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St. Johns is going to be this way every year now. Pitino has said he isn't taking young players (HS players) and he's just spending all his time taking players in the portal sandbox who fit his system.

I don't want Hurley to be that type of coach - college teams should bring in HS talent no matter how warped the current setup is.

While a few people want this coaching staff shot out to the moon after this season's performance, I think this year is a blessing in disguise and will bring them back to the idea of UConn championship DNA in that they do have to mix in some junkyard dogs to go along with the offensive players they are looking for.

Between now and that time - just keep your expectations low and hope for the best. And don't forget if you need a pick me up those last 2 championship teams are all over youtube.
 
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We should win out from here or at worst go 3-1. I wasn't expecting a W today - but that was ugly. I'd be shocked if we don't make the tournament. ESPN still has us at 96% - using their BPI to predict the rest of our games. They have us going 4-0, but I can't believe losing to Marquette would make much of a difference.

Once we get in? I'm not terribly optimistic. And I doubt we get to Saturday night at MSG for the BET either. But you never know.
SJU will be the #1 seed and we’ll prob be the #4 seed. Usually it’s hard to beat a team 3 times but there’s no reason to think we’d beat them in the semis.
 
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Well said John. Being real. Pitino has done a heck of a job with St. John's. AND you are right. Johnnies are frigging good.. Everybody on the team shoots threes.
One thing about Hurley, he is not beyond being self-critical and unafraid to change. In fact, I think you saw him pivot in the fall by recruiting several players 6'5" and taller. He realized we need bigger players. I suspect he will be honest in his critique of himself at the end of the season, and certainly won't leave himself as vulnerable as he did this year. I agree with many here--he needs to find 3-4 upperclass players including a PG and small forward and use the freshman in backup roles. Teams need maturity and toughness from the transfer portal.
 
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While a few people want this coaching staff shot out to the moon after this season's performance, I think this year is a blessing in disguise and will bring them back to the idea of UConn championship DNA in that they do have to mix in some junkyard dogs to go along with the offensive players they are looking for.
I must have all those posters on ignore. They’re still the best coaching staff in the country. You cant polish a turd.
 
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If I'm Duke I don't wanna see the Johnnies in my bracket.
I would root like HELL for St John’s. I think they could bully their way into a win. Duke hasn’t seen pressure like that since Auburn months ago
 
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There were so many things not positive with this “team”, and maybe due to injuries not enough time to fix them and to integrate the new guys and the sophamores into a team. I have begun to fear that we would not even make a good NIT team. Of course a NIT appearance would depress our guys and coaches into a deeper hole. I really wish that I am all wrong and will be surprised with at least a little bit of a victory.
 
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Furphy has an NBA body while Nowell is undesized. I wouldn't go by ratings as many haven't see Furphy play. He isn't that athletic but is on of those foreign players who can create offense and shoot.

Furphy does not have an NBA body. He's a chunker. He'll need to be focused on his diet
 
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Team is too flawed. Even the Creighton game was fools gold. Creighton shot absolutely terrible and McNeeley had an other wordly game but I never felt the team looked great.

Samson Johnson isn't a starter playing starter minutes. What was up with him holding some guys ankles while on the ground? Surprised he didn't get a flagrant from it. Too many role players. This was an easy scout for Pitino. 1 trustworthy ball handler
 
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Very disappointing game today. Not because we lost, but the way we played. At no time did it feel like UConn had a chance to win.

Very disappointed in Hurley's coaching, recruiting & player development this year. His whole demeanor seemed to change with the Lakers/New Contract news cycle. He didnt seem hungry (just angry) at any point this year, and it reflected on the team.
We should can him. Time for a total rebuild. (Sarcasm )
 
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I agree started at Maui and I believe that Maui was was not a fluke. I had the bad feeling even back then that Maui was a bad sign of things to come and. not a good forecast of our future back then. Injury to Mcneeley stagnated his development and just confounded by what is really wrong with AK. And yes this team is flawed. That incessant three peat talk was no help and maybe a negative down side to motivation. It’s like maybe this “team” played as it they were entitled.
They arent’t talented enough to be entitled. In addition to the lack of talent and roster issues, they have to deal with the weight of unfair expectations.
 
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I was there. St. Johns was just flat out better. We can't score. We cannot continue to commit 18 turnovers and expect to win. There were so many chances to gain back the momentum with a wide open 3, only to hear "clang...uggg," followed by a St. Johns wide open 3.
 
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Taliek being on Ricks staff is a big deal btw. Let's not forget Iona having a 1 pt lead on us in 2023 tournament, and the 2 games vs St Johns which were competitive.
 
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It's not hard to beat UConn when the other team can consistently go in for layups. Hurley should've mixed up his defense, played some zone, to keep it close.

Hurley was throughly outcoached today.
Absolutely need to play some Zone vs St. Johns. St Johns will get knocked out of NCAA by at team that can play a good zone. They shot well from the 3 today but coming in they were last in big East in 3 pt shooting
 

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Taliek being on Ricks staff is a big deal btw. Let's not forget Iona having a 1 pt lead on us in 2023 tournament, and the 2 games vs St Johns which were competitive.

It's actually not.
 
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Let’s stop the ridiculous talk saying they are an NIT team…..they have 5 quad 1 wins which is tied for 22nd and are 36 in Kenpom. They played 8 games without their best player, have 7 losses by 6 or less and have played with a banged up backcourt.

And yes this is a team has a lot of flaws, no need to rehash them…..we all know that.

But not far fetched that they can’t win out the next 4 with 3 at home and get some momentum going into the Big East tournament.

Let’s not write off the season yet.

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Congrats on your victory where’s your Redstorm gear.
On an earlier variant of this board during Coach Calhoun days,criticizing the coach earned a death to the messenger,no answer to the issues the”messenger” put forth.
Simply lazy or ignorant.
 

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Pitino brought in players who, 1-4, have enough lateral quickness to switch and cut off drives. They give up nothing easy on D. There were so many times when we finally did get half a step to the hoop where we were bodied, fumbled the ball, or got the shot blocked. And if none of those things happened our finishing at the rim was weak.

That said, we are a good shooting team from 3 but were way off while the worst shooting team in the Big East from 3 shot 50%. Sometimes it’s like that.

I’ll be really glad when Richmond graduates. He beats us on drives consistently, finishes at the rim and draws fouls. Ugh.

A road loss against the #9 team isn’t a killer. There are four games left. Paraphrasing Jake Taylor, guess there’s only one thing left to do. Win ‘em all and get to 14-6 entering the BET.

There’s talk about playing with violence. Time to get violent.
 
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Why is Stewart so timid on offense in the last couple games? Zero shots today. He has to be more aggressive on offense.
Also, why does it also appear that Stewart seems to be always chasing his man who is dribbling to the hoop?
 
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Taliek being on Ricks staff is a big deal btw. Let's not forget Iona having a 1 pt lead on us in 2023 tournament, and the 2 games vs St Johns which were competitive.
It doesn't mean a thing, Pitino could have you on the bench posting on the boneyard while games are going on and they would have still beat UConn
 

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