St. John's Post Game Thread

[gsmooth]

The last 1.5 games on defense have been masterful.

Think the team has figured out play defense and limit turnovers and you won't be touched.

They're playing with better help defense principles instead of getting spread out too much where it's easy to isolate UConn's defenders 1-on-1.

 

[uconnbill]

I never feel bad for St. John's because their fans are miserable SOB's

 

[Durks07]

 

[DisabledVet]

I have to admit that I did not think this team had the necessary fire in them. Boy was I wrong!

 

[prankster]

I think the big takeaway from this game.and the team's effort.is thison't let.them score and they can't win.

We ought to.do that more often.

 

[jorge34]

I don’t think playing hard was ever an issue. Playing with confidence,
Focus and determination was, even though that sounds cliche. Thanks to St. John’s and Creighton. Needed those smack downs to get back on track.

 

[HooperScooper]

So....

Our Ken Pom Defense and Offence...

Both go up a little?

Offense moved up to 21 and defense to 9. Think offense was 24 before tonight and defense was 12. I think. Anyone remember?

2026 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings

 

[superjohn]

I guess the Creighton loss was a necessary evil, if they manage to hang on and win that one I don't know if we see this uptick in intensity these past two games, especially with Tarris who looks like a new man. I was worried that AK might be cooked physically after the one and now he looks back to his old self, he was very good on both ends tonight.

Solo has also cut out the bad shots and found his floor game.

 

[storrsroars]

Offense moved up to 21 and defense to 9. Think offense was 24 before tonight and defense was 12. I think. Anyone remember?

correct

 

[REB1094]

We could have gone scoreless in the second half and won the game 41-40

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Wasn't it 20-0?

I wanted another 30-0, like against Illinois, but 0-24 shooting more than suffices.

Believe it was 18. 13-11 to 31-11 and then they hit a FT. But who’s counting?

 

[Dove]

Right after this, they were diving after EVERYTHING!!!!

 

[gsmooth]

I was helping my parents move and missed the Creighton game. Only game I’ve missed all year. So you can blame that one on me.

And I deserve blame as well.
UConn's Win-Loss record against Creighton: 4-10.

UConn's Win-Loss record against Creighton when me and my wife watch together : 4-0

 

[FfldCntyFan]

 

[Chin Diesel]

I hope J Stew didn't Wally Pipp himself tonight.

Causation or correlation??? Either way, Stewart sat and UConn destroys the Johnnies.

Mojo works in mysterious ways.

/s

 

[superjohn]

@auror Has a second half like that ever happened before in modern high level basketball?

 

[aceboon]

Solo has also cut out the bad shots and found his floor game.

Yes, clean and efficient game from him and attentive on defense

 

[Dove]

I feel for Stew.

Such a great Chaka Khan song!!!

 

[blkknight1]

They came out with fire and were not going to get punked. They were ready to match st John's physicality the problem was(for st johns) They didn't bring that physical play(must have left it in queens) and got punked.

 

[jibsey]

Karaban. He does not settle for 3’s every time and is driving much more, scoring when jammed outside. I like it.

 

[TroyHall98]

That was a clinic! The constant movement on offense gassed them by early 2nd half. Even when the execution was not perfect, the multiple actions were tough for them to stay in front of. Everyone crashed the boards and that dedication is what is needed going forward.

 

[Magic32]

If you had said before the game that we could win easily with the bench giving us less than 10 points I'd have said you were nuts. Even without scoring much they had impactful plays.

That win felt so damn good!

 

[BGesus4]

Charles Okwundi needs to go to every game now.

I wonder how he feels about this team

 

[connVA]

@auror Has a second half like that ever happened before in modern high level basketball?

The 2023-24 Illini team has entered the chat...

 

[freshler40]

Our defensive switching at the arc was flawless. So different from the first game. I don't think St John's was ready for it and by the second half they had already given up. Our coaching and game planning is pretty darn good.

Ross was a quite key, his length and being active gave their shooters a lot of trouble. Love Karaban's fakes and rushes to the hoop for the deuce.

 

[RuffRuff]

Well prior to this game we had never beaten STJ by more than 29 either

Add that one to the mantle

 

[dtrumpet]

The defense was as connected as ever. Crisp switches, great help. And Reed was at the center of it all. Mobile, physical, assertive. More of that please for the next 6 weeks!

 

[Trudy Gay]

XL mogs Gampel. Even the wine and cheese seats were getting rowdy.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

If you had said before the game that we could win easily with the bench giving us less than 10 points I'd have said you were nuts. Even without scoring much they had impactful plays.

That win felt so damn good!

Second straight game where we’ve gotten really nice bench contributions from Ross and Smith. Our scoring off the bench is limited but both played their roles really nicely. Reibe had a real freshman big game but easy to absorb with Reed absolutely feasting.

 

[connVA]

I hope Slick Rick liked how that tasted. I'm sure he's going to have his boys jacked back up to 11 if we meet them again in the Garden but that sure was fun.