@#19 Connecticut, Fri., Feb. 7, 8p, FOX

Remember the away game at X? With about 10 minutes left you could tell from the expressions on their faces that our defense had just worn them out. Same thing last night, Solo Ball wasn't screaming every time he missed a 3 because RJ was just hounding him into submission. Diarra was driven to distraction by the press and pressure from Dev, Sim, and Kadary. Scott was all over the place.

We couldn't hit that many threes, were outrebounded, but we just beat them physically and mentally. (y)
 
dk423 said:
Crazy what-if: McNeeley never de-commits from Indiana.

All of a sudden, Woodson has a fringe top 20 team and keeping his job. UConn, who probably gets Brea instead, lacks any dynamism in their offense and is bubble team.
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They’re close to the bubble now me thinks.
 
ghostzapper said:
Ben Gordon was an absolutely, terrific player! The mere mention of his name always gives me PTSD flashbacks and reminds me that we could have had him at SJU but the genius Mike Jarvis passed on him because he wanted Willie Shaw instead. Having watched both of them in High School, it made me think that Jarvis was 100% out of his mind on that one.

That all said, Tonight's terrific win is making traumatic memories of past SJU disasters like that fade into the distance.
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Willie went on to have a nice career with the Globetrotters! Seriously. 😂😂
 
paultzman said:
I attended a play last night, “happy wife, happy life” approach and recorded game. Very late after getting home, I watched it, but confess when Ball was on fire and we were down 14, I was tempted to get some Zs. My conscience kicked in & I hung in there thankfully. Lesson learned 🫣
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Was wondering where your commentary was. Good husband.
 
paultzman said:
I attended a play last night, “happy wife, happy life” approach and recorded game. Very late after getting home, I watched it, but confess when Ball was on fire and we were down 14, I was tempted to get some Zs. My conscience kicked in & I hung in there thankfully. Lesson learned 🫣
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Jon Rothstein just left you a voice mail.
“We sleep in May”
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
You know , I was thinking what is so special about McNeeley?

I know it was his first game back but , he didn’t show me NBA talent last night .
He got more than a fair amount of favorable Whistles too.
Like when he goes hard to the hoop, he will get blocking fouls instead of a charge on him .

Maybe I missed something that Scouts see ?
I would think they came away from the game with a increased interest in RJ .

It wasn’t KR’s best game but , he turned it up a level in the second half . His contribution did a lot to win the game .
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I was thinking this as well. Of course, we need to be somewhat fair. He is a Freshman. I get it doesn’t matter as much today. Hell some guys are in the NBA at his age. Professional scouts are watching all the time. Seen him in HS, access to practices etc. They are projecting. He has all the measurable. Size and skills. He can shoot. He is a good FT shooter. He is also coming back from injury. So there is some rust. I also don’t think his teams PG play is helping him right now.

Ok enough with me complimenting Yukon players. I think our DEFENSE covered him like a thick RED, wet blanket. He clearly got some bullshit calls as he charged into the fray out of control because he was clearly frustrated. Very few open looks as our defensive rotations were a thing of beauty. This is what good defenses can do with relentless effort.
 
sjc88 said:
I was thinking this as well. Of course, we need to be somewhat fair. He is a Freshman. I get it doesn’t matter as much today. Hell some guys are in the NBA at his age. Professional scouts are watching all the time. Seen him in HS, access to practices etc. They are projecting. He has all the measurable. Size and skills. He can shoot. He is a good FT shooter. He is also coming back from injury. So there is some rust. I also don’t think his teams PG play is helping him right now.

Ok enough with me complimenting Yukon players. I think our DEFENSE covered him like a thick RED, wet blanket. He clearly got some bullshit calls as he charged into the fray out of control because he was clearly frustrated. Very few open looks as our defensive rotations were a thing of beauty. This is what good defenses can do with relentless effort.
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I agree with all you posted . Yes , perhaps I was harsh on him but , we defended him well .
The amazing defensive effort was on Ball in the 2nd half . I don’t think he scored a point .
RJ and Scott were all over him and hounded him to frustration . KR also coveted him on switches . As did Smith

I would think the Scouts saw what a talent RJ is , despite the occasional Brain lapse .
The shot he made with 3 seconds on the shot clock , with Zuby’s Screen was other Wordly .
What a play that was designed . And , as good as the screen was , he still had to make the shot .
SWISH!

At that point , the Huskies misfits knew their doom was at hand .
 
Jack Williams said:
That surprises me. Granted I’m sure there won’t be a big Creighton fan presence. Figure tickets will start getting bought up after last night
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I actually know guy from my church who went to Creighton. It's pretty tough to get to Omaha from New York - no direct flights. If youre a creighton fan and live 2 hours from Omaha, it takes a day to fly to new york.
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
The shot he made with 3 seconds on the shot clock , with Zuby’s Screen was other Wordly .
What a play that was designed . And , as good as the screen was , he still had to make the shot .
SWISH!
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Zuby screen was key. I’m always wary on the road that refs will call him for moving. Big time design by Coach Walsh and execution by our 5 on the floor.
 
Still riding the high from that win! Pitino's decision to full court press was perfectly timed, and I don't think its an exaggeration to say that was the difference between winning and losing. Been rooting for St. John's for 25 years and this is such an unusual feeling having full trust in our coach!
 
Beasts of the East said:
Coach Bob Walsh gets a game ball for his last possession out of bounds play with 3 seconds on the clock. Apparently calls all out of bounds plays, a key responsibility.

With only 3 seconds Luis came off the baseline behind a Zuby pick. Breaking hard towards the middle McNeely had no choice but to overplay in that direction to stop the pass in a wide open middle. Once he committed, Luis cut back quickly behind a great pic by Zubs, caught an easy inbounds pass for a wide open look that he buried. McNeely was hopelessly stuck behind the pick.

McNeely's guess was much like a tennis players guessing after a lob where his opponent will hit an overhand. Guess right and the play is busted, but in this case guessing there was another option if RJ broke over the middle or was covered.

It worked so great because it was bang bang to create a shot in 3 seconds.

Kudos to Coach Walsh using his Regis smarts.

Now, watch I am wrong about who drew that up.
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And my guess is that Luis had the option of going to the basket if McNeely trailed him or popping if he tried to go under, which is what happened. Great play call, great read and great execution. It's a good day to be a St. John's fan.
 
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