Alabama (MSG), Sat., Nov. 8, 12 Noon, FS-1/ 1050 AM

[hersheypa]

I think playing a competitive game against a very good SEC team in front of a 17000 home crowd on November 8 is a positive for the program. Looking forward to the next 20 weeks of college ball. Love the passion surrounding this program.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Almost as funny as when they lost it hearing about your Tir na Nog fries and nachos fiasco .

And , how you dragged that on far too long .

Had to distract them from your posts. But it's really simple simpleton. Go back to the post I cited and name your players and points scored on both teams you 3 dollar bill

 

[SLYFOXX1968]

irrelevant I just busted you absolutely 1000% lying and you cant back your original statement up

Go back to your first statement where you cited points scored front court

I'll absolutely retract my lying statement if you name your players and ours in your statement

But you won't. Because you lie

You play your game and opinion your way .

Your getting personal here. And , insulting me . The Mods should issue you a warning .

Will they ?

 

[Mean Gene]

I take your point, but I do think we improved last year from the November games. I think the defense became more connected and better. I think some roles emerged (or didn't emerge) on the offensive end. I think the team that lost a close one to GA wouldn't have beaten Uconn twice and gotten their clocks cleaned against ARK, a game which we all know was eminently winnable if not for some poor performances and tough breaks.

I agree with you though that I think the ceiling is higher for this group, and I think these early games will help us. If we took a 20 point beat down today, I would be more concerned though not sky-is-falling this early. This one sucked because every loss sucks and there were many moments in the second half when I thought we were going to pull it out. But I'm trying to keep perspective here.

We were a better team last year at the end of the season than we were at the beginning simply because Kadary was so much better at the end than he was at the beginning .

 

[mjmaherjr]

Slyfox you cant even quote a post correctly or provide stats to your original comment. How are the mods to respond. No-one knows what you are talking about

 

[SLYFOXX1968]

According to the statistics , Points in the Paint is a official measurement and in nearly all BB circles is evidence of front court efficiency .
Doesn’t matter who scores front court points according to the Scorekeeper .

 

[StormWatcher]

Alabama scored 33 points from beyond the arc; St John's scored 18. That difference suggests a 3-point problem but it's a shooting problem, not a scoring problem. St. John's 3-point percentage was higher - they simply refused to take shots.

 

[capmaker]

Rocket, Bama has many more returning players than we do. Hence, their early season execution being so much better than ours. In spite of that we were right there at the end.

HOW about Alabama basketball - which goes into MSG and beats St. John's 103-96.Crimson Tide lost 7 of their Top 10 scorers, and 4 of 5 starters off a team coming off the best 2-year run in school history - and don't miss a beat.

 

[mjmaherjr]

According to the statistics , Points in the Paint is a official measurement and in nearly all BB circles is evidence of front court efficiency .
Doesn’t matter who scores front court points according to the Scorekeeper .

how come you didn't say that in your post ? Our front court players outplayed their front court players plain and simple and you are trying to dig yourself out of a hole and everyone is seeing it here live. It's worse than Geraldo Rivera episode breaking into Al Capone Vault.

But what's similar is both you and the vault were empty

 

[lawmanfan]

Lots of receipts on this thread for year end for everyone. Hopefully Happy Posts the Tir Nada Queso receipt

If you're looking for receipts:

1. I never saw this as a surefire Final 4 team. Only because I can't remember a surefire Final 4 team without a good point guard and/or a legit 5. No disrespect at all to Zuby who I love, but he isn't 6'11 and it's just different putting up a few 6'8 guys than having a 6'11 guy. But really more about the PG or the PG committee which is really what we have.

2. I also think we will be just fine and depending on matchup can make a good run in the NCAA tournament because there is talent on the roster and Pitino will figure it out. And maybe he will come up with a unique team that does make the Final 4, too early to tell.

3. I think the BE is a 3 bid league.

4. U Conn wins the Big East.

5. This team will get much better as the year goes on. It's just a group that's going to take time and coaching.

Not discouraged by today's game because it really just showed what the team is right now and there is a lot of room for growth with this group.

