Week 6: Other Games

[lonsharkin51]

Didn't see that 3 from Kaluma coming. Don't think it'll be enough though.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

McDermott left King on the bench too long. Mitchell is not a scoring threat, so ASU has been playing 5 on 4 defensively for the last 3 minutes. King would have forced ASU to defend down low and given Creighton a shot at a traditional 3 point play. Now they have to hit a 3 or hope ASU misses foul shots.

 

[storrsroars]

One thing in Creighton's favor is ASU sucks from the FT line tonight.

 

[superjohn]

If he wants to make out with Kaluma before 1/7 I’m ok with that .

Jackson will destroy Kaluma this season.

 

[bigknight3]

Thought he looked nervous before that free throw...

 

[auror]

8 seconds for Creighton's season.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I don't like that time out. A short clock is an advantage for the defense coming out of the timeout. Hurley can throw something crazy at Creighton and McDermott is tapped for TO's.

Edit: Hurley outcoached McDermott. The play was a 1-on-1 for Scheierman that ASU could provide just enough help on to eliminate any path to the hoop. Burned the clock, game over. Should not have called the timeout.

 

[WestHartHusk]

We will wear Creighton down. I don’t see how they have any chance against us.

 

[navery12]

Awful shot, but par for the course for 2022-23 Creighton

 

[lonsharkin51]

Five-game losing streak. Ouch.

 

[bigknight3]

Did he just say 5 consecutive losses, wow

 

[storrsroars]

Creighton could conceivably go 0-4 vs Hurleys this year.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This team NEEDS Kalkbrenner back.

 

[bigknight3]

Bobby didn't want to shake Kalkbrenner's mono-hand

 

[August_West]

Jackson will destroy Kaluma this season.

So will mono

 

[superjohn]

This team NEEDS Kalkbrenner back.

They need a lot of things.

 

[storrsroars]

Awful shot, but par for the course for 2022-23 Creighton

That was more Scheierman's fault. Not much Nembhard could do with that. Not sure who the ball was supposed to go to, but Nembhard became the only option.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

This team NEEDS Kalkbrenner back.

What difference does it make? Creighton is cooked. Generally, when a team that is highly ranked in the preseason faceplants out of the gate like Creighton has, their season spirals.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Arizona State looks like a 25-30 ranked team. Creighton, without Kalk, looked no better. If you took Sanogo away from us, we would still be a top 15 team.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

That was more Scheierman's fault. Not much Nembhard could do with that. Not sure who the ball was supposed to go to, but Nembhard became the only option.

McDermott called a timeout for that play. It was a stupid call that a good coach won't make. You don't call timeouts with under 10 seconds if you have the ball over half court. Every team at every level has a go to play or plays for that situation.

McDermott has choked his season away with these last three losses.

 

[August_West]

What difference does it make? Creighton is cooked. Generally, when a team that is highly ranked in the preseason faceplants out of the gate like Creighton has, their season spirals.

That team was excellent when healthy in Hawaii. They are tough out when healthy. They have no depth, and it’s not a huge issue when healthy, but they can’t afford their best player out, and ineffective before being out.

Put that starting 5 on floor heathy though and they will beat a ton of teams in league.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

That team was excellent when healthy in Hawaii. They are tough out when healthy. They have no depth, and it’s not a huge issue when healthy, but they can’t afford their best player out, and ineffective before being out.

Put that starting 5 on floor heathy though and they will beat a ton of teams in league.

That’s going to be the concern with such a lack of depth. Are they actually going to be healthy enough to put a decent resume together? They’re still an impressive team when healthy. Feels like almost any injury will basically derail them.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

That team was excellent when healthy in Hawaii. They are tough out when healthy. They have no depth, and it’s not a huge issue when healthy, but they can’t afford their best player out, and ineffective before being out.

Put that starting 5 on floor heathy though and they will beat a ton of teams in league.

McDermott is going to have to coach a lot better than he did the last three games to turn this season around, Kalkbrenner is excellent, but Creighton shouldn't have lost all three of Nebraska, BYU and ASU without him. The other thing is, Creighton has 5 losses in the OOC. There are maybe 1 or 2 teams a year that make the NCAA tournament as an at-large after losing 5 in the OOC, and some years the number is probably 0. Realistically, Creighton needs 20 wins to get an at-large bid, which means 14-6 or better in the Big East. Have you seen a team capable of doing that the last two weeks?

This team thought they were challenging for a Final Four, and now they need to post a winning record in the Big East to get to the NIT. What do you think that will do to the chemistry and team morale?

If McDermott turns this team, from this point, around and makes it to the NCAA Tournament, he deserves Big East Coach of the Year. I won't hold my breath.

 

[auror]

That team was excellent when healthy in Hawaii. They are tough out when healthy. They have no depth, and it’s not a huge issue when healthy, but they can’t afford their best player out, and ineffective before being out.

Put that starting 5 on floor heathy though and they will beat a ton of teams in league.

Their team is excellent when healthy and when Nembhard randomly turns into an inferno. He was a 31% shooter from 3 last year, shot 4/15 (26%) before Maui and then shot 7/11 from 3 in Maui.

He's 2/19 in the last 4 games that they've lost since returning from Hawaii.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Break out those Crimson Tide pom-poms, because we are not going to get quality wins in conference this year.

 

[awfuldan]

ASU +4 was easy money tonight.

 

[superjohn]

Their team is excellent when healthy and when Nembhard randomly turns into an inferno. He was a 31% shooter from 3 last year, shot 4/15 (26%) before Maui and then shot 7/11 from 3 in Maui.

He's 2/19 in the last 4 games that they've lost since returning from Hawaii.

It doesn't help that Kaluma stinks every other game. They have so little depth that an injury to one of their starters is devastating and an off night from one of their starters is a lot to overcome.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

What a bizarre season we have in store. The year we launch into the sky with Hurley is also a huge rebuilding year for the Big East.

There are so many good coaches in this league, though. It’s just so early in their rebuild (Matta, Miller, Smart). In a couple years time, I expect Butler, Xavier and Marquette to be consistently top 25.

 

[Jay-Bone]

ASU +4 was easy money tonight.

I couldn't get behind a team that lost to Texas-Southern and almost Tarleston St. But man they've really turned things around.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

What a bizarre season we have in store. The year we launch into the sky with Hurley is also a huge rebuilding year for the Big East.

There are so many good coaches in this league, though. It’s just so early in their rebuild (Matta, Miller, Smart). In a couple years time, I expect Butler, Xavier and Marquette to be consistently top 25.

Why is everything "huge" or "terrible"? The Big East is down a little. It is the 4th ranked conference in all the major computer rankings. Not great, not bad. I would like another Top 20 team or two, but on the flip side, other than Georgetown, no one in the league completely sucks. The bottom half of the ACC and Pac 12 is what terrible looks like.