St. John's Post Game Thread

[Fan1978]

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.

He was in the lane 5 seconds. Refs had there plan and would not deviate

 

[KingAG]

Yeah, pretty sure Hurley is not the problem. But can they work on a scheme to inbound the ball against pressure?

They turned the ball over once on the inbound. And that’s because Taris wasn’t where he should’ve been

 

[FreeDogs]

To who?

We really haven't been that good all year. Probably gonna drop another couple before the tournament. Is what it is

Beat #7 BYU 86-84 = Not Good
Losing to #4 Arizona 71-67 = Not Good (even though they are #1 now and we were without Reed and Mullins)
Beat #13 Illinois 74-61 = Not Good (even considering they are ranked higher now)
Beat #21 Kansas at the Fogg 61-56 = Not Good (oh BTW, they are also ranked higher now)
Beat #18 Florida 78-73 = Not Good (Aren't they ranked higher now too?)
Beat #25 Seton Hall 69-64 = Not Good
Crushed Creighton 85-58 in Omaha = Not Good


If this is not playing good, sign me up for this EVERY YEAR.

 

[DCKembaFan]

The one thing that makes me sad is that Liam could have taken this team to 2023-24 levels of dominant, but instead he's getting shuttled back and forth to the G League

 

[KingAG]

We have two tough games left in the regular season. Johnnies at home and Nova on the road. If we lost to Butler or Georgetown we have major problems, I don't see that happening.

Win those 2 games we win the conference.

 

[ATLDYKA]

You beat me to it... He literally did not play a meaningful minute in any of our big wins. Man, this place just gets worse and worse.

12 against Illinois probably one of the better front courts doesn't count?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Not sure why anybody is worried. They need to be better. We nearly lost to PC. This team has to make FTs, stop turning it over and execute. This game helps them towards that. Losses make you better. This was overdue and necessary

 

[KingAG]

Not sure why anybody is worried. They need to be better. We nearly lost to PC. This team has to make FTs, stop turning it over and execute. This game helps them towards that. Losses make you better. This was overdue and necessary

We should’ve been lost a game honestly. This was the best one to lose resume wise. Everywhere else is almost a land mine

 

[mike012]

To many mistakes. Reed with an easy layup and 1. Misses the layup and then the free throws. So end up with 0. Too many mistakes like that in a close game will cost you. We had a lot of them.

 

[boog204]

12 against Illinois probably one of the better front courts doesn't count?

He played one minute against Illinois. He played 12 in the loss to Zona. The poster claimed we won a bunch of games with Koroma as the backup.

 

[navery12]

12 against Illinois probably one of the better front courts doesn't count?

No because he played 1 minute against Illinois. He played 12 against Arizona when they lost

 

[jibsey]

No but we may need to run the table, anything more than 1 more loss will likely end our bid for a 1 seed.

Yeah? And you can’t win it from the 2 or 3 slot? 1 seeds get bumped off all the time as do 2’s and 3’s. That difference means little, it’s how we are playing at that time.

 

[Drfla]

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

How can Mullins go off. He starts hot and somehow nobody looks for him when he’s hot. 3-3 in the first half. We should have gotten him more shots. Our own team shuts him down more than the opponents.

And he has to get more aggressive. The little fade in the lane over Ejifor was beautiful. Why doesn’t he do that more. I think as a freshman, he is too concerned with fitting in.

 

[Orange]

No but we may need to run the table, anything more than 1 more loss will likely end our bid for a 1 seed.

The race for a 1 seed is very deep this year. If the season ended right this second, we’d at best be the #4 overall seed behind Michigan, Arizona and Duke. We might even be the top 2 seed with Iowa State grabbing the last 1 seed.

We should climb back into a definite 1 seed if we win out. But if we suffer just 1 loss, including in the Big East tournament (at least if you think the committee even pays attention to conference tournament games), that likely ends our chances at a 1 seed.

 

[Shabazzkets]

If UConn goes into selection Sunday with 2 losses they are a 1 seed.

Yes I said this elsewhere in the thread. I’m just not sure they can run the table. Still have some tough games to play and then the BE tourney.

 

[Donyell 360]

They turned the ball over once on the inbound. And that’s because Taris wasn’t where he should’ve been

Not just once. Demary threw it away late, but he also threw a tough one to Reed in the corner who couldn't hang on and it went out of bounds.

 

[superjohn]

Win those 2 games we win the conference.

Yep and win the BE tournament and we have a 1 seed. This game pointed out our flaws. St. John's is just a tough matchup for us. I think there's only a few teams or so that can present us those problems.

 

[Dibbie]

Cam and DC with nice first halves. Yah!

 

[KingAG]

Meh but we've barely looked good. We could have easily lost a couple by now. I'd be happy if this team makes the sweet sixteen. I think final four dreams are delusional

You have to do some serious mental gymnastics to come to this definitive conclusion.

 

[boog204]

1) Our lack of athleticism was exposed at virtually every spot on the floor. Really, really hope we address this in the portal and get some players who can get downhill. We draw very few fouls b/c we don't have anyone (besides Silas) who actually goes to the basket with any purpose.

2) The bench was awful again. This is the second straight year where our perceived plus depth has actually been highly exaggerated.

3) It's absolute insanity that we struggle to inbound the ball so much.

4) 2nd straight game Mullins came out flying, and then we were unable to get him looks.

5) FTs. Make them.

6) In the preseason, most of us had this game as a potential loss. St. John's is much better than #22, the Pitino factor, MSG, and them rolling. It's not a bad loss at all. Just sucks to see us look passive and soft at times in the face of their pressure and tenacity.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

SJU outscored UConn 13-1 during the 4 minutes that Malachi Smith played. Demary can't play 40 minutes and be effective late. We need someone to give him a rest.

At this point, it’s a better option to go without a PG when Silas goes to the bench.

Move Mullins to the back court and slide Stewart in at SF when Silas has to come out. Smith doesn’t run UConn‘s offense anyway when he’s in the game, so nothing lost there.

 

[Dove]

Braylon Mullins was like an NBA pottery pick tonight. Brittle.


No, there are no typos above.

 

[Donyell 360]

Great points and I appreciate the objective stats. But I’m more referencing the intangibles! The fire! The fight!! When’s the last time you’ve seen AK dunk on a player and chirp and pump up his teammates. He’s a nice dog but sometimes his team needs him to be junkyard dog. That’s all I’m saying.

That dunk was awesome! Loved it! If it wasn't for the TO's and missed FT, it might have been Demary's best game yet. As it was, it was a mixed bag.

 

[KingAG]

Not just once. Demary threw it away late, but he also threw a tough one to Reed in the corner who couldn't hang on and it went out of bounds.

I don’t recall. But for arguments sake, okay twice. That wasn’t a real issue tonight.

 

[TribecaHusk]

Too many turnovers. Missed free throws. 5/13 I think with many front ends missed.

Disappointed but they will be fine overall. We weren’t getting through the big east undefeated.

Bad game for Silas and Reed continues to have zero touch/mobility around the rim.

Jekyll and Hyde game for Silas. Some bad moments/turnovers. Some big plays. Reed … FTs are becoming a big issue.