St. John's Post Game Thread

[Giddyup5]

I’d like for Mullins to inbound the ball.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

We knew this would be a tough one…and it was.

Anyway, who’s next on the docket?

 

[REB1094]

55% FG and 47% from three, but 15 turnovers and 14 assists. That really says it all.

It was a good run at the end of the game to come back. Led by Silas taking over offensively (finished with 18pts), but then he missed 2 late FTs and had that backbreaking turnover (9 TO and 3-6 FTs)

St Johns was more physical, more athletic, more tough for most of the game. Kudos to them, they played a really strong game. They bullied us around like they did last year

The first BE loss is in the books. UConn and St Johns are 1 game apart in the standings. The rematch in CT may very well decide the BE regular season crown

 

[Candyman]

I get the ft misses and the turnover number…but Silas kept us in this game on both ends

That was on purpose by Pitino. He didn’t care about Silas. As long as Ball and Mullins don’t go off.

 

[Ripper32]

Not a horrible loss. Good lessons for younger player like Mullins. SJU getting benefit of the whistle.

 

[Kitaman]

I'm still irked by Reed's too small gesture at the beginning of a game.

 

[EnochRoot]

We aren’t a top 5 team. Can’t rebound, can’t hit free throws, can’t defend, can’t beat pressure. Smith was unplayable forcing Silas to get worn down by the end. We shot well but were terrible at everything else. The elite 8 is the ceiling for the team.

If they don't hit their free throws they probably don't get out of the first weekend.

 

[Mister P]

Need to get Mullins more shots.

 

[Dibbie]

All our warts, prior to last 2 games, exposed.

 

[BugsyCT]

Haven't felt like this since before Thanksgiving. I don't like it.

 

[EBonz30]

Didn’t play well, which had to do a lot with St. John’s- with that said- also had a lot do with the refs- three calls down the stretch that were not fouls that kept St. John’s in the game- 31 to 12 free throw discrepancy is pretty outrageous by the refs especially when St. John’s took the same amount of three pointers as us.

 

[HuskyFich]

We shot ourselves in the foot so many times tonight. so damn sloppy. Outright disgusting at times.

But, a team as physical as St Johns only gave up 12 FTs all night?

Felt like the refs were making some calls for the "benefit of the league" tonight.

I commend Hurley for his restraint....I'd have been going nuclear.

 

[SportsFan88]

Im not worried at all, back up pg play is bad

 

[Nameless]

With about a minute left, they had shot 15 more free throws than us, we had turned the ball over a ton, gotten out rebounded... And we still were right there. Some egregiously bad calls/no calls (the Silas push was the worst one IMO) but had we not played so sloppy we still win that game despite the officials.

As navery said this was a much needed wake up call. Confident we will rebound from this and be better in the long run.

 

[Jmark212]

UConn played absolutely terrible but that was not an evenly called game. St John’s was at the line all game. You’re never going to win with on the road against a good team with a nearly 3-1 foul shot disparity.

 

[campcalhoun2009]

31-12 FT attempts in favor of the Johnnies tonight.

Get us out of this conference please. This is such a joke.

 

[Fan1978]

15 turnovers and 20 less attempts at the FT line. Nothing else to add.

Big east refs embarrassing. The disparity in ft wirh st johns hand checking grabbing and bumping is ridiculous. Time to exit the big east asap. Refs hate Hurley

 

[FreeDogs]

We aren’t a top 5 team. Can’t rebound, can’t hit free throws, can’t defend, can’t beat pressure. Smith was unplayable forcing Silas to get worn down by the end. We shot well but were terrible at everything else. The elite 8 is the ceiling for the team.

Huh?

I'm a skeptic as much as the next guy but to say we aren't a Top 5 team is a stretch...despite voters agreeing with you on Monday.

We have two losses...one against the #1 team and one against the pre-season #5, soon to be top 15 team.

St John's bullied us and we failed to respond once it was 45-45.

 

[Conquistador]

I get the ft misses and the turnover number…but Silas kept us in this game on both ends

And at least he had fight in him! He was a dog! Some of our other players want to be gentlemen. Frick that, man! Show some fight. AK no show and look scared.

 

[djct1999]

A concerning number of red flags tonight. We can’t handle the press. Our offense was stagnant at times. Ridiculous number of turnovers. Horrific foul shooting.

 

[Milo65]

Sloppy Play, 6 bench points, turnovers, missed free throws… same issues, nothing changes

 

[TRest]

All the cheerleaders enjoyed this I hope.

 

[HuskyFich]

Also, just throwing this out there for the 2nd unit....

WAKE TF UP

 

[Dibbie]

Need to get Mullins more shots.

He couldn’t get open

 

[FreeDogs]

UConn played absolutely terrible but that was not an evenly called game. St John’s was at the line all game. You’re never going to win with on the road against a good team with a nearly 3-1 foul shot disparity.

The miss of the lane violation at the end there ticked me off more than the # of fouls called. I now agree with the Boneyard that Big East refs suck.