 

[mjmaherjr]

If you're looking for receipts:

1. I never saw this as a surefire Final 4 team. Only because I can't remember a surefire Final 4 team without a good point guard and/or a legit 5. No disrespect at all to Zuby who I love, but he isn't 6'11 and it's just different putting up a few 6'8 guys than having a 6'11 guy. But really more about the PG or the PG committee which is really what we have.

2. I also think we will be just fine and depending on matchup can make a good run in the NCAA tournament because there is talent on the roster and Pitino will figure it out. And maybe he will come up with a unique team that does make the Final 4, too early to tell.

3. I think the BE is a 3 bid league.

4. U Conn wins the Big East.

5. This team will get much better as the year goes on. It's just a group that's going to take time and coaching.

Not discouraged by today's game because it really just showed what the team is right now and there is a lot of room for growth with this group.

Agree with everything except 4 and drinks on me at Oheka if I'm wrong

 

[mjmaherjr]

According to the statistics , Points in the Paint is a official measurement and in nearly all BB circles is evidence of front court efficiency .
Doesn’t matter who scores front court points according to the Scorekeeper .

Keep embarrassing yourself but please when you do it quote your original post at the same time because it's all time redfan hall of shame worthy

 

[newsman13]

Back to the game...

It was a pleasure to watch an exciting game against an outstanding team at this point of the season. Very exciting! 17 thousand in the house. It takes the sting out of a loss.

We're going to look like the Alcindor UCLA teams next week against William and Mary. Maybe a few "gimmies" like W & M will help. As you can see, this isn't last year's defensive juggernaut. Our three point and free throw shooting is on a par with last year's gang that couldn't shoot straight.

I'm not one to second guess...but Pitino knew Alabama is one of the best scoring machines in the country. That's what he told everyone. Why opt to go toe to toe with these guys? His practices played right into the Crimson's hands. So did the game. If you step into the ring with Mike Tyson, you don't try to outslug him. You outbox him. Pitino should have tried to play this game in the 60s or 70s. It wouldn't have been exciting...but we had no chance otherwise.

Oh, well...there's always William and Mary to get those stats up. Go Johnnies!!

 

[NCJohnnie]

If you're looking for receipts:

1. I never saw this as a surefire Final 4 team. Only because I can't remember a surefire Final 4 team without a good point guard and/or a legit 5. No disrespect at all to Zuby who I love, but he isn't 6'11 and it's just different putting up a few 6'8 guys than having a 6'11 guy. But really more about the PG or the PG committee which is really what we have.

2. I also think we will be just fine and depending on matchup can make a good run in the NCAA tournament because there is talent on the roster and Pitino will figure it out. And maybe he will come up with a unique team that does make the Final 4, too early to tell.

3. I think the BE is a 3 bid league.

4. U Conn wins the Big East.

5. This team will get much better as the year goes on. It's just a group that's going to take time and coaching.

Not discouraged by today's game because it really just showed what the team is right now and there is a lot of room for growth with this group.

Think we get 4 in with either PC or your favorite Marquette being number 4

 

[NCJohnnie]

According to the statistics , Points in the Paint is a official measurement and in nearly all BB circles is evidence of front court efficiency .
Doesn’t matter who scores front court points according to the Scorekeeper .

Sly,

Serious question. Do you consider yourself an SJU fan or more of a memory lane guy for the teams of the 60s, 70s, 80s?
It seems as if every one of your posts is either a criticism of our current players or our coach and regrets of why last years players left.
A little combination of objectivity and positivity is not a bad thing.

 

[newsman13]

Not at all. I wrote that we are a top 20-25 team. Will probably be our second best team since 2000. I think we can see the second weekend of the tournament if we get the right matchups.

We aren’t a title or even final four contender though.

No yet. Let's hope.

 

[gregbodkin]

Not to go off topic but I'm watching the Islanders/Rangers game right now. I can't believe how quickly they turned MSG around for this game. It's amazing how they do this.

 

[paultzman]

Agree w Dave, that step back move makes this guy lethal among other moves;

 

[hardytime]

Sellers battled today, feel for him playing out of position so much.

What he’s doing though benefits his long term basketball prospects/career.

 

[paultzman]

What he’s doing though benefits his long term basketball prospects/career.

Doubt he could be an NBA PG, perhaps, in support of your comment, overseas.