Auburn, Wed., Nov. 26, 8:00p, TruTV / 880 AM

[Tommyo5454]

Tough loss we didn't show up second half! I still think we will be better come January like last year!

 

[dk423]

He could have signed up a PG instead of 3 SGs and we wouldn’t be here.

We just got beat by a poorly coached team that couldn’t manufacture bucket. Total disgrace.

Us not signing Silas Demary is going to be a very punishing sliding doors conversation in March.

 

[Knight]

Outplayed and out-coached.

 

[Bobby123]

Pitino won this miserable program the Big East. That alone deserves respect. RJ quit on us in the Arkansas game and Jackson is a bum. This is as good as it gets for SJU basketball.

Has one of the biggest payrolls in college basketball. I am is his biggest fan but he has lost it. —

 

[guinness77]

These teams I root for, anytime there’s high expectations I get this.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

Yeah. And, I'd argue it was proof of concept that strong point guard play is everything in college basketball. I wouldn't be so pessimistic if we had one. Darling's a nice 15mpg against some teams, and an absolute 0 against teams we need to beat in March/April.

There’s definitely reasons to be pessimistic. I think it’s far from a done deal this team can’t compete at that level.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Me too

 

[L J S A]

I mean some of us called him a fraud from day one, but then we got suspended for questioning the all mighty CRP.

Some of you have been completely douchey about it though.

 

[kranmars]

This is like watching the Giants and wondering who they will draft next year.

 

[SleepyG]

If we don’t beat Ole Miss and Kentucky this season is a disappointment. Zuby getting totally out hustled for that rebound

For as good as he is on the offensive glass, he is as bad on the defensive side. Odd.

 

[Mean Gene]

We will come in 2nd in BE and make the tournament
But anything past that is a pipe dream.

We’ll be in the 6/11 game and lose to the 11th seeded Missouri who finished 9th in the SEC.

 

[Knight]

Nothing left to say.

 

[RedStormRising]

He could have signed up a PG instead of 3 SGs and we wouldn’t be here.

We just got beat by a poorly coached team that couldn’t manufacture bucket. Total disgrace.

I get we might not have had money left enough to outbid Nova for Lewis, but we could have saved 200k for Bud Clark? We'd be undefeated with either of them.

 

[Go Red Storm]

Rick better do a better job putting a roster together next year, 3 years down, 3 years to go.

maybe stop this position less bs and recruit a damn pg
How we were not in on Rippey or Mingo for 26 blows my mind

 

[paultzman]

I followed Pitino since Louisville and I finally admit he cannot coach in this NIL world — his teams are completely disorganized and he should retire. With his payroll it is hard to do worse than he is doing right now.
His rotations are terrible — he killed dingle - he killed RJ - he will kill Jackson
Sad to say - he should retire

Is this Timothy Leary?

 

[espken]

Auburn 85 SJU 74
Final Boxscore

 

[dk423]

There’s definitely reasons to be pessimistic. I think it’s far from a done deal this team can’t compete at that level.

We can compete. But when it's the last 8 minutes, things will not be all that different now or later. Mitchell, Sellers, Ian, or Darling are all fine solutions as a primary ball handler for different times of the game. Last 8 minutes? You need a guy. Last year, we had two -- Kadary and Deivon. This year, 0.

 

[Bobby123]

Were you in a coma last season?

Nope. Watched every game as well as every game at Iona.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Has one of the biggest payrolls in college basketball. I am is his biggest fan but he has lost it. —

He was coach of the year last year

 

[ptc666]

So depressing. Just didn't show up in the 2nd half. These losses will haunt this team.

Pretty confident they will run through the BE and give Pukon a run for their money. But come selection Sunday that great BE record won't matter and we'll be looking at a team with a great record with very few Q1 wins. 8 seed at best and a tough road in March.

Any other year the thought of that would be amazing, but I was blinded by the hype. This team will turn it around and play better but only because the BE is weak as sh1t.

Then I will get excited again, cry foul when the team gets an 8 seed and then lose my mind when they get bounced by a SEC team with a 500 record.