Villanova post game thread

[Scrappy3]

Made up for last game. Big!!!!

 

[Mister P]

Person of the game for UConn: Kyle Neptune.

How did Villanova lose that game?

I think the key sequence that lost the game for them was when Liam hit 2 FT’s with 3:49 left to cut the deficit to 4. UConn then pressed and then Perkins fired up a long and quick 3 for Nova that bricked and Liam was then fouled on the rebound and hit two more FT’s to cut it to 2. UConn didn’t look back after those 4 points in 12 seconds.

 

[3rdbass]

Person of the game for UConn: Kyle Neptune.

How did Villanova lose that game?

Your posts irk me. We won the game playing great D and feeding the beast.

 

[How Sway?!]

Where were these handles from Ball last game? Lmao

After Seton Hall, I did not have Ball initiating the half court offense in my bingo card.

 

[freshler40]

The Samson experiment is over. Reed needs to start every game. Him and Liam two man game was the story

For sure. The two dominate inside and play well together. We'll see what the coach does?

 

[RuffRuff]

The Samson experiment is over. Reed needs to start every game. Him and Liam two man game was the story

It really should be. It’s like I get Danny, Samson is a company man and you want to pay him back. We are a tougher team with Reed on the floor, and toughness is what this team desperately needs. He is a physical mismatch in the large majority of matchups - use it.

I don’t care what the Net or the efficiency says, it’s more important our lineup has a source strength out there. He does things Samson can’t do, and teams have to plan for him if you use him. He’ll also soften the perimeter. I just can’t do 5s that have a hard time catching a ball and are allergic to rebounds, no matter if they know the system better.

Tarris was energy all over the floor in the second half, and it fed the rest of the team. By the end they were looking for him effectively, finally. He always plays better the longer he’s out there.

 

[3rdbass]

This is essentially a six man rotation at this point. Ross and Mahaney should not see any more floor time this year.

7 and half. You have to count Stewart. He had the manchild rebound and put back that started the run and played great D. Nowell to spell a few minutes in each half for Diarra.

 

[superjohn]

Gutsy win showing a lot o grit. Stewart with the big man renbound and put back got it started. Then Diarra steals the inbound and get fouled shooting 2. The defense stepped up big time. Especially Reed, Diarra and Karaban. Nice to see Nowell able to handle the PG position this time even if he missed his only shot. Villanova had really picked up the D and he was able to not turnover the ball. Key minutes since Diarra needs a rest. Diarra's D on Poplar and the end of the game was magnificent and getting some breather helped. Reed was a beast so glad we didn't settle for 3s and fed the beast. I want an 8 man rotation with Reed, Stewart and Nowelll off the bench. Mahaney and Ross give us nothing and shouldn't see the court. I do like to see Stewart get more time especially with Karaban stuggling with his shot. Stewart though has to be more aggressive when he is in.

Bring on St. John's. Hopefully the team has turned a corner. Our 3 point shooting is a concern and especially from Karaban. He has totally lost his shot.

I honestly thought that offensive rebound and put back by Jaylin was Tarris right when it happened. That was an incredible rebound, it looked like he had a bear mitt the way he swallowed it up.

 

[blkknight1]

Was screaming put jstew in. Had such a good defensive game against them the first time and for the first 30 minutes didn’t see the floor.

Energy did pick up when he came in for AK. that rebound and put back was huge. It was essential a 4 pt rebound as Hassan got the steal and hit those free throws.

 

[Spaceman213J]

I think Reed enjoys the banging and the challenge of bodying up guys like Dixon.

They won, but they still have some really bad habits on defense. Why Diarra is stepping into the lane on the far side of the court away from the ball and leaving his man wide open for a 3 is mind blowing to me. Under Ollie, the team did this all the time.

McNeeley was big in the 2nd half, but even he has to keep track of his guy out at the line and not get caught watching the play without tracking his man.

This team needs to play with that sense of urgency for 40 minutes.

