St. John's Post Game Thread

[temery]

 

[Kemba Time]

We had Stephon Castle, and they didn’t.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

• Spencer and Castle were total DOGS today.
• Castle got a horrible whistle in the first half. He went to the line a grand total of zero times the first half, which is wild with how much he was getting held and hit on drives.
• This is like the worst possible matchup for Samson. Just not strong enough for Soriano. I think it’s pretty clear this will be a position that gets some attention in the portal ahead of next year.
• Dominating the boards while missing Karaban and having Clingan plagued by foul trouble is a testament to the guards. Big hat tip to Newton there especially.
• Diarra was just off today. He’s always been pretty mercurial, thankfully this year these days are few and far between.
• Heck of a day at the stripe
• I don’t think I’ve ever watched a broadcast team get the names of the players mixed up more than this crew today. I lost count after a while. Diarra/Castle and Luis/ledlum seemed to be the most common mix-ups. And neither pair really looks that similar.

 

[HailUConn]

Captain Spencer, Ice in the vein!
We have Spencer, you don't.

 

[Brochacho]

Castle took those mock drafts without him in the lottery personally.

 

[EricSD]

In a game where we had no Karaban, and Clingan had 4 points, 4 fouls, and 5 boards, the rest of the team stepped up. Espeically Castle, and Spencer, but nice game from Newton too. Great FT shooting and 3 point shooting. Oh, and we beat the spread of 10 or 11. Very well done!

 

[Exodus]

What a win!! This team is so intelligent.

 

[willie99]

Castle has arrived

And we were # 1 without him

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Best backcourt in America. And it's not even close.

 

[Mister P]

Great job by Castle, Spencer and Newton stepping up to help offset the loss of Karaban on both ends of the court. Everyone else pitched in defensively to do their part stopping St. John’s offensive game plan. Bodies and hands stayed active all game. Samson played very aggressively and Stewart was serviceable when he was in.


Love MSG games !

 

[ctchamps]

Without Karaban. Clingan in foul trouble. Victory for the most complete team. Love that we’re getting the accolades.

One of my favorite games this season.

 

[huskyharry]

Dominant second half. Great courage and execution in the face of adversity

 

[firstnline]

Our perimeter game was amazing today. Just tough as nails.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Survive and advance.

Got the sweats when SJ was on the floor, Cling was checking in and Jimmy Jackson said he was checking in for Cam. But it was actually for SJ…
#doublebigs

 

[SportsFan88]

Best team in the country, doing that, in that environment, without our glue, that was impressive

 

[jibsey]

Can't remember being prouder. I hate Pitino and SJ. IMPRESSIVE. Really was. No Karabanand Clingan minutes very low. I don't agree it was the building

 

[Bomber36]

It’s pretty obvious…when you are number one and not Duke, the announcers want you to lose. Glad we could disappoint them again.

 

[JMick]

Castle needs to keep ripping a few from three. When he's in rhythm he has a solid shot and it opens up the whole floor for him. He's been fun to watch

 

[Jaydumo20]

This is what it must've felt like to be a Pats fan all those years. Doesn't matter who is in there

 

[CL82]

We had Stephon Castle, and they didn’t.

Remember when Castle struggled to score at the start of the season? That guy is gone!

 

[Umami Zen]

So Rick. Are we still a "decent" team?

 

[boba]

Umm... numbers don't look right.. Was Spencer the high scorer today?

 

[DaMuttzNutt]

So resilient. So deep in the backcourt. Weapons galore.

If we are hitting threes in the NCAA, the rest of the tournament is doomed.

 

[BugsyCT]

Ten straight conference wins. Ten.

 

[Umami Zen]

Finally hitting some FTs .. Castle was playing like a pro today

 

[Bomber36]

Umm... numbers don't look right.. Was Spencer the high scorer today?

Cam had 23…second game in a row that I have notice the stats on top of the thread were way off. They don’t even add up to 77 points.

 

[Kitaman]

This win was huge. No AK, no Center production and we still won by double digits away from Storrs.

This is certainly a Championship repeat caliber team.

 

[jibsey]

Just keep everyone in one piece.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Great workmanlike win over a team playing in their Super Bowl. This team just has so many ways to win. Castle is so damn good.

"This is going to sound absolutely berserk but I actually think arguing with the officials is a form of cheating." - Rick Pitino as he motherufcks the baseline referee.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

"This is going to sound absolutely berserk but I actually think arguing with the officials is a form of cheating." - Rick Pitino as he motherufcks the baseline referee.

Pitino is immensely comfortable cheating.