St. John's Post Game Thread

[Hurleyman216]

We just literally ripped the Big East regular season championship from them, stepped on their throats and kicked them back to Queens. Cannot have asked for a better statement to college bball.

 

[JB75]

Best crowd I’ve heard at XL in years. blows gampel out of the water - and probably most satisfying regular season win in a long, long, long time. Complete game front to back. Pitino must be salty as hell. Amazing night !!!!

 

[KingAG]

Legend

 

[navery12]

Reed should be Big East DPOY and possibly Big East POTY

Hopefully this means I can finally stop having weekly discussions about why Reed shouldn't be benched and is not a horrible defender (not directed at you)

 

[KingAG]

We’re all Villanova Wildcat fans on Saturday

 

[FreeKlaiber]

So weird how St Johns went away from their winning game plan from last game. They didnt press...

Can't press if you never score

 

[Mr. French]

Cc @Fishy

I for one am SHOCKED that a Fishy take is god awful

 

[RuffRuff]

Hopefully this means I can finally stop having weekly discussions about why Reed shouldn't be benched and is not a horrible defender (not directed at you)

The only question you have after that one is can he do that every game in March? That was an AA caliber game.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Legend

You’re gonna trigger some folks by claiming Karaban is a good player and not just some guy that has tricked Hurley into unearned PT.

 

[JB75]

Not a bead of sweat for this one. That was belt to ass.

Straight b—tch slap. St. John’s fans were talking so much ish to us when we were leaving MSG a few weeks ago. I haven’t wanted a regular season win like this in a long, long time.

 

[jibsey]

Reed stuffed likely BEPOTY Zuby into a locker. That’s all I gotta say

Zuby is very good but Tarris is bigger and stronger. Confidence builder tonight.

 

[FreeDogs]

The theme was hustle, folks.

Tonight was the team that steamrolled through the 23 and 24 NCAA Tournament. Play like this and nobody can beat this team.

 

[TRest]

Not the point but I see people touting lemon pepper wings on the internet all the time and they just don’t hit.

 

[Mr. French]

Reed stuffed likely BEPOTY Zuby into a locker. That’s all I gotta say

I was told that Tarris is good but Zuby is GREAT (I didn’t think he was great before tonight either).

 

[3rdbass]

Great win! Loved what I have seen out of Tarris the last 2 games on both sides of the ball. If he keeps playing like this every game we can beat anyone and are definitely a final four team. I loved that whoever was in the game played great. I loved Smith hustle even if has trouble finishing layups. Karaban has a really good game going to the basket and we will definitely miss him when he leaves. Glad to see that Demary only had 1 TO compared to 9 TO was big this game. We didn't need him to try to take over going one on one like the last game. I just loved our defense and hope we bring like the rest of the year. We definitely are back on a lot of procrastinators final four picks after that whooping we put on St. John's.

 

[TRest]

I was told that Tarris is good but Zuby is GREAT (I didn’t think he was great before tonight either).

Zuby is a great shot maker but can’t defend bigger guys.

 

[DogMania]

St. John’s missed their last 24 FGAs.

UConn did not give up a field goal for the final 17 minutes.

Feels so so so so good.

As remarkable those two stats are, I think UConn having only three turnovers the entire game against a St John's team that turns teams over like flapjacks is the most eye popping.

 

[uconnfan68]

We didn’t run anything up. We scored 72 - and only 31 in the second half.

Is there a such thing as “running it down” by not letting them make any baskets?

We didn’t run it up as much as they tanked it. Too bad it doesn’t get them a high draft pick.

 

[#7Incoming]

That was the loudest I’ve heard Hartford. Most fans were standing from the jump.

 

[Drfla]

We still got called for 7 more fouls.

Most of the difference was when the game was out of hand. Was even before that. Heck one of the fouls was intentional to stop the game to get our bench in

 

[uconn_jack]

18-0 run in the first half, 16-0 run in the second.

St. John’s didn’t make a field goal after the under 16 media timeout in the second half. Is that even possible?

Let’s enjoy this one for a night and then get ready to do the same damn thing to the Hall on Saturday

Slaughter shots.

 

[navery12]

The only question you have after that one is can he do that every game in March? That was an AA caliber game.

That's the hope. Right now I'm just happy that Tarris Sleepwalker Reed managed to outplay the almighty Zuby Ejiofor

 

[controlfade]

That was the loudest I’ve heard Hartford. Most fans were standing from the jump.

It was def rocking and loud

 

[mjmoney23]

Heard on the post-game show on the way home that 40 points is the fewest a Rick Pitino coached team ever scored!

 

[uconnfan68]

Most of the difference was when the game was out of hand. Was even before that. Heck one of the fouls was intentional to stop the game to get our bench in

When was that exactly? Saw O’Connell making bad calls all game against us. Don’t remember one on them. Even called an under the basket oob from halfcourt. Luckily Dan had it reviewed.