#11 Marquette (MSG), Tue., Feb. 4, 6:30p, FS-1

Dozens of illegal screens by UConn helps them
The illegal screens are infuriating to me. But they don't call it. I watched for this specifically during their last game vs Marquette. Samson Johnson is literally never in legal position when setting a screen. Elbows out, legs out, moving. The one time they called it was when the Marquette player sold it by tripping over him.
 
The illegal screens are infuriating to me. But they don't call it. I watched for this specifically during their last game vs Marquette. Samson Johnson is literally never in legal position when setting a screen. Elbows out, legs out, moving. The one time they called it was when the Marquette player sold it by tripping over him.
It’s ridiculous. But if they aren’t gonna call it..
 
FWIW - "The DI Men's Basketball Committee will share its in-season top 16 at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 15, on CBS"

I think we will be in there if we at least go 2-1 in our next 3. But we will see. Next 3 of MQ, @UConn, @Nova are solid games
Agree we should be in there going 2-1 as long as politics (power conference) doesn’t rear its ugly head. Last years selection committee was a real eye opener to the importance of representation on the selection committee. Hopefully Val has figured that one out.
 
What do mean ? Terry Bross was on that list .

So what , if his Legend was for Baseball and not , Basketball .

We have to grab as many Legends as we can .
Not sure of the list you reference as I was speaking in general terms. That said, Terry Bross was a legend?? Hmmmmm.
 
Is there anyone on here unhappy about the season, attendance, publicity, road competence and ranking of this group? I initially thought we would be a top 4 or 5 BE team, so I’m playing w house $ now. Do I think we could be the Dance winner, no. Do I think this group could win a couple of Dance games, yes & who knows w right draw what would happen in the third game. Guess my point is after so much ineptitude for a ton of years, we should appreciate the accomplishments of the squad and staff even if we stumble a bit in the 5 game gauntlet v best BE teams we now face. Enjoy the ride and appreciate the rarity of it at SJU.
Agree with it all except Do I think we could be the Dance winner, no. I say yes!!
 
Is there anyone on here unhappy about the season, attendance, publicity, road competence and ranking of this group? I initially thought we would be a top 4 or 5 BE team, so I’m playing w house $ now. Do I think we could be the Dance winner, no. Do I think this group could win a couple of Dance games, yes & who knows w right draw what would happen in the third game. Guess my point is after so much ineptitude for a ton of years, we should appreciate the accomplishments of the squad and staff even if we stumble a bit in the 5 game gauntlet v best BE teams we now face. Enjoy the ride and appreciate the rarity of it at SJU.
Great post.

Heading into the season my personal goal for this year’s team was to not have to sweat out Selection Sunday. How it happens is less important than not being on any part of the bubble. I just wanted to get to Selection Sunday 100% confident St John’s is clearly in and watch the show excited to see the seed/who they draw. I said that would be enough for me to grade the season an A no matter what happens in the tourney. If they win a tournament game then it’s an A+. Anything beyond that would be dream season territory.

So to say I’m happy with the season so far is an understatement 😃 Good to remind ourselves of our initial expectations.
 
It’s ridiculous. But if they aren’t gonna call it..
They only make the most blatant of calls. Off the ball it has to almost be comical to get a whistle. They let Clingan spread his feet 3-4 feet last year and start his "roll" just as the defender got to him which essentially amounts to the two WR crossing pick play in football. Just make a basketball move and 99% of the time it's okay. We'll see how much they like that when Maker does it next year.
 
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