds into the second half. please stop trying to block everything and realize your mere gigantic presence on the defensive end is enough. edey almost never fouls out it's one of his best qualities. we gave up 17 O rebs today. prob had something to do w/ clingan only playing 19 mins.
 
Iluvsuebird said:
1. DC had 2 DUMB fouls. And we still dominated.
2. AK’s foul at the end confounded me. Just dumbfounded.
3. Still cannot close out a game without taking years from my life.
4. And still, complaining about a win. Typical refrain this year.
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Well it wasn't a foul on AK, Jenkins jumped damn near sideways, wasn't a natural shooting motion at all
 
Iluvsuebird said:
1. DC had 2 DUMB fouls. And we still dominated.
2. AK’s foul at the end confounded me. Just dumbfounded.
3. Still cannot close out a game without taking years from my life.
4. And still, complaining about a win. Typical refrain this year.
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From what I've gathered from your recent posting history I can understand why you are constantly dumbfounded.
 
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storrsroars said:
That was fun to watch. It's simply impressive how many different ways this team can win.
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That wasn’t fun at all. We slept walk through that game and it almost cost us. Do that in two weeks and we are licking our wounds after a loss in the Sweet 16
 
Props to St. Johns, they are a dangerous team if (they should) get in. Running a good offense and fight like heck on the boards.

I felt like was Duke UConn in 2004 FF, winner is going to win the tournament. #doomed'

Biggest take away is Cam and Tristan with 18 assists and 1 TO, that is ridiculous.
 
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What was with the technical on Hurley that negated the pitino T? I don’t understand why he would even get involved in that. It looked like Rick was really giving it to the refs and got the T and Dan Hurley started chiming in? Trust in Dan Hurley but he has to learn to stay out of it when the opposing coach is losing it. That changed what looked like a possible big momentum swing. We won so no harm no foul but it was odd.
 
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uconngb said:
That wasn’t fun at all. We slept walk through that game and it almost cost us. Do that in two weeks and we are licking our wounds after a loss in the Sweet 16
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Jesus you are a dramatic one. There wasn't a lack of effort St John's just hit there shots. St John's played as well as they could possibly play and the game was never in doubt.
 
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The Empire State Building was white when we came out of MSG, but then changed to this

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Huskyforlife said:
Only thing better than good defense is better offense. Johnies gave us everything they had, so credit to them. But some of those calls on Clingan were egregious.
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I know I'm a homer but it seems like Clingan can do nothing right with the refs. Sometimes he just makes mistakes but other times it's like they call fouls on him that others don't get. I think the bad calls have made him somewhat snake bitten where he becomes hesitant. He often doesn't look confident and that is understandable but unfortunate. He's got a lot of heart and talent. I think he needs another year unless his potential just makes him a lottery pick. We shall see.

I do think this was not the most polished game we've played but to me it was a very big win over nemesis Pitino in MSG. Very proud of the way they kept the lead over the last 12 minutes. It's that unselfish thing again and Tristan and Cam are a great tandem at guard. I'm really happy they showed up big on offense down the stretch under the MSG lights. Think this will help us going forward.

I don't remember who the poster was but whoever said "look, we're playing three point guards, a point forward and a big who is a very good passer" nailed it. Hats off to the team and staff.
 
What an insane game. Go UCONN! ELITE ELITE ELITE ELITE! This team is absolutely nasty. How many heads those this monster have again?

Props to St. John's for a high level matchup. They deserve a bid for sure. They threw everything at Connecticut. Even without our best game we prevailed.
 
Scoe said:
This might sound a bit crazy but of late does the momentum tend to turn a bit when Johnson comes into the game. By no means am I saying we are better with Clingan on the bench, if you remember last year we tended to go on a run when Clingan came off the bench. Nice to see our bench get meaningful minutes.
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The game against Xavier that was the case. Tonight to compete on the boards we needed Clingan. The unexpected hero tonight was JStew. His defense is why he is on the floor instead of Ball. It has to be. He is playing very good defense and taking advantage of his offensive opportunities. I hope to see more of JStew and AK on the floor with Donovan or Samson. Tonight we needed the muscle upfront. Castle has started slowly last two games but he is a beast going to the hoop. So not worried he has the discipline of a senior. So mature for a freshman. We are so well balanced. We have the best backcourt in college basketball. Castle, Newton, Spencer and Diarra. We also have a “Ferrari “ on the bench in Ball. I will say this, I am glad I was not there in person tonight. I kind of lost it when Donovan picked up his third foul in the first minute. I know he feels bad about it but he just has to be more disciplined. I know the coaches have to been in his ear. Stay vertical. I think if he does not pick up that third foul early we would have won by 15-20 points.
 
I listened on the radio. Game sounded fun. Back and fourth. Beating a streaking team who just played their way into the tournament is no shame. Coached by Pitino as well.
 
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