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St. John's Post Game Thread

superjohn said:
They're a bad matchup for us but I think we'll win the next one.

Their pressure and athleticism hurt us. We aren't going to get more athletic before the next matchup but I expect us to be better prepared for it and be able to negate it/punish matchups more
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We will definitely win at home, maybe easily. But I want that win in the BET in the garden as well which I fully expect. We played terrible but I wouldn't expect this bad of a performance again. We 100% needed this. Need to fix some things but look at how hard it is to beat us, this is crazy. I'm no offense or defensive guru, but I wish we pressed them full court as well, because they tired us out and we could have maybe taken some of the bite away from their aggression due to them tiring more as well. I think I've seen Geno do this and it has changed things for the better. I still think we for sure are a final four team and at worst elite eight. We've won 18 straight now we only need to win like 14 or so games straight, capable.
 
A solid 20 minutes from this point but 2nd half was basketball they wanted. They attacked the glass with impunity and we did not box out well. They schemed against our shooters and let Reed be with Zuby. Pitino game planned this a little better than Hurley I think.
 

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aceboon said:
At this point it feels like if Tarris doesn't convert at the rim and gets fouled you might as well count it as a turnover, he's a big liability at the FT line
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Last year he was more reliable, not sure what happened.
 
superjohn said:
You're going overboard. Silas won't turn it over another 10 times next game.
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I sure hope not but that’s what everyone said last night: Silas won’t turn it over 9 times again against SJU like he did last year. Guess what??
 
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TheShot1990 said:
We can ABSOLUTELY beat these guys next time. We will not have all those turnovers and we WILL get more than 6 points from our bench. You can guarantee Pitino will bring 40 minutes of pressure again like he always does. Be prepared. More passing over the press, less dribbling. We must get the ball to out bigs (ok one big since Eric couldn't stay on the floor) or they will keep forcing us to pass it back to the top of the key. No more lazy passes. Ross and Stewie are fine playing weaker teams but it's time to step up when playing ranked opponents. You guys should fear being afraid all the time. Only one sub played more than 10 minutes. All others were such a liability Danny had to yank em and put the exhausted starters back in. Better to learn this in early Feb.
We were only down 5 with 53 seconds to go with all of the
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RuffRuff said:
Despite the stat line, continue to be pretty disappointed in Tarris this year. Felt like this could be his coming out party year as a starter. While he gets his stats, there is simply too much Ringling Bros that comes with it. He's simply not very reliable. His rap of inconsistency holds. I had really high expectations for him this year - and he's been mid. I had high expectations for him last night, and he gotten eaten alive by and undersized Zubi. If we don't go deep in the tourney this year, I tend to find his lack of elevating his game as a senior will be a big part of why.
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You've been talking really reckless and crazy this whole year. This however is spot on. He just needs to relax and take his time is all it seems to be. More aggression from Solo as well. He can't just disappear, I want him attacking. The bench aren't scorers, but they gotta just play tough D and do the little things. Like I said earlier, look at how hard it is to beat us. When you look at that and chances are we won't play like this often or ever again, we're good. Of course we need to clean things up but we're good.
 
Candyman said:
The sloppiness was caused by St John’s ball pressure D. Everyone keeps saying in forced errors but for the most part Johnnie’s forced us to play faster and play more one on one which isn’t our game and it led to 15 turnovers.
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Well yes and no. It’s hard to say it was “all on us” yes - St John’s was allowed to play without whistles all game a very aggressive and handsy defense. Credit them. They played with intensity and kept pushing until a whistle was called - it rarely was…

Did that lead to 15 turnovers?

No, not entirely.

We played with carelessness. Did not make crisp passes, did not meet ball when we needed to and sometime just sloppy / uninspired play.

That was no credit to St. John’s, sorry…

So as with everything a mixed bag.

All we can do is learn from it.

I don’t think that type of game would have been allowed NCAA tourney which is why Big East teams aren’t taken seriously in the NCAA tourney - except for us.
 
I underestimated Pitino.

This is the third consecutive StJ’s win over our beloved UConn. Three in a row is not a fluke.

Any idea when Pitino retires?
 
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Lafayette said:
A solid 20 minutes from this point but 2nd half was basketball they wanted. They attacked the glass with impunity and we did not box out well. They schemed against our shooters and let Reed be with Zuby. Pitino game planned this a little better than Hurley I think.
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Did you really pummel two St. John’s fans?
 
BFieldHusky said:
Aside from the game, how awful was Gus to listen to last night?
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Can’t stand Johnson’s way of announcing. He try’s to make everything so dramatic and stagy. We can’t be bored as a viewer so just call the game and throw in some anecdotes to lighten things up and let your color guy do his thing.
 
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Mister P said:
Can’t stand Johnson’s way of announcing. He try’s to make everything so dramatic and stagy. We can’t be bored as a viewer so just call the game and throw in some anecdotes to lighten things up and let your color guy do his thing.
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Agree with you on Gus and lead announcing overall. It’s just awful most of the time. I have to turn down the volume. Let us hear the crowd and the background sounds of the arena. The color guys are good, like Jim Jackson.
 
uconnever said:
Last year he was more reliable, not sure what happened.
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Tarris needs to put in the work, his free throws are unacceptable. Sanoga, samson and donovan all had struggles but by the final year they were extremely reliable. I was confident when they went to the last ne. He has zero confidence and just hoping. Put in the work now big fella
 
BFieldHusky said:
Aside from the game, how awful was Gus to listen to last night?
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Didn't get to hear last night's call but yea Gus is washed, was one of my favorites back when he was on CBS but he became a cartoon character when he signed with Fox. Can't just call a game straight, he has to put this zany schtick on for the entire duration of a game.
 
Why can't our Biggs keep their hands up in the post. They're defending with their hands down and then when their opponent goes to shoot the ball, they bring them up at the last minute out of control and foul. can't our Biggs keep their hands up in the post. They're defending with their hands down and then when their opponent goes to shoot the ball, they bring them up at the last minute out of control and foul. The ball is going up towards the rim so get your arms in your hands up there and quit swiping down.
 
uh-no said:
well...there's a shocker.
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Duke playing in Chapel Hill against a top 10 type team is a much more daunting task than playing a fringe top 25 team in your home away from home. Duke will handle business tho and prove again why they are Duke and no one else comes close.
 
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The meltdown on this board is humorously epic

I think the board needed this loss more than the team to get ready for March
 
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