Seton Hall Post Game Thread | Page 8 | The Boneyard

Seton Hall Post Game Thread

Nice to get the win but too many turnovers and missed free throws. But I will excuse it because we were playing at Gample where it is much harder for UConn to win.

And just for the record, Alex was awesome today of course. My previous comment was tongue and cheek.
 
housekeys said:
All these years UConn was at the losing end of FTA's and the one noticable time UConn (legitimately or not) has a significant FTA advantage and Seth Davis(!!!) makes it an issue in the post game. Unreal.
Expand ...
Seth Davis has been critical of UConn forever.......maybe because of how poorly his alma mater has performed against us.

As to the "blown call", I don't think it was a shot and there was no foul.

Demary had his hands on Bud's chest but pulled them back, demonstratively, as Bud raised his arm to pretend he was shooting and the ref made the right call. It was an act, and Demary's hands were already off him as the ball was being raised in the air and thrown in the direction of the backboard.
 
.-.
Fishy said:
I'm talking about the guy who has people calling me once a month asking me for more money for him to buy players.

That guy. I can arrange a deal for him - he can give me back 25 years of money to support this thing of his and then I'll start listening to him.

Until then, he, and you, can both go pound sand.
Expand ...
Ahhh, so you’re still picking up the phone every month… but you’re also “done”? That’s a remarkable level of dedication to being irritated.
No one’s forcing you to write a check. If you think it’s a bad investment, stop investing. That’s usually how that works. Demanding 25 years of donations back because you don’t like NIL is like asking your alma mater to refund your tuition because they built a new dorm after you graduated. The world kept moving. You don’t get a retroactive veto.
If the calls annoy you that much, here’s a wild strategy: don’t answer. Groundbreaking concept I know.
But if “pound sand” is the official stance, then commit to it. Staying furious while staying on the donor list isn’t exactly the bold stand you think it is.
 
I thought Silas played well against really physical ball pressure all game. He only scored 1 point but he was a steadying force. Ball had a good second half. Reibe had a couple nice moments. I really like what I am seeing from Ross lately. When Mullins goes out with foul trouble (which is a frequent occurrence) I am feeling more comfortable with Ross holding down the fort. He is a plus defender and his offense keeps improving. Way to go JR!
 
.-.
Donyell 360 said:
Malachi Smith drives me crazy. At least he made 1 of 2 free throws. I guess that is improvement?
Expand ...
He’s been a walking turnover since Big East play started. He dribbles way too much and has a shaky handle at best, which is nuts. Also very tired of him getting the ball with the shot clock winding down and getting his shot blocked, happens every game. Hope he returns to non-conference form going forward bc he is needed
 
Ross didn’t play nearly enough minutes in the 2nd half.

This was not a Mullins game with the physicality. Kid was absolutely shut down and basically a non-factor. Yes he got the one 3pt shot to go down at a very important time but other than that he was basically a ghost in the 2nd half.

Alex was not going to let this team lose in his last game at Gampel.
 
FreeKlaiber said:
i went to college with him, Ive heard enough stories about him, from him. His ratio of talking to information or analysis is p
3rdbass said:
I did too and have talked to him once and he is a little bit of cocky guy. I don't dislike him but sometimes he does go over board on what he says.
Expand ...

When Big East came on the scene Mike Gorman and "Raff" were the best. Dave Simms too.
Expand ...
 
.-.
blkknight1 said:
Lots of points left on the line. Reed being 50% is something we have all accepted but your backup pg being 50% is not gonna cut it.

Love silas his defense was awesome (though you gotta know that they are gonna jack up a shot late if they know you are fouling so you gotta be careful)but he seems to have a game like this once every couple of games where is plays way too passively on offense. He had a smaller guy on him and only took 2 shots.
Expand ...
If we end up needing more than a few minutes from Smith in the post-season, I don't like our chances. I feel like we are just trying to survive his minutes. It is hard because he tends to come in with other bench players. But it was bad even when he and Silas were on the floor at the same time. He provides no spacing and he literally can't get a shot up without being blocked.
 
Donyell 360 said:
If we end up needing more than a few minutes from Smith in the post-season, I don't like our chances. I feel like we are just trying to survive his minutes. It is hard because he tends to come in with other bench players. But it was bad even when he and Silas were on the floor at the same time. He provides no spacing and he literally can't get a shot up without being blocked.
Expand ...
For a small guy he has a super slow release. That is a recipe for getting blocked a lot when he also doesn't have much lift jumping in his shots. Not the most atheltic guy. Decent speed but more stuck to the ground player. He needs to shoot less and trust his teammates with the ball. He barely looks to pass and that is awful for a diminutive PT guard. I wonder if he just loses sense of space and where his teammates are while dribbling for what seems 20 seconds on th top of the key. He has been a huge disappointment overall even after playing a few alright games.
 
Not our best win, but I’m not as frustrated as other times because the struggles seemed more flukey. Seton Hall prior to this game was 340th in 3 point percentage and made none in their last outing. Today, they shot almost 70% for a majority of the game. I don’t think the team played horrible defense, we just saw the opposite end of St John’s, where a team kept making tough shots.

FT shooting obviously an issue but it’s realistically not improving much so I’ll live with it. Smith also needs to stop pounding the ball.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
167,344
Messages
4,519,385
Members
10,398
Latest member
southcampus
Top Bottom