St. John's Post Game Thread

[Mr. French]

I was thinking @Shall but typed Nova for whatever reason. Shall might need that win by the time they get to March so hope that motivates them...

They SHALL need that win!

 

[Mr. French]

Even the ST J’s fans admit it:

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That says “bama fan” but point taken

 

[Excalibur]

I gotta fetch it, but @zls44 sent me a link last night to a metric that essentially confirms what I was thinking....we're really, really efficient when Stewie is in the lineup with one of those two, particularly Braylon. The AK, SD, TR, Braylon and Stewie rotation is the most efficient in the entire country.

That link was making the rounds here earlier, and it was not adjusted for quality of opponent and was based on a mere 30 minutes of time on the floor all season. That said, it's not hard to see that Solo and Braylon are not complimenting each other like they should, and Ball's shooting struggles magnify the issue. Their time on the floor together needs to be limited.

 

[aboogieee]

Do they switch to the blue UConn jerseys now?

The blue UConn jerseys are making their return tonight.

 

[olehead]

Next time we meet, Dan will need to play multiple ball handlers together (even at the expense of defense) to slow down SJU's perimeter assault. Also, Stewart and Ross need to elevate their games. They are athletic enough to stem the tide against a team like SJU.

Are they? St. John's is a bad match-up for us. They have three guys between 6'7" and 6'9", all high level athletes, all skilled, all equipped w/ mid range ability and all good rebounders. Stew & Ross are what we have relative to athleticiam, but not sure whether we have the physicality against a St. John's or an Arkansas or Auburn.