BET Game 1- Providence -Thursday, 2:30pm Fox Sports 1

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3 years of futility.. we all know too well how difficult this tournament can be. The last time we won a single game I remember Brownlee was so excited he walked out of bounds with the ball when there was still 2 seconds left!

This is the time to turn around our Big East Tournament fortunes. Take nothing for granted and go for the jugular! PC ended our season last year in this same situation. Now its time to authoritatively sweep them and ensure our seniors go out with their heads held high under the bright lights at MSG
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Spot on. Big momentum game! The games we won v PC this year we got out in front early. I saw several of their home losses where they repeated same pattern, polar opposite of what happened to SJU v PC last BE T game. Must get up on them & hang on.
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Weren't we up like 21-10 last year in the BET and then choked for the rest of the game until the final five minutes? I recall us getting a good start and not stepping on their throat when we had the chance.
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You could be right. I guess I am mired in memory of falling so far behind & trying to claw back. I still think since we may be in Cooley's head a bit, getting up on PC early will rattle them. Wishful thinking perhaps. Btw, after trailing Butler by good margin last week, Dunn just took over the game & nearly got PC to winner's circle. He has that type of ability. Stud!
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He nearly single handedly brought them back at MSG this year! We have to get on him. Rysheed your draft stock could rise by winning this matchup. Get it done !!!
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Last year's BET Providence game unfortunately epitomized the season in many ways. Close, but lack of real team identity a big deterrent in capitalizing upon opportunity. We were up 29-22 with a little over five to play in the first and had a chance to get some real separation before half. Lavin turned substitutions into revolving door, when there was no reason to sub at all the way the 5 on the floor were playing, and Providence closed the half on a 14-4 run. Valiant effort in the second half after getting down as much as 17, but too little too late.

We had the Obekpa drama, and even with that 8 guys played double-digit minutes (SDP only 10!). Good depth, but never found a way to blend it into a consistent and cohesive rotation. Also often caught in the middle in terms of who the go-to guys were (Harrison, Sampson, Jordan).

None of those problems this year, obviously. Let's go Red!
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I remember I had practice after school that day and checked my phone right before going the gym, and we were up by 11. I "went to the bathroom" like an hour later and found us down by 17. Obviously I gave up and after practice I see we only lost by like 5. So depressing. Then I went home and watched the game on DVR and started getting excited during the late run even though I knew the outcome lol. Then we were down by 3 and DLo clearly got fouled, man that game was so tough to swallow
 
Any word on new alternate UA unis for the BE tourney?

It's usually standard procedure.

Gotta do things like that in this market.
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we already have 4 jerseys (red, white, blue, gray)

not sure what alternates are left unless they unveil those skyline jerseys that we have never seen. my guess is we will wear our standard "blues" ;)
 
This is what fans pay good money for in the BET. Lots of good solid matchups. Like last year there can be plenty of surprises. We could have beaten Providence 5 times in a row and we know they can still beat us. There are no cakewalks in the BET for us, but I guarantee that no team will take us lightly, even Nova.
 
Any word on new alternate UA unis for the BE tourney?

It's usually standard procedure.

Gotta do things like that in this market.
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we already have 4 jerseys (red, white, blue, gray)

not sure what alternates are left unless they unveil those skyline jerseys that we have never seen. my guess is we will wear our standard "blues" ;)
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Usually UA rolls out new unis specifically for the tourney.

I'm hoping to see something different.

I'd take a strong guess that Maryland will wear something new.
 
Stop Dunn and Henton and make someone else beat you. That was the formula last time we played them and it worked.
 
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Friar fans are pricks. This is a fact of life.
They also have a little brother complex.


That said, it's not like our guys are choir boys lol So, I would just let the play on the court do the talking. Youre going to have a hard time convincing other fans that Dom Chris etc are "good guys".
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We are not all pricks. ;) The funny thing the guy being the biggest prick is from NYC. Anyway this will be a war. You will not stop Dunn, but shut down Henton and SJU will win again. I suspect that PC having got torched twice by playing man will show something different tomorrow. Last possession game in my eyes.
 
I need to add also that Paultzman, your picture of Cooley cracks me up. Looking at that the dude literally is half the size he was.
 
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Friar fans are pricks. This is a fact of life.
They also have a little brother complex.


That said, it's not like our guys are choir boys lol So, I would just let the play on the court do the talking. Youre going to have a hard time convincing other fans that Dom Chris etc are "good guys".
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We are not all pricks. ;) The funny thing the guy being the biggest prick is from NYC. Anyway this will be a war. You will not stop Dunn, but shut down Henton and SJU will win again. I suspect that PC having got torched twice by playing man will show something different tomorrow. Last possession game in my eyes.
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hey if you guys beat us (you won't...but who knows, say dom DLO and Sheed all have the stomach flu) let me know if you want tix to semis!
 
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Friar fans are pricks. This is a fact of life.
They also have a little brother complex.


That said, it's not like our guys are choir boys lol So, I would just let the play on the court do the talking. Youre going to have a hard time convincing other fans that Dom Chris etc are "good guys".
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We are not all pricks. ;) The funny thing the guy being the biggest prick is from NYC. Anyway this will be a war. You will not stop Dunn, but shut down Henton and SJU will win again. I suspect that PC having got torched twice by playing man will show something different tomorrow. Last possession game in my eyes.
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I'm a big fan of Dunn, who was, at the absolute worst, the second best player in the conference this season. I think we can control him due the depth and quality of our guards...it's really 4 v. 1...not fair to play that freshman, as good as he can be, at the two.

The two guys that can absolutely destroy us are Henton and Harris. Cooley seems to favor the younger kid (Bentil?) over Harris against us and Henton sometimes forgets what makes him so damn special--his nose for the ball. We don't have a player that could stop Henton if he entered the game with his mind made up that he wasn't leaving without 15 rebounds.

It's silly for Providence and St. John's to fight. Don't be put off by a minority of posters and we'll certainly return the favor. A rising tide lifts all boats.
 
Right on I agree completely. Henton has a little of what Ryan Gomes had going on his senior year. A little too much hanging around the perimeter. I will be surprised if he is that player tomorrow. Like I said this is going to be a great game.

Dunn and Henton both take too much time before they get greedy and it has led to quite a few early game deficits this year. I also agree that Harris is key. If his shot is falling from outside PC has a better chance. On your end Green absolutely kills us.
 
"Providence (+2) over St. John’s: Red Storm fans can relax — the Johnnies will still be dancing. St. John’s swept the season-series, shooting an unsustainable 50 percent on 3-pointers, while Providence hit under 25 percent from the perimeter. Don’t expect the defending champion Friars to tip their caps and call the Johnnies their daddy."

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Pumped for this game. Going with my son. Undefeated when he sits next to me(At least 6-0). He sat with his uncle at the Gonzaga game. Good Karma
 
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