 

[Kemba15]

Yep but the really insane thing is Hurley never starting him and going away from him. He's so obviously our best big to anyone who watches and he provides all the things the rest of the team is so bad at. Being big, getting buckets down low, and rebounding on both ends of the court. Danny is stubborn but this has been next level stubbornness from him.

I’m a big Reed guy and have been advocating for more of him but don’t the advanced metrics say most of our best lineups are with Johnson? @auror maybe you can weigh in?

I just wonder if the staff sees something we don’t because Reed is that dude!

 

[Edward Sargent]

Solo with 6 assists and 0 TOs

 

[Dibbie]

Made up for last game. Big!!!!

Only a run in March will make up for that game. One game not enough

 

[Edward Sargent]

Made up for last game. Big!!!!

Not really big

 

[3rdbass]

I think so. JStew took his place got some run.

Stewart needs to get more run. He brings athelticism and can hit the 3 better than the current Karaban. He started the run with his monster rebound and put bak.

 

[Chin Diesel]

30 minutes of crap. 10 minutes of brilliance. And that was all it took.

Go Huskies.

Me every morning sitting on the bowl after that first coffee hits.

 

[3rdbass]

I honestly thought that offensive rebound and put back by Jaylin was Tarris right when it happened. That was an incredible rebound, it looked like he had a bear mitt the way he swallowed it up.

Yep, and Jaylin needs to get more minutes especially if karaban is not giving us much on offense. Though I will say Karaban always plays great D this year and Stewart sometimes goes airhead. Either way Stewart deserves more minutes. He is too athletic to keep out off the court on a team with not many good ones out there.

 

[TheDude]

Whewwwwww

Whewwwwwwww is right, we win Saturday and we are a lock, I think lol

 

[temery]

With minutes

 

[Dibbie]

It really should be. It’s like I get Danny, Samson is a company man and you want to pay him back. We are a tougher team with Reed on the floor, and toughness is what this team desperately needs. He is a physical mismatch in the large majority of matchups - use it.

I don’t care what the Net or the efficiency says, it’s more important our lineup has a source strength out there. He does things Samson can’t do, and teams have to plan for him if you use him. He’ll also soften the perimeter. I just can’t do 5s that have a hard time catching a ball and are allergic to rebounds, no matter if they know the system better.

Tarris was energy all over the floor in the second half, and it fed the rest of the team. By the end they were looking for him effectively, finally. He always plays better the longer he’s out there.

In a recent presser Danny said Samson is one of his favorite all time players. Not sure much will change and DH doesn’t really have a history or shuffling the lineup

 

[RuffRuff]

I’m a big Reed guy and have been advocating for more of him but don’t the advanced metrics say most of our best lineups are with Johnson? @auror maybe you can weigh in?

I just wonder if the staff sees something we don’t because Reed is that dude!

Who cares - we’re tougher with Tarris. We feel like a pile of snowflakes with Samson out there.

We have way higher team upside makeup with a beast in the middle, not a finesse 5 with a bunch of jump shooters.

I’d be curious to Tarris’ numbers the further he plays in games as it always seems he hits his stride deeper into his minutes.

 

[Kemba15]

Who cares - we’re tougher with Tarris. We feel like a pile of snowflakes with Samson out there.

We have way higher team upside makeup with a beast in the middle, not a finesse 5 with a bunch of jump shooters.

I’d be curious to Tarris’ numbers the further he plays in games as it always seems he hits his stride deeper into his minutes.

I was just asking but yes I agree. It’s Reed Time

 

[Palatine]

The Reed/Samson thing is about match ups. There is a reason Reed disappears in some games. Same for Samson. Tonight Reed played bully ball. But no one had a great game. Even McNeeley had a tough first half.

We held Nova to 59 points. Good thing too.

 

[RuffRuff]

In a recent presser Danny said Samson is one of his favorite all time players. Not sure much will change and DH doesn’t really have a history or shuffling the lineup

Let it go Danny - he’s your highschool girlfriend that you’ve outgrown.

 

[3rdbass]

With minutes

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Stewart with 7 minutes is criminal. He needs to get more minutes.